The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-25

Like Ty, this youngster is a
Southerner and a Georgian. He
halls from spot only a few miles
distant from Ty's birthplace and in
the off season lives at Walcross,
Ga.
This Forthcoming phenom is Cleo
Carlyle, last year with the Char
lotte club, of the South Atlantic
League. AS soon as it is warm
enough in the spring Ty Is going
10 take Carlyle to Augusta, weeks
Z in advance of the other athletes,
and work out with him every day,
coaching him to Abe a successor to
himself. He doesn't expect to use
Carlyle during the next season, but
he wants him to be ready to step
into center field when Ty,steps out
In 1926.
Carlyle. lanl6y outffelder. Is said
to be the best prospect who has
gone out Of the South Atlantic
section since Joe jackson walked
away with his shoes hanging on
his bat over his shoulder, as they
used to say, and better than Joe
Ii the temperament and general
situation is taken into cOmsidera,
ton. Carlyle is of the better class
Of citiZenry and has a good prep.
school education. He has no bad
habits and is clean-cut gentle
man.
The only thing he needs is for
Ty Cobb to have hold of him for
'one spring training. He has every
thing else that the mighty Cobb pos
sesses except that knowledge of the
game that comes only with years.
Until that day arrives he is good
enough on what he has for the best
leagues they are running anywhere
south Of Hudson bay.
Carlyle batted $40 last season,
his first year in baseball. and the
funny thing about it was that he
fattened off the best hurlers in the
league. He is a left-handed bat
ter, right-hand thrower He batted
.41G off Ieft-handed pitchers. They
never walked right handlers to get
to Carlyle when southpaws were
on the hill. Unlike his brother,
Roy, who was also right fielder for.
Charlotte year before last, and who
goes to Clark Griffith. Cleo cis a
great Judge of balls and strikes and
Rad many free passes last year.
Roy Carlyle is terrific hitter
and cares little whether they are
high or low, inside or outside, just
sc they are in reach. Cleo Carlyle
demands that thew be over and
then, good night. He holds the
records for the longest home runs
in the South Atlantic league. He
does not loft the, ball as does Babe
Ruth, but hits them on straight
lines like a bullet. 1t is almost
impossible to field ball on the
infield When he hits it solid
blow.
He is a deceptive fielder and
base runner. He takes long
strides and runs like an Indian
with head carried so steadily a
pail of water would hardly spill.
He covers a great deal of ground.
He hit something like thirty
hree-baggers last year, stole
nineteen or twenty bases and was
batting in fourth place, which
isn't bad for a prep school kid
his first year in Glass b baseball.
He is about six feet tall, weighs
10 pounds, has hands that reach
half way up the bat when they are
folded around the willow and takes
an easy swing straight, into the
pitcher. His form at bat is perfect.
He is twenty years old. He is a
quiet, unassuming chap, who will
listen to older men and profit by
what they tell him. Barring any
mishaps he will be within two
years one of the most valuable
players in baseball.
In playing right field Carlyle had
Z. the longest throw in baseball to
make; but base runners rarely il
ever reached third base in safey.
He throws like a rifle bullet
straight to the mark. He had
many double plays at the plate on
fly balls, few men ever scoring on
him after a, caught fly ball.
--7-----s ~. i. $685.