| Show HILLEBRAND HAD AD 1 G GREATEST CURVE Speaking of pictures raid caid Russ Hall HaU formerly owner of the Butte baseball base base- b ball ll known team and sod a player who ho is hr h balt alt all the thc fraternity from Maysville Ky ly to thc north and south end of the Pacific coast 14 reminds mo me of the days das thea h n. n I l ras AS s playing second base bas for the AD Angeles eJ s club climb in the Pacific coast ague if e. e 1 J guess everybody in in the thc Uni Uni- A td Stat Elates tates who ho reads rEnds the papers has rd d of Doc Doe Hillebrand the most fanous fa fa- IOU of all the athletics old Princeton U ha hu mr eYer turned out Well take it from The me Hillebrand has tho greatest t curve C bill that ever Mtr was ivas pitched I dont don't bar baru uy uv u of themi them i I I suppose that Doc Doe would b be he pitching pitch pitch- ID ing in in the hi league t to today day ay if he had hadnot not met cot at h his l dander up when ho bo was I i Df by bJ the Washington club chub in ill the American league a e. e I don dont don't t exactly re re- what the thc trouble was VI hut but I Ine Sinew ne well enough when he bolted that it tI It would take an inch steel cable CAbio to haul him b back ck They y have bave never neer sue sue- r ded in roping him and I guess 8 h hi hp- hp II i contented on bi his bis ranch near W Web Web- eber eb- eb Ier er S. S D. D Seems to me Wa Washington ra d her ber claim on the New New- York lub juo l b and aDd I should not be surprised if Hillebrand's Hillebrands name was war still k kept pt on the r e list just jUEt to prevent other clubs abbin him I h I EU guess ees S the Pacific coast st cities cHips are rc t tt n only ones that ever er paw faW athe the tho Doc Doe Pitching ball in m in a dul duty duly organized pro pro- regional ional le league ue They certainly ena enjoyed en en- joyed o ed a a. t treat rea t. t I He ce wa was a six footer and would Jei reich h cloi c to COO io O pounds He had ter rifle le peed when ho Ito wanted it to H ue use e nd rt hi his control was almost perfect But l his e curve ball that always caught im n T It would come sailing up to tho batter a as if it hit lilt were re going Join to him bim n we the head and th then n suddenly chan change e Its W and into his h. h he sweep s1 boot boot When yam ie had aU all that o off with hiiter 1 1 right it ThiS the willow T bey ey mi might ht lust just a as well and i pack J l rW up 14 LLUU hike for th the h hotel otel Ho had them tagged anH Dd 4 4 put away in their pi pigeonholes ed Over Third Strike d J. J remember ber on one da day f in Tacoma when was pitching I had hurt my thumb and lind t was on the Ithe i lench The uni- uni pire did not t show J n. n up and I was naR finally in In to do the work It wa was a close UtIle ne and 3 the bases outS out were full with two o The better When Count was two three on the Hille let Ick the next ball go 0 it was as going over the tho head bead ad of the i i Sur near the tha club ib mana manager er but when it got ot Pl plate te a it il wM suddenly y took tool a break S Swung nc down and across the thc rubber iJ etHer called t Pretty tAr as inK I 1 ever eyer saw I 1 the tho man out 1 The Crowd d bel behind nd the catcher didn't now wh ether ther to applaud kick or It w the They Th Tho T Curve and It lt had bad them guessing neat Tacoma mt players thou thought ht for fora a mo mo- t tbt batter they had got ot the worst or r t of oC it but qUIeted down knew I Wa ri right ht and thin things s YIt It the take nerve norve to CU cur e a ball ba over r Plate ate with the thc sacks th the bulging bulKin antI and nd count do three and two two but I Hillebrand o it Jt most any time ho tried t. t te he be refused to join the tho Washington i 06 genie lost ne of of its greatest o 0 them and the kin king pin pm Curve ar artist all aU i enjoys th the distinction of vin h been b 2 ball and Ji f and f football n the i captain of both hoth base base- teams at Princeton ue led the baseball a aggregation re in 1900 aj the P in football eleven Ic in lS 1898 a He 96 f to tackle on the football team from Irom ISOO 1899 inclusive o He lie has lias Coached both in In f football and baseball cYe year Car inco ho he wa radu l f I. I I- I |
