The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-05-15
II Just Happened to Start" Says "Silent Pau"
$4,000 Kid Pitching Wonder, Telling His Story

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And that IL the whole story Of
how Paul strand Silent Paul be-
kan 20 play baseball. a. iuid by him.
self.
Z II II Silent Paul's whole story
Of his leap from pitching country"
ball less than year ago AZ 81 per
game 10 being sold 90 the Boston
Americans for a s. 900 lump. before
he ia Is years old.
And Silent Paul uses less words
10 tell his whole life story
Muffin TO IL" Is his whole life
story, as he sees the past " not the
future. or that future. which looms
big before him since the biz league
has copped him from Spokane OF
the Northwestern league. he IN as
silent as 4 Sphinx. almost
= feel Just like did before
WIZ sold and he declined an IN.
viiatlon 10 dinner before going out
To Dngdale park 10 win his fourth
consecutive game
This " Paul strand. II. pitching
phenom. discovery Of 1911. and the
boy expected 10 put South Prairie.
wash. on the map
For Silent Paul Was born OF
scandinavian parentaEe. at South
Prairie IL years aud some months
ago lie Was one Of her 900 inhab.
iiantf. weighing beans 10 the vi.
lage store. until Joe Coin. mapaRer
Of Spokane. discovered him 4 few
weeks ago Nov hes the hoy idol
the town hero. the new hope And
he's not Hwelled up about it-n0t
bit
when his mother cried aud his
father consented 10 let him accept
COINS offer he departed wlih this
parental Injunction N you don't
make good. lli break your neck.
And Silent Paul has made good
His father and mother. his brother
and sister all watching the boy
wonder from the grandsiand Sun
day. when Silent Paul won over Vic
toria heayed slRhs OF pride
= knew u wnz Ia him. said his
father
Silent Paul LEFT the park wlih his
parents. 10 catch an early train 10
spend a day of AZ home Somebody
asked bisa " he wasn't afraid South
Prairie would Homie him too much
and shfke his pitching hand OF
AN ~ en- could shake muh hand
and don't reckon there'd be
enough to DO any damaEe. and
Silent Paul broke his silence wlth
a low chuckle.
Silent Paul realizes be doesn't
know II an Just because he's
been sold 80 Boston has not upset
bis level head
What wili you do IN the big
leagne7 Silent Paul VAS asked In
test
i've got 90 so through this
league first" be replied.
And bis willingness 20 learn nil he
can this season before be goes East.
Will do more Ia keep him IN fast
company than an bis natural ability.
great though Il ia
For Silent Paul Is short on kuowl
edge % the game. short on the fine
points. short on everything except. I
iuE native Ability. He's Rot the ma.
tive ability 100 per cent strong. ak
feet tall. $50 pounds. heavy. and
fingers that overlap the ball Speed
IL hla greatest asset at present. but
season should leave bis left pitch.
Ing arm supported BY ali the arts Of
the game
Silent Paul doesn't drink. doesn't
smoke, doesn't chew. doesn't cuas.
and there isnt any BiE But 10 throw
suspicion on his virtues
lie goes 20 bed al 2. gets up At
9 30 and has but one dissipation
walking He got the habit when be
used 20 walk every morning from
South Prairie 30 Buckley. live miles.
10 hiFh school He didn't walk all
the way every morning. however
he ran part ~ the way. covering the
five miles in 40 minutes Pretty
fast. chi
Well. Silent Paul. the S. 600 Kid