BASEBALL

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2332, 14 December 1914, Page 9

BASEBALL

REPRESENTATIVE TEAM- % SELECTED. s Mr. J. V. M'Donald, the sole selector for the league, has picked the following team to represent Wellington .in the championship matches: —Catcher, Jan- f sen; pitcher, Harrison'; first baseman, ! a Alexander; second baseman, Thompson; j short stop, Westerholme; third base- c man, M'Mullan. Outfield: left, Shaw; r centre, O'Donoghue; fight, Champion, t Reserves: Moore, M'Donald, M'Clin- v tock. . ' t . I NOTES ON THE PLAYERS. * (By "Umpire.") ] Jansen (American), catcher, probably c the best man in the position at present 3 in the Dominion, good reserve pitcher, bats right-handed, capable of playing in j any position. , , Harrison (American), pitcher, mixes his deliveries well; when well supported ( is a hard man to score off; bats right handed. v .", 1 Alexander (New Zealand), first base- j man, the best first bagman in the ] league; one of tho mo6t prolific run- I getters in the game; bats right-handed. 1 Thompson (Australian), second base- . man, the right man in tho right place: : a sure fielder, and good right-handed ■ batsman. ~,,.,.' Westerholme (American), short-stop, ( has worked up in tho game, and is deserving of a place on all-round play; ( right-handed batsman. ; M'Mullan (Canadian), third baseman, , one of the best in the game; can be depended upon to make very few errors; right-handed batsman. ' Shaw (New Zealand), left-field, can always be depended upon to do the right thing; night-handed .bntsman. O'Donoghue (Now Zealand), centrefield, is a great all-round man, probably the fastest'base-runner in Wellington; right-handed batsman. Champion (New Zealand), right-field, a good all-round man, usually plays at first bag. The team is a very strong combination, and should worthily uphold the prestige of' the Empire City.