Santa Rosa High School - Echo Yearbook (Santa Rosa, CA)

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f7'fche ECHO fs . - . n a 1 . . C A1 l r f ' Ja! 47,7 H t Yin X Baseball Baseball at S R H S for the 28 season was all that the word success stands for Twenty men reported for practrce on March 10 and out of th1s squad Coach O W Fortrer dexeloped a team that ned Tamalpars for frrst place rn sectron B of the North Bay League of the C I F The Panther prtchrng stable was composed of Capt McLean johnson and Howard McLean proxed beyond all doubt that he was the best twnrler rn the North Bay League Hrs consrstent pltchxng of two and three hrt games through out the season was above reproach ohnson and Howard also proxed therr worth as chuckers Howard when not on the mound played rn the outfleld The Panther rnfreld composed of Groom catcher B Grace frrst base Bran stetter second base Alkrre thrrd base and Hartman at shortstop was one of the best workrng combmatrons ever to represent Santa Rosa Hrgh Prcmmr Schmrdt Rossr and Howard held the outfreld POSIIIOUS down to good adwantage The Panthers played fue pre league games and emerged vrctorrous on four occasrons The outstand1ng feature of these trlts was the no run no hrt game all took turns on the mound durxng the practrce games The refullr 0 Ike pre league amer Santa Rosa 5 Tomales 2 Santa Rosa 2 Tomales 3 Santa Rosa 18 Mrddletown 2 Santa Rosa 6 Sonoma 0 Santa Rosa 11 Mrddletown 4 THE TAMALPAIS GAME Santa Rosa Hrgh School s Panther baseball nme journeyed to Tamalpars to L J l , ,. . . . . . . 1 7 - . 1 I f t ' . . . . . ' Y 7 hurled by Lefty johnson against Sonoma. McLean, johnsonfand Howard . f A . - , g ,. vuvnvnvnvnvlvlvlvlsllvl' 'svn ,, .lvasrnvuszuarnvavnv

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WM ff fcuescnox I 1 came home when Groom performed the most colorful act of the day by slam mmg the horsehxde rnto the pasture for a three base jaunt McLean who had already proved hrmself a hero added prestrge to Grooms glorrous act by brrng rng hrm home on a perfect bunt The freld play on the Part of the Panthers rn thrs game showed a perfect orgamzatron of smoothness and proved to ball followers nn these woods that they were to make a strong bud for the txtle THE ANALY, GAME For the frrst trme m ten years a Santan Rosa Hrgh School nrne frnally suc ceeded rn regrstermg a vrctory over therr tradrtnonal rrvals the Analy Trgers Analy has held the Indran srgn over the Panthers ever smce the days of Ernre Nevers but May 5 1928 marked the change of new era and the jmx was broken on Analys diamond Capt Lrndy McLean was the hero of the day by handmg the Trgers the royal goose egg and allowmg them but two hrts and smkrng out 11 batters Santa Rosa started off rn the second canto when Howard poled a two bagger wrth two men on both scorrng on the hxt The seventh mnmg marked Analys Waterloo Two srngles a double and another smgle by Groom Bran stetter and Howard accounted for three runs and the Panthers tallred another rn the nmth for old trmes sake Groom starred wrth the wrllow for the day gettmg two doubles and a srngle out of four trips to the plate Howard accounted for two hrts Thrs vrctory put Santa Rosa and Tamalpars rn a ue for sectron B of the North Bay League of the C I F SECOND TAMALPAIS GAME In a play off game for the champxonshrp of section B of the N B L C I F the Tamalpans Indxans agarn proved that they had the Indran sxgn on the Panthers when they defeated Santa Rosa rn a 6 to 2 vrctory on Nevers Freld Capt Lrndy McLean prtchrng hrs last game for Santa Rosa Hrgh twxrled a good game but farled to receive real support from hrs team mates McLean was credrted wrth strrkrng out 13 men Santa Rosa scored rn the second frame when Grace sacrrfrced and Bran stetter came home on an overthow The Panthers other tally came rn the fourth rnnrng when Groom scored on McLeans sacrrfrce Thrs defeat elnmrnated the Panthers from further league competmon rn the C I F and gave Tam the rrght to meet Napa for the North Bay trtle A A TW . 1 .-.. --.- I 1 1 I t Y J Vl1FlYl lVl?l!ll?l?l. I . .l' 'lilllllil . .l3i?lR!lRPlRfl97lV