Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1925-02-15 | Page 27 | Outfielder Gains Fame

I GAINS AS NEW J YORK Yoni r Feb reb b 14 11 U 11 IL It has been a 0 long uphill trek for Cliff of ot the Chi Chicago cago Cubs bill but he lie has cached i time the path of oC tal stal doom dom at al last Big league pilots In Iii fit St Louis and aimS Chicago labo labeled ed with for sl six ears car until last season seaon lien hen he found 1 himself and adderl th time ital itai batting eye rye to 10 hi his already acquired oss assets ts of ot peed and field field- fielding ing tog abil it ilL JOPS lL Ll 01 T T 1 T Heathcote hit last lat season seaon the first It time lime he e has entered t tIme lh charmed circle since me ho Ie first Hoda tied a big lIlb league path base Baseball loon ser see se in lii Ills hIs suc success es e's a mu change In the time times limes and I an pes-an pes an era In Inthe inthe Inthe the national game where here leades pa more aU attention to develop develop- development ment pee against discouraging discouraging aging dds Instead of casting asIde olde talent which tails falls to show quickly ly sign signs of or greatness I Heathcote showed s unusual 1 s hen lien he first attracted the attention of Branch niche Ricke St Louis LOlli Cardinal Cliff was wall boi lIot by Mickey when hen he was as with lIh he York PA Independent independent dent te m after afler gradual gradual- gradual Ing Ing from from Penn State tale College 0 G Gen en en come Eom seasoning s with Houston In the Texas fexas league he was re- re recalled recalled re recalled called b the tho in 1910 Rickey was as he lie had a ar areal areal r real al find find when hen Heathcote hit an and tickled fielded sensationally In hi his first big bg league season eaon But Buthe lie he dc de last fast along e c el y line except batting baIting THIRD I I boosted his Ills batting mark In 1920 9 0 10 lo but drop drop- dropped dropped ped pod down n to lo in 1921 and the following rollo year vear was lIes traded to to Chi Chi- Chicago ChIcago Chi Chicago I cago for Cor Max Flack Flach a Bill pilot of ot the Hie Cubs then tool look He In hand and coached him lie He hIt only In 1923 and was not used r but last lasi season hue he came into hi 1 his own ow 0 n U Besides lilt lilt- hit hitting ting ling Heathcote l stole 26 bases bae ranking third to Care an and Cuy- Cuy ler Cuy-ler I r of or Pittsburg and was waa thud 1 omon among I the he regulars of ot hI his league ue as a fl fielder A I