Show 1 u Clen Glen Killinger athletic star at Penn State has signed his contract with the thee New e York Ameri Americans an It It la announced that Killinger will be bea bea a candidate for third bas base Frank Baker cannot go on playing forever Sooner or later a successor mutt must u t b be found for him While Killinger played almost ever every position po po- po- po on the Penn State nine he has al always always always al- al ways ways been partial to third base He lie is to tobe tobe I be given h his hta opportunity to show at that position I The fact that that Killinger r is I. to make his but at third recalls recall the number of col- col I Belgians ns who have made good In the major leagues at that p position lt on Arthur eArthur Devlin one of the greatest third basemen of all time came to the Giants from com Georgetown It didn't take him long longto to win a berth as a a. big leaguer In National Na- Na league circles when discussing third basemen comparisons are always alwa's drawn with Devlin Devlio Frankie Frankle Frisch who has hat already proved I his bis greatness and will go down Into the records as one of the greatest of all third basemen came to the Giants direct from Fordham college He made good as a. soon as ashe he was placed In they the regular lineup Larry Gardner ardner w who o Is still sUIl playing placing a brilliant game ame at third base for tor Cleveland his m miny tny years vears of service got gott gots his s early training at nt tv the ing difficult corner corne rat tt t the of Vermont Gardner came to the Red 50 Sox He was wat sent cent to the tho New Now England league for a bit I of seasoning He returned after a year of f play arh In n that organization ready to d deliver lIver In the majors The late late Eddie Grant one of ot the heroes of the World war and who was one or the best third sackers In the National league for years prepared at Harvard The colleges seem eem m to have i a faculty of turning out a lot of mighty good infielders Infield Infield- ers George Staler one of the greatest first basemen of all t got his e early trainIng training train train- r tt Ing at University of Michigan I r e also tarred starred as a a- pitcher while at that Institution HA lie made good as a pitcher Inthe in inthe inthe the American league transferred to first base because It was believed he would be of ot more value to his team by getting getting- into the game every very day Eddie Collins Collin who for twelve years year hat has showed the way to the second basemen of ef both major leagues learned the rudiments rudiment of the game at Columbia Connie Mack after much experimenting decided second base bate was wai Eddies Eddie's forte Then there was Jack Barry who for years starred at shortstop and later at second base bate In the American league Just at present no third baseman is being being be be- ing exploited more than JOG Joe Dugan of the Athletics All the major league clubs are bidding for tor his services Dugan came from Holy Cross to the majors and made good from the tho very very- start Jack Barry hailed balled from the s same came m c college Will K Killinger live up to the tho mark marlc set b by other famous collegians |