Green Mountain High School - Rocket Yearbook (Green Mountain, IA)

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The ROCKET 1925 GNMVD Baseball Many willing players answered to coach Gallup's call for baseball players. After a few good practices the team was picked. The Hrst game of the season being at Liscomb so everyone began to work to make the first game a victory. Green Mountain 3-Liscomb 2 The local boys showed their pep and were well rewarded by a victory with a close score. Score-Green Mountain 2-Ferguson 8 The Ferguson team proved to be pretty fast and by misfortune, Green Mountain's team lost the game. Somers was worked in as a new pitcher at this game. Score-Green Mountain 10-Ferguson 3 The boys made the long trip to Ferguson but were followed by plenty of home rooters. The game was close until the ninth inning when Green Mountain took the victory. Green Mountain 14-Liscomb 2 This being the fourth game of the season, our players were in good practice. Liscomb's pitcher weakened and everyone got a hit. Green Mountain 7-Ferguson 1 On Saturday, October 11, the team met Ferguson at Marshalltown's diamond as agreed and won the game easily. This closed the fall baseball and practice was begun for basketball. GWWfD Page 48

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The ROCKET 1925 :mama-A-------Y Boys Baseball Left to right, back row-Coach R. G. Gallup, Edward Herron, Charles Shelton, Lester Keese, Kenneth Lynlc, Carl Duft, Archie Manz. Middle row--Harold Somers, Newell Lynch, Alva Zink, Harold XVeitzell, Lester Swanson, Lester Plummer. Front row--John Swanson, Laurence Moller. GNWfD Page 47

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'Tl 'W' The ROCKET 1925 GWWVD Spring Baseball The spring baseball. opens with many recruits trying for regular births. The team started the season in good shape. Green Mountain 6-St. Marys 6 This game was called before finished on account of rain. Green Mountain 17-Business College 1 The home boys hit freely, knocking two pitchers from the mound. Weitzell and Somers worked as pitchers for the home team and allowed only one hit. Green Mountain 14-Laurel 0 Another easy game. Only one hit was marked against local pitchers, Green Mountain 9-St. Marys 0 The High School team went to Marshalltown to allow only one St. Marys' man to reach first base. Pitcher VVeitzell did not allow a hit. His team mates supported him by errorless playing thus preventing St. Marys' scoring. e Schedule of other Games April 24. Ferguson at Green Mountain. April 27. Green Mountain at Le Grand. May 1. Le Grand at Green Mountain. May 9. Marshall County Tournament. May 15. Green Mountain at Eldora Training School. May 22. Green Mountain at Ferguson. Baseball Line Up Catcher, Alva Zink Right Fild, Archie Manz Center Field, Lester Plummer Left Field, Newell Lynch Pitcher, Harold l1Veitzell Pitcher, Harold Somers First Base, Kenneth Lynk Second Base, John Swanson Third Base, Lester Swanson Short Stop, Harold Sommers Short Stop, Harold Weitzell Substitutes--Charles Shelton, Charles Zink, Carl Duft, Lester Keese. HURLS NO-HIT GAME Green Mountain, la., April 22,-CSpecialj-Harold CHekJ Weitzell, local high school moundsman hurled a no-hit, no-run game against the St. Mary's all-stars of Marshalltown on the latter's diamond Tuesday. Only 21 batters faced the local hurler. GNAOYD Page 49