Arizona republican., 1922-01-01

first place in league standing when
Sox played off the tie July "a the
Tigers winning the valley champion
ship.
Sixteen teams, divided into two
groups, made up the Central Arizona
league during the mid summer
months The White Sox won first
honors in Group / and the outlaws
were leading Group when the
league disbanded and the Phoenix
teams organized a city circuit.
The White Sox, Tigers, Glendale
Greys, Phoenix Browns, Western
Giants, Tempe, Mesa and Arizona
Eastern teams comprised group one
and the Outlaws, Florence, Wicken-
burg, knights of Columbus, Cham
bers Transfer, Florence Prison,
Bears and Glendale Ramblers made
up the second group.
The Giants opened the season
strong winning all games played un-
til they faced the White Sox The
Tigers gained strength under the
leadership of Harry Crandall, who
moulded a wonderful team from the
best talent in the city. The Sox were
weakened by the departure of sever
al of their leading players who
joined minor league clubs, leaving
Manager Haldiman second string
lineup to finish the season.
Tigers Baseball Champions
The Tigers finished the season
practically unbeatable and annexed
the state championship in a three
81 of
eral of the star Tiger players joined
the Nogales team on tour of Mex
leo as guests Of the Mexican govern
ment.
Wiz White OF the Giants and
Salazar Of the Tigers were the lead
ing pitchers Of the valley with Hick-
ey OF the White Sox showing class
at the close OF the season. Terrill
OF Glendale pitched good ball, but
poor support kept him from making
showing Terrill played with AL
buquerque in a Labor Day series and
made a good record with the New
Mexico team.
Salazar went to Mexico City with
the Nogales team losing two close
games to the Dallas team of the
Texas league.
Duke Cross signed with Vernon in
the Coast league early in the year
and was formed out to the Pacific
International league for seasoning.
He was recalled by Vernon before the
pennant fight ended and was used
as relief pitcher. He hurled good
ball IN the closing games and has
signed with Vernon for the coming
season.
The San Diego Naval Air Station
team invaded the valley in the early
part of July and played four games
with the leading teams. The Tigers.
White Sox. Glendale and Mesa teams
defeated the aviators on July 2, 8,
& and 5.
The Tucson White Sox played the
Tigers at Riverside park during the
season losing Ill. The 10th cavalry
team from Fort Huachuca was the
only visiting team to defeat a local
| club during the year The cavalry
boys defeated the Giants Az at East
lake park June IL.
! The Western Union messengers,
Gazette carriers, Republican carriers,
/ Wilson school, Monroe school and
| Adams school boys organized the
| Junior league playing a series of fif-
teen games. The Western Union
boys won the Junior pennant in the
valley and journeyed over to Ray
! where they defeated the Ray Juniors.
! The messenger boys won the val
/ ley Junior championship in the
| league series but lost a three game
! series to the Junior Giants.
Good Attendance
| The attendance during the year
/
| teams were matched, but the second
string club failed to draw The
/ Tigers always attracted big grand
stand and on several occasions when
| the Tigers and Giants were sched-
uled to play the park accommoda-
| tions were too small to take care of
the crowds.
The Tigers had a monopoly on
! baseball class in the valley which
served TO keep down competition and
made the game one sided Efforts
were made at several times to get
the rival Phoenix teams together to
band their players into two good
teams, but nothing came of the
plans and at one time 16 local and
/ three outside teams were trying to
schedule valley games.
At the close of the regular season
the White Sox, Tigers. Giants and
Glendale started a winter series and
though several good games were
played the attendance did not war
rant regular weekly baseball. The
Sox regained their early form by
the return Of star players from the
minor leagues, while the Tigers
were weakened by the departure of
} several star players and the teams