Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-07-29 | Page 25 | Second Johhny Evers Compliment Experts Pay George Grantham

4 I 4 SECOND JOHHNY EVERS COMPLIMENT EXPERTS PAY GEORGE GRANTHAM p By Dy MV l It SOTS Service CHICAGO July 21 The The second edition of Johnny Evers EHrs Is J 1 Grantham When Evers alias the tho Ke J stone KIng and author of o ng Second removed his uniform ind departed Chicago fans nave neve ex- ex expected expected ex expected to see his equal again agaID But Bill Killefer po who nio believes belIeve In developing youth found George irantham Grantham a third baseman w th Lb the Omaha club In the WOes un league last season Son on hI his this spring With two Infield positions open second second and third wk asked d dIls his Ils recruit what he knew about the mIddle sack ack Lead me mc out to It and I T II how you was as Granthams Grantham's T Killefer did with the result resul that he claims he has tho second of Johnny Evers In his loung oun oung prod prOd- prOduct product At present Grantham is startling tho the J National league by b c the leading base basc stealer steller lie hIp 9 1 passed Max ax Care Carev who has held the tho honor for tor tears sears ears He Is 11 ahead of Sammy Bonne Boline another artist at that line and he js j s regarded as the tho hardest runner funner in the to catch on a 11 a steal Grantham does not takes the big bit 1 lead led of Ca Carey rey or Cobb but ha hi gets g the Jump on the pitcher He lie ks brE away aay like Wee u a use uses a 0 ong one slide slid and books hooks iU fila 11 foot to th the Ing perfectly In fielding Grantham a ready I is promise of ot making maUn- good boast boat Ho lie has a big paIr of hands scoops In a n roller to the inimitable Honus Wagner agner snaps the ball with Ith an underhand shoot and docs does not give I up on a roller until it has passed J bint him bin When hen t lien succeeded Johnny ers D as manager of ot the Cues he announced that he lie would with Ho He did not want ant worn worn- worn out out veterans Ho lie was to I ut together a fast snappy machine s 's Just what he has haa don done and Grantham Is an Important link In Inthe the tho chain Granth Grantham m bats from both sides of the plate was nas born horn May 30 20 1900 at Kingman Kinsman Ariz stands 5 feet 10 tO Inches and weighs pounds