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| Buffalo Courier, 29-February-1924 |
Spring training games have started. In 1924, Bill Terry made his spring training debut with the New York Giants. He played first base for the team from 1923 until 1936. He managed the Giants from 1932 to 1941. He entered the Hall of Fame in 1954. He hit .401 in 1930, becoming the last National League player to hit .400. "Robins" was another name for the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Terry's Terrific Wallop
Thrills Giants' Observers
New York, Feb. 28 -- William Terry, $50,000 first baseman bought from Toledo, joined the Giants at Sarasota yesterday and astonished observers by cracking out the longest home run seen in Florida in ages, according to enthusiastic reports reaching here. Terry hit .311 and made fifteen home runs for the Mud Hens last season.
Frank Frisch, regarded as a candidate for the "most valuable man" honors this season, will leave today for the camp. Other veterans are slated to depart Monday.
New from Clearwater, Fla., where the Robins are tuning up, has Manager Robinson worrying about his catchers. Zach Taylor of last year's squad is a holdout, and the purchase prices of Mike Gonzales from St. Paul is being held up. President Ebbets refused to comment on the rumor that Same Bohne of the Reds was to be traded to Brooklyn.
Yankee officials have served notice on holdouts that the club has made its final offers, Sam Jones, Bob Shawkey, Herb Pennock, Wally Pipp, Aaron Ward, Bob Meusel and Whitey Witt have not yet signed.
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