The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-04
THE RECEPTION
GIVEN HUGHES
WAS GREAT
In Sacramento Thou
sands Saw Him.
He MUST PITCH HERE
THE PEOPLE OF THIS CITY WILL
WELCOME HIM.
Hughes Record of Last Season Places
Him in the Front Rank of
Star Twirlers in the
States.
THE PEOPLE OF THIS CITY WILL
WELCOME HIM.
BY doe corbett.

saJirnrnie" Hughes, Baltimore's great
and star twirler, was accorded a most
fattering and tremendous reception on
Sunday last when he appeared in his old
uniform and position at the league
grounds One of the biggest crowds that
ever attended a ball game turned out to
welcome the baseball phenom. Of last sea-
son and just to show him how much he
was thought of by the people of Sacra-
mento, a handsome gold watch and chain
were given him.
1t was a wonder to me that Jimmie"
pitched SO well at the outset, after going
through such rousing ordeal, yet the
boy has demonstrated In season just
passed that nothing, whether IL be the
presenting of a handsome piece of jew
elry midst the bowling of thousands, or
the hooting of an opposition audience,
can in any way interfere with his work.
There are, however, players who really
fail in the face of great welcome, yet
are demons when 1t comes to close Situa-
tons "Our Jimmie is a wonder though
in every particular, and We inhabitants
of San Francisco are just as anxious to
see the boy perform as We're those sol OF ms MS
will receive any gold watches, but base
balloon will turn out in full force and
give him reception that will prove to
him how well he Is thought of by the
baseball lovers of this community.
His record as young pitcher, dare
say, has never been equaled. l do not know
tered the National League without ex-
perience and the coaching SO necessary to
every youngster, and came out as one OF
the greatest, If not the greatest tWirlers
of them ALL
During my brief sojourn in that organ
ization 1 did what has been termed Eek
ceedingly well for a youngster. While
there l learned what hard time young
pitchers have when dealing with the old
experienced hands, but am on friendly
terms with these facts, not by pitching
eft
nearly an entire season, studying the pc
culiarities of the game and and players.
When / was finally called upon TO take my
turn in the box l entertained, as said pre-
viousIy, a knowledge of the manner in
which the old heads played the game,
and / knew most of the kplayers. l had
been told many things; had practiced day
In and day out, with the great Balti-
more team, and was not, therefore, the
perfect stranger to my surroundings as
was "our Jimmie Hughes. I made a fair
record, but goodness knows my entrance
into the National League was nothing
when compared to that Of Mr.. Hughes.
His pitching, especially at the outset,
was really phenomenal. He knew moth
ing of National League methods; was
perfect stranger to everything and every
body; yet with 1t all he defeated, and in
a few instances, shut out the greatest
teams in the country. True he lost
game once in a while, but that is base
ball. The. pitcher am certain does not
live who, in a seasons work, has not met
with defeat. And, again. there We're
games that Hughes lost which, were he
accredited that support supposed to be
given a pitcher at all times, would have
been victorious. This, however, is of lit
tie consequence when one is assured that
both pitchers and players nave what is
called an "off day." Players often lose a
game for pitcher, and again they often
come to his rescue by pulling in a contest
from the very jaws of defeat, through the
assistance of string of base hits or SEN
sational stops.
So ON this question pitcher and field
ers always agree. They both have their
good and and l bad days: which 6 is ~ and al
would not be worth seeing If errors and
the other misfiaps which give that glori-
Gus uncertainty TO It, were eliminated
a few games, this fact does not and
should not be thought of as it is, as I
have said before. baseball. He has
player that has ever left this State, or
any other, and is to-day one Of the
brightest stars of the major league. His
long be remembered, particularly by the
public of this State, and / hope he will
oblige us San Francisco fans by con-
famous Gilt Edges play in our midst.
We are all on edge waiting for you,
Jimmie" and IL you disappointment, the
fans, 1 am sure, will never forgive you.
One can't take things too easy. when
twirling against the players ,, of the Pa
word for it. Why on last Sunday at
Recreation Park they put up the grandest
exhibition of the game seen here in years,
National Leaguers had better go slow"
irSar from this rather insignificant re-
mark that they are going. to show your
papers have said. II they can continue
to play as they did last Sunday we will
soon have up-to-date National League