The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1925-06-13
KELLY LIKELY
To GE I HIGH
HONOR
Long George Has Held Team
Together During Crippled
Period
BY SAM CRANE.

PITTSBURGH June 13.--In
every city the Giants have visited
on their present trip, George
Kelly's valuable services during
the time the team has been so
broken up by injuries, during
which Heinie Groh. Frank Frisch,
Fred Lindstrom, Bill Terry and
Bill Southworth were incapaci-
tated, has been lauded IN such
strong terms BY the fair-minded
critics Of the various cities that
the reliable High Pockets's must
be taken into careful considers
ton BY the committee appointed
to decide the player who will Be
named az the one 10 be entitled
to the honor Of being accorded the
valuable player IN the Naticnal
League for 1929.
It has been Kelly VINO has been
playing the second base position
during the enforced absence Of
Frank Frisch. It IL q strange posi-
ticn, too, to George. That fact
brings the sensational feature oE
his work into greater prominence.
Again It must be taken into con-
sideration Of the aforesaid commit
tee. that Kelly has sent IN more
runs than any player on his team
by. his batting ability, and what
IL Q stronger asset for any player
to have them than that.
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the honor last season. and that
right, proper And deserved, IL
must be remembered that Kelly
sent in more runs last season
than did ROGERS Hornsby. the
leading hitter Of the National
League IN 1915, and By . big
margin.
HOrnsby was the pick Of last
years committee for second choice.
George Kelly's record a. b second
baseman has been the biggest sem
sation Of the National League SO
far this season. His all-around
ability has been excelled by no
other player. His work Of last sea.
son should In fact have been rec0g-
nized much more than 1t was, in
the writer's opinion.
Still, not being DESTROYS of being
accused Of prejudice, we win quote
one critics opinion Of the many
written by Western scribes on the
Giants present trip. It Is by VIII
liam H. Becker OF the Chicago
Daily News, one who knows base
ball thoroughly and is also fair
minded and writes conscientionsly
and honestly. Here Is what he
wrote for public perusal:
closing frankie Friscll does
not seem to weaken the Giants
any. They continue to knock off
their opponents In the same regu-
lar manner - before. and with
the same decisiveness. Their hit
ting does not suffer to speak Of.
In other words, although Frisch
may be 3 great bali player.
Manager McGraw has q reserve
strength that can cope almost
with the biggest handicap. And
IL Is not that reason he continued
to lead the IeaKIio even In the
face Of injury or reverses.
when Terry was hitting the ball
hard and a center fielder was need
ed, McGraw did not hesitate. He
sent Long George to the outfield
and there ths big fellow performed
al well as anywhere else. Then
Frisch broke his finger. Groh was
out and Lindstrom was on second,
so again the Gotham leader took
advantage Of Kelly's versatility and
Rugged the gap. In that position
the pride Of Harlem appears to be
right at home"
The unanimous opinion Of his fel-
low mates is that he Is the best
general player who ever played base
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