Pueblo chieftain., 1921-05-22

Having finished the 1921 interscholas-
tic baseball series with percentage
of 1000. Centennial high school has the
honor of harboring with her brick walls
| members of the fastest high school
baseball team in southern Colorado.
Displaying the highest type of technic
of the game in every contest the lted
and White outclassed each of their
opponents, with the exception of the
Pueblo Central high school nine in the
final contest the two schools played.
Probably the biggest feature in the
play of the Bulldog diamondeers was
their ability at stealing bases. In
every contest except one,-the last
Central game. the Red and Whites
never failed to purloin at least eight
sacks, This performance was staged
| in games abroad, as well as at home.
The most plaudible win of the Cen
tennial crew was when they defeated
: the East Denver high school nine to
| 2 in a. seven inning game played at the
State hospital grounds. East Denver
| and South Denver high schools met for
the championship of Denver high
schools yesterday.
In the last game with Central high
! school the Centennial players found
| that they were against the fastest crew
| they had to face during the entire sea
| son. This contest went II innings for
| a score of to S.
Starting with their usual stunt of
stealing bases the Bulldogs found that
/ they were being cutoff at second base
| thru the superior pegging of Catcher
Alley. of the southsidc crew. This
rather tore down the morale of the Red
and White and not until the 1lth and
| final session were they able to break
down the Central defensive.
Seventy-six points were totaled by
| the Centennial baseball team AGAINST
opponents 81 Their most overwhelm-
| ing score was a IL to 0 shut -out over
Rocky Ford in the final game of the
season played on the Melon-grower's
| diamond.
With Coach HuIings pitching staff.
from Central high school. added to his
| string. Coach KetterinE, of Centennial
could have, without a doubt laid logical
claim to the state high school cham.
| pionshp.
| Mcouaide. proved to be the most
reliable hurler on the Red and
| White lineup. He was ably sup
| ported by Provinzani. clever south
| paw. but in n long season would have
been over worked. Chiaro, third pitch
er on the Centennial string. did not
| hgure In any home games of the Cen
tenial crew, but showed well on two
trips. He was held in reserve for the
greater part of the season.
Cochran and Barta on the Central
lineup could be used to advantage in
making the Centennial crew formid-
able. In any other position II Is hard
could be made stronger.
TO the able coaching of Physical pi-
| rector kettering, can be laid the sue
| cess of the Centennial baseball team
| Formerly n minor league diamond star
| kcttering has n keen insight to tho
| game that he was able to impart to
his cohorts in "A manner that was ad-
| antageous.
In every game kcttcring ran the
| team in a manner that was not notice
able TO the ordinary fan. but that was
| effective in bringing many crcditahlc
| victories. When tho balance OF tho
| game was held prccariously Kcttering
would send his batsmcn with instruc-
| tions for a hit. or bunt, to n particular
| part of the field. This method never
| failed to bring desired results. with the
exception of the II inning game with
Central
Individual starring on tho Red and
| White crew was noticeable Ivy its alb
sencc. Team work was ono OF tho
features OF the north side diamond aE-
| gregation
Elbeck. playing at shortstop for the
| Centennial ninc, deserves particular
mention for his fielding ability. Tho
| dusky lads knowledge of tho game is
| the only asset he has that can he CON
sidered in secondary light to his
! fielding prowos-s. ON tho coaching line
| Elbcck sent base runners around the
diamond for long advances. Unusual