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Show Manager McGraw Waited Forty Years for Star John McGraw has obtained a pitcher pitch-er from his old home town after waiting wait-ing forty years. Into the New York Giants' office recently re-cently came Albert C. Kenny from Olean, N. Y. Kenny was the manager of the Olean team In the Kew York State league In 1880 and John J. McGraw Mc-Graw was his third baseman, shortstop, short-stop, second baseman and pinch hitter. hit-ter. "Uere's that ball player I've been trying to get for you for forty years." announced Kenny. And then he Introduced In-troduced Floyd Johnson, a twenty-one-year-old boy who pitches left-handed and who comes from Truxtnn. "Sign him," said McGraw. "1 was born and raised In Truxton and I will take a chance on this lad." |