Evening journal., 1922-06-03
Kerrigan and Richards Pick
ed as Pitchers for Local
q. Star Team
HOPE TO PLAY
q. PHILA. OUTFIT
Local All-Scholastic Nine
By PoLLY HY"

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vf BY 'POLLY HY"
AS Is the custom in the large
settles and among the larger institu
,,Hons the picking of all-scholasti
baseball teams is common. Prob
ably this is the first time It has evei
been done in wilmington.
The exceptional records IS
fablished by the Wilmington
fiigh school. and Salesianum Cath
.onc. together with the successful
SEASON OF the Beacon College nine
ss1ow that wilmington has some
Splendid scholastic material
Those who go 10 the trouble PICK
ing unbiasedly all-something teams
have many things to consider. The
peiections here made are entirely
from observation and with the one
point in view. the picking Of the best
man al the pos.tion which he filled
diir.ng the season.
u. Five local teams we're considered
IN making the Wilmington
"
High. Beacon College. Goldey Col
fege and Friends School. Neverthe-
less the schools tried hard to make
This season. like all preceding base
ball seasons. a record breaker like
that OF the Delaware avenue insti-
sutton.
salesianum Catholic High takes
the honors with the choice OF five
Representatives. Burke also is the
one eligible 10 pilot the team and
10 him falls the honor OF captaincy.
Wilmington High School is next with
four players and Beacon College
with one. The Beacon boy was
the mainstay OF his team the entire
season because of his wonderful
fielding.
Burke whom a great many have
seen perform, is regarded as the best
catcher among the schools players
With the bat he Is a hard man to
pitch to and when he connects with
the pill Il is almost always for a
safe hit. AS a matter Of fact he has
only three errors chalked up against
his name during the season to date.
The pitching selectees were Ker-
.riean and Richards Although the
Salesianum ace has two verdicts
over Smiling" both rank about
equal. Jimmy had the honor OF
being picked for the All-Catholic
team this season as a reserve pitch
er. The Wilmington High School
twirler has had a few breaks against
him. however He is regarded as
ti1e second best in scholastic ranks.
Kerrigan IS not the hitter the Cherry
and White player is. The latter
twirler has been credited with two
homers.
E. First base Is to be covered by Hap
Sheehy who also won a place on the
All-Catholic team like his mate ker-
rigan. The Eighth Street first sacker |
did not have much opposition for the |
honors. He has and displayed his |
ability by his timely hitting and his
good work at covering the bag.
Pewee Cunningham Is another
representative from Salesianum. He
has been given the keystone sack.
Although short In stature he can do
things like six footer. Many times
in a game he is found all over the
infield helping another m a e.
''Pewee" had another rival who no
doubt would have gotten the coveted
position s5ut because of an Injury.
That boy Is Len Jones who has been
one OF the most talked about sec
ond baseman among the scholastic ,
circles. Len stated that he would
be willing TO resum- playing the old
game but there is no chance until '
his head heals. I
Ducky Carbon, captain OF the
Cherry and White, is selected TO play I
at the hot corner because the youth [
can cover that portion OF territory {
with agility. With the bat he leads {
his fellow players with an average
Of ass. ;
For the short stop position, VIC {
1ichtenstein who has been rated as ,
one Of the best short stops In the
city, receives the honor Not alone
IS he good in fielding, his hitting
Is also top notch. He is the Babe
Ruth" OF the town having four hom-
ers. For this position Vic did not
have any opponent.
In picking the fielding positions
there was some trouble. The hon
or for left field falls to Charly |
Jones former captain of the Will |
mingtOn team. Charly is the best |
OF the helders. His batting is Of
the very best calibre He would
make a fine lead off man should the
All-Scholastic team have an oppor-
tunity to play.
Woodal the representative from
Beacon College. is the best man ft-
ted for the other outfield position.
The college boy tries for every ball
that is hit in his direction. In
some of the games he has pulled off
hair breath catches. At bat he lead
his mates. The other fielder is
Dolan.
Now that the team has been pick (
cd. the question comes up whether |
or not they will play. This all de-
pends on the players themselves or
their school authorities. The Even
ming Journal would be glad to have
a few suggestions from the players
concerning the matter and II pos
sible meet some evening to discuss
the manner. There are a few All
Scholastic teams in Philadelphia
that would make a good drawing !
card here. II the local boys think
they would like to play, let them t
write TO the Sporting Department d
and set date for a meeting. n
All kinds OF splendid secondhand e
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