Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-12-24
~ Macl.can KeuncdyJ

AeAdh, ultUNAtN " - Wv tat 10 "t''fN
in ara. outside u Alassa and is i.i'h
In population Ia the union lcI h''
sent out otily thirty natN, .uns WIG
made gesod NJ bis league baseball Lass
SEASON howesF. was a banner enc int
T~aas OF, Iof the hoys who hail !Tuui
the l.ane star state Tor three ui co.
boys headed the National League u
the batting Averages and IRIS Sp,'h'i.
~ Hubbard city, Texas. stood second
Ia the biz AuRaicAn League boz 'h' 600.
nuaI hating average besides Iri~ l'i
the Cleveland club on Co. victory ari
two pcnanis Perhaps this Is o. WI.H
honor a. any STATE absorbed 10 tbs ~
tiunal pastlme IN one season.
llarasls Leaas sectional.
Roger Hornsby. oi Winters, Rum IS
County; Ross Yuungs. ~ sinner fird
Nicholson oi somewhere IN Texas. led
the haisn,n II the cid National lass
season, really remarkable achieve
nient. Texas. at this wtiting oould
send out baseball team composed ~
boys who wvrc hn within IT, acIed
borders who couid mop the diamond
with the lss outfits no~ playing tie
biE league circuits
Star Outfield.
An outflelu compussi q Trs speak
CT. Ross Younes ana Fred Nicholson
would b. about the hardest hi,,ing out
field TIN IN the ganl' today and as
fielders. they rsdiaG nsost brilliantly
Jim Vaughn. ol ilonuy Grove. SCOT,
Perry. u CorScana. Mel Galllr. u
Laredo: Dave Danlofih. q Granger
Clarence +. Mitchell. u Franklin, vii
Neal vahcs. Lineup and =. Cocroham
IN ressrve. weoid furnish a pitching
staff plenty birong enough 10 win
EaBcs with the powerial batting 0uiti;
behind them.
An infisa composcd Of such brilliant
and hard.hitting players as MOrI.'
Rath. Roger HoTnsby. q. Dugcy, \ W
Baird. while not chasing with Othc.
big league inflelds. would compare IA
vOrably with the infields any OtheI
state could muster up OF course
Hornby and N. Raih class with tins
best Frank Snyder and u. AdaIn'
could take care OF the hackst0pplng
With the great Iris Speaker as mana
ger the Lone Star state could baith
with the best In the land
Although the number q native soni
contributed by Texas 10 big leagu
baseball are few. Sc, eigh, q them a.,
considered stars 81 the first msgni
tude.
Vaughn q Texan.
Edward kargeT. u san Angelo. wa
about the first native son to 81 out an,
make good in the biz show. KArgei
was a lefchanded h1rler who did guo'
work for thu ~. Louis Nationals ans
the Boston Americans from 1896 unit.
1912. Jim Vaughn, u the Chicagl
Cubs. Is regarded as about thu las
word In lefi-han<iesl pitching The her
u Honey Grove has seen eleven sen
sons 81 strenuous work In the hil
leagues. Fer eight seasons he ha
been the malnsiay Ia the pitchers D.
sitlon for the Cubs and has had ca
reer full Of thrills. Morris Raih wh
plays second base Tor the Cincinnati
Reds. stands gu; as the best fieldin
seccnd sAcker IN either league Nj
RAth admits he halls from that yirtu
Gus burg 81 Mobee;ie and II must 4
= tirtuous spot 90 Maurice wouldn'
admit Il.
Rogers Hornshy whom the eniir
population ~ Winters. Runnels County
claim as a relative, wac sold BY IN
Denison club Of the Western Assooia
tlon In 1915. for $500 20 the 81. Loui
Nationals. Today. the famous an
hard hitting Roger would bring $500
900. % the story goes. With a life
hating average In the major league q
.S2a and getting better every seasor
the lad from Runnels County IL makil.
q name In baseball that Will he linkc
with those Of Lalole. Wagner. Edd.
Collins and other stars. Scott PER-
halls from Corsicana. rexas. and Is >!
feet one inch IN height. Perry piiche
ball for Connie Mack and expec,
around the American League circu
declare that Perry would he a secor
Walter johnson providing he possess
the mental balance Of the "Ihaho Woi
der"
Gailia From Laredo.
,to,,an ..ln. a.. - :. -.
,ra,s. o., s~|.,a, !, - -.
sn,snd,d han Co. ,ne wssr,,.-p, ~,
esneciallv dpy,nv The 80, :. tst,
when he has nerc.,,,g. /, ~
ra,ne. van of sao clsrsnre /
Mitchell who resides IN FranklI
tlays hall with the champlon oluh
me Na,Ional Iearae and Wh,le a,ehlr
hut few games FOR Brnot,lyn stnce
hecane a rnernb.r az ina, pl,chlng s,o