The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-03
Sport Sectio,.
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS TO
 BE STRONG IN BASEBALL
Ensley Yellow Jackets Suffer Moot From Graduation Of Stars While PhiIips And Woodlawn Have
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The warmth and sunhine of the last three days has turned the thoughts of fans to the national pastime and they , are all wondering, what Is awaiting them during the coming season. Those who love the amateurs and especially the younger boys are wanting to know what the prospects for the local high schools look like. Although the coaches will have to give their time and at tention to basketball for little over . month yet they have been giving some thought to the coming baseball season and are able to telfa little about their material although a great deal spf their new material which will be eK- pected to help out the situation some Is still to great extent 2 matter of doubt.
 The Phillips team lest tneir veteran catcher who has been their captain for three years when Frank Chambers grad uated last June. Frank had been the two seasons, Ifs was an unusually good high schooI catcher.
 Harry Hclder who has been hold ing down the acstcheYs place on the Phillips team Whenever Frank Cham- bers was sent te the mound, and who the the sootS.it i fisis. ss esii I as u basket. hall and on tho track viii probably have . great deal 10 do Nit6 the ssuccess of the CrimSon base6Al1 team this sea- ron. Harry II ss steady catcher and when 1t co19ss to talkInnx | batter out of ths ncfisn oS { sysn r .s sett,ns ' . in n . ! pitcher in the BsSt 6f spirits Harry
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 Chet Hoster, who sMas depended on for mort of the mound work last year, will probably be Eoins st his best this resenting his school in athletics for several seasons. and has gained much valuable experience with the passing of the seasons. t x sss :.
 Cecil Anderson broke into the pitch ing game on the Crimson team last season and turned in some very good games. He had lots of speed and ai- though he lacked control he was not cratic. He Is expected to have more control this year and if his showing in football and basketball can be used as . means of judging his ability as an athlete he is going to be a very valuable man.
 Johnny Grill, newcomer to Phillips since last baseball season and a star halfback on their football, is said to be. good pitcher and a good utility man. being good at either second, short or third.
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 Ahe uaT0~uIttluB SdnLoru, WhO s>nel0 down first base for the Crimson ma. chine last season, will be back and in fine condition as he has put in hard season on the gridiron and is putting in an equally hard one as a guard on the basketball team.
 CutcIiffe, the 1923 shortstop, will be with the team again and in spite of his dirninutive statue ought to be a good man at that position. Ty Jones, Walter Eddlenan, John McKinnon and many others of last years team are expected to come, through this year with . marked improvement in form.
 McArthur and Bowers have been lost to the team by graduation.
 Some new material is, expected to show up well this season, and will bear watching as they have been put ting up good games in the city park league. Malcolm Laney of the East park team which won the city cham pionship last summer, and Homer Davis of the North Birmingham team are both good men and ought to be of some vaue to the 1924 Crimsons. woSdlAwn Strong
 Out at Woodlawn High the team will