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Show r GUNNERS BOAST STAR RECEIVER . i;rmk fallentine. Thi: catcher is the mo-t Important cog In n baseball machine. Base-bail Base-bail history for years shows plainly that few pennants have been Wbn without the services of a first-class catcher Many of the BCrtbes have been heard to remark that an athlete to be a good receiver must be a DUSky. ;iiers opine that such is not the easo. Ogden'a Gunners f 1022 have a gent that has the slc the power behind be-hind the bat and every derail that goes to make up fl class) backstop- In Ernie F)ft dentine Ogden boasts th" b st receiver, In the r"oriiifern Utah league. Pally was the leading receiver receiv-er of th;- 1921 organization and Is now out to repeat his performance Of that campaign. Ono of the assets for any receiver is a good arm. The ainihy to get the ball away iiuickly plays 0 leading lead-ing rob-. Besides being able to snap the ball to either of the bases, perform per-form as the cat. her for the cnuckers, the catcher must also do the think-in? think-in? for bis team. The weaknesses of all batters together with their strong points must be known to him and once known he must remember 'em. Kullentlne has these qualifications, lie muft also figure out the opposition, op-position, figure when a player will attempt to steal and be prepared to halt said larceny. He must always be on the lookout I for the hit and run or the squeeze play. With his mind made up on these two plays he must always call I for a waste ball- I Besides this, the wie catcher must also shlit Ids fbtders for different betti rs. This often is a big factor In ' baseball of today. Psllentlne has played with the Eft. Louis Americans, the Portland club of the Pacific Coast league, teams In tin Three-I league and other or- Ignnlzatlons and let It be said he Is a receiver. Again we say Fallentine la the big cop in the Gunn. r artillerv. Watch I him perform today. |