Daily Kennebec journal., 1921-09-03

.nd his Colts have furnished the
initial city with a brand of hall
.orer before equalled in the local
history. The fame of the team has
,,ched far beyond the confines of
..o pine Tree state and in a way
contributed toward the welfare of
the City.
rolece stars, former leaguers and
,oca, bows chosen by Houser were
welded by him into machine that
has registered an impressive string of
victories against the best teams in
.ha state. Selected by the Augusta
BASEBALL association to lead the team,
Don not only used rare judgment in
,;cking his mon but also applied his
successful methods Of coaching as
evidenced by his record. for a decade
n.et Infallih.!ity, however. is vir-
,uo not claimed by the Bowdoin
coach and II was expected that some
Games would be lost but the number
nj defeats suffered by the team
have been remarkably few.
sucresses Of the team is too well
rnoy,n to call for any extended hou-
ouets. His record in the big show and
,ater his direction of independent
teams. notably the Skowhegan outfit
and more recently his work as coach
at Rowdoin, was enough to convince
,be Augusta management he was the
ypv for the job That the big good
natured mentor delivered is plainly
apparent to Augusta fans.
GEORGE (Squanto) WILSON,
Cantain, and first base, is also we'll
known to local fans and his career is
familiar to all. His work as back
stop at Bowdoin led to a berth III
the big league only to be cut short
by an injury to his throwing arm.
This necessitated retirement from
the game for a time and George had
recourse to his ability as a peda-
gogue In time his salary wing heal
cd but the old whip was gone and
the once bullet-iik peg was impos-
sibIc. However. his ability as hit
ter and infielder drew him back into
the game and in the last few years he
has been the terror of opposing
moundsmcn This year was one OF
his best as willow wielder. register
ing a mark OF 440 up to the time
OF the injury of his right leg at Port
land on August 6. He has proved an
able field leader and intelligent in
terpreter of team strategy.
ARTHUR ABBOTT; Catcher. has
been the mainstay on the receiving
end and has made his best showing
this year despite the fact he is a
veteran of the game dating back
decade Noted as a prep and college
player and also a season in the New
England league. he nevertheless has
staged the best showing of his career
with the 1921 Augusta team. Cool
and heady behind the bat and the
terror of would be base purloiners,
he has also welded the willow in
convincing style as his average will
show.
LEO REAUDOIN. Catcher and
right field He has taken his regular
turn as hackstop until the injury of
Hill early in the season neceSSitated
a shift in the outficld. Leo taking
up the guardianship of right garden
His work in the New England
league and later with the Trolley and
Twilight leagues won him " place
with the HouSer elan. For the past
three weeks the team has been with
out his services, due to sickness ana
he has not vet recovered.
WILLIAM MORRELL. pitcher.
Bill has proved tower of strength
in the box. earning the sobriquet oil
Housers ace by his wonderful work
on the mound. He made a remark
able showing for Tufts this year ana
continued to deliver the goods wren
signed up for Augusta. Going nlI
all season, his arm suddenly Wen'
lame about two weeks ago and until
within a day or two ago has been ur-
able to take his turn in the box.
NAL MORRELL, catcher who
came to the team late in the sea
son, he and Walker being Bowdoin's S
best battery this year. He has made
good impression with the fans in
The few games he has caught since
joining the club. An injury to his
right hand has kept him from be-
hlnd tho bat, he only recently shar-
ing the burden with Abbott. He has
worked some in the outfield, how
ever and made fine showing. His
hitting and base running also have
peen noteworthy.
GUS WILLIAMS. pitcher. Gus is
" striking example of Houser' S
'u'eiage. Picked by Ben as twirler
ot great possibilities he has devel-
oped INTO one of the best hurlers in
'he state today. AT the beginning OF
ule season he was erutic and in
ciihed to wildness but when he got
en- over he was "unhittable." Wise
neh counselcd with him and Gus
hs'ehed. The former kents Hill star
sun hugged some of his prep school
,a"lngs in delivery and was prone
70 pitch to the batter by guess. A
'e" weeks with Houser worked
wonders and the results are best
saown IN the games he pitched after
the hrst three weeks.
FREDDY WALKER. pitcher,
howdoin's star twirler who was with
is'ahd Falls the greater part of the
seasoh Joining the Augusta team
Nhen Morrell's arm went bad. He
HdS worked in but fox,, par,aS huf