Lowell and Adams Each Place Three Men On All-House Nine

ALL-HOUSE BALL TEAM

2b Wally Liverances (Lowell)

1f Bob Ridder (Leverett)

3b Joe Lyford (Lowell)

ss Charley Carr (Kirkland)

cf Mel Gordon (Lowell)

rf Fran Simpson (Kirkland)

1b Hank Doyle (Adams)

c Bob Gorham (Adams)

p Charley Lutz (Adams)

p Dick Story (Lowell)

Lowell, Adams, and Kirkland dominated the play in the inter-House baseball League, and it is these same Bellboys, Gold Coasters, and Deacons who carry off the lion's share of honors on the all-League team.

Lowell and Adams are each awarded three places on the first team, and Lowell's twirler Dick Story is rated as the reserve pitcher, giving the Bellboys a fourth man in the selection, Charley Lutz of Adams is by far and away the outstanding pitcher in the League. The slim Junior, who played on his Freshman team two seasons back, has been charged with but one defeat this year and is chiefly responsible for keeping the Gold Coasters in the championship running.

Catcher Gorham

Lutz's battery mate, Bob Gorham, was another reason for the success of the Adams nine. Catching was a rather weak department in House ball this spring, and Gorham stands head and shoulders above his circuit rivals. For Lowell, it was a smooth working infield and a good deal of batting punch which was instrumental in winning the title and the right to journey to New Haven tomorrow to play the Eli standard bearer.

Hence the Bellboys placed two of their regulars in the infield of the first nine and almost had a third man honored with a first team rating. Wally Liverance at the keystone sack was easily the most polished fielder at his position in House baseball. Many claim for him the title of best fielder in the League, and Wally fully deserves that first string berth despite his rather weak hatting mark.

At shortstop Joe Lyford of Lowell and Charley Carr of Kirkland are two of the classiest ball players in the League. Smooth-working Carr barely gets the nod over hard-hitting Lyford for the post, but the latter is ton good a ballplayer to be omitted from the lineup. Therefore, Lyford goes over to third to edge out a fast-improving teammate, Bellboy Robin Scully, by the slimmest of margins. Scully's stickwork was weak until the last few games of the year but then he came up with a bang.

On first base is Hank Doyle, the Gold Coaster contribution to the inner quartet. Doyle had a close call there for this post, because most of the League first sackers were about equal in ability.

Mel Gordon of Lowell is the cream of a rather skimpy crop of outer gardeners. Gordon starts very quickly and makes fly-shagging look easy. His roamings this spring from his centerfield post carried him over about two-thirds of the Bellboy outfield. He is flanked in right field by Fran Simpson of Kirkland and in left by Bob Ridder of Leverett.

Both of these boys earned their places by virtue of some big stick work, and both of them can cover ground. Gordon's batting mark for the entire schedule was approximately a cool .560, tops for loop batters. Lyford of Lowell had a neat .552. The second twirler, Dick Story of Lowell, is no slouch and earns his place as a result of steady work in every game.