Fork Union Military Academy - Skirmisher Yearbook (Fork Union, VA)

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, , gp - 5 , ' JK WF-1422. S4 Ly if 'VH SKIRMISHER Alf' 41 . 1-1 .f -- Ae 1 - ,F . the whole game and they were so tight that they W1 iuld not let a McGuire man reach the home plate. So the outcome was a walk-away for Fork Union with the score standing 10 to 0. The Cadets wanted to see another game at home so Seottsville came over for the second time. In this game we used most of the second and third team men as our Varsity team had finished their work. XVell. it ended by defeating our friends 5 to 4. The season did not bring us the state championship as it did in 1013 and 1919 but nevertheless we are proud uf the work done and we feel that it was a most successful season. The team was doubtless the best all-around team Fork Union ever turned out. Our opponents scored 30 runs while the Red and Blue made 106. XYe can truly say we had a great team. 97

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' 4.55 Ti i Wes THE SKIRMISHER sal? ia' v-I WY gf- but they canceled it. XYe tried until the end of the season to have them play the second game, but all efforts were in vain. XVe have been taught that it is better to lose a game honorably and fairly than to win a game by unfair methods. Our next game was with XVoodbury Forest. .X beautiful game. Close and exciting, winding up with the score l to 0 in our favor. The treatment we received at XYoodbury Forest was far above the average. The XX'ood- bury boys were real sports, even though they lost the game, and our boys came home singing the praises of lYoodbury lforest. Chatham Training School came to us on April the 30th. This game was undoubtedly the best game played on our diamond this season. Chatham played a line game but out team outhit Chatham and won the game 5 to l. Scottsville came over to pay her annual respects to old Fork Union and also to carry away the game but in this they were disappointed because the victory was ours by a score of 12 to 4. The cadets always look forward to the games with Scottsville with a great deal of interest for it is only of late years that we have been able to hold them down. The day our boys went to .Xugusta Military Academy was a hard one on them, having to make the trip in autos. Nevertheless, it was our duty to defend the state championship. NYe well remember how we trimmed them last year and we were also well aware of the fact that they were laying for us with a strong team. The game was an exciting one. but Augusta landed the game, shutting us out 4 to O. XYe hated to lose the game, but to lose to such a fine bunch of men was a pleasure. .-Xgain we received the best of treatment on the diamond and during our stay with them. Coach Carter is the kind of coach we like to play against. lVe came back to old lfork Union a little down-hearted after the game. but we had Benedictine to play on the home grounds. This game was a walk- away and very much one-sided, for the score stood 18 to 7. Most of our second team men got in this game. Scottsville and Fork Union crossed bats at Scottsville and the boys won from our friends by the score of 9 to 2. The last game of the season was to be played at home on May the 22nd and on this date the McGuire University team, of Richmond, came with a strong team to defeat us, but somehow the cadets were on their tiptoes during 9o

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