Evening star., 1922-05-28

Central boys, who took care of their
jobs so well that they were given
first consideration in drafting The
Stars all-high school base ball
squad are Buckley. catcher: Davis,
second baseman: Rauber. shortstop;
Hall, third baseman. and Williams.
outfielder. The first-named was well
ahead of all other receivers in The
series, mechanically and mentally.
He throws strong. bats savagely,
handles his pitchers capably and
watches play carefully.
Buckley Powerful Hitter.
Buckley is not as powerful bat
ter as his teammate Mitchell gives
promise of becoming. but his work
behind the bat in the series was far
superior to that of the other Cen
trail receiver. April of Tech also
excelled Mitchell and Hook of East
ern, and is PLACID on the squad as
second-string catc,.er, Bangs of
Business did well at times. but was
inconsis;ls-t. Western lacked a real
catching department
At second base, Davis was in a
class by himself. Apt at getting
drives on. either side. at starting
double plays and at putting. the ball
on runners, the Blue and White cap
is a clever field leader and batsman
of no mean strength. There were no
other second sackers in the league of
better than average rating.
In Hall at third base ami VIII
liams in center field, Central boosted
of the two best players in the series.
The former, husky boy, handily
cares for the hot smashes that come
his way, throws with great speed and
accurately. hits frequently and far
and is fast enough to become track
athlete, should he care to attempt
Business Is a clever hos-corner guar
dian and better than bows who
played that position for Western,
Eastern and Tech, but he is nowhere
near being the equal of Hall.
Good Outnelders Scarce.
OF an outfielding host marked
mainly by its mediocrity, Williams
was the only shining light This
stalwart youngster can cover ya~ds
or high, throw with the best of the
younger players and wallop the
ball. He was the most consistent
batter of the series. never falling
to meet the ball sQuarely.
Rauber is an excellent shortstop
position with any scholastic nine. but
he was shaded a bit in throwing by
Browning of Western. so the latter
is accorded the regular job with the
all-high team. Both Of the boys field
well to right or left and hit in ac-
ceptable manner. They are about
even as to speed on the paths. Be
cause of his ability to fill in well al
second, third or shortstop, Rauber is
named utility infielder.
For the base job. Haas OF
Business has only one rival-Dey OF
Central. Both can hit and field ac-
ceptably. but Haas is somewhat bet
ter at taking high throws. The Busi-
ness boy also is bit more versatile
than the Centralite. as shown by the
good game he pitched against the
Blue and White when shifted to the
slab in the final contest of the series.
Roudabush Best Pitcher.
Each school had a capa BILE pitcher
or two, but of the lot Roudabush of
Eastern and Unverzagt of Western
were easily the best. The former was
the sensation of the league campaign.
Unable to get into his true stride
until the Tech game, Roudabush then
set a District scholastic pitching rec
ord by striking out nineteen Manual
Trainers. He is prone to use his
curve too often, but he seems strong