Blake School - Reflections / Call O Pan Yearbook (Hopkins, MN)

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o VARSITY TENNIS Back Row: Mr. Pollock, Adams, C. Crosby, J. Ritchie, J. Crosby, Stensnn. Front Row: Cole, McC'rea, Veates, Gross.

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VARSITY BASEBALL The prospects for the Y’arsily Baseball team looked bright when Coach Edie called practice the first day of spring. Although the weather cancelled many practice sessions and postponed many early games, there were seven lettermen returning: Captain Boh Cargill, catcher Julian McCaull. pitchers Doug Holcombe and Dave Riddiford. shortstop Phil Larson, and outfielders Bill Boies and Bill Dietz. The baseball team defeated Concordia in their first game of the season. Riddiford and Bill Scherer handled the mound chores for Blake. The Bears overcame a 4-2 deficit to win 6-4 in the late innings on Bill Scherer’s hit. Breck was the next opponent n the schedule, rile Hilltoppers lost this game 7-6 despite a three run rally in the last inning. With the exception of one inning. HoIcoihIk pitched a g x d game. Strong hitting by Larson.- McCaull. and C argill kept Blake in the game, hut the “clutch hits were lacking. The Bears next took on Wayzata in a non-conference game and were defeated 16-8. Scherer and Riddiford again pitched for Blake, hut Wayzata s strong hitting proved to Ik too much for them. The feature of the game, however, was Boh Lundholm's homerun. In the last two games played before going to press the Hilltoppers lost to Shattuck 8-6 and Minnehaha 16-6. 'Hie hitting improved in these games, hut the fielding still remains a problem. The remainder of the schedule finds return engagements with Breck. Concordia. Minnehaha, and Shattuck and two games with SPA. With improved pitching and fielding tin Bears should reach their potential and win the majority of these games. 101

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VARSITY TENNIS Since the tennis season is still not sufficiently started as we go to press, a not too accurate account of this year’s team can I e given. A winning streak of sixteen matches has been built up over the last two years with an undefeated season last year, hut that streak was broken when the men of Coach Pollock lost to Shattuck 4-1 in the third match this spring. A day before this match. Captain Joe Ritchie dislocated his shoulder and was lost to the team for the rest of the season. In the other two matches the team defeated St. Louis Lark 4-1 and Rohhinsdale 4-1. The lineup so far this year has been: Boh McCrea, fir t singles; Chris Crosby, second singles: Joe Ritchie, third singles; Dick Sten-on and John Crosby, first doubles; Lynn Truesdell and Boh Priest, second doubles. Gene eates and Chuck Cole also played frequently. Despite its early loss to a strong Shattuck team, the team has high Iiojk's for another good season. Since only three men are missing from last years team, the outlook is good. 103