Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-03-02 | Page 4 | Blank Signs Tom Hughes; Fires Killilay

BLANK SIGNS TOM HUGHES FIRES KILLILAY KILLILA Y After After closing up his local business matters prior to his bis departure for th the coast Manager Manag r Cliff Blankenship of the Bees suddenly struck the hunch that Long Tom Hughes would do dohis dohis dohis his club more good in the approach approaching ing season than Jack Killilay BO so he sent the latter his unconditional release release re reo re- re lease and signed his bis former Washington Washing Washing- ton battery mate by wire Blank and Hughes have be been n dick dickering ering for tor some time time ever ever since the elongated hurler was let out by the Angels late l last st season season but but the player was too fond of money until yesterday when he lie wired the Bee skipper that he would accept what was offered him Hughes has bas had a world of or experience said Blankenship last night and he knows how to pitch He and Dillon never did get along but at that Tom won won nineteen and lost fifteen hf teen for the Angels and pitched fifteen points ahead of his team With n a team of ot battlers like the Bees I behind him he might have won many of the fifteen he lie lost I know what Tom can do for I caught him In the American league While Killilay is isa isa a good chucker he hasn't the pepper Tom has Tom can work often and his fighting spirit is Just what I wantOn want wanton on the club He was one of ot the best S base line coachers in the American league and will come in handy for me there also I may decide to turn allot all of ot my young pitchers over to him at Modesto Hughes was very anxious to Join joh Blankenship's club last season when he was going like a house afire for tor Dillon He wants to work for the Salt Lake manager therefore and dont don't be surprised if the big fellow works I his head off for the Bees He can If I he wants to and knows how It looks at this distance as if Blank has really made a tenstrike in grabbing the I former Washington standby