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Show high school here this Thursday. 7t we can get some average pitching I think our club will make it tough tor any team this year. ; Our dimunitive second baseman, Billy Braun, played fine ball lor his first ball game. Billy was quite nervous at the beginning, but settled downt o do some good hitting and fielding. However we are sorry to say that Billy broke his hand this week And will be lost to the squad. It will mean we will have to shift our infield in-field about now. "Tough break Billy, Bil-ly, jou had the makings . . j In beating Davis we got the jun p on one of the best high school baseball base-ball teams in the league. Davis has good pitching, with good fielders and pack plenty of power at tht-plate. tht-plate. The school is baseball minded and now boasts of the best high school basefield field in the state. Ensign Jensen turned In I big league job of fielding at shortstop. He made two spectacular running catches, speared a line driva which he turned into a double, and cams up with four, hard hit ground ball in the pinches to retire the side. What an afternoon! He received the coaches medal for the best all-around all-around performed of the day. Tommy Pastel in centerficld mndv a great running catech of a line drive to retire the last man and end the ball game. It was a sweet catch. Good work Tommy. Joe Churich played a nice game in rightfield for his first game. He He got one hit in three times up. ob Davis hit three hard line drives for two triples and a homerun. "Shades" of Babe Ruth! Bob is growing and developing every day and he has possibilities if hi continues con-tinues playing ball. Joe Watts, burly catcher, hit well for a first game. He stil must im- I Spring Sports by Bailey SantUtevan .. Turning back the pages in mstory of our high school baseball team:; ! we find Six years ago, April 15, Gene Ftsh pitched an eight hit ball "game against Jordan High but lost 5-3. Art Mullett was our heavy hitter getting two out of four. Four years ago, April 14, Louis Valdez struck out 14 and allowed 3 hits against Davis high defeatinrt them 11-1. Our best hitters that day were Pug Harker, i for 5, and Billy Johnson 2 for 5. Three years I ago, April 12, Valdez Val-dez defeated TJavis 20-4. Paul Miller hit 5 out of 6, Dan Delaney, 3 out of 5 times up and Howard Atkinson 4 lor 6. Bob Holne, pinch hitting, got a home run. Two years ago, April 22, Louii Valdez defeated. Glenn Coon anc Merrill Johnson, pitching for Cyprus Cyp-rus high, 5-2. Butter "Badovinatz" was our best hitter 2-4. A week later, April 25, Valdez again defeated de-feated Merrill Johnson and Glen Coon 7-4. He limited Cyprus to 4 hits and struck out 10. Jimmy Byrnes, Paul Miller and Butter Badovinatz each nicked 2 hits from 4 times at bat. A year ago, April 16, Davis and Bingham played a 12 to 12 ball game. Howard Ishamasu with S for 6 and Bob Davis with 3 out of 5 were high hitters. The "Miners" really went to town and dedicated the "Darts'", new sodded diamond at the Davis high school campus. It was a sweet victory vic-tory for the Bingham boys. The squad played a great game, hitting thf; ball hard with men on bases and playing a real defensive game in the field. The score stood 17 to' 4 until the 9th inning when a couple of errors and a walk, plus a homerun gave Davis 6 runs. Dee Whiteside, veteran Davis lefthander, left-hander, was greeted by three triples and two singles and five runs the first inning. The triples were three of the longest and hardest hit line drives that I have ever had the pleasure to see high school boys get. ' prove his receiving, however. Eut, as I said before, he is interested and no doubt will fill the Dill well before it Is all over. Joe Frlsch hurled In elgiti. well pitched innings. He had god control con-trol and his team gave him wonder, ful support. He got two out in the ninth,, when it just seemed like he was unable to put out a third man. Louis Valdez, one of our former pitchers and a mighty sweet on a at that, sent his shoes and glove down to us with this note: "Just thought some player on the squad could use these to good advantage.'" Thanks Louis, it shows you are still interested in us and I only wish I had you out there on the mound pouring 'em in. Another boy who got his start with us. Gene Fish, will be out there on the mound this summer. I bet the Bingham boys will be pulling for him plenty. Same old Gene, but smarter and wiser. Our next game is with Tooel |