The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-04-09
BOHEMIAN LOOKING FORWARD
TO SNAPPY BASEBALL SEASON

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port than because of the inferiority !
of his pitching.
The team was greatly weakened
when Leon Lyons, star first sacker,
left recently for Wyoming where he
has made his home. Big things were
expected from him this season, as he
carried the enviable batting average
og .615 in the 1923 season, and his
fielding average was over $50. De
Valid is the mar to whom will fall this
task of filling the hole caused Lyons
departure.
Personnel of Club
Bill Toner will be back in his old
position as second baseman. Bill did
good work on sack No. 2 all last sea-
son and he carries the wallop Of a
big Bertha" in his batting arm, as
his last years average will show.
Jules Benton, the boy from the
the southland, is slated for shortstop
again this year. Benton did good
work on short all last season and looks
good for this year. He is not a heavy
hitter but his unusual fleetness al
lows him to beat out" seemingly i'm
possible hits.
Cub Nelson is also a candidate
for the ~shortstop position. But
Cubs pitching arm will be more de-
pended upon this year than his
fielding ability, although he is Il
man who can be used in nearly any
position on the diamond.
Bill Monk" Malloy, who made a
reputation as a third baseman at
Gonzaga University, will fill that
position on the local club this season.
Bill is a real, cool-headed ball play
er and may be depended upon at
any stage of the game. And his
hitting ability is not to be scoffed
at.
Roy Weyand, Jack Cruickshank,
and Papa" Carlos Vaughs will re-
sumo their places in the outfield
this year, which means that the Boze-
man Outfield will be unsurpassed BY
any in this part of the state. And
all three are good hitters too. Their
batting averages last year were in
the vicinity Of 500.
Harry Sinkler, Bozeman's old util-
ity mar and pinch hitter, will be bacS
on the job this year. Harry is i
good, all-round player, and when he
hits the ball he just simply loses it
Any doubt of this statement will be
put to rest by getting in touch with
the center fielder of the Helena AL
Stars ball club or the writer car
mention several others who will con
firm every word of it.
Glynn, George Finley, and "Shor.
ty" Poor will complete the pitching
staff of this years club. Glynn !.
a student at NJ. s. c. and formerly
played in the Utah State League. /
is reported in sporting corcles thai
! he can really "set 'em back" Georg,
Finley is credited with having pitch
ed land kept the hardest game tina
9 the local club played last season. H,
p let his opponents down with fou
short hits and held them to a % I'll
when it became apparent that hi
E teammates could not bring in an,
{ more scores. He gave a good &C
v count of himself in all the games h
took part in last year. Shorty
Poor is the only left-handed mounds
man on the local lineup this season
He pitched stellar baseball all thr
n the 1923 season, but for some reaso
n or other the players failed to sur
,e port him as they did the other pitcl
IN ers.
v Old-Timers in the Game
ScOtty Macdonald and Spence
ID both stars behind the bat, will cato
j. the local twirlers this season. Spen
er is an old ~big-leaguer and MacDo1