Latter Day Saints Business College - S Book Yearbook (Salt Lake City, UT)

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'amy Q A Quin' OCf A .- 152 I Vslgfiieg Sl 5 fi L 9 5 rl. 5- .B :gg iff? ' f 1 2 V CAPT. PENROSE 0 0 6- 9 Baseball Season 'ho' I-IE L. D. S. High School enjoyed a very successful baseball season in 1929. YA The team was composed of a group of hard-hitting and excellent-fielding boys ' x who were well directed under the careful coaching of J. Wallace West. A - T Coach West lost practically half of his regulars and he had a difficult task de- t Q , veloping a nine that competed with the nearby high schools in such a creditable' manner. The positions left vacant by graduation were filled by some eager and Q 'Q hard-working aspirants who knew a great deal about the old national pastime. The Saints were severely handicapped by inclement weather. When spring did come and i the season started, the April showers became too frequent and continued into May T showers, thereby causing the postponement of many games. These encounters had to P be played whenever the weather permitted and this did not leave much time for 2 practice, so the Gold and Blue representatives had to remedy their mistakes of former e Q contests during later matches. ,A- IP ip . K Spring found the L. D. S. without any experienced pitchers. But after a short J time four capable hurlers were found among the baseball candidates. These mounds- men proved a great power in the Saint attack and displayed plenty of class and ability. ll l , i Cl Ray Baggs was a tower of strength on the pitching staff. He always kept the batter facing him in a constant fit of nervousness, and had him wondering what sort of as baffling strike he was going to miss next. Ray was very steady and very few of his well-directed throws were ever balled', by the umpire or interrupted from entering the catcher's mitt by the bat of the opposing hitter. The Saints had another eflicient twirler in Lawrence Blyle. Blyle was a competent performer and had a notable 4. Q W 5 3 ff gf an if , . nf-AA. ,.,,,. X ,,f Q 'Fl A D CQ,5g1,,g,,g.,kai-if-3-ff l? it Ee eff? r ,9r3f'-ici Ar s eg..- .

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P 'l l v ' M A A alll? G' 'LN QA! Q wma' is 3 Q1 A X on D-J D at Q 5 gh J 7 k,o X o 3 5 I Efiig, I I f'l Wf l ' I ' : I 'J U i K f l Ot or ID fs ' K X W . .'LA V- A I , '5 l , wi 2 is 0' BROOKS SAUNDERS G 'S 5 i. . r Q Dick West, John Willey, and Harrison Sperry were three very choice battery Q GX men who took care of the receiving end. Dick West carried the brunt of theg r catching duties because of his experience as regular the previous season. Dick had a. 3 5 very watchful eye and very few persons ever got by stealing bases when he had the ax ball in hand. He was also an excellent batsman. Willey and H. Sperry alternated fs : I with West behind the bat. Wille was also an exce tional inch hitter, bein one of l -i - Y P P S : : l the best in the league. He should be a big help to the Gold and Blue school in 1930. 4 : h ' . E H. Sperry was a heady backstop who watched every move of the base-runners IQ 'Q besides being a very clever receiver. Harry', could also connect with the ball to send it spinning out across the field for some distance. i 9 Four extraordinary infielders aided the Saints in their 1929 campaign. Lynn 0 1 Brady at first base, Harry Brooks at second, Stan Smith at third, and Bob Penrose at I ll 3 O ' ' A I C 1 BAGGS LUND N gnnnllflilnonna A Qt B ' T-Q.. -4 g -Sli Q --.:2f158hef'