Show REGULAR PLAYING PUTS confidence IN MERKLE fred merkle the giants first base man Is a toledo bov and has been a member of the new york national league club since august 1907 until this season merkle vs as a substitute playing both in the infield and outfield but now he Is a regular and one ot of manager mcgraw s most valuable play ers merkle has covered first base ex well this season and also has been hitting in timely fashion he ile Is about 24 years old and began play ing professionally with ith the tecumseh club of the southern michigan an league in 1907 the giants buying his release for 2 in 1908 merkle had the n Is fortune to fall to touch second in a game played with the cubs this omis ion practically costing the giants the lennant tennant and interfering with merkle s work tor for a lang time when tenney was crippled last year merkle covered first base in clever style and this season his work ork has been excel tio tlona nally lly good playing regularly merkle ha haa gained lots of confidence in himself and has practically forgot ten te the incident of september 23 1908 he ife Is now making the fans for get fred tenney |