Webster Township High School - Web Yearbook (Scotch Ridge, OH)

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Q BASEBALL I ,f We started the baseball season with a mixed up l4.g:'fP team. Practically every player was trying a gif new position due to the fact that graduation had made up five of the positions in the infield Our team got a very slow start in winning games but about every game lost was lost with the needed runs on bases. Where we really showed last of the season when we had other games to our credit. It our ability was in the three shutouts and three took us a while to get well organized but after that we had a winning streak that couldn't be stopped. Out of the twelve games played we broke even. age, Frobose collected The best hitter of the followed by Keller who Hamen did very well as In the first Portage game at Port a home run, high over left field. season was Dunipace with l4 hits received 10 including a home run. a catcher for the first time and Brueggemeier did a good job of twirling for the team. Joseph KEvanJ had plenty of ability in bunting for hits which helped a lot. The outfield did good work stopping balls that sometimes got through the infield. In 12 starts we collected 83 runs to our opponents' 57. In shutting out Portage, Cygnet and Jackson we totaled 59 runs. Below is a summary of our exciting games that will not soon be forgotten. In our first game of the season we traveled to Walbridge to try to beat the railroaders. After a bad start including several uncalled for arguments we al- most beat them but one run difference, Webster on the short end of the score, is just as good as several. The battery was Hamen and Brueggemeier. We will be out for revenge in the Spring. The next game was played over at Tontogany. The battery was the same. Keller tried to steal third which was bad. Consequently they beat us 5 to 3. Then came Portage. We never have lost a game to Portage. The battery consisted of Brueggemsier and Hamen. We easily outplayed them to win 7 to 2. Pemberville was out next game played here and we had to lose a tough one. The battery was Keller, Hamen, and Brueggemeier. Keller had no control that day whatsoever. Brueggemeier then came in to pitch and gave Pemberville a scare the score being 7 to 6 their favor. Lake, the former champs of the county, came over to get beaten since we were improving considerably in

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43? ,vu IMHQUTK L 'Er N..-: hitting gemeier changed started the score S 7 put a fast ball through the groove with it to get a home run the ball and fielding. The battery was Brueg- and Hamen. The battery for Lake several times but to no avail. Lake the scoring. Then with two men on bases and Keller at the plate for Webster, changed rapidly. Sass the substitute pitcher and Keller connected traveling high over deep centerfield. Maybe it was the ice cream offered by Jay Roller, the janitor for Webster, that helped or else the new baseball Mr. Reitzel offered the team if we won the game. Anyhow we beat them 8 to 7 collecting 4 runs in the fifth inning after the sbore was tied in the first and third. Webster's team went home happy that night . We got our greatest surprise when we went over to Luckey. They beat us 5 to O which was the worst game we had played. The battery was Brueggemeier and Hamen. It seemed that team work was lacking. Keller and Duncan ran together through a misunderstanding who was going to catch a fly ball. Well, both missed and they sat the rest of the game out. JosephlED and Brueggemeier received one hit apiece which were the only ones for Webster. Haskins came over and we point the score being 8 to 7. The lost to them by one battery for Webster was Brueggemeier and Hamen. For Haskins Thompson and Michaelis. Portage came over for a return game. The battery was Brueggemeier and Hamen Davis, Bateson and Keys. We got 9 easily showed them the main points trouncing them 14 to O. Cygnet then came over to The battery for Webster was Keller was in good form that day and held For Portage Center hits to their 2 and of the game by take a 9 to O defeat and Hamen. Keller Cygnet to one lone hit. The infield and outfield gave excellent support. This was our last game with the tournament three days away. The first tournament game was with Jackson. Mr. Long drew a good team for easiness. However, we used the motto Uif a thing is worth while doing it is worth while doing good,H so we just set down Jackson by a score 16 to O. The battery was Brueggemeier and Hamen.