Alexandria High School - Alecko Yearbook (Alexandria, VA)

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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.

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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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TRACK The Track Team, uncier the skillful coaching of “Joe” Duncan, threatens to bring forth championship teams as soon as enough interest is aroused to give the coach sufficient material for all events. Unable to send a full team to the Virginia Track and Field Meet held at Charlottesville on May 13 and 14, Alexandria, nevertheless, managed to tie for fifth place with six points, and to run second in the relay in a stirring race. Mankin of Alexandria placed second in the class B 100-yard dash and third in the 220-yard dash. Bruin ran fourth in the latter event. Crouch, who was leading the 100-yard dash, stumbled and fell, to lose his chance of victory. In the 880-yard relay Alexandria was given the outside lane, and was thus handicapped. It was due to this fact alone that she was barely defeated by Hampton after Bruin had made a game finish to take second place a few yards before the tape. The relay team was composed of Crouch, Bowman, Mankin, and Bruin. At the time of this writing Alexandria has had only one meet, a triple event with Episcopal and Washington and Lee. Alexandria lost to Episcopal, but nosed out Washington and Lee 13-8. The biggest meet of the year will be held on May 18 with Hyattsville High, Washington and Lee High, and Alexandria competing. The members of the team are: Jennier Bruin Carr Henderson Routzhan Weimer Crouch Mankin Sheads Southard Bowman Horton Clift Jackson