The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-07-23
Peoria Recruit Lost His
Nerve in Fast Company.
KEEN JUDGMENT OF KAHOE
Veteran Watches Amateur Game and
Easily Picks Star Player on Both
Nationals for a Dumping Ground.
Other Baseball Comment.
Rx WILLIAM PEET.

The passing of Pitcher Hovlik, late of
Peoria, H. Is not to be wondered at
after hearing what Jim Delehanty.
Charley Smith. and others have to say
about the twirler shortly after Hovlik
Joined the Nationals in New York
Merely as an amusing incident and not
in the spirit of knocking. Del told the
writer OF a game in Boston during the
last trip when Smith was in the box for
Cantillon's men. The Red Sox were hit
ting EN- on the nose at a mile-a-minute
clip, driving the ball straight TO and
through the pitchers box. Smith. who
was on the slab, pulled one or two down.
and one or two he ducked. preferring not
to lose a leg or an arm or otherwise run
chances Of sudden death
Lord" calculated Hovlik, s a liner
whizzed by Smiths ear and landed some
where in center field. do they hit EN-
like that in this Lacquer"
Del replied: My boy. that's nothing at
AN. Smith usually gets those; but he
isn't feeling very we'll to-day Why
when the Detroit Tigers get going they
slam EN- at pitcher 50 fast that he
can't get out Of the way
Hovlik was silent for a minute. and
murmured under his breath: Il wish
was back in Peoria. Nothing doing In
this league for me-"
is ii any wonder that Cantillon turned
him loose? Hovlik lost his nerve COM
pletely even before he was called upon 70
work. and q ball player so chicken-heart-
ed should stay in the bush league. where
he belongs.
During the first three innings Of the
game at National Park last Wednesday
between two bankers teams. the writer
sat next to Mike Kahoe in the grand
stand, and was amused 70 hear the veter-
an size UP the various players on either
team during the practice period.
Who's that youngster in gray Jersey
warming up?" inquired Kahoe When
told that # was Rawlings, the Merchants
and Mechanics twirler. and a member
OF ;he championship Business High
School nine, he said: Il like that boys
looks; he has a free, easy motion. and
for a youngster shows beautiful form"
SO much for Rawlings
When the American Security and Trust
Company team trOtted onto the field and
started practice, Kahoe's eyes spotted
Austin Howard at third base, the Cornell
player, and he said, THAT young man Is
the best player they've got on their
team
1t takes an old experienced Lacquer TO
Size up young players, and Kahoe IN two
minutes picked the stars OF both teams.
It IS easily seen why Manager Cantlllon
had confidence enough IN him TO take his
judgment on Lelivelt, Speed" Kelley,
and Walker.
a dispatch from Toledo last night.
where the Minneapolis club of the Ameri-
can Association Is playing states thar
Pitchers Wilson and Oberlin have been
turned back to the Nationals. for the rea-
son that neither Of them have been able
70 make good with the MilIers.
Even the American Association uses
Washington fore dumping ground.
Sporting Editor The Washington Herald.
Dear Sir: A ball pitched Wild and
behind the batter's head. hits the bat
resting on a batsman's shoulder. II IL
falls and remains on foul ground what
IS II called2 II II remains on fair ground
what is 1t called?
OLD TIMER
Answer: II the ball hits on fair
ground and remains there it is fair
ball if on foul ground, II is a foul.