Highland Park College - Piper Yearbook (Des Moines, IA)

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-1.. c'!5 FHHS H MAN TEA lVl 1 ,ilirvahnmn Svquah lVluch crcdit for our I'oothall succcss lnust hc givcn to thc Frcslnnan tcaln. Day at'tcr day thcsc athlctcs wcrc at practicc. giving thc Varsity stuhhorn opposition and thcrchy aiding vastly in making thc lattcr a succcss. 'l'hcir t'ailhl'ulncss is all thc nlorc rcnlarkablc, and to hc ad- nlircd bccausc thcy play practically no rcgular galncs or outsidc con- tcsts. lt is a casc ol' all work and no play and thc lncn who lost through n scason undcr thcsc circulnstanccs arc as truly rcsponsihlc I'or thc ycar's succcss as thc hrightcst lights on thc Varsity. Thc following is a hrict' account ol' thc onc hoinc galnc playcd hy thc Frcslnnan tcanlz Tho Frcslnncn playcd a gzunc, with thc Eilldlllllll town tcanl, in which thc Frcshics lost, 7 to tl. Al'tcr holding Earlham in thc middlc ot' thc licld for lhrcc quartcrs, thc lirst ycar lncn wcakcncd hcforc thc atlack ot' thcir hcavy opponcnts, and liarlham slippcd ovcr a touchdown in thc last t'cw lninutcs ot' play and kickcd goal. Both tcalns wcrc strong on dclcnsc, and until thc last quartcr but littlc ground was gaincd hy cithcr sidc. Dcvinc was thc hcst ground gaincr I'or thc Fl'L'Slllllt'll, whilc Kcllcr playcd a strong dcfcnsivc gzunc.

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VAHSITY,' SQUAD .Ich Hylaml, Greenwood. Lklylllilll, Iibers. Druss. Beach, Michel, Ferl' Trzliner .IL-nscn Manager Nelson, SCH. Callahanl. 3ICCillll0X, Harrly. NVoocl1'ow Yon LIINICIIIZIII. Captain btcadnlan, Amlmllc. C2l1'Dl?IltCl'

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'ifizmvhatt Tl-Ili SEASON ' astball st. SOI of 1015 lttltc s glt 1t elcdil, no only ll mo gp L coac 1, o 111 Nt son, Jll it 1 1 us . s uc A smoo 1 i, ' Hlz lr s- ' .' -'1.' 1 . . '1 1-tu L --1 t 1 I II the - ' 'I .I I I. 'ls I t tl -llzy-'s '1.' 1-ll. Q tl - r111111i11g IIIUCIIIIIL' was Il1tI1lC of individual players, who, ex- .. - , 2 ,. Q . . ,I f-,,,.,-H., WS cept in 1 lux mstanec s, I1 1d nevti pl 1ycd togt thu ll 1 do it is obvious that praise is due both coach and players. Witl1- out coaching these 111e11 IICVCI' could have bee11 welded int-o a success- ful team, tlllll likewise, this would have been impossible if tl1e players had IIOI entered into the affair with a uniform spirit of whole- hearted co-operation. One idea dominated the team-to win ga111es, and due to tl1is fact tI1ere was lllllCll more har1nony tlllll team play than is usually present i11 college IOQIIIIS. Highland Park also was extre111ely fortunate i11 being singularly free l.l'0Il1 grand stand players, lllltl those who figure up their batting average after every trip to tl1e plate. It was a ease ot' everybody for the tea111 as a whole. Iowa VVesleyan opened the season tlllil were defeated, 14 to 13, and our successful season was under way. Though heavily scored lIll0lI, Highland showed the possibilities wl1ich later were fulfilled. Next came Simpson, tl1e tea111 picked by sporting critics to beat Highland. How- ever, Highland's determination Zllltl iight upset the dope, and SIIIIIJ- son was beaten, 13 to 2. Next, Leander-Clark was taken into Ctllllp to tl1e tune of 14 to 0, tl1e score reflecting the respective merits ol' tl1e two teams. Iowa Wesleya11 was beaten, 3 to 1, on their ho1ne grounds i11 the next game. The second phase opened with I-Iighland being defeated by Cornell, 6 to 1. However, the team ea111e 1'ight back witl1 a victory, Penn College being the victim-score 8 to 0. In the 11ext co11test, we we1'e IJCZIICII for the second time, this ti111c by Coe. Following the Coe game, Parsons forfeited to Highla11d. Leander-Clark was again ll'Il1II11Ctl, and tI1e11 the tables were turned o11 Cornell, Highland bei11g 011 the l0IIg Clltl of a 3 to 2 score. This was perI1aps the best exhibition ot' baseball put up by the lCtlIll all season, tlllll, to the battery, Reese ZIIIII VVachob, eredil is due t'or their splendid work o11 that important occasion. The last game o11 the schedule, that with Simpson, could 11ot be played o11 ae- eo11nt of the weather. Following such a successful SCZISOII, it is b11t II2llIll'ill to tI1i11k ol' ll1e prospeets for tI1e l'lItlll'0. In this respect Highland Park is very for-