The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1921-03-07

FORWARD OF the MaciNuhAh-N'uNii
wick five. Game In and game out
he played high class han. covering
the floor well. passing finely and
shooting like hig Lacquer an sea
son. lie was especially good In the
ptnches and his shots in the critical
games did much TO keep the CHAMPS
out In front.
kRANN At
OTHER FORWARD
Dick Frayn. his running mate dur
ing the season. Is placed in the
other forward position. Dick also
played good hall and his work IN
the playoff series stamps him as a
conner. lie also played good floor
game. his passing at times being a
bit weak. but In altround play he
ranked next TO Smith In the for
ward department
There WAS a dearth OF good cen
tsrs in the league; in fact there
wasn't a rial good performer at the
pivot position. Bonuey was really
a forward on the 'sY' team. but be
played about half OF tho time at
ccuter and ne was such a valuable
man TO the ~" that he can't be
left out. Placed at oen,er he would
be the best man In the position In
the City league.
Teamed with such a pair of for
wards ~ frayn and Smith he
would give the AilStar squad a
powerful trio OF scorers
GUARDS
NAMED
Irwin Cook. tho E,rkmaIrn Furrh
turr company guard. and Ross VIII
hams, OF the u Commercial club
five. were the outstanding guards
OF the year. Cook played a good
defensive game. Smith Of MaeDou-
Kan's. being the only man TO out
play him during the season VII
iiams played CONSERVATIVE game.
but used hts bean Mt all times and
his hong shooting was a big factor
make n good running mate for
Cook.
Jack Davidson. OF the champions.
didn't play regularly all year. but
he was invaluable TO the leaders
when ne did play. His experience
was his biggest asset and whenever
he entered the game Mt guard or
forward he ssradied his squad won
dexfuI1y.
Davidson. who placed a; forward
"a the An-Csty team last year. II
the only member Of that team 10
place this year. The team last year
consisted OF Davidson and Johnny
logan at forwards, Walter Wood at
eenfer and Tramp" Murphy and
Grcvcr Kertis ut guards with Yves
Rennic as utility.
Pf1AYT1rS
SHIFT
Logan wasn't In ghe league this
year. The Others all were, bat they
didn't play anywhere near the brand
Of ball they showed last year.
Woods changed from tine "" 10
MacDougails and his shooting. which
was his biggest asset last season.
fen of and his aflaround play was
mot MP To the fast standard he set
AEt season
OF the other players on he fser
team. Kertls jumped from the Mac
Dougzan squad to the Northern Life
team. He began to play the man
instsssd OF the ball and his value 20
his tram was greatly lcsscned.
Murphy shifted 10 the ETks from
the Phoenix Mutual and tried 20
play center. As center Murphy
wa a good guard.
Rrunie. An-city uffrffy player Inst
ssason. played ccnter an year for
the u" community team and no
didn-t quite rank az high as either
Jamiesun or Bonncy.
GOOD
SHOTS
The second team contains some
mighty good men. Ward Bell and
Lloyd Lowe at forwards were both
demon shots. but neither played the
floor game that Smith and Frayn
id
The same goes for Cecil Jamie
ron. the Ecknann center. Jamie
son played a good game on both
ends OF the floor but in the center
he was generally outphyed-
Rnss La Wake. OF the Puget
Sound Paper Box team, and George
Overton, Of the Northern Life five,
would make good pair of guards
and should work wen together.
Dick Munson. the second team
utility man. plays "A creditabie game
1t either center or forward
OTHER
FORWARDS
Among the men not picked there
were many good performers. OF
the forwards, Don Frye Of Eek
mann's. Ciarey Attleson and Don
Ripley OF the Box five. Louie In
Fray OF the Northern Life. Roy
Kelchner of the System Sign com
pany. and Henry woodcock OF the
III" community played sparkling
Ill at times.
OF the other centers, Abbie Bur.
rows of Northern Life and Dick
Wander Las OF the Box team were
the best.
Among the guards not selected
Cairns OF the ~" Eckmann OF the
Eckmann squad. Beckett of the
Box team, George Smith Of the
EIlss, and Virguson OF the System
Sign team all showed well at times.
Staatz, OF MacDougaIls. isn't eiigi.
BILE as he played in less than five
games
All in an the City league brought
out some good basketball for the
season and the year can be voted n
success.