Show J Idaho Falls Fulls Leads V-I V U Loop In Fielding Gunners Fifth In Defensive Section Twin Falls Has Poorest Fielding Club in Circuit Records Show Bannocks Are Second Burke Leads Out Out- Outfield Outfield Outfield field Performers Collins Tops Shortstops By OTIS PUSSY p y DAN O'LEARY'S 0 J ARYS ARY'S Idaho Falls Spuds lead lea the the- Utah-Idaho Utah league irI in fielding by a margin wide vi e enough h to swallow half ial of the intermountain country countr During their last stay at home ionic the Spuds made only five errors in 15 games so the scorer may mar be partly to blame The Tuber team an average a of ot Including the game of Wed Wed- Wednesday Aug 1 The The Spud Sp d fielders have made 1971 4 putouts and 9 4 g f p. p c assists with only t. t 87 errors a record r I 1 unheard of r- r this season The Thee e t j Pocatello P Cat Bannocks r t t l' l stepped into second e L place In the field field- fielding r- r ing log during the 1 I past p t few days when the Salt Late Lake Bees suffered a a. fielding lei ding slump The Ban Ban- Bannocks Bannocks nocks have hays a a. mark marie marier of r against I 1936 for the I oA Ille tribe lUSeY Logans Logan's Colleg COlleg- COllegIans ians tans stand in tha th wake of 01 the Bees and Bannocks with witha a fielding percentage of while the Ogden Gunners rank ranI fifth with and the Twin FilLs Falls Bruins trul trulIn In the cellar position with I n l e leof of the teams are bunched so that a n. slight slump may alter elter the fielding position at any time The Spuds are conceded the championship In tu department The team fielding averages er a folio follo- PO A. 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E Idaho FalLs Palls 1971 87 Pocatello 2071 Salt Lake 2205 1094 1 ISO Logan 1982 1 Olden Ogden 2081 2031 Twin Tv Falls rails 2037 89 lCJ f 1 i 1 BEES mES LEAD Salt Lake tops the circuit In num- num bar ber of putouts with 2205 against 2031 for the Gunners second place occupants pants In this department The Ban Ban- Bannocks Bannocks nocks flocks are third with 2071 only ten behInd the Gunners Euke of Idaho Falls leads the rc- rc ular outfielders In fielding with a a. record of or for 70 games Lou Smacker macker of the Bess Bes follows next In order with for 73 games Le- Le LeFern Fern Perrl of Logan Fitzgerald of or Idaho Falls and Wolter of Logan have e per pr- feet records but they have ha only played in a a. few ol o 0 the tames Harry ONeill O'Neill deserves a wore word for his hiS' record for 31 games as does Jensen of the th Bannocks for a mark of for 28 contests contest Practically lly all of the other out out- outfielders outfielders fielders are bunch together around the mar although a few are lower Big Bh Dan Crowley of the Bros Bs lands t head and shoulders above e thee the theother t other ether th r first baseman with a record of for every game of the season Dan has made only eight errors in 82 82 games and has mada mad putouts and 52 ass Callaghan of the Spuds Spud Is close behind b the Bee Dee firt t tI I sacker with a mark of or while Gearron of Logan Lotan follows with I but he has Ius only played In part of the games game gam at nr trot t base BEST BIST AT SECOND SECO D Hutton of Idaho rails Falls Is the the- out out- outstanding standing second baseman of the league although Cronin has about the same record for the same position The latter was shifted to third later lAUr In Inthe Inthe inthe the season however where There he tops top the by a a. wide margin Hut Hut- Hutton Hulton Hutton ton has a a. mark maik of for 40 games frames while Benjamin follows with willI 9 6 for 73 games Molle of Salt Lake has accepted the most chances for the season but Is only fielding Molle olle tried everything e from first to to short so sois soIs sois is handicapped Cronin of the Spuds leads the third seekers sackers with for 50 games Dwy- Dwy cr tr of Pocatello lIo stands next In line for keystone sack guardians with v but Kraso of Twin Falls leads the season all-season players at at- this pool pool- position tion lion with Collins of Idaho Falls Is the out out- outstanding outstanding outstanding standing shortstop in the league so far as records go His mark of Is nine potato points better lt than his near near- nearest est eat rival afo in this department p e Dean of Ogden is the next regular while Dan Jessee of the Bees Bets Is 3 third Jesse Jessee leads the other shortstops by bya a mile In putouts and assists which Indicates Indicates- his ability at fielding Lial of the Bruins and Hall of the fhe Bees stand in two one-two order for r r ular catchers with marks of and respectively respective Baker of the Gun Gun- Gunners Gunners ners noes and Read Stead of the Bees Becs have perfect t fielding records but have only played In a small number of games Lott Loit Idaho Falls pitching ace leads the pitchers pitchers' witha with a perfect average for 19 games while Walters released Bee now with the Bruins Is next with a perfect record for 14 games Wolter Logan Daglia Ogden and Coovert ert Logan also have perfect rec roe records records from the pitching box |