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Show Glenn Klllinger, athletic star at Penn State, has signed his contract with tb' New- York Americans. It is announced that Klllinger will bo a candidate for third base. Frank Baker cannot go on playing forever Sooner or later a successor must be found for him. While Klllinger played almost every position on the Penn State nine, he has always been partial to third base He Is to be given his OPPOrtunlt to show at that position. posi-tion. The fact that Killlnger Is to make hla debut at third, recalls the number I of collegians who have made good In tho major leagues that that position. Arthur Devlin, one of the greatest great-est third basemen of all time, came to the Giants from Georgetown. It didn't lake him long to win a berth as a big leaguer. In National League circles, when discussing third basemen, comparisons are always al-ways drawn from Devlin Franklo Frlsch. who has already proved his greatness, and will go down Into the records ns one of the greatest of all third basemen, came to the Giants direct from Fordham college. He made good as soon as he was placed In tho regular lineup. Larry Gardner, who is still playing play-ing a brilliant game at third base for Cleveland despite his many years of service got his early training at 1 the difficult coiner at the University of Vermont. Gardner came, to the Red Sox. He was sent to the New England league for a bit of seasoning. Ho returned after a year of play in that or- ganlsatiofl ready to deliver in the m ajcira. The late Eddie Grant, one of the. : heroes of the World War, and w ho I was one of the bust third Backers In I the National League for years, prepared pre-pared at Harvard. Tho collages seems to have a faculty of turning out a lot of mighty good infialders, George Bislsr, one of the greatest first basemen of all time, got his ' early training at University of Btfichi-j gan. Bislcr also Starred as a pitcher while at that Institution He made, igood as a pitcher in the American1 'league, but was transferred to first I base because it was believed he would be of more value to his team by getting Into the game every day. Eddie Collins, who for 12 years has J showed lb" way to the second base-1 nun of both major leagues, learned the rudiments of the game at Co- I lumbla Connie Mack, ajter much experimenting, decided second base was Eddie's forte. Then there was Jack Barry, who for years starred at shortstop and later at second base, in the American league. Just as present no third baseman Is being exploited more than Joe Dugan of tho Athletics. All tho major league clubs are bidding for his services. Dugan came from Holy CrOSS to the majors and made good from the very start. Jack Harry bailed from the same college. e Will Killlnger live up to the mark set by other famous collegians? |