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

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XVEST POINT GAME

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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

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too, especially for the Navy contingent, thor- oughly enjoying their novel role as spectators in a parade. At two the stands began to fill and Navy took the field for a short warming up. Ander- son was to pitch, and by his excellent season he had undoubtedly earned the prize. Dave Fultz issued his last instructionsg the ground rules, of which there were myriad owing to the smallness of the field, were explained, Hambsch and Meyer tossed up and Navy took the field. The NAVY BENCH Pointers, all in full dress, came down with a long corps yell and the game started. The first inning nothing happened. In the second Harrison, the first man to bat, smashed out a liner that placed him safely on second, from which Lyman advanced him to third. Devers sent a high fly into Langeis hand, but before it could be thrown in the Army man had crossed the plate. Then for three innings it was a piteher's battle, with the advan- tage with the Army. In the sixth, however, Hyatt got to first, Meyer was retired on a pop- fly, Mountford advanced the pitcher to third on a safe hit and made second on Surles' sacri- fice. Harrison knocked out an easy one, but Irwin dropped it, and by the time it got to first the blue-gray of the Army was at each corner of the diamond. At bat was Lyman, a Hawaiian, and a function, or fifth class man. The little Hyloojian let a couple go by, then picking a good one drove a liner just above Abbott's head and out into deep center. When the dust cleared away he was perched on third . and three Army men had crossed the slab. The Army stands were bedlam and over in one corner a group of faithful Navy people were giving a four-N yell and adjuring the Blue and Gold to ARMY BENCH get busy. In the seventh it Seemed as if the tide had turned. Wilson, Jones and Lange filled up the bases and Hambsch hit the ball away over be- yond left field. It ought to have been at least a three-bagger, but Surles by a great leap made' a left-handed catch that was really phenomenal, and when Willie was thrown out at third our chance was gone. By a hit and a succession of errors Ulloa added another to the Army's tally in their half. Irwin made a safe hit in the eighth, and by clever base stealing and a hit by Gillam came in. The Army, however, lowered our hopes by scor- ing Whiteside and the ubiquitous' Harrison. AT BAT Navy was not beaten yet, and in the ninth came 969