Hope High School - Blue and White Yearbook (Providence, RI)

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BASEBALL TEAM

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lhnpv Street Binh Svrhnnl Athlrtir Amanriatinn Emi nf Cmiirrra President, EARL S. CRAWFORD Secretary, ROBERT T. BURBANK Vice-President, Lewis D. Nisisnfr Treasurer, MR. FRANK A. T1BBRTs Athletics during the past year at Hope Street have maintained their usual high degree of excellence. Although none of the teams have as yet Won a pennant, they have ranked Well with those of other schools. The football team Was the most successful in many Ways, that the school has ever had. In former years Hope has not been noted for especially line football teams, but this year a decided improvement was shown. The hockey team, although it did not Win the pennant this year, Was tied for first place with two other schools. The prospects for good baseball and track teams are promising. The greatest difliculty with which athletics have to contend at Hope is the lack of support from the school. The teams not only lack good Hnancial support, but the support of the scholars at games. Since the Interscholastic League was formed our school has won more than half the pennants, besides Winning a cup Open to the entire State. Yet with this fine record the teams have not received the support they should receive. It is true that athletics have been supported in a manner equal to that given by some of the other schools, but Why not have ours better ? Let us hope that in future years this may be the case.

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Eaarhall The baseball season of 1903 opened more favorably than that of 1902. There were at school tive of the previous yearls team, including the two pitchers. As Bill Cole, who was elected captain at the close of the season of 1902, was unable to return to school, the Athletic Association showed its good judgment by electing Captain 'K Pret H J ones. The practice, which was begun in the Lyman Gymnasium cage on February 21, was soon transferred to our baseball grounds, corner of Hope Street and Rochambeau W1 V9 wt fgjfyy X f M fl ff? f Fl 1, 4 ii I 9 l y W 1904 Avenue. After much hard practice, the team as Hnally selected consisted of Mahoney, c., Weeks and Tingley, p., Congdon, lb., Patterson, 2b., Jones, ss., Budlong, 3b.g McEvoy, rf., Weeks and Tingley, cf., Hempel, lf., and Cobb, substitute. Littlefield and Crawford made excellent managers, and carried the financial end of the season through successfully. Their untiring work in composing a varied schedule made a most interesting season for the team, which rewarded the hard work of the managers, and the loyalty of the rooters'7 by winning the championship and another pennant for Hope. 8 Wlll. 0116 The success of the season was greatly due to way that every player worked and tried to Who will soon forget the fourteen runs in inning at East Providence, the double defeats Q,-.nl ,i lr, f J, 1.1.1 fl if .5 ' Q ii ig V X ' Lx' . . 'df 4 f ' if fl i I ia D M, .f .1 ,Q n ,JV 'lmll A ff ', in X th . S0 LN ' of all except Classical and Pawtucket with Pawtucket, and the extra inning J the whitewashing. of Classical, the last game contest with English? Following is the complete schedule with the scores: Hope Hope Hope Hope Hope Hope Hope Hope Hope Hope Hope Brown '05 Friends School Manual High Cranston High East Providence Classical High North Attleboro English High Attleboro High Pawtucket High East Providence High High High 7 Hope 7 Hope 4 Hope 7 Hope 10 Hope 11 Hope S Hope 4 Hope 0 Hope ll Hope 3 , 8 9 15 8 7 12 27 6 18 4 St. George's School 5 Woonsocket High 7 Cranston High 10 Manual High 2 Classical High O English High Q12 inningsj 11 Woonsocket High 3 Pawtucket High 3 Friends School C11 inn'sj 12 Somerville High 16