Illinois Wesleyan University - Wesleyana Yearbook (Bloomington, IL)

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I . Shirley Temple . . . Big, hard-hitting first baseman . . . A polished per- former around the initial sack . . . This hard swatting freshman has a bright future. Spick Menendez . . . Flashy, smooth little second-sacker . . . A heads-up performer . . . Speedy base runner . . . This dapper veteran is an impor- tant cog in our attack. Ozzie Oswald . . . Veteran Titan infielder . . . A consistent performer afield . . . A remarkable hitter . . . Pounds out base hits in splurges . . Last year as a Titan. Eddie Wozniak . . . Fast stepping little shortstop . . . Covers his terri- tory with polished ease . . . Wields a mighty bludgeon at the plate . . . The spearhead of the Titan attack. 'I Oswald collects four hits . . . Milsaps College falls, 7-2 . . . Toennies hits round-tripper . . . Rout Lambuth also 15-l . . . Iacoby paces the attack . . . Titans return home with six wins, two losses . . . Record of twenty victories out of twenty-six games in three southern trips . . . U. of Illinois wins arctic contest, 3-U . . . Errors costly L . . Titans lose to St. Louis U., 9-8 in ten innings . . . Bow to lllini again, after blowing four run lead, 12-4. f18l

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D tl' H l Titan squad of 20 shoves off on 2300 mile southern training trip . . . Defeat Washington U. twice, 5-2, 7-4 . . . Myers, Milton impressive on mound . . . Titan attack led by Menendez, Wozniak . . . Louisiana Polytechnic defeats Wesleyan in the ninth, 4-3 . . . Thomas slams out homer . . . Lose again next day, 7-4 . . . Nelson pounds out 3 hits . . . Hawkins snaps losing streak . . . Pitches Titans to 5-4 victory over Centenary . . . Thomas, Nelson hammer Gent pitchers . . . Myers pitches, clouts Titans to 7-l victory over Centenary again. t17l f -f -'I ft Y- ' . ' 4 .f 'f'ir ' lf ' ' '. . ,':?'T,fff'1. -L . V -' . , iv, j- sr , A I5 ,V E-L ll 1, -', 1-'JQWWI1 Q ,Q gf ' ' ' T i ff 1'1,5.l' Qi, . ,-i f -1 Q 'H '.. n F Slick Thomas . . . Smooth, polished batsman . . . A marvel at bunting . . . Specializes at extra-base hitting . . . This nifty center-fielder has two more years of competition. Lefty Myers . . . Dynamic . , . Bril- liant , . . This southpaw sensation has fine control, a deceptive curve, and a terrific smoke-ball . . . To top it off . . . He can hit! Ike Gage . . . Another fine fresh- man prospect . . . Tall . . . Rangy . . . Can handle either end of battery duty . . . Shows great promise as a pitcher. Nellie Nelson . . . Rangy . . . Rugged . . . A powerful hitter . . . Batting in the clean-up position, this consistent outfielder is back next year.

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VV l Wesleyan wins the conference opener from Eastern Illinois State Teachers College, 16-5 . . . Milton, Lukes pitch masterful ball . . . Peterson, Oswald, and Swanson head hit parade . . . As we go to press the Titans are off to a fine stocrt in the conference race . . . Difficult schedule ahead . . . But, with fine pitching, good fielding, and heavy hitting, all indications point toward a successful season. l 1 I l 1 t19l Pete Peterson . . . Steady . . . Re- liable . . . A fine long-range hitter . . . His powerful drives are good for many base knocks . . . This consistent outfielder is back next year. Laws Schubert . . . A fine infielder . . . Remarkably consistent at the plate '. . . Didn't try out for baseball until his senior year. lake Iacoby . . . Veteran Titan back- stop . . . A fine performer behind the plate . . . A combination of baseball sense and courage . . . He stops the biggest of them at home plate. Toddy Milton . . . Talented Titan freshman . . . His streaky fast-one and fine control stamp him as a comer . . . This boy loves to pitch . . . A real work-horse.