Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-02-17 | Page 31 | Dode Paskert Still is Fast Outfielder

DODE PASKERT STILL IS F MFIELDER k Ni:W YORK. Krb. D01J0 Fs- kert. recently trado.l to tho Ouh? by tho Philiios for Kro-1 Williatus, is a narvel 1111101:2 outf iohler$ of the major leaiiue?. At the am1 of ;Uk PasUert still rauks ns ono of the spoeUest ar.lrncrs iu tho hi a show, nv h ieh is uuusun 1 for a plaver of his ears. Tho a'era;o outfieKier Ihv'11? to "lose his Iol;s" after lie passes o'-1. Tbo uimhleness that oi:allo.l him to cover aeros" of ground nvIiou ho first won his spurs heu'Mis to disappear, aud fcf ' show s plai n lv t hat ho is slowing up. Not so Nvith i'askert. tlo has ahvav? I ranked as one of tho fleetest of out- fielders, and thou eh ho is several steps I slower than he ttod. to be, ho can still I .'over ground with tho average fielder. J Manv baseball writers ijavo Kreti Mite'riell tho latiirh when he made tho deal for Paskert, aliowiu-; a vou 11 if player like Williams to i;et awav from tho Oub fold. Hut M iteholl ronieno that he profited by tho swap, aud if Paskert has a liood year bo will prob-ablv prob-ablv bo vindicated. Much ueedod a rioht-baml bitter for t h. 0 Ottb outfield, and t i u r o are few-fielders few-fielders with Paskert s abilitv and experience ex-perience who could do the Oubs more 20 od. Paskerr beati play in 2 professions j baseball in JiHU with" tho Dayton clul 01 the Oeutrnl leacue. After three year ! a t Pi; y ton he spent a season at At laata and then eamo to the Oineinuat ! t?eds i u 1 ldOr. lie whs a member 0 the Kodvillo ai;; eat ion for lour yeai and has worn a Pinlly uniform ' iv seven seasons. That he is still poo e n ouch t o a 1 1 rao t t h e eye of a m a 1 af who is stretching e"ery point t assemble a ehampiouship club is a t ri' ute to his staying qualities.