Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 225, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 September 1916 — GIANTS FAVOR COLLEGE MEN [ARTICLE]

GIANTS FAVOR COLLEGE MEN

Former Yale Football Star Is Latest Acquisition—Stafford and Smith Also Signed. College stars} are swelling the ranks of the Giants these days. “Pie” Way, former football and baseball star at Yale, is the latest to join the club. Infielder Stafford, former captain of the Tufts nine also reported recently and George Smith, star pitcher for the Columbia team, is now a member of McGraw’s squad. Way is a pitcher. He worked an exhibition game against the Giants last summer and impressed Manager McGraw with his work. Way achieved wide fame on the gridiron last fall by grabbing a fumble and running for a touchdown that won the game from Princeton. Stafford comes with a record of extra heavy hitting with the Tufts team. He played four years with the club, and captained it during the past college season. Smith starred oh the mound for Columbus, and is highly recommended by Coach Andy Coakley and Mike Donlin, who have watched his work closely.