Concordia College - White and Blue Yearbook (Milwaukee, WI)

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K i S:Brr. ; W- ' ■ . ' -AMP =®) laarbail Thalacker Liefer Behrens Berlin Brust Zapf Blibeck Manager PiUher R. Field Pitcher C. Field 1st Base Coach Meyer Bachert Freiburger Beversdorf Kretzschmar 2nd Base Pitt her Catcher Shortstop ird Base Gessvvein Schmidtke Shurtst ,p L. Field SEASON ' S RECORD First National Bank 2 River Forest . 6 Springfield 4 Railewan I5utchers . 1 Alumni .... . 12 Concordia 12 Concordia ..... 1 Concordia ..... 3 Concordia . . . . 6 Concordia 3 180]

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laspball Coincident with the thought of college is that of baseball. The two have become inseparably joined together in the college life. Our Alma Mater also has always occupied a prominent position in this field. As soon as the last signs of winter had disappeared the talk of most every student of the bunk drifted to baseball. Soon a call for candidates was issued by coach Dutch Burgdorf and about 35 players reported. Due to inclement weather and the soggy condition of the diamond, however, practice at first had to be confined to the gym. Immediately upon the arrival of warmer weather the entire host of candidates ventured forth upon the diamond for their first taste of outdoor work. During the following weeks of training and conditioning, Dutch carefully noted the merits of each aspirant. He tried every one out at various positions and put him where he fitted best. Finally, when training sessions concluded he selected the following to fight for the honor and glory of the White and Blue: Zapf, first base; Gesswein, second base; Krenzke, third base; Kretzschmar and Beversdorf, shortstops; Schmidtke, left field; Brust, center field; Streufert, right field; Freiburger, catcher; Frick, Bach- ert. Liefer, pitchers. Short Freiburger, our crack backstop, was chosen to direct the team on the field. FIRST NATIONAL BANK vs. CONCORDIA The season was officially opened on Ma third. The First National Bank Aggre- gation formed the opposition. For five innings it was a pitcher ' s duel. Concordia ' s twirler, Slip Frick, holding a slight advantage over the opposing moundman. In the early part of the game the score stood 2-1 in fa or of the Bankers. But in the sixth inning the fireworks for Concordia began. After two were out the preachers took advantage of a few costly miscues and buried the opposing hurler under a fusillade of hits, one a circuit clout by Zapf, and another a triple off Captain Freiburger ' s bat. Frick pitched good ball allowing but five hits during his six innings of mound duty. Willie Bachert was sent to the rubber in the seventh and retired the next five bats- men via the strikeout route. The final count showed Concordia leading 12-2. The weather now played haxoc with our schedide. Plu ial dc) npours neces- sitated the cancellation of the next two games, with Milwaukee Normal, Concordia ' s greatest local enemy. RIVER FOREST vs. CONCORDIA Decoration Day! What a doleful day in the annals of Concordia! On this fatal dav our team for the first time in two ears tasted a crushing defeat. It was adminis- tered by our sister college, River Forest, 111., whom we thought we had forever tucked to sleep by handing them a 10 — 1 defeat the year before. In consequence of ragged team work the Regs were forced to take the short end of a b — 1 score. [79]

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WMt-TM - AMP SPRINGFIELD vs. CONCORDIA The scene for the next game was laid at the local Athletic Park. The opposition was Concordia Seminary, Springfield, 111. The Seminarians came to Milwaukee with the record of an undefeated team, having vanquished St. Louis Sem, River Forest and other teams of high standing. All they lacked was Milwaukee Concordia ' s scalp on on their victory belt to make their championship tour a howling success. Our team played an almost impregnable defense with Bachert, our young slab artist, pitching excellent ball the full route, allowing but seven hits. The score was a 2 — 2 tie up till the sixth inning when Milwaukee added another tally. Under cheers from the stands the Cream City Nine held on to the lead with dogged persistency. Victory was in sight when — horrors, the tide turned. In the ninth after Bachert had already benched two batsmen and the third eating out of his hand this latter slugger lifted the ball over the left field fence for a circuit smash bringing in two runs for victory. The score stood 4 — 3 in the Sem ' s favor. Both teams played a flashy game, displaying that kind of sportsmanship which turns enemies into friends and links friends still closer to each other. ALUMNI vs. CONCORDIA The brief season ' s final tilt saw our team arrayed against the Alumni. After two successive defeats Shorty ' s men took the field rather glumly. The mighty slug- ging of the graduates and the professional twirling of Harvey Winkel, coupled with a few costly errors on the collegians ' part spelled defeat for the third time. Score 12 — 3. Although the record shows forth three losses and only one ict()ry, we feel that considering the caliber of the teams we played, it is a record of which we can boastfully say: It is my Alma Mater ' s. (811