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A club a?crl hiln d,g yickod finKs' out ct the w1;:4(:T ,!-r wodd'abut"if tTnriuT'has1 anv eue pprheSfinlm 'fie'ldinB1 lie iii?MS2l f''1 Fdvollke elements, the pitchers ' mlfrh't '? th; embodiment of the poetrj,- of mo- srf: W-'X'' lust hi vell take a inontli off and in tlon' for everything he does IS dono W'lth i4'y!:aiy4yt'yiii-: ' 4:, homo "i' I,U feu a wondrous grace. W&t&&su&& ' Two members of the Salt T.ake Infield ttj t-i Earl Sheely Probably Best Fielding First Base man in Baseball Today; Ernie Johnson's Escape ; From Majors a Mystery; Marty Krug's Bat Speaks. in Pinches; Eddie Mulli-. Mulli-. , gan Is Learning Fast. i By J. C. D. MeuscI, Vernon 79 143 25 10 8 17 20 222 215 327 912 Niehoff, L,09 Angreles 30 69 10 0 2 15 9 85 327 227 970 Pinctli, Sacramento 68 109 16 2 1 19 , 37 132 394 248 939 Murphy, Seattle 14 55 7 5 0 7 2 72 197 231 924 Kamm, San Francisco 32 72 13 1 1 14 9 90 339 233 900 Wisterzil, Portland 60 106 14 3 0 20 11 126 386 285 959 THH Infield of a baseball chtb determines deter-mines the place In a pennant race which the club occupies. A club may have tho best pitchers In the world, but if .. Its Infllod has any Fdvollke elements, tho pitchers tnlgrht Just as well take a month off and go homo, Two members of the Salt Lake infield ftre easily the-" class of the league. Earl Sheely Is the greatest first baseman ever developed in' this leagruo. In fact, Sheely ia probably the bent fleldtner first baseman base-man In baseball today, players who have peen 'em all say that Sheely gets throws that tho famous Hal Chase wouldn't pet. tt IN a common expression that "Sheely can do more things with his hands than any other man In .thp same.".- For three vorth Sheely has been Salt J,ako"s main prop in the infield. He has not only won Innumerable ball frames for hln club, but, what is equally important', he has also kept the opposition from winning1 thorn. Hundreds of times our own fans have seen Sheely spear a line drive a mile over his head, or make an "impossible" stop of vicious grounders in the nick of time - They have seen him grab hlfrh throws out of the air and have seen him dig wicked flings out of tho dirt. No other first baseman in the league approaches him in fielding'. He is the embodiment of the poetrj' of motion, mo-tion, for everything' he does is dono with a wondrous grace. Hits 'em Far. Also, it Is to be noted that Sheely is a large part of the offense of the club. He is hitting .320 and leads tho league in home runs, with nineteen. He has hit the ball for a total of 224 bases and has scored seventy -six runs. A comparison which contains only figures fig-ures can give but a vague notion of the superiortiy of Sheely as an offensive and defensive ball player. He must be seen to be appreciated, and the more he is seen in actual competition with other first basemen, the higher his stock soars. Figures, however, are interesting, and here they are on the first basemen of the various climbs: The hitting and fielding of the differ- , ent infields of the league as they now stand are shown by the following: Batting. Fielding. Salt Lake 295 .963 Seattle 245 .938 Ljs Angeles 259 .975 Vernon 289 .968 San Francisco 266 .958 1 Portland 269 .956 Oakland 287 .934 Sacramento 251 .969 In passing, it may be said that the Salt Lake infield is the only nlcknameless bunch we know of. Somehow, a nickname nick-name doesn't seem to fit any of them. Runs.' Hits. 2R SB. HR. SH. SB. TB. TC. BA. FA. Sheely, Salt I.ako 76 143 22 1 19 13 8 224 1237 320 Ml Ouisto, Oakland 11 21 3 0 0 4 2 24 242 210 968 Borton. Vernon 75 13S 12 6 12 27 11 198 1430 311 90S Fournier, Los Angeles S4 153 26 13 7 20 28 226 1358 336 995 OrlRts, Sacramento 35 112 26 2 6 11 6 160 1105 305 990 XnlKht, SeattlR 36 98 27 4 2 10 6 139 268 277 971 'Koerner, San Francisco 44 136 23 1 6 20 23 179 1440 319 9S9 Blue, Portland 68 133 23 6 7 10 34 191 1283 267 978 Sheely came to Salt Lake from Spokane. Spo-kane. , Johnson a Wizard. " As Sheely leads the first sackers, so does Krnle Johnson head the shortstops. Johnson has boon a great find for the Bees. He is in a. class by himself as a shortstop, and the only player, sinco Salt ?.,nko hfs been in the league, who ranks with hi in was Charlie Hollocher. Johnson John-son had five years' service tn . the big leagues, with St. Louis clubs. He Is full of baseball wisdom and plays his position Instinctively. We have, never seen him for an instant at a loss. He never picks a dead play. 1 Johnson plays hard all the time. He is in the game from the instant it starts until it is over. He is eternally battling for a run for his side and battling equally hard to keep the other fellows away from the plate, lie plays ball "on the ground" that Is, he is always In a position to tag a runner, and because he does'play low, he has retired so many venturesome runners at second base. As a fielder Johnson is a wizard. No chance is too hard for him, and he has tho ability to throw from any posture. Many a runner has been headed off on throws from Johnson when "Ernie was leaning on his ear, so to speak. Johnson is a fine base runner. He Is second In tho league in stolen bases, being next to Billy Lane of the Oaks. Johnson would no doubt be In the van had he been In all of the games. He is tricky at the plHte and the opposition has no idea as to where ho is going to hit the ball, or whether he is going to "pull a bunt" or "hit 'er out." AVe have never been able to understand how Johnson ever got away from the majors. The following is a comparison of shortstops: Runs. Hi's. 2B. SB. HR. SH. SR. TB. TC. BA. FA. Johnson. Salt Lako. M 120 25 4 1 20 S7 156 60S 308 !36 Hohne, Oakland f2 100 26 5 1 17 32 139 2?0 293 012 J. Mitchell. Vernon SO 130 8 3 0 10 32 150 7iU 270 1137 Fnbririuc. l.os Anceles 47 75 It 2 0 23 11 P0 470 2 18 951 Orr. Sacramento 2S 79 7 1 0 20 9 SS 51 S 206 948 French. Seattle 20 42 6 4 0 5 3 56 268 225 907 Cavcnev. San Francisco 68 119 17 6 3 19 14 177 598 260 9-10 Kader, Portland 51 S7 12 6 1 5 9 114 468 2 Tl 912 Krug Timely Hitter. Marty Krug:. the captain and second baseman base-man of tho Bees, was late getting started. Marty-was early at tho training' camp ami worked h;trd to get into condition, but lie suffered severely from that bane of ball players, charley hoss, and for Severn! Sev-ern! weoks his leers refused to co-ordinate with his mind. He is a wise baseball base-ball plityer. and his craft has been the downfall of many a base runner who permitted, himself to step off a base. . Krujr has probably won more pames for liis club in the pinches than any other player on the team. He is of that type which retains its calm at all times, no matter how tense the moment. "VVith the tying or winning- run on the base lines, say. in the ninth, and Marty Kru? Jit his best, it's about a two-to-one bet he'll slam out a hit. Krui? is a valuable man to the club, his batting ability being especially espe-cially notable in emergencies. Krug came to Salt Iake from the Omaha club of the Western league. He was manager of that team for two years. His majnr league service was with the Boston Nationals. The second bnsemen of the league, in I figures, look like this: Runs. Hits. 2B. 3B. HR. SH. SB. TB. TC. B . FA. Krug, Salt Lake 71 1S2 23 5 4 27 17 177 707 276 J'37 Orover, Oakland IS 31 4 0 0 14 3 35 101 . 25 926 Kisher. Vernon 35 S3 H 2 1 16 13 110 56 255 952 Kenworthv, Los Angeles 43 93 13 3 3 26 10 121 5P7 214 91 McGaffigan. Sacramento 36 7S 16 1 0 13 2S 96 311 21 96 "Wares. Seattle o 15 1 0 0 7 0 16 144 2 It 972 Crandall. San Francisco 42 104 18 4 2 IS 13 136 774 256 940 Siglin, Portland 54 121 2S 3 2 11 19 161 4S3 2S0 127 Mulligan Is Speedy. . Kflcile Mulligan, the club's third baseman, base-man, is a good ball player. He is lightning light-ning on the bases and is hitting up to a satisfactory mark. He is a clever fielder and has a goud arm. He plays bail with vigor and is always f ighting for ovcry point. He Is young In yen rs and has plenty of time to develop. He Is an apt pupil and uses his brains as well as his arms and legs. It seems a safe prediction predic-tion that Mulligan will go back to the 1 big leagues within a few years. He was with the Cubs for a spell, but lack of experience kept him out of the lineup. Salt Lake got him from Kansas City. Mulligan's work has been mostly at short, and third base is something of a new venture to him. He is getting away with It, however, and the knowledge he gains this year will stJiit him off with a polish next season. He can also play a good outfield. j The third basemen figure up as fol- ! lows: j Runs. Hits. 2B. 3B. HR. SH. SB. TB. TC. BA. FA. I Mulligan, Salt Lake 48 8S 10 3 4 22 12 122 1'Jl 2'.h) 910 1 Murphy, Oakland, 67 145 16 3 0 IS 31 179 251 2SS 95 1 |