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BASEBALL SEASON
REVIEWED
Semi-Finals Tomorrow
By -SHORTSTOP'
The semi-finals of all divisions will
be played tomorrow. The two A grade
matches wili be played at WalkeniUe
OvaL
Goodwood will meet Kensington In the '
first semi-final at 1.15 p.m.. and the second '
contest between University and West Tor
rens Is timed to start at 3 pjn.
Games in the minor grades are as fol
low: —
B Grade.— Goodwood v. Sturt. Sturt No.
2 ground. 3 pjn.: West Torrens v. Ken
sington. Police Grounds. 3 n.m C Grade.
— Sturt Royals v. Underdale. Sturt No. 2,
1.15 pjn.: Adelaide Colts r. Sturt BIus Sox. .
Police Grounds. 1.15 pjn
Umpires — Walkerville. S. W Smith: Sturt
No. 2 ground. A, D. Buchanan: Po'.ire :
Grounds, G. W. Chapman.
Probable -Winners
All clubs will field the:r strongest
teams. The premiers failed badly against
University last week, and they will be out
to make amends. A. Holland, after In
juring a finger a few weeks ago. has oc
cupied a position in the outfield, but It
Is expected that he will return to his
usual position at second base tomorrow.
Goodwood has Improved In batting Id
the past few matches, and this factor,
coupled with the pitching of Bon Sbarpe.
should swing the issue In favor of the
red and blacks.
The second semi-final between Univer
sity and West Torrens should provide a
free hitting exhibition. University should
win, bm by only a small margin.
Dwyer . and Smith Leading Pitchers
From an analysis of the play this sea
son it will be seen that the records In
most departments of the four leading
clubs are sup*»iior to those of the remain
Ing teams. West Torrens stand out as
the heavy hi; ters. and University as the
safest tielciine combination. The latter
also, with Dr. Dwyer and Smith as the
anchor of defence, allowed the least per
centage cf safe hits per game.
Adelaide, firth on the list, has shown
improved fielding. Batting has been up
to the average, but inconsistent. The
main cause of its exclusion from the finals
was weak battery work. Figures suggest
that had Buchanan occupied the pitcher's
bos more frequently, the city team would
have enjoyed a higher standing. Batting
was evenlv balannMl WIHImttik fVRrlen
Jolley brothers. Fanelly, and Keynes all
obtaining more than 17 hits each.
In finishing sixth Port Adelaide has
every reason to be proud of its success
ful entry Into senior ranks. Batting
has been brilliant occasionally, but field
ing, pitching, and base running, which
are not quite up to standard, should, as
a result of this 6ea6ons' experience, chow
much Improvement next year. Morgan
led the batting averages, and good sup
port was lent by Neaylon. Gluyao. and
Woods.
Seventh on the Ust
Sturt set a high batting standard, but
a weak and inconsistent defence, coupled
with the unusually high number of 52
free passes to first base, was Its undoing.
The performances of Thomas stamped him
as one of the leading allround players In
the league. Hutton obtained 26 hits, the
highest In the club.
Bast Torrens opened the season with
every prospect of being among the leaden.
but, like other clubs, was handicapped by
the want of an efficient battery. Weak
fielding reflected In the highest number of
errors was the real reason of the team's
relegation to eighth position. Clarfce. the
leading batter, made almost one-quarter
of the club's eafe hits.
To win five out of 18 games was an
achievement which gave great satisfaction
to Prospect officials. Led by L. Lewie,
the players, many of whom had never
played baseball before, soon learned the
rudiments of the game. Laurie Lewis,
who made 20 hits for an average of .389.
was- the leading batter. Charlie Puckett,
after a poor beginning. Improved as the
season advanced, and nit at a rate ap
poachlng -500 for the latter half, finishing
with a figure little below the .300 mark.
Much Is expected from this player. Jor
dan, another promising young player, had
an average of -275.
The wooden spoon was won by Glenelg.
These young exponents should, develop
into a powerful combination with the
steadying Influence of an experienced
coach. Jl. Cameron, the 'submarine'
pitcher, met with some success earlier in
the season, and latterly G. Burton
created a sensation by pitching a no-hit
game against Adelaide, a strong batting
team. Beg. South and B. Burton formed
the spearhead In attack. The work of
Bailey and Booth In the outfield was
comparable with the best in the league.
Playing Records.
Goodwood, hits 164. errors 81. runs for
138. against 70; University. 156. 66. 112. 42;
Kensington. 1S3. 94. 174, 76; West Torrens,
191. 95. 171. 102; Adelaide. 147. 111. 103.
117; Port Adelaide, 144, 133. 92. 152: Sturt.
177. 135. 114. 146; East Torrens. 142. 138.
105. 145: Prospect. 116, 120, 76. 135;
Glenelg. 114, 128. 64, 165.
Pitchers
Dr. J. M. Dwyer (University). 1'r»« 69.
struck out 65, walks 17, hits 39, percen
tage .565; A. Smith (University), 75, 105,
24, 45. .600; Bon Sharpe (Goodwood),
111. 148. 19. 68. .612: W. Buchanan (Ade
laide), 50. 27. 11. 42. .840; P. Ohlstrom
(Kensington). 152. 107. 21. 136. JBS8;
Prouse (Sturt). 111. 74. 52. 101. 909-- W.
Fails (West Torrens). 50, 28, 11, 48, .960:
Cameron (Glenelg). 79. 51. 26. 83. 1.050;
F. Farrelly (Adelaide). 102. 106. 29. 10S.
1.058; B. Scott (East Torrens). 76. 38, 19.
85. 1J.18; T. Puckett (Prospect). 127. 119,
31. 146, 1.149; B. E. Sharpe (Goodwood).
50. 25. 6. 59. 1.180; McKenzle (Port). 138.
73. 22, 169. 1.224.
Cole's Consistent Batting
WftJi thp finp savprsfff, nf 4fK CViif* *}ip
West Torrens first baseman, has estab
lished himself as 'the king of swat' for
season 193L Maintaining this figure
throughout the season. Cole failed on only
two occasions to register safe hits. Gll
lespie, who made four hits last week,
made a bold bid for top honors, and
finished with a mark of J391. The aver
ages of these players stand out. and the
only player who nr^Efot have challenged
their superiority Is M. Nelson, who since
his entry into the game five weeks ago.
has hit for an average of .454. Thomas,
who failed to hit safely in only one
game, was the most consistent batter.
A remarkable feature Is that Good
wood, tne minor premiers. Is not repre
sented on the list of .300 batters, which
Is: — E. Cole (West Torrens). at bat 74.
hits 30. average .405: A. GlUesple (Uni
versity). 69, 27. .391; B. Clarke (East Tor
rens). 83, 30. .361: A. Thomas (Sturt),
82, 29, .353; B. Davidson (West Torrens).
76. 26. .342; L. Pellew (University), 66. 22,
.333; B. South (Glenelg), 55. 18. .327; F.
Cross (Kensington), 74, 24. .324; S. Hol
land (Kensington). 87, 28, .321; Dr. A.
Eeld (University), 67, 21. .313; H. Hutton
(Sturt). 83. 26. .313; S. Swanson (West
Torrens). 78. 24. .307: D. Williams (Ade
laide). 69. 21. .304; G. Fuller (Kensing
ton). 86, 26. 302.
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