Clarendon College - Wester Yearbook (Clarendon, TX)

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l JULIAN JOPLIN, Left Fielder,-Jop forced his way on to the regular nine by virtue of his throwing right arm, his ability to cover a lot of territory in the outfield, and a tendency to hit 'em at embarrassing moments for the opposing pitcher. He was always a heady player and made himself fit into the team machine. HARLEY T. BURTON. Coach-The coach from the early practice days began to show signs of fine generalship. The team's record and records of other athletic teams in C. C. as well show the value of that generalship, and make further comment super- fluous. However, as long as he remains at the helm and has as much as a smattering of material to work with C. C. will be represented well up toward the top in baseball. mcg omg HUNDRED AND TWENTY-NINE

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rxlgffat wi 'ii L-f IJARENDON began the baseball season with high hopes this year: Walker had all of his last year's speed and curve plus a wonderful controlg Smalley soon demonstrated hi ability to cut the corners in a mannr baffling to all collegiate Babe Ruth'sg and our pitching troubles dissolved into thin air when this pair of twirlers were joined by O. Close, our only southpaw. 'Taken all together our prospects were better than they were last year, and after the usual sprisg training a few easy games with nearby teams were played to arouse pep and to give the C. C. nine their first taste of blood. With the advent of warm weather the regular schedule was taken uP, and at present is about half played out. Games good and bad, tense and burlesque, rapid and slow, have been seen on the local diamond, but in all of them C. C. has shown up as having a real ball team, and in most of them has shown up -as having a winning team. To date C. C. has played ten games, losing two to Canyon Normal and one to the Clarendon Independents, and win- ning the other seven. An eleventh game was played with the Shamrock semi-pro team and resulted in a fourteen-inning tie, it being one of the best games played here this year. Other feature games were the game pitched by Smalley at Canyon in which he allowed only three hits, and the game in which Walker shut out the Clarendon Independents with but a single hit in the ninth innning. Games with Canyon Normal and San Marcos Normal are to be played on the C. C. diamond sometime within the first part of May. If C. C. wins two of these games she will have nine won and three lost: giving her a percentage of .750,g if C. C. drops both games to the visitors her record will be seven won and five lost, a percentage of 580, the same mark set by the team of 'I9-'20, PAGE ON! HUNDRED AND TWENTY-EIGHT

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1 is E, LLOYD WALKER, Pitcher,-Walker showed up all kinds of promise last year, and won some good games besides: consequently when he began to burn 'em up this season we were not so much surprised as grateful. He has pitched seven games so far, winning four, losing two and tying one. In a game with the hard hitting Clarendon Independents he allowed them only one scratch hit. ANDREW SMALLEY, Pitcher-Smalley added to his twirling prowess a good bat- ting judgment and a fine ability to field cleanly. His best game was with Canyon Normal when he let them down with three weak hits. His smile, when he works in the box, is about as enigmatical to the batter as his inshoots. OSCAR CLOSE, Pitcher-Close was a trifle inexperienced to make a place with the other pitchers, but he was a good fielder and hitter and spent some of his spare time patrolling the outer territory - He pitched for the ladies in the great Male-Female game. and held the first team to a 2-2 tie. NOAH MEADS, Catcher-Noah hit inconsistently and was a bit weak on base running, but when a high foul-the kind that goes straight up and has to be judged by instinct-sailed up over his head it very nearly always fell in a well when it came down. This is Noah's first year as first string catcher, but his work behind the bat has been' as good as could be asked, PAGE ONE 'HUNDRED AND THIRTY