Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-14
SHERROD SMITH
LIKELY TO STICK
Tiger Pitching Recruit Seems
to Possess Qualifications
OF Star.
HAS HAD VARIED CAREER
FrOm stan Correspondent Of the New
ark Evening star)

(FrOm Stan Correspondent Of the New
ark Evening starr
COLUMBUS, Ca, March 14.-From
Jacksonville to Pittsburgh, to Mime
apolis, to Greenwood, Miss. Cotton
States LeagueC, to Pittsburgh, TO
Louisville to Grand Rapids, to New
ark-that Is the itinerary which Sher.
rod Smith, Newarks young Nap
Rucker," has travelled during his pro-
fessional baseball career, which
started in the latter part of the 1911
season. Smith, who shapes up like a
sure-enough phenomenon. played for
two weeks in Jacksonville, which Ia
on the South Atlantic League map.
Pittsburgh grabbed him and kept a
string on him until he was released
from Louisville last year
Being a southpaw and having all OF
the outward qualifications of future
major league star. Sherrod is almost
certain of sticking with the Tigers.
In fact, the baseball fraternity Is
already to take him into the fold as
one of the 1914 crop.
Has Had Great streaEs.
During his career this 6x3 mastodon
has peeled off several long runs OF
consecutive victories. The most re-
markable streak with which he en-
bellished his career occurred last sea-
son, when he ripped off twelve win
ming games in row-fiVe with Louis
Vile and seven with Grand Rapids.
The reasons for Smiths release by
Louisville are. traced to differences he
had with the management.
Sherrod lives in Mansfield, Va, and
when he Is not playing ball he works
on the farm. This work has made
him healthy youngster, who tips
the beam at 1856 pounds when his
decks are cleared for action. This
displacement Is Just about right for
a pitcher. He is rugged and solid,
and yet spripgy, has plenty of energy
In reserve at all times. and is COM
parative youngster. He Is the best
pitching prospect the Brooklyn Club
has turned over TO Harry Smith for
future deve opnent In a long time.
smiths Job on Hall.
Harry takes particular interest in
turning out good pitchers. and he has
intense pride in handling these young
sters. The other day In practise
game Smith worked with Beanie
Hall, another x-Brooklynite, who
has lots of stuff, but can't seem to
get the right thing over at the right
time. The yannlgans were playing
the regulars, and Beanie was pitch
ing for the vans. At a given signal
Manager Smith had his regulars all
get after Beanie at once, from the
coaching lire and the bench. Beanie
faltered for a moment, and then,
under Smiths guidance. he pulled to-
gether and kept the regulars down in
fine style.
That is one of the finest spring
training stunts l ever came across"
said the Bengal leader afterward. "A
young pitcher has to face that often in
a game, especially away from home
and he may as well train for kidding
from the coaches, as wei as loosen up
his muscles and tougher them, while
down here" Hall is not wise to the
proceedings yet, but the ball players
all take very kindly to doing any
thing out of the ordinary, and the
next time Beanie pitches they will en-
list the services of the darby bleach
critics who flock out TO see the Tigers
play every day.