Plainfield High School - Milestone Yearbook (Plainfield, NJ)

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TMAk ORACLE: 5 school teams of North Jersey are not able to play their nearby opponents and also the preparatory schools of South Jersey, such as Lawrenceville. But the title of state high school champions can be figured out with more correct- ness. The three leaders of this class this year are Montclair, East Orange, and Plainfield High Schools. Our game with Montclair was called on ac- count of rain, but Morris High School defeated Montclair, and we defeated Morris High School. Thus eliminating Montclair, East Orange remains as a competitor for the title of “State High School Champions.” East Orange refused a game with us on the ground that they had to save their pitchers for their game with Newark High School on the day following the day on which we offered to play them. Comparisons are odious, but anyone doubting our rightful claim to be the champion high school baseball team of New Jersey, is left to compare our respective completed schedules. The cause of our success is obvious. We had the best school boy base- ball players. The infield was a crack-a-jack combination. Our battery trio, Smith, Burt, and Davis, were as a rule too much for any opposing batsmen, so much so, in fact, that the outfield never had a chance to prove their worth. It is useless to exploit the two all round stars, Conway and Craig, the ap- pended statistics will do that, but these same statistics do not show the able handling the team received from Captain Thompson. To him belongs a large share of the laurels won by the Plainfield High School. And to Man- ager Lapsley great credit is due for his able and financially successful man- agement of the season’s schedule. INDIVIDUAL RECORDS AND SUMMARIES: Averages ' Bat- F'ld- Names GaneseaAl Ba Ret Bi Or eM Hs S85 tino ime CR erin Se He oe hat an Sua Me canoer i COD 40 By iG BR S S sir vie sess; MOTI PSO Ml emnres mracmhie.s eet olan seater eta eet oes is On 20 Br 29° Bo il Ae serie Sik (CCI IENe ns Donia: See ete ccc ee Ome ee OMA enor LO MECZORE OSs SSNOTUKU Ne oe gta clateea kin Girepearenee cam ioeeIcS OMS ee ene: eee? OME LONE 27m Sih Sao itieemniat metas eisete ail atten race oe ert ne TS, 42 iG) aul R i Be Bi BO WI Mie DER GIS eh a Aen ann Oe ee ice eeroe e ey Al iG) SIL TS A) BY aS) A oe, IRWIN Boab cuc o Chae co Lea eo e ee cece” OV AE Thoin era | BO OQ D eee ieee lees Dineeinatie siaarsme ebne + ic ele oe arses Gp. Gy TA oe I OR A= ih AI Re) Brace levee trace cry Aerkaere tas Be tyne Scie TS OOm Teer de Th 5 OD) oe IBYOR Naor Mee eA rae ee trae hone ROO is. By 1G) 16) 1A 16 Dp Tey so wos Birt ieeeseaicven Sey ee Oe LOm Oe pl ro UZ 2B WR Osa see Total number of runs, P. H. S., 181; opponents, 49. Percentage of games won, .800.

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4 THE: ORACLE. Baseball Seldom, perhaps never, has the Plainfield High School enjoyed such a successful baseball season as it has this year. Material for teams was so plentiful that two good teams were formed instead of the usual one. The lack of a coach did not prevent fine individual playing, excellent team work, and thirteen substantial victories, as follows: Ferasmus bl ait Ei Sd to cite ree e ik Wiseman ea ct, a nia aie enna see 7-0 Reals School crys cts opt et peeie pte atthe Seneca hg esr seen sen hee ee 10-0 Pin gry SCHOO IN ry rocranctays oe teeter one IIe te ee EE Scat ace nal gh ree 6-0 Crantord sll Si Bt dhe k ae etc tek ett erg een el ir ar Re Neen na ne re ca eae 10-0 ING warksAcadenry Sia) hase StSs cos tie ead fee nae 16-2 I MTay are Wk oe by ase Sea ean Cre EAI WO RAI oy eee ee Bnd pre OS nee Tins Ges 4-O Deals SCHOOL mece ch ap. atte nlc we eh ian hence ect yee Pea ae 29-1 Routoer sil reps SCHOCIT IA} acc Seas tonne een ne er ee ee 21-3 INIGWATIC! Ede som ws Rot nee rere RET Ns eas tery” Me ay Rk eC A 4-2 Ritger'ssP reps Chooliyd: 2 magia whet cee ee A ey ck ete ee 10-1 Grate Gid TESS aia rec coiatge as tobe ea re ore ok Ree NE Ce EE I a ae I1-4 Reading sacadeniy urs cog ten ae canoes ee A ae ae. ent en oe ae ee ae 19-1 PICKS orci e ye Bacal emt OTN ne ae STON ane on Set Ea ht Se ae 5-1 We were defeated by: j Brooklyn Boys - HAS 2 fees asad ee cere cog eres cane hee Li-a2 Gampsbowser® Glib iAg ans. Seals der sel erots sie eae nie ee a eee ae tee 5-11 eo b hae eN ee Merete ele Urea Nien WENA yh Ate Ti ery t nd MAG LO 6s 65 2- 6 These defeats we do not regret, nor have we any excuses to make. The “Camp Bowser” and Blair Hall teams are composed of college athletes who receive fine coaching. The defeat by Brooklyn Boys’ High was received after having played the first game of a double header and walking about three miles to their ball grounds. Not thinking a margin of one run a fair proof of the superiority of the Brooklyn Boys’ High team, we tried to ar- range a second game with them on either their field or ours. No reply was received. Newark High School and Pingry School, after having been defeated by us on their grounds, both cancelled their second (scheduled) game with us less than twenty-four hours before the game was to have been played. For our home supporters this made a sad windup to a successful season, but the knowledge that our team knocked all of the sportiness out of these teams in the first game ought to be a sufficient compensation for the loss of the home games. The title of “state scholastic champions” is a hollow one, as the high

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6 THE ORACLE. P. JH. S.; 43 Morris H. S., 0. Our baseball team scored its third shut-out on April 29, by defeating the Morris H. S. nine. It was a light-hitting game, and was well played in spite of the rain, which fell during the latter part of the morning. Our team made four h its and one error, to one hit and two errors for our opponents. Smith pitched a fine game, striking out eleven men, and it was because of their inability to hit that we whitewashed them. Score by innings: Ps als): Srey ae, Rape): Aree IY cc pee ak ee ea tennaeE th gt naey Ae 20010001 —4 BYES TLS PS cterwea te ccpedde arch eras ne peechie aa ote erske a ane renee 00000000 0—9 Peghl. 53-2025 BAL a: Again did our nine smother Leal’s on May 3, and this time our men made so many runs that the score keeper could hardly keep count of them. Three hits and twenty errors for Leal’s tells the whole sad story. For the first few innings it seemed as if the game would be close, for after we had scored a run, Leal’s scored also, their first and only run, by a base on balls and a hit. But in the third inning the merry-go-round started, and by the ending of the fifth inning the score was 15 to 1. But worse things were to follow. Jewett was taken out of the box and Browne was substituted, and in the sixth inning alone our boys scored eleven runs. Burt pitched the first five innings and did fine work, allowing only three hits. Smith pitched the rest of the game and struck out three of the six men who faced him. Our other players also played excellent ball, and not a single error was scored against us, while Leal’s seemed to be “stage-struck,”’ for they made errors in nearly every case where an error could possibly be made. They certainly gave the poorest exhibition of baseball that has been seen here this season. The score by innings: |e elites eet Sree Pa Pera if Be ose EAE DA Dh Se 01905 II 3—29 [eas ich cate deve aes Cee ade po = eee toe 01000 00—I1 P. H.'S., 104 Cranrorp H.'S:,:0. Our baseball team administered a coat of white-wash to the Cranford team, at Cranford, on May 6. Smith was in fine form, and did not allow a single hit, nor did he give a single base on balls. Our boys batted like vet- erans, making hits whenever they were necessary, and securing in all 15 hits from Bareus’ delivery. Bargus puzzled our batters once in a while, getting eight strike outs. Smith struck out Io men. Our team played a steady game, and made only two mishaps. The score by innings was: j cae Cee ee Meat, etry, ee Le Rr eae rE CARD Os: 20-253) 1 (04210 (Hale Sie, ate, aie Gates, ts aetna ORY ens Ee eae 000000 0—0