Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-04-26
BASEBALL PLAYERS
SHOULD HAVE MORE
SUPPORT, SAYS FAN
HIGH SCHOOL TEAM CREDIT
TO AMARILLO. HE
BELIEVES.

An Amarillo man who attended the
hall games nt plainyicw FRIDAY and
Saturday between the Plainvicw high
school and the Amarillo Savagcs was
asked Monday afternoon what he
thought ~ the two games. he said. dc.
spite the closcness Of tho first game
the sporismanshlp " the Plalnvlcw
boys. especially that of their captain,
Bob McDanicls. was M In evidence that
I, resulted In the best NJ feeling exist.
ing between the two rd.fighting
teams. The splendid fighting spirit IL
the plainvicw team can be largely at.
tributcd 10 the leadership 81 Bob Me.
Daniel and the Amarillo team and IT.
coach can have nothing but the highest
regard and respect for him.
Guy Hayden and the dimlnutivc sec.
ond haseman Of the Sayagcs was the
bright spectacular star of the sag ges
and perhaps of both teams. This youth
~ o. years who only weighs ii0 pounds
game AZ q pcbblc played like veteran.
"Qulnt Taylor. catcher and captain
"f the Savagcs aud Mcdaniel. catcher
W wv NANNNNfN NfNIllt NFNflNf u kFtti
deal of credit Tor their Eamcness In
catching the last game which was play
I'd IN terrific wind storm and at
times even these valiant players had 20
turn their hacks "a the wind ns II was
impossible for them ~ zee Tor the sand.
The eyes ~ both these players were
hloodshot after the first inning and only
by the display of real gamcnoss were
they enabled Ia keep their places be.
hind the plate.
"Quint IN a true example ~ real
sport. not IN the vulgar term applied
In the usual manner, but boy who IN
destined to become a man. In fact he
already has many ~ the Characters.
tics ~ n man. \ man who win fight
for all that u In him who win never
give AN inch IT ground ns long as he In
iu tho iight, who plnys game because
BE- loves the spirit at contest who viii
always give his opponent the hest 81
any difficulty and will trca, every man
fur and equal.
In fact the Amarillo team as whole
b. manly sct ~ boys. True a. the
teaching uf their splendid coach they
are gentlemen as well as hall players
This was clearly demonstrated when
the hotel keeper at plainNlcw said he
had never seen nicer set ~ boys than
the Amarillo team aud that he had al
ways dreaded the keeping of athletic
teams hut that he would always look
forward To another opportunity 10 en-.
terrain the Amarillo team. The boys
are not only learning a. be baseball
players hut they are learning how 60
lie gentlemen and 10 meet the battles
that viii confront them when they en-.
ter into the business world.
"Kclis Turner. who started pitching
the second game for Amarillo had new
~ pitched u game II ball before and
deserves n great deal ~ credit for the
way he pitched. lie IN destined 10 be-
como one of the mainstays ~ the Saw
ages and viii give the l'lhinVicw boys
q run Ter their money Friday and Sat
urtlay when they come here Tor two
games which viii decide the champion.
shin .. ih$panhandle.
"Thc hitting. u both teams was re-
and was Tar above the avor.
age Tor high school teams In any see
ton. In fact. both games were very
holly contested and the Wild cnthus'
iasm Of the crowd could be excused bc.
rausc the games we're Of the kind that
drives fans wild.
"Thc backing which the plainVlcw
team has from the rlainvicw citizens
II little short II marvellous. and I am
sorry 10 say that the Savagcs are not !
favored with such backing. This I
iannot understand. The people Of this !
'ity dc not seem Ia realize the import I
nncc II athletics In the education Of a !
,oN and would certainly like to see /
The parents " this city g,'t behind the
local high school In It's athletic actiN /
lies.
"Thc Board of City Development # .
flainyiow met the Sayagcs at the train I
md invited them Ia take ride over
he city and throughout the teams stay 4
In Plainvicw extended them every cour. !
iosy possible tn make the trip ~ plea Z
amt one. VIII Amarillo do the same /
when rlainvicw comes here | wonder I
Il they viii.
Taking Il all IN al two wonderful I.
zines " hall were played ut rlainVlcw |
and the two here Friday and Satur. |