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Show WEST HIGH ATHLETES PICK 1917 LEADERS Captains for basketball and baseball and managers for basketball, baseball and track were elected yesterday at the West high school. Ernie Fallentine was elected elect-ed to pilot the 1918 Panther hoop squad and Bill Kaufman will captain this year's baseball club. As Vern Funk Is the only "H" track man at school, he is captain in that sport. Archie Langford will be manager for basketball and track and-Curly and-Curly Burke will take care of the duties on the baseball nine. In Fallentine the Panthers have an excellent ex-cellent captain for the basketball five. The season just passed was his first experience on the first squad, but he played an excellent game at forward throughout the season, ranking among the best forwards in this section. This is the only sport in which he has won his letter, but he is also a football and baseball player of considerable ability and will probably compete in these sports. Kaufman played last year In the outfield. out-field. However, he can work In the infield in-field and may be shifted this season. Kaufman has participated In both basketball bas-ketball and football and has made the squads in both cases. Archie Langford acted as manager of the hoop team the latter part of the season, sea-son, and is well fitted for that position. Burke should also fit In well as manager of baseball. |