The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-07-26
A TEAM SUMMARY
OF ElKS-cENTURy
BASE BALL CLUBS
PICK A BUNCH TO WIN THE
STATES AMATEUR CHAM
PiONSHIP.
THOMAS GOOD UTILITY MAN
Individual Records Show Max Hardi-
son Well to the Front In Fielding
and Batting-Faucette and Hughes
Each Good Batting Pitchers.

! Each Good Batting Pitchers.
1 Wat Hardison, the Elks short stop,
is in class all to himself. Wat is
not only the best short stop in the
league but is an all-round ball play
er. He plays the game at all times
and at all places. He is stick ar
fist and a classy base runner.
Nux Brown, Century's keystone
man, is the best second basemen in
the league. He fields his position
well, bats like an old Lacquer and is
Splinter on bases.
Harry Afford and Shannon are on
a par at third. Both in the game last
Tuesday played star ball. Accepted
every chance that came their way
and fiefded them with ease without
an error. Both are splendid base
runners: perhaps Afford is a little
more daring and takes longer chanc-
es. Both bat well. Afford is not
only good third sacker, but he is
splendid out garden minder, and with
this asset has little call over Shan
ron.
NJ Harrison, Burns, and Sykes fill
the initial bag with all the class that
could be desired, but the edge is in
favor of Sykes and Burns at playing
the position, but there is no discount
ing the fact that if the ball comes
within reach, either will stab it and
retire the runner, and it lis hard to
choose the best While Burns and
Sykes may have little the edge on
Hardison at fielding the position,
Harrison has them skinned with the
willow, his record shows eight hits
out of eleven times up, one for
home run, two three baggers and sew
eral doubles. He has crossed the
plate six times, and has felded
around nine hundred in the differ emit
positions he has played.
| Red Smith behind the bat has the
edge on all of his opponents. He is
a splendid receiver, but perhaps not
any better receiver than Belts, but
he has wing that is almost proof
against base runners stealing, and
has generalship. He works his
pitcher to great advantage and never
loses his head. AS wielder of the
willow he has not shown up extra
well, but after he gets on base If
he has half a chance he will score
! Faucette and Hughes are both
lcrack pitchers Dock has little the
advantage in experience, but as for
| tossing the pill Hughes will stack
mp with him any day in the week.
Both are unusually good batting
pitchers. Hughes has little better
, control so far. Neither are easily
ratified aan stack up just about even.
Taking the players on the two
teams in the outer garden, for the
right field we will select Elem Thorn
as. Elem is not star by any means.
He is a consistent ball player Plays
the game all the time and has come
back better than any of his old COM
patriots. AS stick artist he Is not
certain. He always hits the pill sell
dom ever fans. Gets some mighty
good sacrifices. Fields his position
we'll and Is good base runner. Not
only is he good in the outer garden,
nut he can be moved to second and
will hold that position down, much
better than the average second base
man. At the close Of the season !
predict that Thomas will stand along
up in the fiAst division, both in field
ing and batting.
Left and center fields have not 30
far in the two teams developed any
stars. Dyer, in the game Tuesd6S,
did not get q chance and 1t is hard
to tell what he can do, but he ID
sadly of in his willow work. Neither
Brown nor Roberts showed up any
class in center and picking a team
from the two teams other players
would have to be assigned to this 20
sition.
| Speaking of team the writer
picks the following for star team
and believes that 1t viii beat any
amateur team In the state two best in
three:
| Smith, catcher
Faucette and Hughes pitchers
Burns, first base.
e. Brown, second base.