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Show McGraw's Infield Called Another. $100,000 Combination of Defense 'Is T" 3 J' -r IV- VV , p -r j &f rvi- M'" m&s ?S 1 ,.M , , , . . ,w - ' VEW YORK, Sept. 13. TMien We gen- crals of the diamond award the iron crosses to the heroes of baseball at the end of the major league campaigns, it is a certainty that four will go to the members of the Giant infield, for in Walter Wal-ter Holke. Charley Hcrzos. Arthur Fletcher and H?imo Zln.morm.iTi New Ynrk lias what in soirro qunrtfr; is r-on-sidf-rfd th preaicst inner patrol of t!:e paprime toda.v. Vi'it'n duo regard to tiie spleii'iid hat-tin; hat-tin; and pit'-'hin-? nnd t i j e piKymc or other nieinberti of tlie e3ui. tl nevertheless neverthe-less is a fact t ii.-u 1 lie In field has been hy far the preaiest factor in Uie ;ri-umphant ;ri-umphant drive of the Ginnls, Jt is art-other art-other SI "-r, O0r infield. oni that mnks with the far-famed inner gruarfls that made the ancient Mackmen and Cubs impregnable. impreg-nable. Holke, at first, has been a towpr of fetren.arth. He has established hi nisei f as a permanent member of the quarette. Herzog. at second, i the pivot about which the machine revolves. He is 10 the New York infieM what Evers was to the Tubs and Collins to 1he A tlilo) b-s. This has I'een oin-- f (be vptr-ran's hest. pPiiscins. IOC., desi'ito h:i injury to lii. brn-k, sustainf'J in h fail A-c--ral weoks a l-Ti. lb;! ha. hf! !i:livrnipf,fi him cn;iy. . erntdy. And the Wi wiiv nf th1 innor rJefonr is inst as fnrni'da as tbo tirhr. l!:ti!e Zimmerman is enjoyin-z tlio syr-u topt si-h-son in his brilliant carr. He h.is ronie into bis orn as a wtor of tho ivianis I and beyond question is the peer of all third basemen. The only guardian of the ' I near corner who approaches him at all Is , ; Larry Gardner, and lie isn't in Zim's cb'iss . j as a batsman. Never before has the idol 1 j of the Pronx combined dofL-nsive and of- 1 j fc.ns.ive baseball with such fine effect as , , this season. Fletcher, loo, has done hi share to nc- ; --oioraio the drive. Time has dealt len- ; , ifivtiy with tills rdfan -living a'lilcto, arid I : !',i phiy ha:-; been sniierh. l-'letflior is i i th" t'-po of jilnvcr q r-rv ni.'i n;:t;'.T likes I ! to lipvf on his '!!, . lor lu- is a hiitir j down to ibe rrnimi and if 'he person 1 1'n'a - n 'i: ' ' 1 v inn k os hi n 1 vcrv va ! i;i b: I o the 'lien's. Innrlfnially. J'lct '-her's bat has hon a po'ent factor In ir.sn' victories t'n'n vir. |