The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-10-14

Foster. only twirler 10 win two
games George wen his OWE
game Saturday with timely
single IN the ninth.
was placed as the best pitcher who
ever performed for the school. He
came direct 10 the Red Sox from
tie college ranks IN 1911. but was
sent to Denver for seasoning. He
was with Denver In 1912 and part
OF 1913, and returned TO the Red
Sox in the middle OF the 1913 sea
son. Last year Leonard led the
American league pitchers In ETH
cheney. and this year he has been
just as good.
Pitcher Shore
Earnest G. ('Long") Shore Is JUST
- years young. He learned his
pitching feats at Guilford college.
OF Fayetteville. y. <. and made
Harvard, Yale and others see blue
John McGraw tried him out In 1912.
but he was sent to Baltimore, OF
the International league. He was
purchased from that club last year
Pitcher Foster
The brilliant Boston pitcher
George Foster. was born at Lehigh
Okla. on Jan. 5. 1883, and 90 years
later became a professional ball
player. His FIRST trial was with Tul-
sa. OF the Oklahoma-Kansas league.
in 1908. The following year he was
with the Bartlesville club, OF the
Western association. In 1910 he
drifted into the semi-profess!onal
field, with-tAe- cafseH%I,ar- team
but year later was back with Mus
hogee. in the Western association
lie played with the ST. Louis
Browns in mid-season and then was
sent TO the Houston Texas league
club. He remained In Houston dur
ing the 1912 season. but at its close
he was bought by the Boston Red
Sox, where he has since been pitch
ing in fine style.
First 8sseman Hoblitxei
DR. Richard Hoblitzel. the Red
Sox first baseman, was born at
Parkersburg. w. Va. on Oct %.
1889. and started play with the
Clarkesburg. w. Va. club in 1907
The following year he played with
ths Reading. Pa. club OF the outlaw
Uniop league. for six weeks. then
being transferred TO Wheeling. OF
the Central league. from which club
he was bought by Cincinnati. He
as the Reds regular first baseman
until the season OF 1914. when he
was allowed to get out OF the Ma
tonal league ranks into those OF the
Boston Americans.
First 6asennan Galnor
.pel-Gainor,- another of Manager
Carrigan's first basemen. was born
at Elkins. W Va, In 1886. and be-
san playing operations with Graf
ton. OF the West Virginia league, In
1909 Fort Wayne. OF the Central
league, obtained him In 1910, and
he played so brilliantly that season
that Detroit bought him. He was o
big factor In Detroit's marvellous
squirt in the first third OF the 1911
season until Jack Coombs put him
out OF commission by breaking his
wrist with a pitched ball He was
cut for the rest OF the season In
1912 and 1918 he played good ball.
but in 1914 Manager Jennings sold
him TO the Boston Red Sox. where
he alternated with HoblitzeI.
Second easeman Barry
John J. Barry. Boston's second
baseman, was born April rs, 1887.
at Meriden. Conn. weighs 100
pounds and is FIVE feet eight inches
in height. Barry went to Holy Cross
college, Worcester. Mass, where he
soOn gained prominence. Connie
Mack, OF the Athletics, soon secured
Barry's name TO a contract In 1908.
Barry had played every infield pc
sition at Holy Cross. but Mack soon
discovered that Barry was a natu-
raj shortstop and placed him there.
In the middle OF the 1915 season
Barry was sent to Boston by the
waiver route by Manager Mack.
shortstop Scott
Everett Scott, who usurped tho
shortstop position from Wagner and
has carried his briiliance into the
realms OF the spectacular for the
Red Sox this year, was - born AT
Ind. 20 years ago. lie
played semi-professionally until at
tracted by Boston scouts In 1918. He
was sent TO St Paul for seasoning.
being recalled last year. He has
played regularly all season. and is
considered one OF the best short.
stops In the American league.
Third essemsn Gardner
Larry Gardner IN a coliegian. com.
ing from Vermont university. Gard
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