United States Naval Academy - Lucky Bag Yearbook (Annapolis, MD)

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score of 2-0. North Carolina and West Virginia followed, and each lowered the Navy hopes after a hard battle. However, to even things, we took the sting of it out on our old friends the John- nies by a score of 3 to 1, and after the disastrous W Mount VVashington game we beat successively s,1,AND,.CL0SE To Rutgers, Rockhill, St. John's again and Dickinson. lVIaryland Agricultural College, whom we had heaten for two years, turned the tables on us with a score of 8 to 3. Meade held Walhrook down to four hits, while we hit safely nine times for five runs. Wilson had three hits, one a triple, all of which counted in the scoring. Our last home game was with the Carlisle Indians. In the fifth Gillam hunted, WllS0ll singled past third and Jones knocked out a safe infield hit. On Abbott's long Hy to right Pop crossed the plate, making the only run scored in the game. Next day the team left for the Point, resolved to make up for a bad season by winning the big game with the Army. The story of that game is told elsewhere, but the result and in fact the game itself was STAND-MIDDIES LEAVING what was largely to be expected from the constant shake-up and the petty dissensions which had so weakened the Navy team. That we can't play without playing together was clearly shown, and we are sure that under Pop's 'shrewd guidance we are going to have more team Work and less individual aspiration. 266

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scoring two runs in the opening round, but in the second Lange made the ,fx circuit on an error, two steals and Northcroftis hit, while Irwinis fine single 9 to center in the fifth drove in the tying run. We scored again in the sixth, Y but they earned a run in the seventh and scored another in the eighth on an lf outfield error. We had a chance in our half, but Lange was caught at third f! ' fi! with but one down, thus ending our last rally. Meade pitched superb ball th and deserved to win by a good score. If The next day Princeton led up to the eighth inning, when Jones with f his triple to the sco1'eboard evened up matters. In the ninth with two out and two on bases, Wilson threw into the bleachers, and a hit to centerfield ANnnnsoN gave them a total of three for the inning. VVe rallied, but poor work on bases threw the game away. Anderson did fine work in the box but was helpless in the face of the support he received. After these four straight de- feats the team got busy, and in the Columbia game scored five runs the first inning. Anderson allowed but four hits, while the batting of Wil- son was a feature of the game. Every team we played seemed to have a good pitcher. Bucknell surely did, for Hambsch was the only man to get a hit. They scored MIDDIES, STAND four times early in the game, but could do nothing after the fourth, when Anderson went into the box. The Pennsylvania game is usually very good and last year's was no exception. Pennsy had good chances to score in each of the first five innings, but splendid fielding rl , ' I X x just cut them short of a run each time. In the ninth . Jones hit to deep center for a triple, but was left on i X third when Lange's Hy was gathered in. The tenth began ,I propitiously, but two wild throws on the part of Navy Nc , 'it' x x l'-5.7 lost them the game. Six scattered hits in ten innings . showed the ability of Lanphier in the pitching line. University of Maryland next came down and though Meade pitched in his best form they shut us out by a L LANPHIEIL 265

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THE BASEBALL GAME if EY, fellows! Turn out! Shake it up! Break out of there! We're way past Weehawken ! Aw, shove off. Hey, you,d better turn out, we passed Weehawken half an hour ago ! Pipe down, Charlief' Beat it ! Some- body heave a shoe at him I A Pullman was jolting its way up the west bank of the Hudson in the early morning, and in the aisle between the swaying curtains stood Charlie Koenig, fully dressed and ready to nmlnawu. ARMY STAN D disembark, strenuously exhorting unseen com- rades to arise. From the draperies tousled heads began to emerge,,the owners thereof addressing the disturber of their slumbers in no ' - ' uncertain language. However, Charlie perse- NAVY PRACTICING waiting buses at the West Point station, and settled down in the new barracks. About ten they went out on the parade ground for a little light practice aml in the afternoon had more on the regular diamond, a remarkably fast, skinned affair which our fielders found a little troublesome after our slow grass plot. The next morning, Saturday, a little more practice, but not enough to tire the team out, and recreation in the form of a dress parade by the Pointers, and a fine sight it was, 2 vered, and soon the Navy baseball team, clothed and in its right mind, began to appear. The night had been hot and the car jammed, each berth holding two occupants--that is, all but the one Crofty held down,-and Pop Gillam had slept in the little hammock, under the impression that it was for use in hot weather. In a half an hour the team had piled into the after a good breakfast in the cadet mess hall NAVY PRACTICING 67