Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 54, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 October 1916 — In the Arena of Sports [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

In the Arena of Sports

Harry Hooper of the Red Sox. Harry Hooper, right fielder for the Boston American league team. Is generally conceded to be one of the smartest outer gardeners in the game. He is a native of Santa Clara, Cal., and has just passed his twenty-ninth birthday. Hooper started his baseball career as a pitcher, but was removed to the outfield because of his batting abil-

ity. His first professional engagement was with Sacramento, CaL, in 1907. He was purchased from the coast team by John L. Taylor, then owner of the Red Sox, and became a regular in 1909. He made good at once and is now considered invaluable by Manager Carrigan. Caldwell Not to Be Traded. Ray Caldwell has been suspended the Yanks have had several offers of trade for him, but Alanager Donovan says be will not consider any trade for the erratic right hander. However, if Colonel Ruppert has his way about it Caldwell will probably not pitch another game this year. It is understood the Yankee president is for setting him down for the season.

Rule Bows to Injury. In a recent Columbus-Alilwaukee game the rule that a pitcher must dispose of his first batter was broken through force of circumstances. Irving Young had been called in as relief pitcher by Milwaukee. He pitched one ball to his first batter and in doing so strained a leg so that he could not continue. By consent he retired then and there. Ward a Great Sprinter. "One of the greatest sprinters in the making the country has ever seeu,” is the opinion passed by the closest students of track and field athletics upon A. E. Ward, the young Chicago A. A. runner who captured both the 100 and 220 yard championship races at the A. A. U. national championships at Newark, N. J., recently.

Photo by American Press Association. HARRY HOOPER.