The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1945-12-29
PLAYERS WITH IMPRESSIVE
RECORDS INCLUDED ON
SPORTS WRITER'S EXCLU-
SIVE OUTFIT
BY PEDRO AGUILAR

BY PEDRO AGUILAR
Here are the players 1 consider
the best for a softball All-Star
team. l have picked them from
all the players who have engaged
in the majority of games in l945,
not just those who have played
at the end of the year and have
an impressive record in those few
games.
The players for my All-Star
team have outstanding records all
through the year.
Behind the plate we have such
good performers as Sweeting,
Higgs, c.. Valdez, Sierra and
James Mira. They have played
most of the year. Sweeting has
the best batting average and a
very good arm, so he is our first
choice for the position. James
Mira, Higgs and C. Valdez run
close behind for second place.
In the box we have such per
formers as J. Walker, Sue" Grit
fin, c. Harris, Parks, Vidal. NJ.
Arias, F. VillareaI, Buster Rob-
erts and F. Tynes. All have done
well. My choice would be Walk
er, Harris and Vidal for the first
team, "Sue" Griffin, Parks and
NJ Arias for the second club.
AT first base, Tony Castellano
has the nod over all other first
sackers. GosS is ahead for the
second team, with P. Valdes a
close second.
We have such second-sackerS as
c. Garcia, Charles Albury, Tata
Valdes, Albury, S. Lewis, Lou
Gonzalez and others, but Tata has
played the year around and is a
hard man to pitch to-his ten
walks in the Winter League
proves that. He walked II other
times the rest of the year and
has IL sacrifice hits to his credit.
He batted 1856 for the year. c..
Albury has the nod on the second
club for his all-around playing
and Curl has not played enough
games, ditto for Lou Gonzalez.
AT third base. there are Mario
Hernandez, P. Baker, E Albury,
Del Vale, Higgs, Malgrat, Diaz,
Joe Mira and others. Versatile
Joe Mira gets the nod for the first
team and Del Wales hitting with
Porter Place and Southern Engi-
,neers earns for him a spot on the
second club, with Mario Herman
DEE close behind
Jim Albury has played at
shortstop in more games than any
other. Charles Albury, Joe Ma
Varro, Marsh, Villareal, G.. Val
DEE, Lewis, Strickland and others
have been in and out of short
stop while playing other positions
all through the year. Jim Albury
gets the choice, with Roman sec
ond, followed by MarSh-taking
into consideration the number of
games played at the position.
IN SHORTFIELD, Papito Ma
chin has played a great year there
and gets the nod for that position
over J. Lewis, who has also done
a good job. Again Curl Garcia
shows up at this position but did
not participate in enough games
to be considered. Sheppard, Far
RADIO, Sturtz, Pie Traynor", r.
Valdez, Torres and others have
played at Shortfield, but, like c.
Garcia, have not been at it long
enough to be claSsed with Papito.
In the leftfield spot, Carey is
the leader, with Mccullough, Viii
lareal, Magyar. Guerra, J. Roberts
and Sierra also playing in that
! garden.
In centerfield. we have Mario
p Hernandez. r. Bethel, H. Machin,
Sturtz, NJ. Pazos. Mickleberry.
Rogers, others, but Sturtz during
the year batted and fielded better
than the rest, with R. Bethel and
H Machin close behind him.
In right field. so many have
played this position it is hard TO
select just one for the first team.
OSterhoudt. Pie Traynor', J.
Garcia, Aritas. Shepherd, Parks,
Williams. J. Roberts. J. Walker
and others too numerous TO men
ton have galloped about out in
that spot. However. l believe
Williams has earned the right to
be named on the first team. with
OSterhoudt and A. Mira close be-
hind him. The others did not
play in enough games to be con-
Sidered.
As for a manager, there were
only three active the full year.
They were Dutch" Goehring,
Mccullough, Sr.. and Pie Tray
nor. Shepherd was part-time
manager during the year. l think
the honor of being manager of
the All-Star club should 60 to the
pilot whose team won the cham
pionShip. That mentor is Dutch