The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-01-06
MARTY HOGAN WAS
BORN In ENGLAND
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ZANESvILLE. o.. Jan. marty No.
Ean' who was rs-sppointed manager of
the GAINESVILLE ball club last nigns. and
world OF Baseball FOR the pas, 20 IN y.a .ns
10 an American through and through. as
we all know.
s Aud h NARY %s: born born Rsr: I:s
some years ako-never mind the ex-
act nEures-Marty Hogan was born in
England. about 10 miles from Birmins.
moved from f Ireland. MS Ih en'i he s.d r ~.
mi: country and located a, You e:ms 20
which has been the famous Irishman'r
home town ever since.
Was Professional 1unnsr.
Marty worked in the mills until he
Year. 4. wa. For Sns ,n1s;
sprihter. and then his speed as q run.
ner took him into baseball He's still
there.
His nrst professional baseball exper.
lsnee was secured in 1893 with the Ak
ron club, then in the Ohio Michigan
league ne played center field then,
his playing career Silver Bill Phil.
Ups. who managed the YounKstown
club sar La last , season and 10 now candidate
league. also broke into basepaif WIN the
Akron club that same season.
Joins Cincinnati 2Sds.
ne ohiO- MlCnlgan league disban ed
and Hogan finished the 80 season with
tne Scranton. pa club or the Penn
Sthte league. He retoined Scranton
~ IN sst and showed such speed in the
clubs
The Cincinnati Reds purchased him
and traded him to the ST. Louis Ma
u9naIs, then managed by Charles CO.
miskeX; who Is now owner OF the Chi
ATAE
famous old-time catcher. accampanied
Hogan TO st Louis, the Cincinnati club
getting sth =, P onS Theodore Breitenstein
ME PETIT in return. Marty finished
the season with St Louis
Accident Ends Career.
IN 1893 Hogan WAS farmed to IndI-
Annapolis During the season. Hogan
established worlds record for base
stealing ~ pilfering 1875 sacks In iio
fancy fielding. but his stick work was
not or big league caliber and. after
poiis.
His. PLAYING career vas suddenly
hba pro S to an end in 1897; after ne
ton IN the Interstate league. N v,.c-
tics before game with the DAYTON
club. he was accidentally struck In The
hitting fungo flies. lie lost three
rihs through the accident and was
~ 20 u. discard forever the sparglps
or The diamond Marty then Returned
10 YOUNGSTOWN and went into business
Becomes GAINESVILLE Manager
hoRan became y baseball manager
n ''"3 when ne took charge of he
ounSStoWn independent team 10
l'"i. lHoa and 1905 he was n ,rres
time pennant winner with tho YourVs-
Town ohio-Pcnnsyivania league In
IN l*u. ne managed the Zanesviu. T.
place '''l''' SeSohu
Through Iiogan's efforts. z.,-.vri,e
n'Vanie member Of the Central t--srIe
~ i9'N After getting very had
..ar'. he hnnllN got great club toge-
lftr and finished IN nfth place that sea
ION Marty then went 20 Lancaster
-. where 20" managed the Trf- state
lrAfnr club of thar city I'm 1909. 1910
Successful at Lancaster.
re Won the rcrnauf Ills first ses.or
~ Lancaster and finished IN second
place the following season. being heat
IN '"f mo cor Talon by "A garre-,D,f-,
LHif marin To came thrnrrr Ca F.
i'uftt place position I'm 1911 Then no
time ''' 4"' snort
Hogan was scout fo- , bis- Ie.cro
GUN iaSt season until called here .,
again take up the ruins over the Zanes-
WI" team. After returning r. yowngs-
Town az TO close Of tns season b.rc
- M marry accepted "a position with
d steel mill for IN" un-sea~nn