Roanoke Benson High School - Ro Vic Yearbook (Roanoke, IL)

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40 ECHO Base Ball EDWARD SAND Eddie who, although played in the infield several times, was qualified for outfield and slugging. e CLARENCE HERBST Casey did his stuff in the box allowing just a few hits each, game. He was also a good hitter. CARL SAND Freckles playing 'behind the log, played a good game, .holding the opponents on bases. In the games last fall few bases were stolen. LEWIS LEGEL Legel held down the position of first base letting none past him that were in reach. He also brought up the batting average of the team. LOUIS SAND Ringy the Runt held down the keystone position. He is the best player for his size in the country. PETE MICCA Pete played short, and was also second string pitcher. He was a great asset to the team as a slugger. EARL SORG Sorg, who played at the hot corner, was a very good infielder as well as a hitter. OUTFIELD AND SUBSTITUTES The outfield and substitutes consisted of Barney Beoletto, Andrew Zimmer- man, Henry Bodhaine, Frank Sand, Lester Chambers, Melvin Sorg, Dominick Degiovannie, and Battiste Monge. C. E. Teuscher, Sport Editor.

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li. N. H. S. 39 R. V. ll. S. BASEBALL TEAM Back row, left to right: C. A. Thompson ........, Carl Sand ,......,,.,...,... ...,........ Andrew Zimmornian Lewis Logel .......,,.......,,.,,... Barney Bcoletto ......... Center l'0W, left to right Earl Sorg ...............,.......,,....., Pete Micca ............. Frank Sand ........, Louis Sand .................. Battiste Mongo .......... Henry Bodhaine ........ Melvin Sorg ............... First row left to right: Clarence Herbst ,..,...., Eddie Sand .............,,. Coach Catcher Right Field .. First Base .. Left Field . Third Base Short Stop Ut1l1ty Second Base Right Field Utility Utility Pitcher Center Field

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R. V. H. S. 41 Base Ball The fall baseball season was a very great success, games out-of five. . The summary for year: the team Opposing Team Place Score Vilashburn Washburn 6-14 VVashburn Roanoke 1-10 El Paso Roanoke 3-18 Metamora Roanoke 5-13 Metamora Metamora 7-20 Opposing Team, total score, 22. Roanoke, total score, 75. l Coach Thompson has scheduled four games to be played for Spring base- ball: two games with Minonk, and two with El Paso. winning five Base Ball fspring Seasonj The first base ball game of the spring season was played at ElPaso on April 15. Roanoke got off with a good start in second inning, making seven runs. ElPaso rallied in the sixth on several errors made by Roanoke. They scored the five runs. Roanoke in the next inning scored two more runs, making the score 9-8 favor Roanoke. In the 8th and 9th innings both teams made two runs, the final score being 11-10 in favor of Roanoke. The Tennis Team of 1924 At the fifth annual Tennis Tournament, Roanoke won third place. VVash-- burn and Eureka tied with eleven points each. Roanoke received third place with six points. Virginia Heppard and Pansy Mullins won the girls' doubles, and Virginia won third in the girls' singles, winning us third place. Tennis of I 925 Coach Thompson called for recruits for tennis, and was rewarded by hav- ing some fifteen or twenty out on the courts. Among these, promising material can be found. The only Tournament in which Roanoke will take part is the Sixth Annual Tennis Tournament to be held at El Paso the first week in May.