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

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BASEBALL TEAM

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+4-+LJAL4-+1-+++ Soccer FTER last yearls training, we expected some good results in the games this year. The material was lacking all season and since there was no coach, better results couldn't be expected. The team lost two games i-Jw' and tied one. The largest number out for squad at any one time was about fifteen, consisting mostly of the younger boys. The letter men from last year who came out were: Captain Raynor, Tom Skirm, Markly Freed, Howard Friebely and Charles Morris. The new material con- sisted of Duchy Griffith, Visch Boyd, Jeitles, Clinton Miller, Joe Ingle, Brad Hull, Tom Fernly and Bi11,' Parish, who came from George School. The outstanding players for the Academy during the season were Captain Raynor and Tom Skirm. Our first game was with Germantown Friends' School, which we lost, 4 to O. Captain Raynor's work at center halfback was conspicuous by its brilliance. The team, being without a coach, received instructions from one or two experienced players on the squad. The next ame was much better in all-around la in . This game was with g U . A P Y g .. l George Schoolls third team and resulted in a tie game, after two extra periods were la ed. Skirm scored for our team in the first half, Duck ' Grifiith layed a fine P Y D 5 P . game at goal. The team showed great improvement. Our next game was with Friends' School, when we were again defeated, 10 to 4. Through lack of players, we borrowed two of their men. The team played a fair game on the whole, considering it was only their third game, and that Ger- mantown Friends won the Private Schools' Championship in Soccer. This game concluded our season, which should not be considered a failure for many reasons. We hope that the younger players will carry on more successfully, as it is said that there is to be an Inter-Academic League in soccer next year. Although this is a new sport at G. A., we are sure that it will grow fast, and become something of which the Old School may be proud. 73

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.. . ...,, yy - x-magna --.qnwrigr-.T g,.,.4,,.,,e1,,.,.. . .,,,. A 44++++++++++ U Baseball HE baseball team this year had few prospeettsaat the beginning of the :zea- son, but many things happened between that time and the first game. The call for candidates brought out the following veterans: Captain Hoft, White, Craig, Wilkenson, Snyder and Jones. The new, material con- sisted of Skirm, Hoover, Reid, Boger, Dettry, Purdy, Sagendorf, P. Hoft and Meehan. This squad showed a decided weakness in the pitching line, so Coach Hartley took Craig and made him into a pitcher. This proved to be a good move, and as there was a surplus of catchers, no loss was suffered. The var- sity line-up, which played through most of the games, was as follows: Boger, catcher, Jones and Craig, pitchers, Captain Hoft, first base, Hoover, second base, Wilkenson, shortstop, White, third base, Snyder, left field, Reid, center field, and Skirm, right field and shortstop. I , ' w .J i 'ls e , 5 I .. The team suffered a severe set-back in its first league game, because of rotten playing all around, costing many runs. The score was Chestnut Hill 22, G. A. 12. The team came back with spirit the next Week to defeat Penn Charter 6-4 by an eighth inning rally, featured by some brilliant pitching on Craig's part. This kept our major sport record clean against Penn Charter this year. Hoft's double with two on base, followed by Skirm's sacrifice and White's double supplied the winning punch. Two costly errors cost the team the Haverford game 4-2, but they played good ball all the way through. The Episcopal game was one of the most poorly played games ever seen on a diamond, our team losing 33-4. They made errors faster than it seemed possible, and played without any spirit at all. The next game was with St. Lukes, which the team threw away by com- mitting some errors with men on base, the score being ll-5. ' With three defeats staring them in the face, the team pulled itself together and in a brilliantly played game defeated the league leaders-Chestnut Hill-by a score of 5-2. This saw Jones pitching one of his best games. Boger's double with two on pushed over the winning runs for Old G. A. The team next went to Wayne only to suffer another defeat at the hands of the St. Lukes nine 14-5. However, they were not to be denied, for three days later they defeated Penn Charter? 5-3 in a breath-taking twelve-inning fray. Skirm featured for the Academy in this game, for it was his triple in the first which scored two runs for the Old School and then in the twelfth with the winning run on third, he laid down a beautiful bunt on which White scored and he took first, scoring on a wild throw by the catcher. Jones pitched a perfect game, allowing them four hits in twelve innings. This ended G. A.'s major sport's program with Penn Charter for this year without a defeat in any major sport. , With two more games left to play, the team has a good chance to finish near the top of the pile. Next year should see them there from the first game to the last, because only Boger, Hoft, Snyder and Skirm are graduating. THos. H. SKIRM. 75