The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-12-27

The game Of indoor baseball. pro-
noted locally, has appeared to never
be as popular as the Church league
that was conducted by the Young
Mems Christian association this year..
Because Of this TACT it has been de-
cided to submit the above all-star Sc
lection to Fargo fandom for approval.
Before a discussion of the players
is made, it might be we'll to explain to
the public the workings of the league.
The latter part Of September a letter
was sent by the Y. M. C. A. to. all the
superintendent Of the Sunday schools
inviting q team from their church to
participate in the league.
Five churches, the First Presbyteri-
an, First Methodist, First Baptist,
Norwegian Lutheran and Swedish
Baptist, responded, The league was
formed and the schedule Of games ar
ranged to begin Oct. IA. Double head
er games were played n Tuesday
nights from that date until Dec. 16.
Men taking part in the league were
not compelled to be members of the
Y. M. c. A. but regular attendants of
the church which they represented.
The captains and managers of the
various teams were held responsible
for the eligibility Of their players.
AL4C cPpGNA cl1SO III AIA SC hS u
spectators at every game speaks loud
err than words for the success of the
undertaking. 1t filled a social need
for the members Of the different
churches, stimulated regular attend
ance al church of the many players
on the teams and also furnished them
g. splendid means Of exercise and rec
reation.
No doubt the selections Of all star
players as made above will not meet
with the universal approval OF all
those that are familiar with the league
just closed. There are many things
that must be taken into consideration.
Where two or more men have seemed
to he equally competent to fill a GER
tain position (and there have been
many such cases) the man with the
highest. batting average has been CIV
en- the preference.
The selection of the battery was the
first and easiest task Of all. There is
not a. question but that these positions
belong to A. H. Parrot, catcher. and
Bert Haskins, pitcher, both Of the
Presbyterian team.
Although Parrot has a rival In the
person of Archie Cornwall Of the
Methodists, he has been selected be-
cause he has taken part in every game
scheduled for his team while Corn
wall has participated in a trife more
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Grams behind the bat, skilled in the
art of finding the batters' weak spots,
accurate in their throws and strong
at the bat themselves.
Without a murmur or doubt the
twirling position goes to Bert HaSk-
ms. With an unlimited supply Of
curves. shoots, drops, and also his
famous rise BAH, Haskins always had
his opponents guessing and tanning
%ho ofpanGnhnrn Tho hits that UaYp
allowed were unusually few and we'll
scattered. No other pitcher in the
league seemed to have the success or
ability to tighten up in the pinches as
did Haskins. Though many will dis
agree with the other. selection, the
selection of Haskins to fill the box will
be unanimous.
There is some competition for the
choice of guardian for the initial sack.
Paul Bunce. Clarence Lany and Paul
Hoover have all filled this position in
a capable and worthy Of be-
ing chosen for the ALTAR team. On
account Ksof Hoover leaving the city
and withdrawing from the league it
seems as though he should not be
considered. Because Of the fact that
Lane was substitute for first baseman,
playing that position only when Bunce
was unable to be in the game shows
that the real first choice should be
Paul Bunce. II ever a man fits per-
fectly in that position 1t is this good
natured, clean sportsman. who plays
the game for the love of the sport.
Because of his ability to organize,
interest and enthuse his men, Bunce
has also been selected as captain Of
1.-THE "all-stars."
A good second baseman Is a valu-
able man to any team. Because of the
short distance between he bases in
indoor ball, when a base runner
reaches first he invariably attempts,
and a great many times, succeeds In
stealing second. The man covering
this halfway station must be alert
and ready to receive the hard fast
throw from the catcher to intercept
the would be pilferer. Only a very
few men have played this position
regularly which makes 1t hard in
naming a favorite. Two men, how
ever, stand out as possibles. 3@e Olson
Of the First Baptist n wRicf1ard
Reese from the Lutherans. The lat
ter is the writer's choice eau Of
his unusual ability in covering this
position and his accurate use of the
stick which has helped the N~orWegians
win a, great many OF their games.
1t seems impossible to promote any
thing without a Methodist, and it la
more than true in selecting this team.
The man most capable OF taking care
of the bat corner is the hard working,
fast and aggressive player, Robert
Nesbit. Making some of the most
\ spectacular and seemingly impossible
stops ever seen on the local diamond,
always playing with his head and
mighty with his bat, Nesbit stands out
head and shoulders above the other
i candidates for third base.
The next positions to be filed are
those OF the closing in ones, the left
| and right short stops. Inasmuch al
NEARLY all OF the infield work falls up
on the players. in these positions, i