Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1914-03-28
HARD TO ClNCH JOBS
eusHeRs HAVE TROUBLE rRv.
INC TO LAND IN MINORS.
Ogden Player rosses Away Glove In
Disgust After His oebut-rsxan
Got Two Home Runs and
Then Famed 7 Times.

Recruits trying to burst into the ma.
jor leagues have fairly hard times
In their tryouts. Hut they cant com.
pare with the initiation of q busher
trying to get a job for the first time
with q minor league club.
This one was told ut Salt Lake
City Of a youngster who had an idea
he would like to play with the Ogden
team. His name was Lathers and
his only experience prior to his try.
out was with sandlot teams at Salem.
Ore. The Ogden manager told him to
play left field during one Of the spring
games and Lathers took his place.
Somebody knocked a high easy ny
which Lathers got In his hands, but
let drop to the ground. Two scores
came In. A couple Of innings later
he muffed a liner In murderous fash.
lon and the climax came In the eighth
when a tall ny bounced OF his head
and lost the game for Ogden.
All this time he had been panned
TO the limit by the fans and he was
getting so nervous he could scarcely
walk without tripping. II was his
turn to bat In the final round and he
whitfield miserably. A gang Of man and
boys followed him from the park,
ieering and laughing. Finally. in des.
peration. Lathers turned on them and
said:
"If any Of youse guys want to play
left field there's my glove" and he
threw a $3.50 mitt in the road. He
was never heard Of again in the Utah
regions.
Another case was noted at San An.
tonic last spring while the second
team Of the White Sox was playing a
series Of exhibition games there. The
| Athletics had been training there and
the enthusiasm Of the Broncho adher.
ents had been stirred up because OF
| the numerous victories Of their team
over the world champs.
All that the Broncho manager want.
ed to make his team strong. &C.
cording to his own notions, was q
right fielder. He had been trying out
his star catcher. Belts, at the place
but didn't want to weaken his back
stopping department by the switch. So
he welcomed a youth named Bogus
who strolled into his office the day
the Sox arrived, and applied for q
Job.
Bogus had played In one Of the
smaller leagues in the great South
west. and claimed to be right field
er. He was tried out In the hrs'
game.
Joe Benz the butcher boy pitcher
OF the Sox was In the box and Bogus
was the first man to face him In tins
second inning. He lifted terrifi'
homer over the short right field fence
and the small crowd Of fans wen
wild with glee. At San Antonio al
home batters are trained to aim To-
that short fence, and Bogus seemed
to have the range right OF the reel
Hes O wonder and O conner" tn
Broncho players exulted. And the!
could scarce contain their Joy whel
Bogus hit another homer over tn
same fence in the fourth round. brine
ing Metz, the big first baseman. u
home ahead Of him. This made tn
score 3 to 2 in favor Of San Antonio
Bogus certainly looked like mt
and Acting Manager Doc White Of tn
Sox looked him over carefully with
view of recommending him to Comii
key and Manager Callahan.
In the nth. seventh and ninth II
nings Bogus struck out, missing tn
ball by a mile. But this didn't dampe
the jubilation Of San Antonio player
or fans. "Wait till tomorrow the
said. 1.-THE kid'll show 'em again
For the Bronchos had won that initia
combat. 10 to 8. and felt great.
Tomorrow came and Doc White d
cided to do q little pitching himsel
He desired to see how Bogus woul
hit against southpaw who had
change Of pace. It might be mel
toned Bogus was left.handed hitte
Bogus struck out as starter. M
coming within foot Of Whites tai
: tilizing slow ball. The same thin
: happened in the fourth.