Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-04-03
HARD T0LAND JOB
IN MINOR LEAGUE
OGDEN PLAiEI, TOsSEs AWAY
MS GLOVE ~ DISGUST
AFTER HIS DEBUT

HF'fniit HNlhE 10 ouisi lntn W. MN ]
jor leaguea have fairly hard times
In their tryoute Hut they cant com 1
pare with the Initiation OF busher
trying TO get q job TO- the nrat time
with a minor league club.
This one was told At Salt Lake
City Of yonnsster who had an Idea
he would like TO play with the Ogden
team. lila name was Iaihors and
his only experience prior 10 hls try
out VAS With sandlot teams a. salem
ore The Ogden manager told him To
play left field during one Of The spring
yames and Lsihers took his place
Somebody knocked a high easy nv
which l.aihcr. 20, In his hands. but
lei drop TO tho ground Two scores
came In. couple Of innings later
no muffcd n liner In murAcroue lash
ion and the climax came In tho eighth
vhcr a tall A. bounced on hl' head
and lost the game for Ogden
All ihis tlmo he had boon panncd
10 tho limit BIZ the fans and he NaH
getting % nervous he could scarcely
walk without tripping u vaE his
turn 10 hat In The FINAL round aud NJ
whlned mIserably. a gang ~ man anu
| bova followed him from the park
1 jecrlng and laughing Finally In dos
perallon. Tslhers turned on them ana
said
~ any ~ yousc guys want 20 play
left sold there's my glove and no
throw a 3" 30 mi't IN Tho road. ITO
was never heard NJ again In the liah
regions
Another case was noted al San An
tonic last spring while tho second
team NJ tho white SOL was PLAYING q
series OF exhibition gamcr thorc The
Athletics Ind hcon training ihore nrd
the enthuslasm NJ tho nroncho ADDER.
sn,s had heou stirred M because OF
the numerous victories of their team
over the world champf
AZ that the lroucho manager want
cd TO make his team strong &C
cordinE TO his own notions. Was =
right fielder lie had been trying oui
his star catcher. Belts. a. the place
but didn't want to weaken his back
stopping department by the switch. So
he welcomed q youth named Bogus,
Who strolled into bis once tho dar
the Sox arrived and applied for =
job
bogus had PLAYED in one Of me
smaller Leagues in tho great South
wee, aud clpimcd TO he q right held
or. lie was tried out In tho trs'
game.
Joe Benr the butcher boy pitcher
Of the Sox vas in the hot and bogn'
was the first man IN fnce'hlm In ,h'
second inning. Fio lifted A 'erfiN'
homer over the short right field fence
} and he small crowd ~ fans ven
+ Wild Nth CLEO. ~ San Antonio ri
! homo ha,iers arc trained 70 aim ~
thai short fence and Rorus soeme'
IN have tho range riEh' ~ tho rro'
} Has wonder and > comer, ih'
Proncho PLAYERS eIulted And tho
! could scarce contain their Joy Vhe'
, Bogus hit another homer over ~
same fonco in Tho fourth round, hr'ns
|, ing Me,,. tho big 0rsi basomsn. v
|, homo ahead ~ him This mad" m
|, soore : 10 > IN favor ~ San Antonio
!. Rogns certainly looked Ike NM
!. and Acting MsnsEor Doc White Of tn
!. Sor looked him over carefully with
|. Wow ~ recommending hin IN CONF
tev snd Manager Callahan
!. In tho 9Th. seventh and ninth "
. ming. Bogus struck out, missing N
) hall nv mile. Hul this didn't dampo
|. tho iuh,la'lon NJ San Antonio plarof
or fans Wait ull tomorrow tho
said Ths tidll show ON ss''n
For ihA Rronchor had wor iha' in'i'
fon,hsi 10 a. 6. and folt Eroa'
Tomorros came and Doc white y
= ,idsd 10 do a liile pitching h'm7'l
: HA desired 20 seo how notu7 Tonl
| ~ against pou'hpar vho hal
change - pace y miEh' be mo-
timed roEus rss . lrft handed MITE
Bogus s,ucs ont 80 s'ar'o- NJ
I coming within . loot ~ Whites ~
n tliying sos ball Tho samo thin
happened IN Tho fourth