Show Batting Honors y i FRANK K BAKER BAKER- ER When the baseball men add three men to the star star all amateur team Announced tod today y in ill The Telegram to make a a. squad of or 18 for the star game game came of August 12 they will have to give much consideration to Frank Argyle of Wasatch Oil au Glen Crowther of the Firemen Emery Morton on of Sugarhouse Larry of Red and White and Roger Berry of Wasatch oll It has been a little surprising to me that these players did not get getA i f. f A p. better play from the 21 team managers scorers and umpires whose i opinions were polled b by The Telegram in arriving at the 1934 honor team I fl 1 They arc are some of the federations federation's most formidable guns and itt It t t would not be at all unlikely to have one of them walk of off with The Tele- Tele f i cram tram prize as the seasons season's foremost hitter r k- k In studying the amateur averages which have been maintained for forbears bears ears only by The Telegram I find that Argyle is pounding the ball at ata ja a clip in the Wednesday league with 16 hits out of 31 official trips to 1 the r plate Moreover he be has a a. average in the Friday night circuit i S S S y 4 Right Right now Argyle is in the midst of a nip and tuck battle with Crowther the fly chasing Fireman for the leadership Crowther er has belted 18 hits in 35 times at bat for a average r w Formidable Stickers to lo to Use I a Hit Is Needed Anybody as capable as that with the willow would certainly be handy to t-o have around should the occasion arise in the star all game for a a. pinch hitter I Mortons Morton's hitting has bas been a source of delight to f Sugarhouse partisans this summer He led the amateurs amateurs amateurs ama ama- for awhile and still has a a average average in hi the Wednesday league as well as a a. mark in the Sun Sun- Iday day clay morning play pay ff l 55 clouting with a team that has been ML as downtrodden as Red and White Whit this summer is w worthy of ot every ery praise and no amateur pilot could J quickly spurn the services of a a. man like Berry whose i 44 batting has come in mighty handy for Wasatch i f S S I 0 i I Industrials Will ill Present i Hard Hitting Hilling Combination r j t That hat one of ot these players may walk off oft with the hitting lam laurels els doer not necessarily mean that the critics have made a a. mistake in their choice f of the 15 all stars for they have chosen a a. team with a combined ba bati bat bat- i t tl ting average of and a a. fielding average of A team with such aggressiveness and defensive ability at the same sameI i I time would warm wann the cockles of any managers manager's heart T Avar Crossgrove of Draper and his assistants assistants Deb Deb Moss C. C B. B TempIe Tempie Tem Tem- pie and Tom Toni Care Carey should Carey should have a real thrill out of supervising the play i t. t of so much high cl class talent in a a. single game t t It will take a good team though to t-o beat the combined Royal Holsum team Just think the Industrials have the choice between Bud Brown and kand Clare dare Evans at first Bob Howard Frank Christensen and Lee Haacke I behind the bat Darrell Bouncy Bonney Dee De Mattson Matts n. n Earl Owen Pete Dow and 5 Alex Logan in ill the outfield just to mention a few of the puzzling select t 1 i. i S S S t Johnny Pearson seems the most likely sure starter I for the Industrials He has been doing as well well-at short 1 this year as any player in the league and this is only his first season out of the amateurs His fielding fielding- has been c L- L t flawless f for r long stretches at a time and his hitting has hasL been most timely Johnnys Johnny's fine play explains in a great greatt t L measure why Royal won the first half haIr title so readily j S S S r r Royal Probably Will Supply Three of Four Pitchers f. f i The Industrials I believe will be inclined toward Evans at first because be- be cause of his vicious hitting Sterl Chatwin of Holsum at second and Fred Tedesco of Royal at third may get set the starting call although Pete Huxford Huxford Huxford Hux- Hux ford of Royal and Capelle of Holsum Hoisum cannot be easily dismissed so far faras I. I Its is as iI infield duty is concerned m Mel Scott is the only Holsum pitcher likely to get a call for duty with Royal supplying Elmer Haacke Southpaw Joe Barney and Thome Coggle I imagine all five outfielders will see some service |