Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 261, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 October 1919 — ANOTHER CHANCE FOR HOYT [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

ANOTHER CHANCE FOR HOYT

Brooklyn Youth, Once With New York - Giants, Has Signed Up With Boston Red Sox. " Waite Hoyt, former Erasmus Hall high school star, who became famous by joining the Giants at the age of sixteen in 1915, Is finally to get another chance to achieve his life’s ambition and star In the big leagues. The youngster has been signed by the Red Sox and in his games so far has done remarkably well. Hoyt’s pitching with the Baltimore Dry Dock team attracted the attention of several major league clubs. His work with the Dry Dock team paralleled his phenomenal twirling in schola*

tic circles in Brooklyn a few years ago He has been pitching practically nothing but shutouts qnd low hit and small score games. —-—. The Giants retained a string to Hoyt for some time. He was farmed out in 1917 and also In 1918. Last winter he was sent to Rochester as part payment for Catcher Burl Smith, but refused « report

Waite Hoyt.