Catoctin clarion., 1921-09-22
COUNTY LEAGUE ALL STAR
TEAM PICKED
Players Who Made Showing During
Season Members Of cast

the circuit was delayed for a number
of reasons. One was that a number
of players were so near equal in a
bility at playing certain positions thai
it was necessary to get the records
and see who had made the best show
ing before team could be selected.
The getting together of the records
was no easy matter. The scores OF
several games were handed in ate
and one or two were not submitted
during the playing season.
Having finally completed the aver
ages from scores submitted to The
Post the following was decided upon
for the Frederick County All Stal
team:
Catchers-Ecker, Thurmont, and
w. Hauver, Middletown.
Pitchers-Hauver, Evansville, Freeze
Thurmont, Fox, Emmitsburg and
Cummings, Brunswick.
First base-James LeGore, Woods
boro.
Second base-Chas. Moylan, Ijams-
Vile.
Shortstop-Edward Creeger, Thur
mont.
Third base-Bruce LeGore, Woods
boro.
Left field-LeRoy Barrick, Woods
boro.
Centre field-Robert Hopkins, New
Market.
Right feld-A. Orrison, Brunswick
All-around utilty-Lynn Smith,
Woodsboro.
Utility infielders-Roy Creeger,
Thurmont, Cornelius, Brunswick.
Utility outfelders-Sam Amman,
Emmitsburg, and Albert Remsburg,
Middletown.
Three men who participated in a
number of county league games were
not considered for the all star team
for the simple reason that they did
not play in enough games to really be
considered regulars. These three in
cluded Harry LeGore, the Yale star,
who played short stop for Woodsboro
in one or two games toward the close
of the season. Another was James
Grove, regarded by many as the best
fly chaser in the county, who cavorted
in center for Evansville in a few
games but not in enough to count. A
third was Grafton Wallis, catcher,
one of the most promising in the
county who played few games for
Evansville but who only caught in two
games, certainly not enough to be
considered. 1t is also possible that
Hampton Wills, New Market, and
Dewey Beachley, Middletown, might
have been considered for the pitching
staff if the had twirled in more
games since they made good show
ing whenever they were used.
In selecting the catehers the
claims of Lynn Smith and of other
backstops were carefully considered.
Since Freeze was selected as one of
the pitchers, the writer not being so
certain but that he was not the pre-
mier twirler of the circuit, it seemed
only the logical thing to select Ecker
especially since he caught a very
creditable game behind the bat, and
hit the ball at .455 clip during the
season. Smiths batting average was
only .166. Although hitting is not so
important in a catcher when every
thing else is so near equal his weak
ness with the stick would prevent
his being selected over either Ecker
or Hauver, the latter having bat
ting average of 1858. Both Ecker
and Hauver, were good baseball gen
erals and were of the greatest as
sistance to their pitchers. A
large measure of the success of the
Middletown team during the past
season was due to Hauver's work be-
hind the bat.
There was little difficulty in select
ing the pitching staff. Of those
pitching regularly outside those Sc
lected, Wilhide, Middletown, ]. Le-
Gore, Woodsboro, Lynn Smith, of
Woodsboro and others, pitched good
ball at times, but could hardly be
considered in the same class with the
four selected.
The selection of a first baseman
was not so easy. Cornelius Bruins
wick, and j. Creeger, Thurmont, both
played exceptionally well at the ini
tial sack. The latter accepted 104
chances out of 109 for the season and
had batting average of 1928. But
James LeGore, while only about
Creeger's and Cornelius equal as
fielding first sacker, was considerably
the better hitter, having a batting
average for the season of .461. He
therefore, has the selection.
Two candidates stood out promio-'
nently for second sack. R. Creeger
Thurmont and Charles Moylan' of
Evansville. The former is the better
fielder, being fast, covering lot of