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Show Changes His Gloves and Is Now Big Star When Tyrus Cobb became manager of the Detroit team in the spring of 1921 there reported to him In Sun Antonio An-tonio (Tex.) training camp Sammy Hale, an lnflelder. Cobb liked Hale because he could Mt, but Hale's fielding was the first big worry of the new manager. Hale's hands were anything but sure. He played ground-hit balls badly and he fumbled more frequently than not Finally Cobb decided that Hale was unable to field because the glove he wore was too small. He tried to Induce In-duce Hale to adopt a large, loose-fitting fielder's glove, but Hale stuck to his little brown one, claiming that It felt more comfortable. Hale did not change his glove, his fielding failed to Improve and Detroit released him soon after the start of the season. Detroit still had a claim on Hale, but when a chance came to get Herman Her-man Plllette and Sylvester Johnsori from the Portland club for $40,000 cash and five players, Hale became one of the five that Portland got, and it is the same player whom Connie Mack bought for his Athletics at a fancy figure. Since going to the coast he has developed de-veloped into a good fielder and continues con-tinues to slug the ball. |