West Virginia Wesleyan College - Murmurmontis Yearbook (Buckhannon, WV)

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COACH BOBBY ROTHERMEL.

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Base Ball.

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BASE BALL. It cannot be said that base ball in 1910 was a success so far as games won and lost are concerned. Wesleyan won five and lost twelve. While the strength of a team is usually judged by the number of games won, in this particular in- stance, results would prove misleading. Several games were lost by a single score while in others an error at a critical moment decided the issue. However, since the un- certainty of base ball is one of its fascinating features, we humbly acknowledge that the winners of these games had the better team — at least on the days the games were played. Prospects for 1911 are unusually bright. Coach Bobby Rothermel has about thirty candidates out trying for the various positions and judging from the ability shown by them, Wesleyan will have a winning team. The management is to be congratulated upon securing the services of such an effi- cient coach as Bobby Rothermel. Le aving La favette Col- lege in 1S91 he has playe d urofessional base ball continu- ously for twenty years. During this time he has seen ser ice in practically all of the moj-e important minor leagues and was at one tim e utility mfielder for the famous old Balti- more Orioles . With such men as Captain Arnett. Eddie Leach, Higgenbotham, the Toothman boys. Roberts. Barnes, Lanham, Stansberry and others of like ability, Bobby is sure to give us a splendid base ball team. Manager H. L. Smith has announced the following schedule: AT HOME. April 21-2 2 Fairmont State Normal April 2S-2 9 Marietta College May 4 Allegheny College May 19-20 Marshall College June 2-3 Scio College June 9-10 Open June 20 Alumni Abroad. May 11 Marietta College at Marietta May 12 Morris-Harvey College at Barboursville May 13 Marshall College at Huntington May 26 W. V. U. at Morgantown .May 27 Fairmont State Normal at Fairmont