Trinity College - Trinilogue Yearbook (Washington, DC)

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Baseball While it did not distinguish itself in any particular respect, the 1933 baseball team was nevertheless a successful one. Out of ten games played, five were won and five lost--an uninspiring record, perhaps, but one marked by the double defeat of Wesleyan at the hands of the Blue and Gold-a fact which is always pleasing to Trinity followers. Two games were close enough to be heartbreakers, ending with Amherst and Massachusetts State, respectively, one run ahead. Coach Wright was faced with the difficult problem of reorganizing his infield, which had been weakened by the loss of Steve Elliott and Joe Fontana, two valuable veterans. This weakness, coupled with a pronounced slump in batting strength, proved the chief worry of the 1933 season. At the half-way mark, four out of five games had been lost, and the outlook was most discouraging. But the new infield combination of Kearns, Kelly, Marquet and Boekwinkel began to click, and bats were swung with a much higher degree of efficiency. That this team snapped out of its slump to win four out of the remaining five contests, thus reversing the order, is much to the credit of coach and players alike. Bill Henebry, who had started none too strongly, hit his stride and began to turn in winning performances. Houlihan, a veteran, and Hall, a promising freshman, also acquitted themselves well on the mound. Captain Bockwinkel, again demonstrated his right to the opinion of many that he was the classiest first baseman to ever play on Trinity Field. Jack Amport, a sophomore with little ex- perience behind the bat, developed with almost phenomenal rapidity and proved to be the iron man of the team, performing in every game for the full time. The outfield was shifted frequently with an eye toward balancing the batting strength of the team, and Herb Bell, Breek Armstrong and Tom Carey all finished their diamond careers with creditable performances. The anual series with Wesleyan provided most satisfaction to Trinity players and fans. In the first game at Middletown a slugging spree was in order. Wesleyan used tive pitchers and Trinity three, but Trinity made up for its lack of pitchers with superior batting strength in the manner of four home runs. The final score of 16 to 7 was attained after a near-record period of elapsed playing time. The second game at Hartford was a repetition in softer tones, with the Blue and Gold victorious, 8 to 5. The series with Connecticut State resulted in an even break. The Storrs broad- casting station relayed a 12 to 4 defeat for Trinity to a disappointed world, and our pitching staff, microphone conscious, blew up to a man. Fortunately, Memorial Day and Hartford soil witnessed a reversal of form, and the Staters bowed humbly, taking six runs and yielding eight. The annual Alumni game was rained out-some hope forever-and so the season ended three weeks ahead of schedule. THE SUM MARY Trinity Opponents Clark University . 5 6 St. Stephens . 9 3 Amherst . . 0 5 Williams . . 5 13 Connecticut State . 4 12 Wesleyan . . . . 16 7 Massachusetts State . 3 4 Worcester Tech . . 5 1 Connecticut State 8 6 Wesleyan . . 8 5 63 62 170

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Buck Rmn-WluOn'1', BAYLEY, NVHEEIJER '1 Secmul H0111-CAREY, KEAliNS, HALL, UEARE, DUNNE, EIGENBAUER, MARQUET, AMPORT Front Ifmn-HENERRY, ARMSTRUNG, BELL, BOCKWINKEL, IQELLY, HOULIHAN, FR1'rzsON Baseball GEORGE H. BOCKNVINKEL, JR .... Captain IIAROLD R. BAY'Irl'IY, JR. GILBICRT V. WRIOIVI' . M ahager Coach THE SQUAD JOHN A. AMPORT, Catcher W. BREOKENRIDGE ARMSTRONG, Oumeld HERBERT O. BELL, Ouqield GEORGE H. BOCKWINKEL, JR., F1irstI3ase THOMAS B. CAREY, Outheld ROBERT T. DUNNE, Pitcher FRANK J. IWIIOENEAUER, JR., Oittficld CHARLES A. FR1'rzsON, Oittjield 171 JOHN E. GEARE, Catcher F. BAYLEY HALL, Pitcher WILLIAM J. HENEBRY, Pitcher RALPH B. HOULIHAN, Pitcher THOMAS E. ICEARNS, Third Base JOHN E. ICELLY, Shortstop NIILTON C. MARQUET, Second Base DELANO G. WHEELER, Infield