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[[image - black & white photograph of Louis Santop]]
[[caption]] LOUIS SANTOP [[/caption]]

LOUIS "BIG BERTHA" SANTOP
Catcher

"Top" broke into professional ball with the Fort Worth Wonders of Fort Worth, Texas, in 1909. The following year he played with the Oklahoma Monarchs, of Guthrie, Okla., and came east in the spring of 1911 to join Sol White's Philadelphia Giants. The same year he played with the Lincoln Giants and remained with them until 1915, when he went to the Brooklyn Royal Giants. He then played with the Lincoln Stars and Royal Giants and was one of the first professional stars to play with Hilldale when the Philadelphia team graduated from an amateur organization. After playing the season of 1918 with Hilldale, "Top" was inducted into the naval service of the World War, playing part of a season with the Royal Giants. After being mustered out he rejoined Hilldale in 1920 and has been one of the mainstays behind the bat for Ed. Bolden's team during his stay. Santop throws right handed, but bats from the left side of the plate and beside being regarded as a heady catcher has always been rated as one of the most dangerous batters in colored ranks. His present average of .407 leads one to believe that "Top" is not slipping any in the hitting department. A native of Ft. Worth, Texas, Santop began his career as a "pro" at the age of twenty. The big catcher is now rounding out his 35th year.

OTTO "MIRROR" BRIGGS - Right Field

The late C.I. Taylor started Otto on his professional career in the spring of 1914. The famous A.B.C.'s left Palm Beach, Fla., with Briggs in tow. When the club reached West Baden, Ind., he was turned over to the Sprudels of that city. From there he went to the Dayton Marcos, of Dayton, Ohio. In 1917 he joined the Hilldale team and captained the club that season. The same year he entered the World War as a member of the 368th Infantry, Co. E., 92nd Division, and played ball with his outfit in camp and "over there." After being mustered out he joined the newly formed Madison Stars, in Philadelphia, the season of 1919. He finished the season with the Hilldale club and has remained with them since that date. Otto is known as one of the best lead off men playing the game and has batted in first position during the entire stay with Hilldale. He throws right handed and hits from the left side of the plate. Kings Mountain, N.C., is the land of his youth and the official census taker has him listed as 33 years old.

RALEIGH "BIZZ" MACKEY - Cather and all-around player

From the land of sage brush and alkali dust hails Bizz Mackey. Starting out from his home town, San Antonio, Texas, with the San Antonio Giants, in 1918 Mackey joined the A.B.C.'s in 1920 and immediately proved to be a sensation with C.I. Taylor's team. He has played every position on the ball club and since joining the Hilldale team in 1923 he has been shifted around whereever the club needed strengthening. Mackey, however, excells as a catcher has a great throwing arm and is reasonably fast for a big man. Bizz throws right handed, but swings a wicked cudgel from either side of the plate. His first year in the East he led the Eastern Circuit at bat with an average of .440. Born in 1897, Mackey is rounding out his 27th year.

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[[image - black & white photograph of Philip "Fish" Cockrell]]
[[caption]] PHILIP "FISH" COCKRELL - Pitcher [[/caption]]

Phil started attracting attention in the baseball world in 1913 with Pop Watkins' Havana Red Rox, of Watertown, N.Y. In 1917 Cockrell found his way to little old New York and was signed by Jim Keenan's Lincoln Giants. The following season he moved to Philadelphia and since that time has been a member of the Hilldale team. During his stay with Ed. Bolden's team he has pitched three no-hit, no-run games. Cockrell is a very good hitter for a pitcher and also plays the outfield well and is fast on the bases. Phil pitches and bats right-handed, is a native of August, Ga., and 26 years old.