Arizona republican., 1912-07-17
ALL AMERICANS, THEIR LINEUP
Brief Biological Sketches of Husky Specimens of Genus Sphereoidea Who Take on Tempe Bears Thursday Afternoon

The men who compose the All American baseball team playing now under the effulgent banner of Phoe- nix stand on their own feet. They have gotten together with great deal of difficulty and now all is set tied for a seasons playing they ask the support of the people of Phoe- nix. Not that they are unable to help themselves, but simply on the basis of backing and cooperation are necessary for success" they desire the weight of the business men behind their efforts.
 The second game with the Tempe Bears will happen at Eastlake park Thursday afternoon In Tempe the other day, Phoenix came out winner with the small end of the score, win ner because they beat themselves into q more compact fighting machine by rough contact with a steady close plavine bunch of ball toSSers. Now that they are VictOrs over their own faults. they expect to go in and make the. water warm for the fellows from the sOuthside town
 In connection with the formation of Phoenix first all white team in several years, it is interesting to look into the make up of the newly form ed set of sluggers. Following is the list of the players and few brief reasons for his individual right to be a member.
 Nel!is. who will put 'em over the dish was formerly Humboldt star. He is the only man who was able to hold Tucson's speedy team to a brace of hits in a game in Phoenix. Hur ley on the mound was a star back stop for the University of Arizona team last year. Jay Towers will need no introduction to baseball life in Phoenix. His team mates call him the Comic Supplement" and he cer- tainly is there with the goods when the cheerful batter is needed. He is of San Diego originally.
 Zones was for a long time with semi-prO teams up Denver way. His nearest bid for real fame, and it was a good one, was his tryOut for box work with the Frisco Coast leaguers But alas. for his young hopes to be a big leaguer. He was not big enough physically. though he looms up like q hay stack as husky little hitter and tosser.
 Godfrey is a local boy. His na tural ability to handle a yard of ash wood recommended him from the start and his later work has justified all expectations. Bagley who bosseC the former Phoenix team and didn't hide in deep centerfield is a Centra league man. III health of a membel of his family compelled his remOva to the west where he has always beer an enthusiastic supporter and player of the national game.
 The only comment occurring tC the scribe concerning Little" Samm! Shrigley is, he is one of the bes fielding kids that ever performed fO a Phoenix team. LangstrOm who co vers the left hand side of the out field was with Hurley at the Uni versity last year. His work is suf ficiently praised by the fact that h. made the team of big boys at Tucson And last in the shadow of the righ field fence comes Roberts. Robert is a man to swear by, though in tn course of his Connie Mack work fo the team he has often been sworn al As a manager he is there and h plays steady game where he is nov located
 Pringfe of white hope" proportion is a fine emergency hitter. Beside he knows the game from one end t the other. Hall is the relief man O sturdy qualities who can be depende on to pitch or hold down any Othe position with great eclat.
 Thursday at Eastake this bunc will wrestle with the we'll know Tempeites comprising such hard athletes as Pine, Spikes, Griffer Easaw. Mullen, Jones. Brown. Ovied and Glow. The debate will start a 2:30 and Hon. Peter Sullivan will si in high court on balls, bases an OutS