Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-12
STALL|NGS PARTIAL
TO MEN HE KNOWS
Boston Leader Likes to Sur
round Himself With Fa-
miliar Talent.

George Stallings's Partially to ball
players with whom he has become
thoroughly acquainted is illustrated by
the number of former International
Leaguers the Boston National
League Club has on its payroll. Josh
Devore, who was the star lead-off
man of the Newark team under Stall
lings, Is regarded as sort of a mas
cot by the big chief. Stallings's 10y
atty to Bud Sharpe, who covered first
base in 1908 for Newark on the same
team with Devore, is also wildly por-
trayed in his favors to Bud since the
former Tiger became ill. Bud was
Immediately grabbed off by Stallings
from Oakland, when George reas-
sumed the reins of the managership
at Buffalo, though Bud was able to
play very seldom. When Moran Went
to Boston he took Bud as a scout
until his health broke down entirely,
and now Sharpe is the guest of Stall
lings at his plantation in Haddocks,
Ga. 1t is this sentiment shown to-
ward players that makes them swear
by the big fellow
Besides Devore, Stallings now has
Herbie Moran, who served with Prov
idence and Rochester in the Interna-
tional League. Then there is Hank
Gowdy, who was with Buffalo; Dick
Rudolph went to Boston from To-
ronto: Charley Smith was not good
enough for Baltimore, but Rochester
took him and Boston got Schmidt
from Rochester. Joe Connolly gained
g., nc olit Montreal a.
few seasons ago. Then there is En-
sign Cottrell picked from the orioles
this year and last, but not least,
Tom Hughes, another former member
OF Stallings's 1908 team, which made
such a gallant finish and nearly won
pennant for Newark.
The addition of Pitcher Tom
Hughes, of the Rochester Club to the
Braves roster gives them one more
man from the International League
Hughes, who has worked for Miracle
Man Stallings before, celebrated his
thirtieth birthday on January 2S last.
His birthplace was Coal Creek, Colo.
Long Tom III. almost became a no
hit hero when he was pitching for
the New York Yankees in 1910, the
only thing that prevented him from
gaining this distinction being that
his teammates refused to procure for
him a run in nine innings with which
to win. Pitching against Cleveland
on August 30, 1910, Hughes held the
Maps hitless for nine rounds, allowed
them two hits but no runs in the
tenth, and then in the eleventh
weakened so that the Ohioans got
five swats and five tallies. George
Kahler. now with the Cleveland
American Association team, opposed
In o.
Hughes has pitched five shut-outs
for the Bronchos this year, and on
four occasions has limited his oppon-
ents to a pair of safeties The teams
the new Brave has BANKED have been
Montreal, twice; Baltimore, twice,
and Newark, once. His twO-hit
games were pitched against Newark,
on May g; Montreal on July 3, and
Baltimore, on August ] and August
Is. Manager Camel has lifted Hughes
out of eight combats this year, but
only once has relieved him because
he was going badly. Providence
knocked Hughes off the rubber on
August 20, the Clam Diggers making
eight runs off him in three innings.
In 200 innings of mound work this
season Hughes has held his oppon-
ents to a batting average of PIT, al
lowed them 1874 hits, which were good
for IS runs; famed 1879, walked 81, hit
8 and made 8 wild pitches. Thrice
this season Hughes has famed IL
men, once he famed 9 and once he
famed 8. The first time Hughes
reached double figures in strke-outs
was on April 20 against Baltimore
Ensign Cottrell, who will be one OF
Hughes's teammates In Boston
pitched for the Birds.
During his entire professional ca
reer extending from 1906 to date
Hughes has won 147 games and lost
ITO. The best season he had was
1905, in Atlanta. Then, with Jimmy
Archer as his backstop. Hughes led
the hurlers of the Southern Associa'
ton with % victories and only re-
verses.