Show i I J I I I Lagoons lago ns Heavenly Twins Twinsa a t r 0 a t 4 I IL L 4 t 1 1 j L I i 0 i ib I b r rt t WILLIAM v BOFFER AND A JOE JOB Preto by Pries Prior William m Hoffer Hotter and Captain Joey Joe Kostal the big biggest gIst gest catcher and aad the smallest pitcher In the Utah league are the two serious looking gentlemen in the above cut Will started playing ball ban when he was wan 1 year old and has kept at it ever since He has been nicknamed Lightning fay by his bis side partner Parson panon on account of the resemblance he hears to a jackrabbit in getting over the ground According to Zeke Mr Kr Hoffer reminds him of Jim Jeffries hes so 80 different Will is a real col taffe 10 boy having caught four our years ago for the Manual Training school team of ef Denver E Re Hf then performed perform d behind behl the wind pad for the Jimmy Doyle team which won on the tile pennant in the Denver City league In UM 1908 he be caught ca gh for the Glenwood Springs nine of the Colorado State Jea and the next year Billy Hulen signed ned si him for the Pueblo team Find ing that be he was wan not in tn the best beAt of shape he asked ked for his bin release and finished the season oa at Denver Deutel iMo Stoney ey signed him for tor the Lagoon Lacoon team early In the spring and since he has been oat out here he has made the reputation of being one of the best heat utility men that ever entered Utah and at present is giving about the t best beet exhibition of first base e playing that there is in hi the league leape The Tb Hon Boa Joseph Keeled picked up his first t knowledge of the game e on the back tot Iota of Chicago The manager of the LoDi Louisville National league leape team wan w taking a bort walk uc through the suburbs one afternoon and noticing Joey J Joe ApIk Uke appearance and happy smile inquired into bito his case and at he be had a bail U concealed in one ODe of his mitts arrived at the conclusion sion shin that tat he h played at the game When questioned in regard to the matter Joy Jeep r pl lied ed Im I m the greatest t that Is t and forthwith landed tended a Job with the big b leagur I agu He lasted for tor part of the season of 91 96 and Ad In the following year went with Cairo ills 1111 In Ia be lie pitched for Indianapolis in the Western l I lesser ag F for a short time and slid ended aided up with Mansfield O 0 In use 1490 he twirled for the u Guelph nine champions champlon of Canada Cada which by the th way i in 18 the Caps Cans home bems IB 1 1900 he pitched for tor tho London Ontario team where he be won WOD twenty four foar out lut of or the he be pitched being the record for that league This year jear he be intended to start ia with Denver but the foxy Mr ir Stoney Stormy got sot him and nd shipped him out oat to the tile Lagoon where he tie his spare time in inI loOking after his fast fa sterna launch end nd training for his coming wrestling bout boat with Cooney Coons Coon the Fox r the photograph phot presented pre above as All well wen as u for the excellent likeness of ot land published ed Sunday The Herald is in indebted to the photographic firm of 01 Frits Brothers I |