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[[image - black & white photograph of Julius "Judy" Johnson]]
[[caption]] JULIUS "JUDY" JOHNSON - Third baseman [[/caption]]

One of the Hilldale champions who acquired his baseball experience close to his present field of endeavors is Judy Johnson, a product of Wilmington, Del. Judy was enticed to Atlantic City in 1917 and played part of the season with Tom Jackson's Bacharach Giants. In the latter part of the season 1918 the draft for the World War struck the Hilldale club and depleted the ranks of Bolden's athletes by quite a few. At that time a manager had the alternative of recruiting players either over or under the draft age and the Hilldale manager, in Judy's case, chose the latter and grabbed the Wilmington youth who had not attained the age to shoulder a musket. Judy finished the season with the Philadelphia team but was considered too light in weight to hold over for the next season. However, during the season of 1921 the Hilldale infield was in a very much crippled condition and once more Ed. Bolden sought the services of Judy Johnson, who in the meantime had been playing with Danny McClellan's Madison Stars. With a couple additional years of age and experience Judy fit into the Hilldale outfit like the missing link and has been holding down the hot corners in an approved manner. Judy has also been shifted to shortstop on several occasions. He throws and bats right handed, hails from Wilmington, Del., and shares the honor with Stevens of being the most youthful member of the team, being 23 years old.

TOUSSAINT "T-A" ALLEN - First Baseman

Allen is another one of Pop Watkins' products. He started out with the Havana Red Sox in 1914 and played with the Watertown Club until 1917. From there he went to the Philadelphia Giants until he entered the service in the World War. In camp and overseas he played with his company team, the 349th Field Artillery. After being mustered out he joined the Hilldale team in 1919 and has since been a member of Ed. Bolden's club. Allen has exceptionally large hands and has no equal in scooping low throws to the initial bag. He throws left handed, but hits from the right side of the plate. 28 years old, he first saw the light of day in Atlanta, Ga.

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[[image - black & white photograph of Merven J. "Red" Ryan]]
[[caption]] MERVEN J. "RED" RYAN - Pitcher [[/caption]]

A native of Brooklyn, N.Y., the red-topped Ryan started out in 1915 with the Pittsburg Stars, of Buffalo, N.Y. The Brooklyn Royal Giants was the next club that he joined. He then played with in turn the Lincoln Stars, Bacharach Giants, Harrisburg Giants and joined Hilldale in the latter part of the season of 1922. Red, who only weighs in the neighborhood of 158 lbs., throws the fastest ball for any pitcher his size, and for that matter has more speed than many larger men. Ryan is second only to Winters in pitching record of the Hilldale hurlers. Brooklyn, the city of churches, is Red's home town, while 25 years ago he celebrated his first birthday. Ryan pitches and bats right handed.