New-York tribune., 1922-01-05
Etar 1llfielder
Rack With MY.
!! After 10 Years
\. Announcement Made as
TO Contract Figures, bu,
The Terms Please Heinic
Bv ". !. Macbeth

Yesterday he slSAea eo'''ieSe 10 play
IN IN the New York Giants for the sea
ans Of 1922 and 1925
c. croh who began his major league
as a disciple Of John ]. McGraw,
..nrned to the BIZ town after an alb
..r,e m Of almost ten years, as a result
40 of the most sensational base
s.u. assls in which the Giants have
Vs. s~ scured Last month, at the minor
rs meeting il Buffalo, McGraw
- 80 outae,der George Burns, catcher
y,o Gonzales and q large cash sum
,.s;a , to be anywhere from $4,000 to
,1OO ,eOu). for tire midget infelder, who
49,. such a wicked wallop. At that
s.,,e meeting McGraw bought Jimmy
o,ro,nell (outfelder and first base
rsn> from San francisco for $4,000
...b delivery to be made in 1923, as
rsu rs outaelder Ralph SINNERS.
sh;r,ers comes from Indianapolis in
.x.,sros for two Of McGraw's young
.tsrs brown and Spencer, and the
cianfs' claim on the training camp at
Marlin. Tex.
Croh expressed himself as very much
dsIrtted with his transfer to New
Sork. No announcement was made as
10 the terms of his contract, but evil
IDENTIFY he is satisfied.
Back Home After Journey
az cannot tell how clad am to get
hack to the best baseball town on earth
,rd with the best manager the game
iu ever known. l feel I am back
None after long journey, and home
xaay.
VI, McGraw, Think Heinie con-
tssa, "has built up one Of the finest
txss he has ever commanded, and
~ now he has had some pretty good
"a in the past. There is some in
r.ye to hustle in New York. The
b. is one which should last for
run, and that old worlds series
tsueh dropping in the mitt every fall
4 not to be sneezed at
4 is fact we'll known that Groh
Ias been dissatisfied with his Cincin-
tst Surroundings since the collapse Of
he worlds champion Cincinnati team
II 1919. That was the team, by the
ry the. figured with the White Sox
h the "crooAed" worlds series. Last
rrine Groh was one of many Red
siold.outs." He did not join Cincin
rsti until long after the season opened
One Of the conditions OF his reinstatc-
nent BY Commissioner Lands was that
he should not he sold or traded dur
;ng the remainder of the playing sea
son Of 1921. Previously McGraw had
offered 100000 for Groh's release
Heinie Groh, who is one of the mid
gets Of the game. is thrtytwo years of
age. He was born in Rochester, n. y,
in 1889. where he made his home until
several years ago, when he married q
Cincinnati girl and set Up q home in
Rhineland. He is only . feet inches
in height and weighs but 155 pounds
lie has a very peculiar stance at bat
facing the pitcher almost directly, with
his Both heels together Oh a line at
right angles to thu flight Of the pitched
ball. But he is very powerful in the
arms and shoulders-a veritable little
giant, who swings wickcdly with a
heavy stick. He is not only a good
hitter and a dangerous one in the
pnches, but distance hitter as we'll
Because of his small stature and keen
eye, Croh makes au ideal "lcad Off
nan This will doubtless be his posi-
ton in McGraw' batting order, as it
vas the one held by George Burns.
Started With Oshkosh
Groh BEGAN his professional career
with Oshkosh, Wis, in 1903, Cleveland
drafted him in 1910, but i'll May of 1911
sod him outright to Decatur, of the
Ihree-l. League. New York purchase d
GFoh from Decatur in July of tina;
year. Heinie was farmed out to Buff
la!o month later, McGraw HAVING
mat year assembled a championship
eomblnatlon that was destined to win
three successive pennants.
There was little chance for Groh to
break into that championship infield
composed OF Merkle. Dovle. Fletcher
and shafer after he had been recalled
IN the fal! Of 1911, though it is doubtful
II McGraw realized at the time what a
valuable lnfield asset he possessed. At
any rate early in the season of 1912
Groh, together with Leon Amcs and
'sosn Devore, was traded to Cincinnati
!or Pitcher Arthur Fromme. With the
JGUoH 70
tween second and tL;r1 49, "i4o.' 9am far ue
Or five wears. nlav,n9. ho,h nos;+;onl ,oI ~
we'll and mproriro bis tt bott;, p'oi al tho
tine. He is now ,sr 'lins O., ,e the
best hitters of Tho ,+s,S,oi 80 eN' o'e u '"e
One remark maio - b.. Co., +.d.,
NAV ~ Nr1'ar rmar " 'liace oy Groh yesterday
was that Center ro,s gg i'11ilaa'' rSd;a pah rnls
Of the Reds bod ,e''ei Luoie NU";n
matt contract ~ 49, nv S,s'ieu q H'"Lim, L;,,,
(Groh) he d;d Sa. ""p 'na' ne ;o,o l''' M"
Graw It is lno,r, n me' l L.eenu 10 s'sn nr ~,
aatterine o4rara - = 1"1 :, AiaIe many N9'
WIS 10y 'Noush.
appears in Fine Condition
Groh left last night for his old home
IN Rochester, where he will visit sew.
eral days. He VIII then return to Gin.
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