The Greeley tribune., 1912-08-01
Boost The Home Team
(By MACY
(From Mondays Daily

After Watcn1uS the SpuQS ana
Zoos play nine innings to a l to u
score yesterday afternoon l think
Manager Bethge Is entitled to a vote
of thanks land also some financial
support) from Greeley people. Az
ter Greeley's somewhat disastrous
attempt to have a salaried team last
year there wasn't enough interest
in base ball here this spring to jus
tify a serious thought about 1t. AS
last resort local players asked Mr..
Bethge to do what he could toward
forming a team. The result as seen
in yesterdays game is nothing
short of marvellous. Bethge started
the team out composed entirely of
local players. AS fast as attendance
and occasional financial help would
permit he secured better men. grad
ually dropping the poorer material
and building up the team on a prac-
tical business basis.
Yesterdays game stamps the team
as an equal OF last years team in
every way. The present pay roll is
probably about one-fourth of what
was paid last season for the same
brand of playing. Many patronA OF
the game last year who had lost In
ent yesterday were surprised al the
lineup also is interesting. Players
, who last year sat in the grand stand
and watched alleged stars perform
are now wearing the uniforms with
| as much glory to Greeley as was
won last year.
| Behind the bat is Gibbs, who uses
| hio n do nd
is unquestionably an improvement
tion last year. First and third
bases are occupied by the Latora
brothers. They are new to me but
look like coming players. especially
the first baseman. At second is the
old favorite of last year, Tony La
Sale. AS l have always said as
soon as Tony develops little more
in the batting line he will go up in
the base ball world. Last year he
was the backbone of the team on
defense and looks even better this
} year. both in batting and fielding.
J On the short stop job Bethge gave
! lot of the fans real surprise, In
, cluding myself. Instead of import-
ing a 500 a month wonder he put
! "Bodie' Morris on the job. Bodie
; has played here several years and
7 last year joined the has been"
class. This year he is playing a
. nice game in the field and hitting
) better than ever before in Greeley
The outfield. good on fielding and
ta1r In hitting. is composed of Rolla
7 Buckles and Miller of last vear's
3 team and Gadbois. who was a local
2 player prior to last year. Buckles
is about like he has always been a
iair hitter and lightning fast on The
) bases. Miller don't look as good as
= last year in batting. but is a natural
$ hitter and is always daneerous IN
e pitchers. Gadbois has always taan
a rather foxy fielder but a poor at
ter. Like Bodie, however. he ssem.
TO have developed batting eve this
year and is doing good work i'm
r the stick. ~"
u The pitching end of the came ia
the weak spot. Pitchers come b,rh
and lack of support has necessi,, Cd
using men in the box that ware ~
up to the rest of the team pau1
"iston, who pitched yesterdav 90
not a regular member OF the Ton,
The kind of game the how 40
4 playing now entities them IN 80
t support. From now on let's al ~
n out and lend hand in helninc ~
+ team along and revive the good Ia
/. | game in Creeley '" oiu