Show WILLIAM HOGG IS NOT ASHAMED OF HIS NAME Here is a man who calls a suade a spade Without frill furbelow or trim trimming trimming trimming ming he rises rl es in let to a u pointed question and stands by y his name He lie is isone Isone isone one William Hogg who played with Seat Scat Seattle Scattie Seattie tie tle last year the tall tail lithe ball player who is being tried out by b Clarke Griffith of or the New N w York Americans Amer ans nt at Mont Montgomery Montgomery gomery Ala and whose splendid pitching has hns practically landed him a u place In the Highlanders ranks And here it goes according to tIe the New York Mail MaU I Said Sa I William Hogg to all who asked aske How he pronounced his cognomen Just say it plain as it Is writ That sure requires no acumen It is the name my m daddy wore wora He flourished as he bore it So just t plain Hogg will do for tor or me meIn meIn meIn In fact I quite adore it 2 Now once for all I hereby state And write it in your our log hog My name it is not Hoge Hogo nor But just plain William Hogg 1 Hogg was approached gingerly when he arrived from Seattle Wash rash When he was Introduced the introducer either slid over his name without stopping or failed to articulate it at all with much discretion called him Hogue Rogue j i jAl Al AI Orth referred to him as Hoge All the other said Say S Y when they ad addressed addressed addressed dressed him hiss Finally after atter practice one day Rube Whitley made bold to ask Say Sa you would you OU mind StOlId tellin us how you vou ou say your name My rI name nam said Hogg Hog That s easy I Its just plain common ordinary ordna every everyday eve evea everyday I day a Hogg Forget the th frills and call it Hog Hogg week days as and Sundays I uly Mv My governor save gave it to me nie and It will do just as well as Montmorency My l names Hogg Hog and Im proud prou of it It r That settled settle the matter finally and ana everybody felt relieved And be it known that a more gentlemanly chap never stepped oo in baseball slices shoes and an before be ore the tho season is hu over he is likely to De Dc from rom as a game Jame winner As a contrast in names Pearl Italy Holy Holycross lIol I cross figures The Thc appellation is 19 one for ball rooters to conjure with It offers infinite r possibilities to the and lends len s itself readily read II to gibe and nd jest j I 1 But one ono look at the quiet determined I little fellow as ho steps to the th plate plato and ana I all the old timers robs the rooter of or his thunder thun er erHo Ho fields bats and runs with certainty I and ginger His pitching Is also away above nove u ove uRr nar and ho he can play Dray any on Ott the team His work thus far justi justifies ties fies his Isis front name Griffith said fold to me tho the other othor day da These two youngsters show great prom promise inc ise Both look to me mc like born bOn ball play players pla ers era rs Bach is conscientious and am ambitious ambitious bilious and each has talent to tt snarl snare 1 I look for star blar tar work from both of or them t And Griffith ought to know I |