Lettermen Strength To Make Amelia Orioles A Threat Amelia Pre-View TIip Amelia High Orioles could have a solid year in the District 3 Baseball campaign if the veteians come through as expected and re placement players, up from the Ja.vvees squad field and hit ac ceptably. Coach Phil Bocpple believe; the squad should improve over its 7-6 record of a season ago, since a nucleus of eight lettermen is available to put experience at every position except first base j and third base. These are import ant spots. Bocpple knows, and that accounts for his "could be" a good year estimate. Shortstop Doug Blankenship, a dependable glove man and .357 .liter will be a key figure at shortstop Senior James Warren who won three and lost three last —ason. heads the mound staff. I.etterman Reed Mottley and a newcomer. Fred Wade, will assist with pitching chores. Boepple can also call in Nelson Harris from the outfield to pitch. Around the infield. Boepple says the first base1 job is a toss-up be tween Jim Munden and Elred An derson. non-lettermen; sophomore lettermen J. B. Flippen will be hard to displace at second, with James Paulette his chief competi tor. At, the hot corner, the fight is between Anthony Hines and Clarence Hall, both relative new comers. The outfield will la' experienced with Nelson Harris n fixture in left and Alton Hill in right field. Nearly a half dozen candidates are scrapping for the center field berth led by Franklin Mills.

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