The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-20
GILHOOLEY FIGHTING
FOR Big LEAGUE LIFE
Following Chances Remark on
Sinking He Exhibits Most
Vim Seen in Camp.

HOUSTON, Tex, March 19.-Frank Gil
hooley. the speed sensation for whom
Frank Farrell paid Montreal $4,000 good
coin Of the realm. will receive every chance
to show why that was q crafty specula-
ton. The boy with the agile peds and
the somewhat questionable arm has been
selected by the Peerless Leader a. . tenn
porary adjunct Of the old guard. and will
hold down the right tield position for the
New York regulars In the northward Jour-
ney. That is. he will hold 1t down SO
long as he Ii capable Of giving q salts
factory account. for the first and second
teams will be together most Of the way
back and IL Glihooley falls down It will
te easy for the boss to shunt him to the
seconds.
Texas fan one day remarked Gil
hoo!ey Sinking before any OF the other
candidates had thought of having enough.
They tell me you paid $4,000 for that
fellow" said the man to Chance, who was
standing close by why. In my mind.
Masei Is worth three of him. I've been
out here nearly every day and I never
tumbled TO him till one of the reporters
pointed him out
There's a lot Of these fellows" said
Chance that night In srelating the in
Ty Cobb stun who will find themselves
back In the brush II they don't take q
tumble pretty soon. Gilhooley has to
make good or our money doesn't 60. He
better hustle or he'll land back in Mont
, real Whether some good angel talked
to Gilhooley that night or whether the
Peerless Leader gave him some fatherly
advice. the fact remains that no one on
the squad within the past week has dug
in with the enthusiasm Of the Montreal
recruit. And the improvement IN his
work has been SO marked that Chance
had no alternative of rewarding him with
a regular Job.
Until ne rids himself OF the mala ria
| germ Cook Is likely at best ~ play second
| fiddle for the New Works. He has beer
assigned to the awkward squad Chance
tonight announced his selections FOR the
exhibition games as follows:
/ First Team--Maisei. 3b; Hartzell. cb.
walsh, II. Williams, ID. Holden. CT, Gll
sS9ey nd RI os Gs;
hop Fisher and keating. p,
ct Second ,TeamaMIlE'chsn p III Cook 81
San. 70: Rudy. SD Roger o and White a' C
Cooper. McHale. Pieh and Schulz. p.
| Chance released Pitcher Charley Rose to-
day to the Houston club. which sent him w
last year. While the +. L. will not admi,
1t. 1t is believed this bounty represents
some deal whereby the New York club
| will return here for training next year OF
even for a term OF years Rose always
| has been known AS a rather late starter
This fact and his smallness OF stature
| from the very first mitigated against his
| chances.
| There was no work for the athletes to.
day. A heavy rainfall during the nigh,
was followed by a real northern to-day
| with sleet and snow. So much rain fell
that It is very doubtful IL II will be posi-.
BILE to work on the ball field tomorrow
The Oldest inhabltant predicts that New
York will be lucky indeed II Saturdays
farewell exhibition Is staged. The weather
tonight was heavy and threatening.
| Homer ID. Matthews. manager OF the
Rice Hotel. has arranged q banquet t.
Chance and his men for tomorrow eve
ming He has invited Manager John J
McGraw OF the Giants and the feet OF
war correspondents at Marlin to partaks
Of the festivities. 1t also Is planned &c
present all the magnates of the Texai
League to the major leaguers.