Show FOR AN UNION ALL ASSOCIATION TEAM BY W. W D. D B. B 1 Tho scribes on the tho northern end of or tho circuit have all picked their all star Union association teams for tor tho season of or 1912 1012 so with tho assistance of the office boy I herewith make our guess Ko o o two of oC the sporting writ writers rs in the north have havo hit upon tho the same club nor docs does mine conform with an any of those selected elsewhere Without fear of an any bricks aricks however I would not hesitate in n taking my chances on this sol selection It would bo be a shame shamo to take tako the tho money and the only difficulty that I might encounter encounter en en- counter would bo be in trying to make President Lucas vo that the tho club is under the salary limit Just figure out out the batting averages of ot that first team take their fielding and general ability into consideration consid consid- cration and and then thon picture to yourself what such an aJ aggregation would do to tony tony any ny other club that could be mustered Lu in n the tho Union providing of course that they would be pla playing together The Tho question of a manager has apparently not been a difficult one ono with the theother theother theother other follows for all have pick d Cliff r Mc McCloskey loskey and George need Heed might well be bo considered also alo but since Blankenship combines both an ability to run a ball club as it should be conducted nod lad to take part iu iii tho the game amo himself I r give ivo him the tho management of the first team ip preference prof to McCloskey Ac According to my fly I way of thinking there is not au another other catcher in in the league who should he be placed in Buck Weavers Weaver's class taking him all an around when ho is rj right ht Baker the tho second choice although be he has been o overworked by Helena i is the tho best young rece receiver cr crin in the tho lea league is my maY 1 pick for lor the one Olle II crooked arm ann I j would carr carry hide brand and Klein arc are good but not Dot as asgood asgood good a an al when given THIS IS OUR oui GUESS First T Team aID Second Team Blankenship LI XI Mgr McCloskey O O. O Weaver S L. L c Shannon B Baker Eaker H. H H n. c Kafora Kaora B. B S. S L. L p Hildebrand Hilde braud G. G F. F Bush M Mo p Morgan Morgon S. S L L. M M. p p Bittrolff S. S L. L DeU B B. B p Ames Amen Ame S. S L. L Knight O 0 p Erickson Elickson 0 O. O Lussi H IL 1st Hester G. G GF r. r Perrine M. M M 2nd Pendleton S. S L. L Oriet M. M ss as G. G r. r Whalen 0 3rd Toner G. G F F. F Huelsman G. G P. P If Tobin M. M Murphy G. G F F. F cf Killilay H. H Fortier Portier S. S L. L rf r Bauer S. S so L. L L 0 O. util Davis S. S L L. L his turn is is always good and ho he can also clout the tho ball The he four Tight i ht banders ban ers Bush Doll Dell and Knight on their 1912 showings would suit mo me to 10 a aT aT aI I T Hr There are arc a great groat many other good tood ones but again the four I have hac chosen will do Morgan or an showed Hashes flashes of class claps has been clouted too re regularly Bryan is good b but t has not the class of or an any of the tho four mentioned Williams will vill develop into a n great reat pitcher pitch pitch- er or if on a good club Erickson is go good d when the club is winning Stone Stono is its ma good when 1 right Bittrolff f lacked the tho tho pep this season sealon Ames is mighty good hut hat hatm ma mav m lIa have vo been overworked Keenan looked looke l good during tho the last wee but ut showed to too late atc etc All AJl of the tho boys bos in u the DOT north lt picked H heater of ni Palls PaIls for COI first base Bill J ll Lussi Lusi of Helena goes oes for thc inc Fig ligure Figuro Figuro uro ure out Bill Bills Bill's Ja batting a average and hi his general value to a club lie will vill casily casill Hester Heater ho he is jus just t as fil last fat on the thi theba bases ba es' es has baa lots lols of pep pel J and Over even though h ho be is not hot as spectacular in in hi his fielding he ho hemina mina manages es to get et t there hero somehow some Slime how or other Ho lio is just the kind o ot of fellow follow needed need d qu ou on a club to win a pen pea nant Carman is a good first baseman but out not in iu Lussi's Lussi 9 class clas Van Vau takes take too ninny many sleepers Notwithstanding the thc fact that thai Johnny Pendleton is one of or the best in infielders fielders in the tho league second base baso belongs bo bo- longs to NiJ Nig J J Perrine Nig canhit can canhit canhit hit is the tho keystone to an infield knows as s much baseball as any auy man mar connected with the league and is a handy bandy person per on to have havo around on a i contender With Bill huh Orr out of f tho the loa league ue short belongs to Onet Oriet of Missoula His Ills bat batting batting tin ting fielding arid and all around good baseball baso base ball speak for them themselves Jimmy Whalen of Ogden has third sewed up All things taken into consideration consideration con con- ho is the class of the lea league ue in that position Ho lie is a splendid bitter hitter hitter hit hit- ter and has Las but one weakness with weakness with his grand arm he is is not sure suro of his hist t throw There should b be he no a argument mon t as to tho selection of and Murphy as two of or the tho outfielders Many Ian will differ wit with h me mc in picking Billy I for the third outfield job iob Fortier Forier For ier goes goos for me Ine though tl If If Fortier can be played in m the tho outfield regularly he will go and grab rah t them em anywhere here and nd he isone isone is isone one of the time sweetest little hitters in minor league baseball all when playing the outfield Catching seemed to up upset ct b s h out fielding ability and nud hit hii hitting a nw aswell n as w well this reason but hut 1 I would take m my chances on hill it ii hp he could be bo played in in the time outfield only There is in better better better bet bet- ter ba haH base p runner in in the tho l h lc Artie rl E. E should be entitled entitle t tf 19 the utility rol role without comment Th The choosing of au an all all Union Union team is il necessarily a rily a matter 1113 r of ot individual J opinion If an any local fan fans desire to take a hand hund at expressing their choice th the selections selection will he be on in these columns |