Jake Hehl Brooklyn Robins Pitcher And Catholic League Bowling Star
by Robert Grey Reynolds, Jr
Price: $1.99 USD. 2900 words.
Language: English. Published on February 26, 2013. Nonfiction » Sports & outdoor recreation » Baseball / History.
Jake Hehl is an atypical biographical subject. He was a high school sports phenom. He excelled in baseball, basketball, and football at Brooklyn Prep. Hehl pitched one inning in major league baseball before being summoned for military duty in World War I. He pitched in the minor leagues from 1918-1926. He was a versatile athlete who became a star bowler in Brooklyn's 1940s Catholic Church Leagues.