The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1923-05-04
BASE BALL SEASON
OPENS SUNDAY

league, composed Of teams from POca-
tello, Idaho Falls and Blackfoot will
open the season of 1923 on the Black
foot diamond next Sunday afternoon
at p. M, in real old fashioned base
ball battle between what we predict to
be the leading teams in the league,
and while 1t is too early to predict
the winner Of the pennant there is no
doubt that the locals will have to be
taken into consideration pretty strong.
The Pocatello Indians, fast organi-
zation of base ball players, will open
with Blackfoot on next Sunday. On
paper the Indians are a very strong
aggregation and the game promises
to be real opener. The Blackfoor
tirely new men. Four old timers will
be seen in the lineup for the opening
game, but they are four real ban
players and are DeKay, Simmons, Bell
and last, but not least, Howard,
Blackfoot's star pitcher. With these
old timers to hold down the recruits,
and with Holder, the athletic instruc-
tor for the Blackfoot High school,
man that has played considerable
ball, and whom Manager Taylor says
is good enough to bat in fourth posi-
tion, and can be counted as good
find. Then there is Mcconnell on
third base, a new face to Backfoot,
but ball player that can play any
place, even being able to take the
pitchers box Mcconnell is an In
dian, a graduate of Carlisle Univer.
sity and was a player on the Carlisle
University team. At present he is an
instructor at the Indian school at
Fort Hall.
Roy DeKay will play second base.
Roy has been playing ball for Black-f
foot for several years and is already
known to the fans for his stick ana
head work.
Simmons will occupy the same place
he occupied at the opening Of the
season last year, short stop. He will
bat in third place. Everybody knows
him., far and wide, for his ability to
field ball from the pitchers box
clear back to the fence There fs
nothing that gets past Sim. and with |
the bat, well-he is third man up
enough said.
the last year team, and has good
eye for a pitched ball and while his
average wasn't as high as some Of
the other players on the old team, he
Is handling the stick considerably bet
Ter in the practise games and will no
1oubt hit his stride this year.
Berg, halls from Firth, and win
start in the first game in center field
he has all the ear marks of real
player.
Hone is another youngster and lives
1t Wapello and like Berg, has made
IN impression in preseason practice :
md should make the team. His posi-
ion has been placed as left field. =
Howard, known in base ball circles =
IS "Old Iron Sides" will play first g
ase in the opening game. He was I
}lackfoot's star pitcher the last two
ears, and has received many calls I
rom the grand stand to make the box ;.
nd has saved many a game that way. "
IS first baseman there will be no .
etter in the entire league, but we !,
re hoping he will occupy the mound y
lost of the time. +
For pitchers on the opening day, U
Ianager Taylor has selected Allen n
nd Gerdes. Allen has all the marks q
t first class pitcher and is now rar~ -
/ as a second Dickie Kerr. Gerdes is a
OF new to the box and a few years
go was the entire high school team, J.,
inning most of the games for the ..
Ugh school by his ability to twist the -, ~
III. ~
y to twist the pill. n
AS they look on the opening day: :,
cConneI1 acknowledgements. 3b
eKay 2b =
Eli IL.
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