Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-30
Hoyt Back in New
York After Being
Shifted Often

Greater New York. The Brooklyn lad,
who as the star pitcher Of the Eras-
mus ball team was signed by John
j. McGraw. was shifted to the minors
enviable record for himself in the
big time circuit, was recently traded
by Harry A. Fra2ee of the Boston
Red Sox with three other players TO
the New York Yankees.
Hoyt has been called one Of the
most promising right handlers in the
American League and altho he has
only just turned 81 he has been TAX
ing his turn On the mound for the
Red Sox with the veteran and has
been handing in a good share of
winnings despite the fact that he IS
the youngest twirler In either league.
Boston. It must be admitted. was
dubious as to Hoyt's future, for last
year he was put out Of the running
In midseason when he seriously
strained an abdominal muscle. Ills
youthful vitality cvrried him thru
the ordeal in good shape. however
and toward the close % the season
he was as effective pitcher MS
could be found on the Red Sox staff.
The impression seems to be that
Huggins will keeps Hoyt In more or
less of an experimental stage for
some time until he shows that he has
completely recovered from his injury.
1t was while playing on Brooklyn
sand lots that Hoyt first broke into.
the limelight His sensa tional pitch
Ing for the Wyandotte club won the
Junior Eagle League pennant in
1914 and again In 1915, when the ag-3
sregation did not lose n game. While
pitching for Erasmus, Hoyt startled
the scholastic world by pitching
three no-hit shutouts in one season.
That was enough. Big league scouts
were hot on his trail and it was not
long before he was signed by John
McGraw for the Giants. Under the
able tutelage of Christy Mathewson
and Jef Tesreau he began to show
real stun He was not quite -. big
League caliber yet so McGraw lent
him to Artie Devlin. who was run
ming the Lebanon club OF the Pen
nsylvania League. While under Dew
Inns able hand Hoyt went nine
teen inning game losing In the last
frame, but displaying remarkable
skill
From Devlin's camp he was shifted
tn the Memphis club of the Southern
League. Here he was plainly over
worked and was shipped back to Nc
Graw labeled an. g." McGraw had
faith in the boy and shipped him up
ward, this time to the Rochester
club OF the International League.
With this club he did fairly well
Then the war CAME on and he was
anxious to Join the service. Refused
by the army end by the tank corps.
he Joined the S. A. T. G. at Middle.
bury College. Later he secured a Job
at the Baltimore dry. dock and
twirled for that team in the ship
yard league. It was from there that
the Red Sox signed him.
The Brooklyn lad became involved
in some threecornered litigation in
1919. his first year on the Red sox
between New Orleans. Rochester and
Boston. but the national commission
awarded him to the Sox. From then
on all was clear sailing. He took his
regular turn on the mound and won
enough games to look like real goods
As a boy he was giant In build
among his comrades. and he has
since developed into big, rangy
pitcher
Double Play on Three Freak Strikes.
John McGraw, with a sober face
and steady eye. told a story during
the baseball gatherings at New York
that he ayers is true. tho he doesn't
say whether he means the Joke shall
be on the umpire or on the two ball
player victims. 1t describes what, ac-
cording to McGraw. was the funniest
double play he ever heard of in ball
game. He asked Barney Dreyfuss If
he didn't remember it, but Dreyfuss
snorted and went out for air. Well,
anyway, let McGraw tell the story, ii
being his turn: s
Patsy Flaherty, southpaw. with
that wonderfully deceptive move to
throw to first. quick sreturn and wit,
was In the box pitching for Boston,
maybe, against the Pittsburg Pirates.
Ginger Beaumont was on first.and
Fred Clarke at bat. s
Patsy bluffs around with the hall
raises his arm. throws to first md
Clarke swings his bat at the bali.
One strike says the umpire.