Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 161, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 July 1914 — ONE-ARMED PLAYER IS STAR [ARTICLE]

ONE-ARMED PLAYER IS STAR

Dick Hooper, With Texas University Team, Makes Many Sensational Catches in Outfield.

Texas university owns a baseball player to whom a “sensational onehanded catch" is a matter of daily occurrence. To go further still, he has never been known to use two hands in catching a fly ball, and he works in the outfield, too. The reason is that he is a one-armed player, and he’s the star of the club, at that. His name is Dick Hooper.and he always plays center field for his alma mater.

Hooper, who handles himself surprisingly well in the garden, is a wonder. He does not get away with the real sensational runs or leaps into the air, but he does get away with remarkably pretty fielding work, as a fly is always certain when he can get under it.

Hooper is a fair batter, also. It is almost a shame, according to the view of the average fan, that the pitcher does not let up on this one-armed man. But the pitchers have to watch Dick closely. He gets hits unexpectedly and is known to do the least expected things. He is not a home run hitter, but he is fairly reliable and can make good use of bunting in sacrificing.