The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1920-07-08
TRI-COUNTY ALL STAR TEAM.


baseman in the league Charlie RentZ
is a grand ball player, but nobody
ever accused him of being an infielder.
AS no selection of Tri-County players
would be complete without the name
of Wally Norris, of Blackville, on the
list, we place him on second, al
though he has not been playing this
position. But he can do it because
he has had several years experience
on the infelds of the South Atlantic
association. He can pick them up in
fast order, has a fine wing, can take
a throw and tag runner accurately,
is fast and demon with the willow.
At short several men must be con-
sidered. Bulls weak hitting throws
him out. Allen, of Allendale, is good,
but is rather slow on the bases, and IS
otherwise a tiny bit lacking. Ramsey,
of Denmark, is a mighty good man,
but is actually too fast for his own
good and for his team. Many ball
PLAYERS play ahead of themselves. So
for his all round worth, skill and
ability Turnipseed, Of Bamberg, is
given the palm. Turnipseed is fast
and covers a world of territory on the
infeld. He is the premier short stop
of the state on ground balls to his
left close to second base and is not
bad on them to his right. He has
peg almost equivalent to Springfield
army rifle, has been we'll coached and
is a good base runner and batter.
The writer deems the choice for
third base to be as easy and as lack
ing in argument as that of first. Some
may differ with us but we can see
nothing to this but "Gyp' Rentz, of
Bamberg. By far the greatest fielder
of ground balls in the league and
having never played any other posi-
ton, ''Gyp" is a past master on the
art of playing third. The Germans
L
and of course ball team can't. He
is a. fine hitter and if Bamberg is to
continue to put out ball team the
writer is mighty glad this lad can't
hit around 1888, because ere many
more nights had passed ''Gyp'' would
be gobbled up by the majors and we'd
find him dissipating around the white
lishts of Broadway and 42nd street.
A veritable wizard at third the former
Baltimore hotel detective is the class
of anything in the south.
For the outfeld there are at least
six splendid gardeners and it's hard
to leave off any of them. Carter Price,
of Barnwell, is a safe man with the
stick and is pretty fast, but he is not
as safe in the field as at the bat and
doesn't cover the ground which a
man of his speed should. Frank Bam-
berg. of BAN berg, is an ideal lead of
man at the bat, the best base runner
in the league, having the famous hook
slide down to perfection. But Franks S
eyes are weak enough to affect his
hitting as well as his playing sun
field to such an extent as to cause
him to barely miss the all-stars. Bill
Brabham and Pete Watson, of Bam-
berg, are both good ball players, but
both have their weak points. So the
all-stars would grab "Buck' Brown
ing out of Blackville's center field and
put him in, left. Buck has had
years of experience, has a good arm,
covers acres of territory, is fast on
the bases and reasonably fair batter.
In center field would go John McMll-
Ian. Of Allendale. He is veteran OF
considerable professional experience,
can 20 into left or right field for fly
balls and can get them either behind
him or in front. His peg to the plate
is above the average. He knows the
game from Genesis to Revelations and
is a dangerous man for any pitcher
to face. In right field is placed the
premier man of the trio, a man who
is too good a ball player to be kept
off the all-stars and whose batting
alone would insure him a place on
any team that could be picked. This
is Charlie Rentz, of Bamberg. Char
lie is certain death to fly balls and
can get them in any direction. He IS
after them at the crack of the bat,
and is fair on the bases. In addition
to this any pitcher simply commits
suicide who puts them over the plate
for him with runners on the bases.
There is hardly any such thing as
complete bali team which numbers
only nine men. So we are fortunate
in having just the player as an all
round utility man, substitute and
pinch hitter, Otto Large, of Banl-
1,o f11e +hie ioh f0 a 0ueen'S taste.