The Detroit times., 1912-07-13
TIGERS JUST MISSED
GETTING JOHN KING,
PHILLY SPEED MARVEL
Youngster From Denver College
Resembles Pittsburgh II
Smoke, They Say
HAS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Although Both Tigers ana A'h-
letics Were After Him. 10
Fogel He Went
HAS Observation-Disclosures

>,ystar Johu King is PltCu'lts
- ,,,oryel fresh from the col'y7
campus, that the llserS !"''
getting, (which has
made baseballs greatest ry.h the
bullet.like speed-the boy Va" Va tI.art
regal name, a student at o .aiNNtt, ~
college. Denver, enters n''"s( Mrs
this month, unknown "hsn -. no
tho homeward trail III oCNooe'i 4, q
viii be famous from Pocanoohs',,,'e
LAKE. 10 Chula Vista, his lIlehus
For John King is BOY NOME
nitcher extraordinary. ne ~
asmoke artist" Of the Amos hus,g ". -,
Young. Walter Johnson Joe W. -
tyne. He is the reincarhalloH
Rusie. with control added ,.i,,
King is unique. He began pisy'aa
hall three years ago, when ne Weh' "
college. Prior to that time h1s ="
ouaintance with the game cohslS ,',l
OF '.playing catch" on the corner ~
of his home, Alliance, Neo
He was II when he went 10 SAL
Heart college His physique @I'i ~,
"a the baseball coach who trled hl'n
ant "a an outfelder in the secohu
team. Within two weeks ne Wa
nitching for the varsity. lie hau Io1H
ing but speed and control Dut y vas
sufficient. ,, ol,.te
last wear some minor league clHns
and one major organization maue
oyertures to the youngster, "hoae
ynarvelons speed had attracted az
,antion This summer, scouts Tor the
Tipars the Ath'. les Of the American
league and the philadelphia NATION
als recommended him. All three cldps
offered him contracts, and he accept
ed that of the old leagues represeh-
tativa Nine BOYS out OF 10, with TIE
worlds champions and the scrappE
Tigers bidding for him would nave
cast their lot with one OF the pair,
hut King was the tenth, and signed
with Horace Fogels club. He Is 20
report July II.
King is a six-footer and weighs 10.
He is a fast track man and spleh'
did football player. Although oniy ~,
no hoy ever entered baseball WITH
brighter prospects. and he Is one OF
the few 10 go straight from schooi 70
the majors. "...
When Kings uncanny speed and
splendid control We're unearthed, ne
was coached to develop "a curve bail
OF his own accord he added 10 MS re-
pertoire a sizzling cross-hre that mas
baffied every amateur and seml-pro-
fessional he has faced. In two years
he has stocked up with a variety CT
curves, a slow ball and splitter ali
of which he Is said 10 control Won
derfully and to mix with his smoke
ball In a fashion that stamps him
pitcher with brain as we'll as a strong
arm. ,..H.
King has been a strike-out pitcher.
His poorest performance was nine
men in one game This year he has
averaged Is per game. His best is ~
Contrary TO precedent he Is good
hitter, his average in school being
about 300. ---.----
When Horace Fogel sent a contract
to King II was necessary for the pitch
er's father to sign for him, and 1t was
only after long argument that King
ST., agreed TO permit his boy 10 be-
come a professional player.
While the Tigers missed King that
is no sign that they are missing all
OF the good bets Friday il was an.
HARTFORD team of the Connecticut
league had been purchased
High was looked over, first by Fred
Lake and then by other Tiger scouts
and adiudged a man worthy OF being
given a trial with jennings.
He is a small man. standing only
FIVE feet eight inches, but h4l is all
there evidently. He is a youngster.
being only % years old. and this Is
his second year in professional base.
ball.
High is a CLASSY hitter The day
before he was purchased he got Ave
hits in as many times at bat He has
been hitting around 1896 consistently.
The South Michigan league Is being
watched closely also After the pur.
chase OF Third Baseman Deal at
record-breaking price. from Jackson
by the Tigers, this man Troy has re-
ceived the attention OF the Tiger Of
flcials. Troy is a pitcher who has
been showing class with Adrian In the
South Michigan,
II is no disgrace to any team TO
lose \ game like the one the Tigers
were finally forced 10 hand over %
Joe Wood and his allies a Boston.
yesterday.
IL hurt TO lose that first game. for
with Joe Lake pitching against Cok
Inns. the Tigers were very evidently
outclassed. They got TO Joe in a row
In that sixth and the result was four
runs. which was plenty 70 win, for
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I FASTEST MILE OF YEAR