New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-04-16

Tonight there will be mass meet.
Ing of local baseball players who are
interested In forming a strong cit,
team. Harold Campbell and Steve
Dudack are sponsoring the move and
the meeting will be at the Casino
bowling alleys at 8 p. m.
In a few days now Barber Shop Row
about 8 p. m. will be the mecca OF
the baseball fans seeking the returns
OF the games.
There have been many great out
feld combinations In baseball. Some
have earned their fame through field
Ing ability: some from purely bat
ting standpoint. while others have
been loudly acclaimed because OF
their ali-around value to team.
Not SO long ago the Boston Red
Sox In Hooper, Speaker and Lewis
had what was generally conceded as
one of the best outfield trios In the
game. These pasture men could
perhaps cover more ground than
any other outpost defense got to-
gether, All possessed rifle-like arms.
and woe be unto ambitious basc-run-
r1ers who endeavored to take undue
liberties with whips of this type. And
each was good hitter.
Then there was the Crawford Cobb
Jones troupe which performed for the
Detroit Tigers back In the Bengal
pennant- winning days. Afield. this tri.
umvirate didn't hardly compare with
the Red Sox entry. But 1t was far
stronger at the plate. Hitting was
Crawford's and Cobb's speciality, while
Jones, to a great extent made up his
weaker stick work by his ability to
walters" in the league. Cobb and
Jones were also far above the aver
age on the bases, both being excep-
tionally fast men.
These two outfieIds, all things con-
sidered, have often been mentioned
as the outstanding pair in baseball.
And in a way they were directly OPP
posite to each other One made its
mark principally on it's fielding abili-
ty: the other mainly through 1t bat
ting prowess and heetness on the
sacks.
But how about the 1922 Detroit
outer. defense, composed of Imam,
Veach? A prett, nifty tri-
angle, to say the least. In fielding |
Cobb and Vcach ranked next to
Speaker, the legitimate leader, while |
in batting the trio had a combined |
of .361. And that wasn't |
all, for sitting on the bench were two
other f1ankers, Fothergil and Flag |
stead, who would look well in almost
any outfed.
Thus Detroit had no less than five
frst- class outfielders at its command
asst season with combined batting
average of .343.
5arss ----
And while speaking of outfeds
ion't overlook the one now represent
ng the st. Louis Browns. For Will
Jams, Tobin and jacobson 60 to make
Up a mighty sweet combination, on
defense as we'll as on offense.
A real sporting event happened
yesterday. Bill Brennecke of Barber
hop row took his first lesson in
irving Ford.
The Yank's three million dollar
tadium will be officially opened We'd
esday with seating capacity of
90 900 when it is entirely completed.
BY defeating New Haven to
aturday the Yale team evened up +,
ne series. necessitating a third game
lis week.
The golf season at the Sequin club
i'll officially open May IL with an !
pening day tournament a good f,
,ason's card has been arranged. q
A number from this city visited {
GOODWIN park in Hartford Saturday g
II their first golflng Of the season. {
On July 81 the New England NUM-
pal golf championship tourney will /
|, held at the Hartford public links. t
Noel X. Atwood manager of the /
Insurance team in Hartford, is +
,oking games for the season. None C
1t the fastest mines need apply as [
e insurance boys intend to have a a
,ppy outfit this season.
Babe didn't do so badly Saturday. Il
We safeties in six chances. Il
IAN7S AND YANkS !