Show 1 HANK GOWDY BASEBALL HERO SLATED FOR MINOR LEAGUES 1 ri lb f I t ts s I- I L w I 4 A is is A AI I P 7 I t GOWDY By hILLY There Ther Is an end to the th chr er of ot ev- ev every evI ev every I I ery ry star player in ill 11 No matter how gr great al performer a 1 a I may be be thero there comes a time hen ehen be he finds the th pace 1 la Li 1 too fast roe Foro consider Hans Wigner Lar- Lar Larry ry Lar-ry ry 7 Lajoie and a host of ethers Rumor has It that Haut HauL Gowdy howdy one ot if the tho most spectacular Il urel In ma- ma major maor ma major jor or league learue lea e baseball Is about to skid to tho ho minors It la Is said sald the Boston club intends to dispose ot of Gr Grad Hank Gowdy burst Int the tho spot spot- ight In 1914 with a l ant held it ever over since GOl ly Is one ot of the he most most popular playe playe-a playe that ever 8 raced tho tho- National leaeu If H It Is true that Gowd Gowdy Is to Vila pass pas out the ue Nl National league will loss lose a 1 feat eat eat char char- character character acter Hank Gowdy was a raw recruit when he ho joined the Giants In 1910 lilO He didn't make male much of ot an Impression on McGraw and when the opportunity came to arrange a trade ade with for Charley Charlcy Herzoff Herzog was ahoy ahoy- shoved shoved ed along alone In company w wIh Ith h Art Brid welland n a bundle bundle of ot cash GOWDY WENT Wr ENT TO fO LO Hank Hanl didn't tarry long In Boston lIe He was released to In 1913 1013 He Be had promise but lacked l es e and polish came fast at After Arter 1 5 year heas he was as blought bi ought to Boe- Boe ton Boa hoe ton and won und Ing fame In on one 1914 sason his Ilia S that year Is history probably J b man many l The Th Braves of ot 1914 l produced the I bIggest upset In base baseball hall Bos Bo Boston hoj r ton won the National l I hague ague pennant that year r el by coming from last pl place ce I In Jul July to first at the cloe of the thO sea sea- season sea season son stopping New Yorks York's record sea sea-j ot of I I three straIght pennants I 1 I Then Thea the Braves proc edell to e es- es es a world series record by lak talc talc- tak I hog four tour straight games from the Ath- Ath Ath re regarded recorded ns as an team SERIES S GRI GREATEST T HERO Hank Gowdy emerged from that se- se seI serles se series vies ries the Individual I herd herO In Inthe inthe Inthe I the history of ot the tho baseball classic I JI His IUs handling of ot the Doston pitch pitch- lera J ices lers was oIlS perfect With a thorough I knowledge of ot every ovary batter on en the hitting hard Athletics Q Crowdy so BO call call- call called ed Cd signals that Macks Macka team had hada hada led a batting average ot or I Gowdy's GOl offensive orf con con- consisted con of oC the hIghest bilting average I I ever complied by a II 1 pIn la el ci who took toole part In every game It was Gowdy making makinS six hits In 11 trips to tho plate IllS His sit sic hits all of ot them timely In- In Included in included eluded one single three doubles one triple and a L a home run When the United States entered the tho world war Hank Gowdy GOl was the first major league learue player to enlist Homade Ho Homade Homade made a most enviable record over there Gowdy has hos been a 1 di credit to tob baseball all on and oft off the th field This His passing from the tha majors will bo be a r real |