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Show WILLIE HOGG TELLS Ml And He's IW Ashamed of It, Either. Clarke Griffith Finds Long Twirler Can Deliver the Goods All Right. Says He Looks Like Born Ball Player, With. Pitching- 'Way Above Par. Salt Lake fans rcmomber "Willie Hogg, and, remomberlng, will relish this: Hero Is a man who calls a spado a spade. Without frill, furbelow or 'trimming, 'trim-ming, ho rises In response to a pointed question and stands by his name. Ho Is one William Hogg, the tall, lithe ballplayer ball-player who Is being tried out by Clarko Griffith at Montgomery. Ala., and whose splendid pitching has practically landed him a place In tho Highlanders' ranks. And hero It goes: Said "William Hogg to all who asked How ho pronounced his cognomen: "Just say It plain as It Is writ; That sure requires no acumen. "It Is tho name my daddy wore: Ho flourished as he bore It; So Juat plain Hogg will do for me: In fact, I qulto adore It. "Now, once for all, I heroby state And write It In your log My name, It Is not Hogo nor Hogue, But Just plain William Hogg." Hogg was approached gingerly when ho arrived from Seattle, Wash. When he was Introduced, the Introducer cither slid over his namo without stopping or failed to artlculato It at all. Griffith, with much discretion, called him Hogue. Al Orth roforrcd to him as Hogo. All tho others said "Say," when they addressed him. Asks His Name. Finally, after practice, 'one day, Rubo Whitley made bold to ask: "Say, you, would you mind tellln' us how you say your namo?" "My name?" said, Hogg. "That's easy. It's Just plain, common, ordinary, everyday every-day Hogg. Forget tho frills and call It Hogg, week days and Sundays. "My governor gavo It to me, and It will do just- aa well as Montmorency. My name's Hogg, and I'm proud of It" That settled the matter finally, and everybody felt relieved. And bo It known that a moro gentlemanly chap never stepped In baseball shoes, and beforo tho soason Is over ho In llkoly to bo heard from as a game-winner. Here Is Contrast. As a contrast In names Pearl Holvcross figures, Tho appellation is one for ball-rooters ball-rooters to conjure with It offers Infinite possibilities to the blcachcrlte, and lends Itself readily to glbo and jest. But ono look at the quiet, determined little fellow fel-low as ho steps to tho plato and outbats all the old-tlmere, robs the rooter of his thundor. Ho fields, bats and runs with certainty and ginger. H1b pitching la also away above par, and he can play any position on tho team. H1b work thus far justifies his front name. Griffith said to no the other day: "These two youngsters show great promise. prom-ise. Both look to me like born ball-play-ora. Each la conscientious and ambltlouu, and each has talent to spare. I look lor star work from both of them." And Griffith ought to know! Now York Express. |
