The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-02-25
MARK HALL APLODDER
Mo WAS STARDOM-BO
~ have Much Stun. But
- lHade HE Brains Pitch
For Him
1GHLUCK.MARS HIS
CAREER IN BIG SHOW
ner Tiger Known AZ One Of
IL Modest Hurlers in the
American League
~ HlR0LD v. WILCOX.

ny HAROLD ". WILCOX.
srbsrSsa : Lesson and bit Of inspire
& - Z, fhk career Of the late MARX
Il @{|l - every boy who aspires TO 'ps
go, n 1900 and doesn't seem TO pos
- az 1T 6f which major leaguers
-, 49, Y 4 ccideut and Illness rob
S. ~ 7fnrk of the career that WAS De
(. 1rnInr "a. stretch out before NM
5 - - landed at the top, nevertheless:
80 N dd Il without any unusuai
|.omount Of natural ability.
Ihoro never Was anything sensa-
>efoDol shout Mark Hall He had none
+. ~ fho daring Of Cobb. the ZIP AND
t1rnh Of walter johnson. nor the
a;1SSSv manouverv of Donnie Bush. Yet
>E6A - lived and kept ms health.
G31rk would undoubtedly have
Ioon one az the real stars OF base
/ Ec0. The secret Of his success WAS
/ = 1n6lcious mixture Of brains ana
11f6 vogk. Hall always was-a piod-
80. Whsn he was Q boy In school
~ nrohably took q longer time than
~ ~ hin mates 70 learn his lessons.
Vhnn he. had finished with the
||n. ~ had them learned wen. he
5@roA bo1l the same way. Possessing
nuGo6. useful curve and GOOD
20 koil- he set out to make them
~ sitter. II he did not know all
- the weaknesses OF every man
- r1tchcd to, he at once learned
11>n1. ana he seldom forgot. He prac-
1lr6 long and hard to gain control.
r1 ha developed the knack or work
a 1t hi6 corners OF the plate to great
SnnfnRe. with his acquired control
|1S11 III knowledge of the foeman, he
'.1n slWays q dangerous hurier. His
Ilim mates say that he was the brain
- plfcher In the American league.
T6ore a no question but that Mark
1n handicapped because he did not
800 more stun. Sometimes he got
~ holea. az do all pitchers. and
1KSn he had TO lay the ball over and
ist 70 luck
Dut vhen he was well. II was an
5xeentional game In which Mark was
- the master Of the situation. and
s Xo became known a. one OF the close
10th pitchers OF the game. The
s - pbor OF FL and 80 type Of games
II which he performed was unusual.
<&nd, frequently he kept the foeman
1ourn to one. two and three hits.
The hard luck that attended Halls
81 rlhmphal entry into the majors after
I've years OF maintaining labor In the
Z kuohes Is tragic. Shortly after COM
M "a Detroit In 1913, he was hit on
& ~ ankle by pitched ball at Phila-
&r1Dhin. and laid up for some weeks
s Gniortly after he was able to take the
Er'0mn1 aGain, he caught his spikes on
|1(ke pitcherS slab, and strained the
Irnments OF his leg Finally he fell
~ kUe. tan feSfr
&of1o still more. and a month before
B home on crutches.
During the winter his injuries heal
3 and last spring he was the first
- had more stun on the ball than
oVor, and was confident that he would
<&1vo great season. He came to De-
f04 - one Of the Tiger triumvirate,
3 ~ other members Of which were
1Ien Dauss and Dubuc. Hall did pitch
= ~ the promise OF q bright future
UGGmed likely to be fulfilled. Then
NJ health began to fail, and In
August. d.. Keane, the club physician,
1cld him that he was very sick man.
y
1Dwjous condition, gave him an uncon-
11,l0nal release, and Mark. but q shad-
~ Of his former self. went home to
1oo. He was victim OF diabetes, and
v1nt from Joplin to Hot Springs early
IN the fall for treatment. He re-
I NAMED at the spa until the holidays.
when he thought he was cured. He
4 ~ 20 well that be declared himself
toody to pitch again, and several
weeks ago he went to Gulfport to
.'ovait the coming Of his former team
/ Uhtes, positive that after tryout he
wtuld regain his place with the Tig-
60 About ten days ago he suffered
! = .relapse. and hastened back to Hot
/ 0prings. Being assured that the end
No near. he went on to his home az
Joplin. Mo-, where he died yesterday
ofcernoon. He was 26 years of age
BY curious twist Of fate. Marx
Wm be best remembered by ball play
tofp ~ poker player. He was not an
oxnxicious person. but he found pleas
ure In the quarter limit game, and he
played poker just like he pitched
booeball. Every hand was weighed
4 parefully. every good bet was seized
4 Mon and every poor one was passed
~. He never won sensational pots,
ut every card he drew did service
s 1or him, and almost Invariably he was
<he winner at the end OF an evenings
DUtiMing. But he was so square and
4 eqznest about II ali that no player.
y oketpt the ones who used to pick him
- . sucker and were woefiilly sur
] prloed at what happened to them.
oyor felt any resentment concerning
o1fs success. He was one OF the
Moot popular boys on the team and
- departure last summer was keenly
4oUEotted by every Bengal.
Hall started TO play bah seven
Z4nrp ago ~ little town near joplin.
~ noxt year he landed In the west-
8 ~ league. There he was hidden by
- magnates. who thought he would
~sely b drafted, but not purchased