Show BILL DONOVANS WILD START I 1 manager of new york yankees had hard time in finding control in his early days some of these young pitchers who are are having a tough time finding control arol enough to help them into the big league will do well to recall the early days ot of bill donovan in his later years wild bill became one of the most dependable twirl twirlers ers in the history of baseball but when he broke in he was truly horrible why v aio 1 i wild dill donovan abill bill was traded all over the old jold national league and to several other k clubs cluba on the atlantic coast before he iett bellied led down donovans donovant Don big debut was for washington against the giants he entered and woolly tray it the fifth in ving the giants made five runs in the fifth two in the sixth and one in the seventh and then the tao game came was called on account ot of darkness A short time later bill was given a C chance h lines to work again this time siga luit louisville donovan walked six biz men caved in one of dummy hoyi hoyd ribs and lost by an overwhelming score A week later he was started against the famous baltimore orioles they made nine hits drew draw seven passes and benefited by throe three wild pitches all this was in 1898 and donovan won but one game that year bill captured but one victory the next year when he ditc pitched ed for brooklyn and in 1900 he was at hartford for seasoning in 1901 he came to earth and then soared as a star winning 25 of 40 games |