sentences:  Defensively, Clifton became one of the best shortstops in the Texas League, compiling 417 putouts, 433 assists and a .966 fielding percentage.After a strong season in Beaumont, Clifton was the subject of a front-page profile in "The Sporting News" in December 1933.The article noted that he had been Beaumont's starting second baseman in 1933 and a shortstop in 1932.