Arizona republican., 1922-03-26
ELEVEN LOCAL BOYS PLAYING
LEAGUE BASEBALL THIS YEAR

Eleven local boys, two adopted
sons and three home town umpires
will work in organized baseball this
year.
A few years ago Phoenix represen-
tatlon in the big show was Herb Hall
and Herb dropped from view after a
little difficulty with the management
of the Kansas City American asso-
citation team. Then ]. NJ. Price
started wintering in Phoenix and he
looked over the local prospects play
ing semi-pro ball on the valley lots.
Last year he sent Ross Lyall, Harry
Westfall and Brooks to the West
Texas league, where they made good
from the first game played. Westfall
does not like Texas and will not go
back this year, but Lyall and Brooks
have signed contracts and Price is
sending Pepper and Moore to Abilene
in the West Texas circuit.
Doc Spencer, who has been Off
ciating on local lots for several sea-
sons, will work with PRICE in the
West Texas. Spencer is a capable
umpire and IS well qualified to handle
the indicator in organized baseball.
He knows the game and enforces his
decisions ana orders in q manner
that is bound to give him strength
in the Texas towns.
AT the end of the coming season
Price will close his eighteenth year
as an umpire in organized ball. He
started umpiring in the old Ohio as
sociation in 1905 and has worked in
every minor league in the country
since that time. This will be his
third year in the West Texas league,
where he rules as chief OF the UNI
piring staff. That the Texas man
ayers like Price is best evidenced by
the action of the league head in ask
ing Price to pick his own umpiring
staff. Price has never sent a player
to the league who failed to make
good and for that reason his recon-
mendations always pass promis-
ing athlete.
Billy Evans, dean Of American
league umpires and sporting writer
for the Newspaper Enterprise asso-
citation, started his career as an UNI
pire in the Ohio association the same
year Price worked behind the bat.
Evans was sporting editor on the
Youngstown Vindicator, when he was
given his first job as league umpire.
Price and Evans are warm friends
and the famed American league Off
cial has no greater admirer or
stronger booster than Price.
Price and Spencer will leave for
the West Texas league about April
10, reporting at Fort Worth, from
which point they will move to the
cities in the West Texas circuit.
Jack Carroll. who umpired down
here ear3g last spring. will work in
the Pacific Coast league this year.
Jack went from here to the Pacific
Tt,4 a1 nh h
tracted President Mccarthy of the
Coast league. Jack finished last sea-
son in McCarthy's league and is the
only man added to the coast staff
this year.
Charley HoIlocher, who played with
the Phoenix Grays under Perry the
latter part of 1920, is back with the
Chicago Cubs this year and is rated
the most valuable shortstop in the
National league.
Grover Land did not start his base
ball career in Phoenix, but after one
winter down here he now claims
Arizona as his home and is strong
booster for Phoenix as spring
training site for big league teams.
Land will manage the Charleston
team in the South Atlantic league
this season and will return to Phoe-
nix at the close of the schedule.
Herb Hall looked like big league
timber a few years back and was
going good with Kansas City when
he was suspended. Hall asked for re-
instatement this year and will prob
ably play with Los Angeles in the
Pacific Coast league.
Duke Cross made good in the Pa
.cific International last year and was
recalled by Vernon in the Coast