Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 168, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 July 1918 — CATCHER FOR BILL DONOVAN [ARTICLE]

CATCHER FOR BILL DONOVAN

J. Howard Berry's Father Was Member of Many Clubs—Was Discoverer of Buck Herzog. J. Howard Berry was a name known in baseball circles before tbe now famous all-round athlete of Penn become a headliner on account of his wonderful versatility and skill in sport J. Howard Berry, Sr., was a professional ball player who was a member of more clubs than usually is the experience of even the most migratory ball players. He was a playmate In his youth of Jesse Burkett He played for Rock* ford. 111., under Hugh Nicol, with the Athletics of Philadelphia, with Tom Brans of Hartford, with Waterbary as catcher for Wild Bill Donovan, with Philadelphia Nationals, and other minor league and aemiprofessional teams. It was Berry. Sr„ who recommended Buck Herzog for his first professional engagement with the York York dub of the Tri-State league.