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Show ' PLAYGROUND T Last Tuesday and Wednesday brought out record crowds. On Tuesday 212 boys wore on the play ground ami on Wednestfity 230. There has been at least 130 daily on the playground since the beginning of recreational play. ; Highland Boy Yankees are i still ' ' m the lead in the Eskimo Pie league lea-gue and have not lost a game. Much of their snot-ess is due to Louis Valdea the "Babe Ruth" on the league. This lad is a good pitcher, hits from both sides-of the late and hits to all coiners of the lot. Jimmy Snmnichl's Bingham Athletics have lost some real battles during the past week by one run. ".Nosey " Brisk just can't get over that fatal seventh. Henkel, Caulfield and Tassainer are playing a bang up game,. . I'. ' D Frogtown has come out of the cellar and has won its last three games by big scores. Paul Mill- er Has his bunch hustling and some of the leaders' had better look out before the seaso.t is ov- er. ' .-''. v The Copperfield Cubs arV' hra1 slump and just don't seem to be able to find theirselves. They " . have a swell little twain and everyone every-one is hoping they will soon shake off their jinx. The Phoenix Midgets are in second place and are playing real headup baseball. They are a tough team to beat. Bob Cotter has taken over the destiny of the Copperton Giants and with his left hander, Leland Warning, hopes to knock off a few of the leaders. e'v, There is one thing in ;the Eskimo Es-kimo Pie league that is not car-ried car-ried out in many other Junior ' leagues. . The pitchers pitch but one game a week. They wll not pitch two successive ! days. The ' law is followed out to the. letter and just try to find a pitcher who will pitch two games in a row- . Mike Lovich of the Highland 'Boy Yankees is a mental Giant, he doesn't get in many ball games but he can give you the dope on every big league ball player and big league club. He has the dope on each player in the Eskimo Pie league as well. |