The Washington herald., 1914-08-02
New Faces Are Mainstays of
Clubs in the Amateur Ranks
Giovanue age Schoed Appear
Local Ranks-Comng Postseaon Series Will Show Many Young
Players Fighting for Top HoDcs.

Five new faces in the ranks of anna
teur baseball hold the boards this sea
son as being the cream of the District
and already four OF these five have been
promised or are already under contract
with clubs Of organized baseball.
These nve players are, namely. Clio
vannetti Of Ninth, Moran Of Kenilworth,
Hagar Of TennaIlytown. Schofeld OF
Oxon Hill, and Earl Brewer of Eastern.
Giovannetti is without an equal in the
local ranks in the catching department.
and he has received fattering offers from
both Frank Chance, OF the New York
Yankees, and Otto Knabe. Of the Balti-
more Federals. Giovannetti has q won
derful throwing arm and his pegging
alone numbers him as the best bet in
the receiving game in the District. be-
sides being a good hitter and exception
ally fast on the paths for a catcher.
Giovannetti is earnestly considering
both offers. but at present he has not de-
cided with whom he will sign.
Both Buss Hager and Mike Moran are
slated to join the Venice club. of the Pa
elf Coast League, and as these players
are brilliant in their different lines they
have a good chance of making good in
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the Coast Leaguers last May, with the
understanding that he would not report
until this March. Mike is the best infield
er in the local rank, being able TO throw
from any position, and his coolness in
the pinches has been a big factor toward
putting the Kenilworth club in the rum
ming in the great race in the Central
League
Hager's main excess is batting, and al
though he has been shifted from one
position to another with both the, Ten
nallytown and Oxon Hill teams, he man
ages to hold his own In both the infeld
and outfield.
Evans Schoheld. the diminutive third
sscker of the oxon Hill club Of the Po-
tomac League. has been taken under the
wing Of Hughey Jennings. the peppery
leader Of the Detroit Tigers and will be
sent to some minor league club next
spring for seasoning. Schofeld, although
small Of stature. Is a good batter. and
his nerve Of getting in front of hot line
drives attracted the attention of Scout
Ed Clarke. Of the Detroit team. Clarke
Immediately had the Tigers leader look
over the Oxon Hill third sacker. and the
showing which Evans made has slated
him for faster company.
In Earl Brewer is found a heavy hit
the bases, and because of the easy fash
ion which he has in gathering in the ball
in the outfield he has attracted the eyes
OF more than one scout who has visited
the games at the Potomac League
grounds this season.
Each season in the past in amateur
baseball some three or four new sand lot
stars jump into the limelight and are
touted by both the followers of the cir
cult in which they play and their man
ager as the best bet, but this season
more new faces are being seen as main
stays of the different clubs than any 9TH
er season in the past.
Out In the Central League with the
Keniiworth club are three new players
who have gained quite a name for them
selves. namely, Johnny Dixon. Wilbure
Hildegrand. and Clarence Koogie. Dixon
jumped into the hmelight as the Best
righthand hurier In the Potomac League.
and Manager Pat DouFherty. Of the Gem
tral League outfit. Immediately signed
him. Dixon was formerly with the Bat