Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-09-03
AUCuSTA'S CLASSY BASEBALL
AGGREGATION SOON TO BREAK
UP--REC0RDS AND BOUQUETS

. III ne mas never been found wanting
IN a play calling for team work and
other inside stuff so much in evil
| dence with the Augusta team this
season. Playing sensational ball
with Holy Cross he was picked by
Two Dig sporting papers as the all
coiiege second-sacker. He has been
tower of strength for Augusta.
hardly day passing but what he
would turn in a. hair raiser along
with the rest of the day's work IF
SO inclined he is surely headed for a
big show
! PHIL BRISK, third base. 4 Car
/ diner boy who finished with AM
herst this year. That Houser made
no mistake in selecting this young
ster IS shown in the way he has
cavorted round the hot corner. His
bullet peg has cut down MANY
: runner. Not only has he fieIded fine
but his hitting has been a big factor
IN the teams success. No one dis
. putes his leadership in the question
OF bose running. He gets away fast
ana hlts the dirt in beautiful style.
lie has also proved an ideal leadoff
man, patient weitc, and ever ready
, to crack one il it was over.
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AL MORRELL, short ston The
Bowdoin short field crack easily sim
pea INTO the machine-like workings
VI the Houser inner defense and he
mas proved an able lieutenant when
the board of strategy was in session.
IL one takes note of the number of
errors he has made the obvious con-
clusion would be that he is only
lar fielder but following his play all
summer one sees the reason. He
, goes after everything with never 4
'houGht of record. and many a
time the scorer has been at a loss
whether to give him an error
| or the runner n hit. AL has also
damned the pill in lusty fashion and
his base running has been of the
| speediest
SID GRAVES, Center fielder. The
| baby of the team in years has prov
| cd to be very much of a grown-up
when it comes to caring for the mid
die garden. He is easily the smooth
est performer seen this year in that
| territory. He is a natural hitter
with only a few minor defects appar-
ent at the first of the season and now
nearly wholly overcome which is
also due to the mastery coaching of
| Ben Houser. The kid has also play-
ed the infield some, acquitting him
self in good style at short and first
| base. Ben says he has a great future
before him.
JIM KINCAID. outfieIder He has
7 been with the team only q few games
but has made good with the willow.
| He halls from New Hampshire and
has played in the New England
I league.
| Now Just a word about Umpire
| Thompson. Hard the lot and great
! the courage of one who darcs essay
! the job. of home umpire Even in the
big noise where the arbiter is select
j cd the same as star players are chos-
, en-, he is the object of censure, anus2
; and some times pop bottles. Little
wonder then that Coach Thompson
! failed to go the whole distance with
out some dissatisfaction being evinc-
/ ed. Mistakes he may have made but
he has been honest and conscientious
and has played no favorites At best
1t Is thankless job and Mr. Thomp-
son deserves Commepdation for hav-
| ing stuck to the end.
! This resume would be far from
! complete were not mention made of
! the loyal group of men whose sas-
vices have been invaluable to TIC
team and who have made sacrifices
| galore in order to make the wa
smooth for the Houser machine.
Headed by that prince of chaps lion.
Blaine S Vilcs and ably seconded by
Frank Condon, Max Wilder. Roland
Scribner, Jack O'ConnelI and Daniel
Weeks, the work of planning trips,
| handling the cash and a thousa cd
and one other details have been ca
ried out with rare judgment and
ability. All praise to these gentle
men in the background but. never
! theless so essential to the success OF
: the team.
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