Evening star., 1937-05-30
Pitching Telling Factor,

title march was the pitching un-
raveled by Rip Carver and Walter
Stockwell, yet Carver could last the
route only once and Stockwell failed
10 nnish what he started in any in
stance. 1t was Goa ch Charley Guyon's
,'ncanny ability of yanking them at
the right moment and substituting
the other which, coupled with their
enectlve relief hurting, paved the road
70 the championship.
Tommy Doonis of Tech, on the
Sther hand, won each of the three
Games he pitched and did it the
hard vay-over the route. Only is
Eats were culled from his slants in
"az3 innings, and while inclined
70 be a trif1e wild, nevertheless won
rather easily, trimming Roosevelt,
u-3; Central, 5-3, and Western, 8-4.
Kilmer Bortz of Wilson, who was
declared ineligible, but who actually
VAS not, captured two tits, but was
knocked out OF the box against Roose-
Welt, although Bill Garland was deb
bited with the defeat. Bortz took two
, makeup examinations and passed
both. but Principal Norman Nelson,
fearing protests from opposing teams.
ruled him scholastically ineligible.
Eastern and Tech Lead.
THUS, with no misgiving, Doonis
earns the pitching assignment on
The Stars all-high club. which finds
Eastern and Western sharing honors
with three men each, with Tech plac-
ing two players and Wilson one.
Behind the plate, Johnny Alafoginas
Of Western was outstanding, clipping
the ball for a neat .429 average, which
was sprinkled generously with extra
base blows. Wes Taylor of Eastern
perhaps was a more steadying in
huence to the Lincoln Park twirlers,
but Johnny was consistent and the
scrappy Taylor's .294 batting average
weighed against him.
No excuses are needed and none are
offered for the selection Of Wilson's
Bill Hawksvorth at first base The
dark. angular lad was potent factor
b the Tigers attack. clubbing for a
500 average to overshadow George
Rnwles of Central. who was equally
q smooth afield, but less effective at
the tee.
Second Sackers Lacking.
Out Of crop Of rather mediocre
second basemen emerges Lee
Lusby Of Eastern, who gains the notch
strictly on his fielding merit. His
batting average Of 200, strangely
enough, fails to suffer in comparison
With those compiled by other second
sackers and Lee easily eclipsed them
aneld. Socrates Lagos Of Roosevelt
vas the cream Of the residue.
Alden Lawyer Of Western grabs the
khortstop assignment over the weak
hitting of Al Kidwell OF Eastern and
the cratic fielding Of Messrobian OF
Wilson, Lawyer batted 1853 and mis-
eued . field only once, although Kid
wells fielding perhaps was more
polished and certainly was defensive
factor In Eastern's climb to the crown.
The bow-legged figure Of Marshall
Jacobs Of Eastern obtains the third
base job only after due deliberation
OF the worth of Johnny Thrift OF
Roosevelt, whose 400 batting average
II eclipsed by Jacobs mark of 500.
Aneld, you can take your choice. but
Jacobs knack OF coming through at
HE plate In the clutch undeniably
played = large part in Easterns
success.
Gain Outfield Berths.
an THE outfield, reading from left to
right, are placed Len Weinstein Of
Western, Everett O'Brien Of Eastern
and Joe Ciomei Of Tech, who batted
.s53. 800 and 500, respectively, and
played their positions creditably.
Dave Maloney Of Wilson was a con-
tender with a .304 stick mark. but
vas eliminated in the final analysis
together with Walt Merchant OF Tech
and Jim Middleton of Western.
The mythical team can display a
team batting average Of 1888 and while
1t may suffer by comparison with
teams Of the past, it nevertheless Is
rot lacking in caliber.