Milton Academy - Yearbook (Milton, MA)

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B A S E B A L First Row: Littlefield, Kemp, Coburn, Williams CCapt.1, Fuller, Sturges, Harding. Second Row: Bolton, C., Crocker, Armstrong, Hitzig, W., Mr. Marr. Third Row: Sargent, Reimers, Devens, Crittenden. The Milton Baseball team has assembled bit by bit on the field and the players begin to break up into pairs for the traditional pre-practice warm-ups. Here comes a fork ball, shouts Bert Williams, Milton's mercury-footed captain to junkie Fuller who refused to admit that Williams' ball forked at all, but that his own knuckle ball is the most amazing pitch ever thrown. At the mention of a knuckle ball Cat Reimers deftly hurls his variation, the palm ball, full speed across the diamond, much to the dismay of the late-arriving Coach Marr who hopes Reimers will be well rested for the next day's game. Meanwhile Don and Pres, Mr. Stop and Start himself, who don't seem to get along together are also playing catch, but for one reason or another, they seem to spend more time chasing the ball than actually playing catch with it. Nearby the Iron- Arms, Kemp and Littlefield, are firing the ball at speeds of 90 mph and faster next to Tall Sam Harding and Midget Sargent. Soon the scrimmage with the First-Class veterans versus the lower-class rookies begins. The rookies get off to a quick lead as Crittenden and Devens each single and Coburn, after hitting four long fouls, finally doubles over the left-fielder's head. However except for Armstrong's one-handed bloop hit and a dropped third strike by catcher Crocker, Hedblom who has relieved Fuller on the hill manages to mow down the rookies with his oephuss ball. Finally, the Veterans start to hit Orlando Hitzig who had been pitching very well, and Williams, Sturges, Kemp, and Littlefield all hit sharply leaving runners on 2nd and 3rd with Hard- ing up. Frightened by Sam's mighty appearance the rookies intentionally walk him and Fuller comes through with a triple to right to win the game for the First Class! Eventually the practice ends after exhaustive base- running and situations. The final record of the 1960 Milton Baseball Team is most impressive. The team won eleven games, or more than any Milton baseball team since 1928, which tied them for second place in the league. The big wins were against Nobles, Belmont Hill, and Milton High, and there were two close and disappointing losses against St. Marks and Governor Dummer. The team had St. Marks' ace pitcher Skey down by three runs fox seven innings but finally lost the game on a squeeze play in the tenth. Likewise we led throughout the Gov- ernor Dummer game only to lose in the last of the ninth. Earlier, the season had gotten off to a good start behind the tight pitching of Reimers as the team won the mythical town championship by beating Miltor High 2-1. Everyone got into the act in the 9-0 shellacking which we gave Belmont Hill, and the Thayer. Brooks, Roxbury Latin, St. Georges and Browne Sz Nichols game also resulted in impressive victories. The Nobles game came during exams but this enigma was quickly solved as we scored two unearned runs it the first two innings and held on behind the strong hurling of Reimers and Hitzig to win 2-1 in a fitting climax to a perfect season. Credit is certainly due to Mr. Marr for his constant helpful advice, and with a returning letterman a' each position, Captain Coburn and he may look forward to an equally successful season next year.