Evening journal., 1923-02-06
ART GRANT With
MONTREAL TEAM
St. Thomas Outhelder TO
Make Debut in Class B
This Year
TURNED DOWN
ORIOLES OFFER


the st. Thomas combination. leading
aggregation TO grace Wilmington
baseball during the 1922 campaign.
will step into orga nized circles OF the
national recreation this season.
Grant has affixed his John Hancock
to a contract with the Montreal Club
OF the Eastern Canadian League, a
class b organization.
The signing OF the speedy and
hard hitting guardian OF the center
garden for the Saints. who gained a
host OF friends through the quiet and
unas.uming way he went about per-
forming in a stellar fashion. was en-
gineered by Izzy Hoffman, also OF
Wilmington, who will pilot the Mon
treal outfit. Hoffman Is nationally
known in all branches OF Americas
most popular psstime. being a prom
inent figure In major and minor
circles.
Grant always showed his natural
gift as a ball player through the
manner in which he made hard ones
look easy and through his consistent
clubbing. In build he is not tall, but
Is we'll put together. with plenty OF
power behind his we'll knit shoulders
and chunky legs and hips. He was
handicapped somewhat last season b.
"cholly hosst and a crop OF straw
berries" the result OF his strenuous
playing at all times. This did not in
terfere with his hard plugging and II
was when the team was up against
the toughest pitching that he was
better than the rest. Although rec
ords are not available. he ran sew
eral strings OF rames In which he
hit safely. He led his mates in sew
eral OF the games in the hitting and
run column. his record being all the
more remarkable as nc was lead-oh
man. In the so games in which no
he hit for the grand
mark OF .345. His fielding ability Is
we'll known 20 every Wilmington fan
as well IL his live work on the paths.
Grant should make good in the Ca
madam circuit and surely shows the
earmafks OF going higher.
Hoffman's offer was accepted after
considering several others for Grant
had a chance 20 go with the Balti-
more Orioles. After giving Jack
Dunn's offer attention Grant
thought Il would afford him better
chance for Advancement to go into
class B baseball, as he would not
have 10 buck up against older and
more tried material as he would
NNn
would have TO run up against the
possibility OF being a relief man
with Baltimore until the others fell
down or he farmed out.
Grant has a pleasing personality
which should gain him friends no
matter where he goes. He is quiet,
never raises a kick or any kind OF a
and Is always willing 10
give the other fellow the greater
portion OF credit and never Will talk 4
about himself. He is the hardest /
kind OF an individual for the most I
expert interviewer TO draw into con-
gersation. He played with a number 1
of teams about Wilmington, but on /
account OF his quiet disposition,
.ather than his playing ability, never
attracted much attention from the
ans. Experienced. baseball men
Who saw him in action made IL a
point never 20 forget him as they
wished to watch him In his career as
hey we're positive he would climb.
Grant played one or two seasons in
he South, one OF them with Hope
veil.
Manager HOFFMAN when spoken 70
,ver the telephone was elated over
he signing OF Grant and predicted
great future for him. Hoffman
aid there is a possibility OF signing
me or two more local players for
he Montreal team.