Germantown Academy - Ye Primer Yearbook (Fort Washington, PA)

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BASE BALL TEAM VVith but one man left from last year's championship team, the base ball team began practice the last week in March under the most unfavorable conditions of any team that ever represented the Academy. Nevertheless, Coach McCarty, by his untiring efforts and great patience, succeeded in getting second place in the I. A. A. A. League. The boys were green and inexperienced along the lines of base ball, and it was precisely the same con- dition under vvhich the football team was forced to work. The time was too short to learn the game properly. Lack of material was another obstacle which we had to over- come. John Graham, our veteran third baseman, was elected Captain, and Ralston was selected to manage the team. The hrst I. A. A. A. game was played on our grounds at Limekiln Pike, Episcopal Academy being our opponents. It was a very hard struggle, but we won the game in the tenth inning. The next game was the Penn Charter game, which was played at home also. Ogden was in the box for Penn Char- ter, and While he held the boys down to a very few hits, the Penn Charter team hit Graham freely, and we lost the game by our ovvn stupid playing. The last game was the De Lancey game at Wfestmoreland. Wfhile our team was not in the best of condition, we succeeded in defeat- ing them by a score of 5 to 1. As Friends' Central had not been offic- ially admitted to the League, and Cheltenham Military Academy forfeited all their games for the season, this gave us second place. VVhile it is true that the team did not play good base ball, yet some of the players deserve mu,ch credit. Captain Graham was our strong point. As a pitcher he did very well, and there is little doubt but what we

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THE BOXVLING TEAM

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would have had first place if he had received good support. As a Captain he was very good also, and used great judgment in leading his team. Riley and Hammett did very well in the Held, and 'lglrown also did well in the box and at first. XVe wish to thank the boys for their earnest work, and are sure they will give a better account of themselves next year. Mr. Charles -l. McCarty deserves much credit for the manner in which he coached the team. He was out early and late with the team, and there is no doubt but what Ger- x, f 9 mantown Academy would have had a cham- pionship team had the material beenin school. K Wle extend to him our hearty thanks for his good work, and wish him much success in the future. Thexteam played as follows: Graham, pitcher, B1'OWV11,l'l1'St baiseg Beale, catcher, Holmes, second baseg Gilliams, shortstop, Maxwellhthircl base, Riley, left field, Ham- mett 2l1lCl.GO1'l131ll, centre Held, Keefer, right field: substitutes, Spaulding, Tissott, Stoever, Crawford. . 1