NOAH GOODE JOINS "HOSS"
STAMEY AT AMERICUS, GA.
OLD TIMER WORRIED
Noah Goode, Ecusta third sacker who recently
signed with the Philadelphia Phillies, has joined
an old Ecusta teammate, "Hoss” Stamey at Ameri-
cus, Ga., and from recent reports he’s doing well.
In the Americus Times-Recorder of July 9, was
this quotation: "Noah Goode, new rookie third
baseman with the Phils, continued to play bril
liant ball afield and his sparkling play helped pull
Pitcher Tommy Adair out of trouble several
times.” Again on July 14, the paper said, "The
fielding of Goode was one of the big factors in
the low score for the Cards.”
"Hoss” is staying in the regular lineup, playing
leftfield, and keeping his batting average around
the .300 mark.
Old-timers in baseball continue to express alarm
over some youngsters’ unfamiliarity with the
game. "I was watching a high school game down
in Louisiana the other afternoon and three
times in the first inning base runners got a mile
lead and stole second,” relates Scout Pat Monahan
of. the Cubs. "I took the liberty of halting the
game and went out to the box to give the young
pitcher some ■ advice.
" 'Son’, I said, 'you should hold the runner on
first.’ And do you know what that kid said.? He
said. Let the first baseman hold him on, he’s closer
to him.”—Fred Russell in the Nashville Banner.
Don’t throw the ball to a base after the run
ner is there.. A ball in the hand is safer than
one in the air.
Noah Goode, fancy-fielding and hard-hitting Ecusta third
baseman signed a contract with the Philadelphia Phillies
recently. He is shown here looking over the legal paper
with Johnny Nee, famous scout who signed him. Noah
was hitting .432 when he signed with the Phils. Assigned
to the Phil farm at Americus, Ga., he joined another ex-
Ecustan, "Hoss” Stamey who is going great with Ameri
cus.
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