Hollows

Hollows is a man of average height and build with short, dark hair and a widow's peak. He wears the uniform of his team, the Philadelphia Athletics.↗

Hollows has no qualms about cheating. He prides himself with his reputation as the best pitcher in the league, despite it being achieved unfairly. He is usually quiet and reserved, and calmly ignores Ty Cobb 's initial taunts. When Cobb insinuates that he slept with Hollows's wife, however, Hollows retaliates by throwing a ball directly at his body. When Cobb rushes toward him afterwards, Hollows refuses to back down from the fight, and even taunts his adversary.↗

His attitude, however, changes after Ty Cobb pulls a gun on him and puts it in his mouth. Hollows begins to cry out of fear, and becomes convinced that Ty Cobb is possessed by some kind of vengeful spirit. Not wanting to be reminded of the incident, Hollows resolves to never throw a spitball again, even if it costs him all the fame and success he has earned.↗

Baseball

Hollows is the master of a special technique known as the spitball: by using a small file, he creates a scratch on the ball before pitching, causing it to waver in front of the batter. Otherwise, Hollows does not demonstrate any notable skill; Ty Cobb calls his pitches pathetically slow, and after Hollows stops using the technique following his confrontation with Cobb, his fame quickly begins to fade away.↗