| Show Eastern Eastern- Division Baseball Ex Experiences Successful 1931 Campaign Denver Pioneers Dominate Diamond Game Diamond Game in Colorado To Win Championship Flag Six Teams Playing Each Other Othel Twice Set Fast Pace Attendance Soars to 1000 0 Crau Cravath ath Names Star All-Star Contingent Byers GoodBy Good Goo d dBy By JOHN GOODMAN Sports Editor Editor Denver Denver Clarion DENVER Colo May 28 A- A AThe The The Denver Pioneers by winning inning nine games and losing but one that to Colorado Teachers 5 4 won the baseball flag in the East Eastern eni division R. R M. M C. C for the 1931 diamond campaign Color ad J tn 0 university finished second and the Colorado Teachers came in third The circuit is composed of six outfits Denver i w z WJ U Colorado U 0 E Colorado College Jt Colorado Mines i Colorado Teachers Teach Teach- ers and Colorado r p Aggles Wyoming Wyom Wyom- ing mg Cowboys and Western Vestern States I I. I sA college were n not t I tA In in the league this j f I J f J year but hut plans i I J r a are afoot for tiA f their inclusion inthe in i the tho 1932 pennant John Goodman scramble Each club club- played every other twice dur- dur duri i the season Attendance records have increased increased increased in in- creased this year and many games boasting of crowds over the 1000 mark but the average ran a little I better than a game All AU contests contests contests con con- coni i tests that the Denver University I participated in at home were played play play- ed at Merchants Merchants' Park home of the Denver Bears Western League Teams Play Better Ball BalI Games this year have shown a marked betterment in the type of ball displayed with many battles being played without a single error marring the contest Coach Cravath of the University University University sity of Denver has selected the following men as being the most outstanding during the season just co completed d. d In the outfield Buckland and Ewing of Colorado U. U and Thomas Thom Thom- as of Denver In the infield Krall KraU of Teachers at first Hively at second Hotton at short stop both of Denver and Butler of Teachers at third Semi-Pro Semi Baseball Roy Byers has been acclaimed the most outstanding player not only in baseball but in the other major sports and he has been i I named as as a a pitcher on I choice He played in nine of Denver's Denver's Den Den- I vers ver's games and topped the league I with a batt batting ng average of The other pitcher was Haley of I Colorado U U. Place of the Pioneer nine wasby was wasby wasby by far the best catcher in the con con- ference Baseball on this side of the mountains in the colleges is on the incline with more enthusiasm being being being be be- ing shown each year but before the National A. A A. A U. U will recognize recognize recognize nize it some rule will ill be necessary to forbid players on the college I teams to play on semi-pro semi teams as they do now I Sons of Utah though not notI participating in the Rocky I I I Mountain conference baseball league are getting their share of pleasure by representing lo local local lo- lo cal firms in various city amateur amateur amateur ama ama- diamond circuits Big Boy Christensen next years year's varsity football captain Feet Tedesco plunging fullback Pres former star In Indian Indian Indian In- In dian performer Howard Herzog classy infielder Jorgensen a a. peppy peppy pepy pep pep- in infielder infielder infielder in- in P py y third sacker Paul Sweeney fielder Marve l Jonas pitcher and the Miller boys Abe and Gelly are holding down permanent posts with fast outfits Jack Day and Dick Perkins are ace freshman performers u 1 |
