Salt Lake Tribune | 1913-02-09 | Page 31 | Del Howard Hired as Scout for Cubs

DEL HOWARD HIRED us wo cues California Player Sa3fs Joe Berg-er Is a Sensational Marvel Mar-vel at Short. ' By B. W. Iiarduer, CHICAGO. "Fob. S. Tho Cubs are to havo a gentleman, scout and, porhaps, a Japanese bat boy. Del Howard, now one of tho leading sluggers in tho Pacific Pa-cific Coast longuo, has beon engaged as tlio Chicaco team's spy'' in tho far wost. T. Suptfmoto has applied for Jtfid Gallighan 'b job and may get it. Prosidout Murphy and Manager fivers fiv-ers engaged If o ward after a conforonce recently. Del was on his way back to his California ranch from his formor homo at Kenucy, 111., whore ho made a successful offort to persuado his father-in-law tomporarily to desert Illinois for the coast. Howard has always been a good nuftee of a ball player and his opporbinitiles to got a line on tho Pacific coast leaguers aro unlimited, as ho is playing play-ing with thorn and against them for scvon mouths of ovcry 3"ear. The former Cub utilrhr man had good things to say of .TooTBorgcr, tho Sox shortstop, who is wanted in New York by Frank Chance. He likened Joe's work to that of George McBride of the Washington club. "Berger is a sensational player.' said Del, "and some of tlio stops "ho makes back of second base, and the throws that follow thorn arc wondorfnl. Ho isn't u great batter, but I think he will outhit Weaver at that." Del promised to show us around town wb.cn wo land in San Franciaco w'ith tho Sox. Ho is as strong a booster for California as some of tho native sons and is buying coast property with his savings. Murphy refused to rovcal the first namo of tho applicant for Red Galli-ghan's Galli-ghan's position. Sugimoto is the last and the initial is T. Tfc suggested that Sugimoto i. a verb meaning "movo bats,,J and that 1 means niist what it says.