Show i WATCH HONEST JOHN J Many Friends of McCloskey Who Wish Him Success I as Major Leaguer Friends of John V W. W McCloskey out hl his wa way who are a. a anxious to see sec him make good as aM a big league manager may he be wondering wonderInG what h he hO was waR thinking think thInk- ing o of when lie lw 81 signed ned such men a as Johnnie Burns Bob Doh James Jamesl Bill Bi Haun Hauen Hau- Hau en n and John Thompson from th him Northwest league of oC last hast year car to hc help ll n I in win a pennant In itu the National league Iague sa says the Bo man homp Thompson on i is the th big school chool teacher who pitched for 01 Helena S several years ago igo 1 0 He lie Hea a was grabbed lJ by the tue mine anne tIme Joe Marshall an and CarIsch CarI Car- Car I Isch ch were tore taken alcoa east was 18 crippled when the worlds world's charn championship champion sloth sloth- ship s series with whim Boston was aR played anti and these three men mn got gOl a n chance to tomake make good They Th failed d In lum time the final test tet Carisch I Is still ti wih with and anti I Is used n as a f change catcher but shall Mai-shall sent Thompson on and amid were back to th the brush for fon the they did not nol show big league class clas Now o Thompson Is to t have another chance and anel unless unless his imis nerve nele hn has Im Improved mm- mm proved since Ince tim the tl old eln days he mn may not nOl last long He Iii Jl ought to b bo ho a good pitcher but when things begin to to break brenk against him it i is said he lie loses heart Hausen IHmsen used usel to catch for Cor Ogden Ogden Og Og- den and Is 15 a good Old minor leaguer Burns and anti James are well wel known here her time the latter later being a Seattle 10 boy The They both played In time the tl Northwest league for a mm t time last year ar Jt It will be he Interesting to note not how J wi and anti Sl get t along Jake Jale worked for or McCloskey at Tacoma Tacoma Taco- Taco ma hima in 1901 1911 and his playing was bad bati lie Il was signed as aR a pitcher hItcher and amsi de despite tle- tle spite spie the lie fact act that Jimmy St. St was wag in hum the time pest house with the smallpox small small- smal- smal I the lie only pox lOX and amid Duke Dule Carter was pitcher 1 the tIme club climb had hac Jake Jalo absolutely refused to pitch sa f says N one report report lie lle le said Id hl his arm was sor sore and he lie wanted canted to play pia in Iii the outfield He lie le day while play play- Cor forgot ot himself one a in inc field feld ansi and made a n lino iino lne throw trow to the plate Mac Inc became tol convinced that thai Jake's Jakes H arm was IO not muot sore so he lie Insisted el upon UrtOn his going into time tho lw box hox Jake pitched lehl d' d but hUl li ho Iw did thid flO not tr try to tn win h The men wore were at heads most moCt all ni season and anel the tIme last day thay Jake Jale made maele an nn Insulting remark lo to o Mac ulac lac John hit him just once The blow hlo landed let between between Jake's Jakes eyes eys and he lie was usaa in t hit hospital for three days clays lie Te was the time t wo nit licked man maim in one punch In iii II tho the history of oC tho timo fighting game Jake will still wi have ha e to play imlay his hiP hl beM ieSt l ball 1811 for fur Mac Inc or nu 01 h hm will wi get git It his reha release or 41 U. U another lck licking IlS Mae Mac has hns already released Tommy Leahy the tho lad lath with wih the Ihu piano legs Who sho caught at Salt al Lake Lain last year |