St Georges High School - Lance Yearbook (Middletown, RI)

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The outlook for this year's baseball team is promising. The infield is entirely composed of veterans and the chances for a good outfield are bright. However, a great deal depends on the development of asteady and reliable pitcher, a question which at the time of writing is far from solved. There are two or three candidates for the position but the team will be lucky indeed if the standard of former learns is reached in regard to this position. With the season scarcely started it is useless to arrive at any conclusions in the matter, and at present the whole school is awaiting a team which will duplicate last year's splendid record. Of the club baseball teams, likewise, little can be said, but the race for the leadership promises to equal that of other years in closeness. H. W. S. K Xb h' s ? -wr 'iw 34 ff' wiv-

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9th, with Milton on St. George's ground. Tl1e home team came to the bat in the ni11tl1 inning with the score seven to two against them. With two on bases and one out, Swain made the longest hit ever seen on the home field, and three men scored for St. George's. The Milton pitcher was unnerved and four hits in succession followed, winning the game by the score of 8 to 7. The team had its annual slump in the Harvard Freshman game and was defeated I5-3, but by the time of tl1e Middlesex game it reached the highest perfection. This contest proved to be a pitchers' battle in which Swain won out, and the team ended its brilliant season by bringing back from Concord a three to one victory over its rival. The tennis team gained its second victory over Middlesex, winning by the score of 3 to 2. In the Club baseball games, Sachuest won rather easily, and also in boating Sachuest had the superior crew, In spite of Sakonnet's easy victory in tennis, Sachuest won the championship by a wide margin. At the beginning of the fall of 1911, the prospects for a successful football team were far fro111 bright, all but three members of the last year's team having graduated. Early in the season, however, tl1e team developed unexpected ability. After the first game, which resulted in a tie, it won five victories in succession only to be defeated in the final game by Middlesex. The score, 18-5, does not indicate in any way how hard-fought the game was, our rivals scoring two of their touchdowns on long runs. The greater part of the game was even, St. George's having, perhaps, a slight advantage. This defeat was somewhat offset by the splendid victory that the team gained over Milton, the first time we have ever defeated this school in football. At the time of this contest the team played its best football, combining a strong defence with a powerful and fast attack. In spite of the final defeat, the season may be termed a success, and in addition to this the outlook for next year is most promising. The club games ended in favor of Sachuest, who thereby gained quite a lead towards the championship. Soccer-football was played after the footballseason, and also a game known as tag-football, which proved some- what more popular than the former. It is a mixture of football and basketball and is very adaptable for this season of the year. The hockey team lacked experience but played fairly well and developed some promising materialfor future years. The only important game of the season, played with Hope Street High, was a defeat, but in spite of this the team showed up moderately well. In basketball the team also lacked experience and played in an erratic fashion. It showed a marked tendency to slow up towards the end of the game. In fact, several games were lost in the second half after a seemingly safe lead had been obtained in the first. Of the nine games played only three were won, the rest being for the most part lost by close scores. As few fellows on the squad graduate this year, a better team may be hoped for in the future. 83

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