Natick High School - Sassamon Yearbook (Natick, MA)

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28 THE SASSAM ON flashes of brilliant playing by the con- testants provoked many outbursts of cheering from their loyal supporters. Natick, practically a green team, entered the game at a great disadvantage, facing a vctcran team and a pitcher of four years' cxperience. Gillcran was selected to start for Natick and when he strode out to the box at three o'clock the crowd had fiowed out onto the field and the outer field was lined with automobiles and other vehicles. Natck was very nervous and Fram- ingham, taking advantage of this fact. had secured four runs before they had settled down and retired the side while Natick in return was retired by Hether- ton, Framingham's speedy twirler. Framingham secured four moves in the second and one in the third while Natick was unable to cross the plate. Gilleran was pitching good ball but the poor sup- port afiorded him enabled Framingham to obtain several easy runs. Connell was the first man to score for Natick crossing the home plate in the 5th, and their second score came in the 8th when Bolster, who had replaced Gilleran was brought home by Gleason's double. The longest hit of the game was made by Coleman, a three base hit to deep centre in the 4th inning. Natick's outfield, though hitting weakly, fielded faultlessly and the throwing of Fair, who shared the honors of the game with Bray, was rue of the features of the game, his bul- let like throws cutting off several runs at the plate. Daley, Coleman and Fair starred for Natick, while Hetherton, Bray and Hunnefield played well for Framingham. , Dwyer, '17. Natick ab r h po a e Daley, 1 b. 3 0 l 6 0 1 Peterson, l. f. 4 O O 4 1 0 Gleason, 3 b. 4 0 1 l 0 1 Coleman, c. 3 O 1 6 O O Fair, c. f. 4 0 O 3 0 0 Dudley, r. f. 4 0 0 3 1 0 McSweeney. s. s. 4 0 0 O 1 3 Connell, 2 b. 3 1 2 2 1 3 Gilleran. p. 2 0 1 1 2 0 Bolster, p. 1 1 1 C 1 0 32272668 Framingham ab r h po a e Hunnefield, s. s. 5 3 1 0 1 0 Boynton, 3 b. 6 3 1 1 1 0 Mason, 2 b. 4 2 1 0 2 0 Bray, c. f. 6 2 3 0 0 0 O'Brien, r. f. 3 2 2 O O 0 O'Conner, 1 b. 5 1 1 7 0 0 Sprague, l. f. 5 2 2 0 0 0 Horan. c. 4 1 1 18 O 1 Hetherton, p. 5 1 1 0 O O Cushion, r. f. 2 1 1 1 0 0 45 18 14 27 4 1 'Sprague out. Hit by batted ball. Natick. Runs, Connell, Bolster. en bases, Daley, Coleman, Bolster 2. Double play, Fair to Coleman, Peterson to Connell. Strike out, Hetherton 18. Gilleran 5. Bases on balls, Hetherton 1. Gilleran 4, Bolster 1. Wild pitches, Hetherton, Gilleran. Hit by pitcher, Hetherton, Daly. Three base hit Cole- man. Umpire Mooney of Westboro. Time 2h. 19m. Attendance 1500. After the baseball season jack Cole- man is going to The Mt. Washington Hotel, Bretton NVoods, N. H., to re- cuperate. Stol- Peterson, '18. Captain Ed Casey of Harvard Fresh- men is now wearing his baseball num- erals. It is hoped that he will have an H to wear next year. NOTES Slip Howard and Pansy Brennan are to play with the Framingham Trol- ley League team this summer. Slip says he is mighty glad to get back to the town of pretty girls again. Russell Frye has played a couple of star games at first base for the Pine Hill team this spring. Russ was one of the best first basemen that Natick ever had. In the Memorial Day game Natick out- field played a star game. They secured eleven putouts. Four by Peterson, four by Fair and three by Dudley beside three assists, one each fielder. Almost all the catchers were exceptionally hard espe- cially Peterson's catch of a long foul. It was one of the best catches ever made at Coolidge Field. ,' Dwyer, '17.

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TI-IE SASSAIVI ON 27 '1 'Y'TT'T ICS 'shite X X5 BASEBALL Natick 7, Waltliam 3 The second game of the year was quite an improvement over the first, which we lost to B. C. H. by the score of 12-1. The game was postponed one day on ac- count of rain and was played at Wal- tham on April 13. By superior playing in every department of the game Natick brought home victory by the score of 7-3. Fair played a star game in left during Peterson's short sickness. Natick 6, Braintree 4 On the nineteenth of April before a large crowd Natick High defeated Brain- tree to the tune of 6-4. Natick led all the way but were threatened more than once. The Natick management departed from a time-worn custom and the game was played in the afternoon. ' Natick, Pinehill A. C. A game was scheduled for the 22nd of April with Pinehill but it had to be called off on account of rain. Milford IO, Natick 3 May 6, Milford easily defeated Natick IO-3. The game was played on a dia- mond in right field which accounts some- what for the looseness with which the game was played. VVayl'and 13, Natick 6 In a game postponed from April 26 Wayland trimmed Natick at the Cochitu- ate grounds on May 8, 13-6. Sloper started the game but was replaced by Bolster, Peterson secured his Hrst hit of the season, a home run to the road in deep centre. He also secured a triple the v l'g last time up. Hudson 9, Natick 6 At Coolidge playground on May I3 Natick Hign was defeated by lludson in an exciting and close game. XYith two down, two strikes on the batter and the score 6 to 6 Hudson secured three runs through a couple of good hits and a lot of luck. . Natick 5, NVestboro 3 Natick liigh defeated a greatly strengthened XVestboro team at XVest- boro on May 20 by the score of 5-3, Gilleran pitched a star game for Natick besides leading the team in picking hghts. Natick 6, Marlboro 4 In a Midland League game at Natick on May Z7 Natick High defeated Marl- boro by the score of 6-4. Bolster pitched his best game of the season securing thir- teen strikeouts and making the rest of the team Hy out. In the ninth with the score 6-4 and men on second and third Bolster struck out La Forme, the hard- hitting Marlboro captain. La Forme played a star game in the field. Peterson, '16 NATICK VS. FR.-IMINGHAM Natick engaged Framingham Memor- ial Day in their annual struggle before a record breaking crowd of over 1500 noisy fans, a large majority of whom were from Framingham. From the one sidedness of the score one would infer that the game was uninteresting but this is decidedly untrue as many fast plays were completed by both teams and the

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TH E SASSA M ON 29 Your class-mates can buy anything you can give them -except your photograph. The EIIKEII Slllllill T FRAMINCI-IAM MASS. Opp. the Post Oflice Compliments of C. E. BUCKLEY Boots, Shoes and Rubbers Main Street, Natick Compliments of e FAIR BROS., Furnishers and Clothiers Natick, Mass. Compliments of KlNG'S GROCERY ELIOT STREET SOUTH NATICK, :: MASS. Telephone 84-M E PRINTING IN STRE T CK, M A-tr