Alexandria High School - Alecko Yearbook (Alexandria, VA)

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BASEBALL “Squire” Given called baseball practice as soon as the unusually cold March weather would permit. About forty candidates appeared on the first day but this number gradually decreased until only twenty were left. Uniforms were issued during the early part of the season to fifteen men. Alexandria made a bad beginning, bowing to Eastern, high school champions of the District of Columbia, 4-1. However, she redeemed herself with a 13-2 victory over Lee-Jackson five days later. We were next the victims of Central and Business on our own field, losing to Central by a score of 7-5 and to Business 6-5 in ten innings. Both games were lost by errors. Alexandria next journeyed to Charlotte Hall and won from this prep school 8-5. This trip was the joke of the year, for one carload of boys was fined for passing a boulevard stop. Lunny to us but not to the guilty. The Maroon and Orange barely managed to nose out Washington-Lee 6-5 in a ten-inning thriller slowed up by showers. Lollowing this win we lost our fourth straight game to a Washington high school, namely. Western, losing 8-2, and a short time later to Business 3-2. But we took the lead in District competition by conquering Lredericksburg here 8-2 in a slugging victory.

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TWINS SEXTET With a brand new inspiration in Miss Erankhouser, our coach, the basket- ball girls started out to do big things this year. The team was about equally divided as to its experienced and inexperienced players, but the good old fighting spirit was in everyone, and that ' s what makes a six. We were fortunate enough to have Angela Bell and Josephine Caton in forward positions, who, we all know, filled these places capably. Center positions were filled by Catherine Moriarty, side center, and Helen Carter, center. We could not forget the playing of these two girls and better still, they are to be back next year. With Margaret Hawes and Alice Haley as guards, we were bound to feel at ease: these girls showed us their ability to play basketball. No team is complete with out its substitutes — ours were Lillian Sheppard, Clara Devine, Vivian Eeagans, Virginia Rollins, Barbara Davis, Luta Davis, and Shirley Breedlove, who are to be given credit for their faithfulness and support. To our manager. Marguerite Penn, and her assistant, Charlotte Dyer, we owe a real debt of gratitude, which we are attempting, at least, to express. We closed the season with a feeling of accomplishment, thanks to the coach and the girls! Captain, Frances Gaines, ' 32 .

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It remains to be seen whether or not our team will win District honors. We want them to be at the top especially this year in order that we may make a clean sweep in all sports. Our team is a slugging one. They outhit their opponents, but in most cases their games have been lost because of errors at crucial moments. Outstanding on our team is the battery, Hudson and Schreiner, the best in the District. In addition we have Heffling, Saffelle, and Titcomb as pitchers. The infield is composed of “Big Mitt” Fletcher, first base: “Mac” Carr, second base: “Jimmy” Bruin, shortstop, and “Reds” McMenamin, third base. Frank Brewer is utility infielder. The outfield is composed of Roy Jennier, left field: Dicky Clift, center field, and “Inspiration” Baber, right field. Substitute out- fielders are Horton, Mankin, and Backus. The outstanding player of the year is Dicky Clift, who at one time had a batting streak of seven straight hits. His accurate pegs have also held many runs on third at critical times.