The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-01-30


around second base that the Indians
have had ever since they re-entered
the league back In 1919.
The present layout ls that Bin
Stumpf viii be back at shortstop and
the second sackcr Is very much OF a
mystery yet
stunpf makes up for lot OF his
fielding deficiencies by his powerful
hitting - at least he did last year
But Stumpf Is no, the consistent
shortstop that a Coast league con.
tender needs. Bill II the kind Of
ball player that will slam a home
run and tie the score and then will
bcobie an easy chance In the field the
neat inning and hand the enemy the
game
CONCERNING
EENWORTHY
kenworthy played the best bail Of
his long career for Seattle last year.
He hustled and fteldcd well and he
hit harder than he ever did before.
Seattle viii go long ways before
finding . man TO play as good all.
around baseball at second base as the
Iron Duke did last year. His case u
asill up in the air. and he may yet
play as a regular In spite Of the fact
that he has been succeeded BY
Walter McCredle as manager Of the
club.
Seattle Is the only club that fin
tshed in the first division last year
that didn't have smooth working
rair around second base Los Angeles
had Jimmy Maccauley. undoubtedly
the stea1iiest shortstop IN the league.
Al second they had BIN McCabe dur
ing the closing weeks. Nothing sen
sational about tho latter. but he
played consistent baseball.
Frisco had Jimmy Caveney. the
pcer Of Coast league shortstops, who
made up for the rather mediocre
pay Of Morry hath and Dee Walsh
ut second tase.
Sacramento had Marty McCaffigan
and Billy orr at the middle bag. II
was their great work In the nesa that
saved many a game for the Soiona
SOME
SHUkISTOPS
Ever since Seattle has come back
into the Coast league loop shortstop
has been the glaring weakness Of the
club. Bruce Hartford. Claude Der.
rick. Ray French. Bunny Fabriane
and Kali Sturnpf have played resu-
tarly. What a fine collection!
walter Mccredie. the greatest de-
veloper Of snortstop material IN the
country. with Dave Bancroft. Roger
Pecklnpaugh, Ivan Olsen and Charley
Hoslocher To bis credit, faces the
task OF putting a good shortfielder
on the Seattle ball club.
Remember tho wonder play Of
Johnny Mitchell and Bob Fisher
around second base for the Vernon
Tlgersy They made the Vernon club
champions twice and made the Tiger
pitchers look like world heaters.
Last year the combination vas
broken and the Tigers finished sixth.
Ernie Johnson and Marty KruE
were a wonderfui pair At Salt Lake,
and they did gnucn TO put the Bees
In the race a couple Of years ago.
THE FAMOUS
CIB DUET
Joe Tinker and Johnny Evers
-made" the Chicago Cubs for years.
Then Eyers went TO Boston. and with
RABBIT Maranylie he practically put
the worlds championship flag in
Eeantown in 1914
Jack Barry and Eddie Collins were
q wonder pair at Philadelphia They
we're the pivot OF the Athletics sue
cess.
This year Washington will have
Roger Peckinbaugh and Stanley liar.
ris in those POSITIONS Watch out for
the Nationals.
And so on. History repeats Itself.
and as nearly half Of the defensive
play OF ball club centers around
second base, II stands TO reason that
q club must have a good pair there
or II can't expect to win.
Good shortstops aren't standing In
the bread lines these days. and they
are hard to find Stumpf may settle
down to real work and his hitting
may carry him thru again, but I'M