Roanoke High School - Acorns Yearbook (Roanoke, VA)

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BASEBALL TEAM

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124 QIZUITIS of 13051110 It 2 I 917 Baseball Team, 1916 R. C. MARSHALL ....,...... Coach 'T A ROBERT THORNTON .... Managei' H .q5..Lt.,f CHARLES DOUGLAS ..... Captain ug ST H r djfgiia ,L 'Jkt I ,' A T , Team pg ' fur. . l i,Q2. .M A , FRANCIS HUFP ...... Catcher 3,--Sq? gf GUY THOMAS .... ....., P archer A 11. PAUL SHEEHAN ....... First Base as .ff ' I ROBERT NELSON .... .. .Short Stop 5-T in 2 CHARLES DOUGLAS .Second Base 5. ' L LEONARD MUSE , ..,.. Third Base . S if JAMES YATES ......... Left Field ' M' L ROBERT THORNTON.Cenier Field ., i HARRY HAMPTON ...Right Field T A Substitutes PETERS NEWCOMB ' U A CAPTAIN DOUGLAS MANAGER THORNTON WOODS RECORD OF GAMES PLAYED Roanoke High School. . . . . 8 Salem High School ...................... l The season opened with a game with our rival, Salem High. The team played together and left S. H. S. with the little end of 8 to l. Roanoke High School .......... .. 4 Chatham Training School ................. I9 The second game of the season Was a Jonah. We met the strong Chatham team and seemed unable to work together, therefore, this score. Roanoke High School. . . . . . 9 Salem High School ...................... 0 Our next game was with Salem on our home grounds an trimmed them with a score of 9 to 0. d again We

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125 HEIJPUS nf IRUHIIDIKB l9l7 Roanoke High School .................... 4 Lynchburg High School .................. l Next we went to Lynchburg to play our old rival, L, H. S. The team started in with a rush and did not stop. Calahan, their south paw, was unable to hold the team. Thomas's pitching was a feature. Roanoke High School ......... .... 4 Wytheville High School ......... ...... 0 Our next game was with Wytheville and was one of the hardest fought of the season. The Wytheville team worked hard but were unable to cross the plate, the final score being 4 to O. ' Roanoke High School .... .... 8 Blacksburg High School .................. 2 We played the strong nine from the wilds of Blacksburg next and suc- ceeded in downing them with a score of 8 to 2. Roanoke High School' ....... .... 8 . Wytheville High School .................. 5 The team next went to Wytheville and after a hard fight the game ended with R. H. S. at the big end of an 8 to 5 score. At the lirst of the game Friday got mad and threw a ball through the wind shield of a car. Roanoke High School .................... 9 Christiansburg High School ................ I On this same trip we played Christiansburg and broke their record of having never been defeated on their home grounds by a score of 9 to l. Roanoke High School .... . ............... 9 Randolph-Macon Academy ............... 0 - The last game of the season we journeyed to Bedford and played the R. M. A. nine. They failed to solve Thomas's pitching and could not hold the R. H. S. sluggers. The game ended with a score of 9 to 0. The season closed with R. H. S. the undefeated High School champion of Virginia. Much credit is due to Mr. Marshall who, by his efficient work, was responsible for the success of the team.