Roanoke High School - Acorns Yearbook (Roanoke, VA)

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k y f W 43 I-Za: lm p u ll! .- 1 6 1' , UG :Baseball Roanoke College ...... .... l O Roanoke High School ............... 1 The first game of the season was played in Sale1n against Roanoke College. Fairbrother pitched seven innings of good ball and had good support, but the collegians were too much for us. Nininger pitched the last two innings and Captain Nelson caught the game. The score was 10 to l with the big end going to our opponentsp Daleville College ...... . . . 2 Roanoke High School .....,......... 0 Our second game was with Daleville College, and Hunter pitched a good game with Nelson catching for R. H. S., but we were shut out by the Daleville lads by the score of 2 to O. I Randolph-Macon Academy .... . . . l Roanoke High School .......... f ..... O In our next game we just missed a fine chance to defeat our bitter rivals, R. M. A. Nininger pitched a beautiful game and was well supported by the team, but through one bone-headed play on our part the game was lost 1 to O. jefferson School ...... ,... 1 l Roanoke High School ............... 3 Wie played two games on the next trip, and on account of lack of finances were forced to sleep in depots or any other place we could find. As a result, all were in poor condition when we came toplay the game. Against jefferson School Nininger pitched the first live innings, then Fairbrother was put in. Fairbrother failed to save the day, however, for we went down in defeat 11 to 3. 104

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BASEBALL TEAM

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Augusta Military Academy. . . . . . 4 Roanoke High School ............................. l On the same trip we played the Augusta Military Academy a five inning game, having to stop on account of rain. Fairbrother pitched for the second time on this trip. His work and the support of the team were good but ex- celled by the opponents, and we were beaten 4 to l. Greenbrier Military Academy .... 5 Roanoke High School ............................. 9 On the next trip the team played exceptionally well and won the nrst game, which was against the VVest Virginians Greenbrier. VVe started things at the very first, the first man up making a three bagger. So it went the whole game, we played the better ball and won 9 to 5. Covington ............ . . . 9 Roanoke High School ............................. 5 Another 5 to 9 game was played on this same trip, but this time the big end went to the opponents, Covington. Fairbrother and Nelson were the battery for Roanoke and they did nice work, but the heavy slugging of the Covington lads was too much for R. H. S. The 1912 season was somewhat discouraging although the team was a good one. Their defeats were due largely to the fact that no games were played on the home grounds. Early in the season Irl Brent was elected manager of the team. He arranged a good schedule, which was carried out very efficiently by Harley Fairbrother, who was elected later in the season when Brent left school. Wle thank Mr. Ernest Sampson most heartily for his services ren- dered as coach. 105