University of Wisconsin River Falls - Meletean Yearbook (River Falls, WI)

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BASEBALL REVIEW The spirit behind the greatest American sport was made manifest by the aggregation that responded to Coach Eggebrecht's first call for baseball tryouts. With such old material as Davis. Carlson. Gordon, Hyatt, and Fahland, the prospects for a good team were indeed well up to former rears. With the old men as a nucleus, the team was easily rounded out, as the new material showed plenty of pep. The old men plus such men as Miles, Raab, Shannon, and Luther finally were chosen to constitute the first squad. The selecting of men for various positions proved an easy proposition, and the workouts found no delaying obstacles. All the fellows proved to be real sports who would work together and be out regularly. The season consisted of six scheduled games with an additional post-season game played during the reunion of the class of 1917. The first with St. Mary's College proved a real fast and hotly contested game with many flashes which branded the normal men ns well up in the running. During the season, the “Red and White met and overcame all opposition until the fatal southern trip. On this trip, the game with La Crosse was lost after erratic support of the Red and White moundsman, Kccs. A scries of errors caused the team its first defeat. The next day, St. Mary's evened her score with the Red and White by issuing the Falls her second defeat within two days. The losing streak seemed to become a contagion for the next game with Luther Phalen was a third percentage reducer. This ended the scheduled season witth an equal number of victories and defeats. The post-season game was looked forward to as a test of the old Champs. The team of '17 had a reputation of renown among the “Red and White Diamond Actors. The game proved a disastrous blow to the grads, for the team of '22 romped away with the decisive margin of 7 to 0. River Falls 9 River Falls 5 River Falls 7 River Falls 0 River Falls 1 River Falls 0 River Falls 7 SUMMARY OF SEASON Luther College 0 St. Mary’s College 4 Dunwoody 1 Luther College 2 St. Mary’s College 2 La Crosse 4 '17 Alumni 0 Vant 121

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