Woonsocket High School - Quiver Yearbook (Woonsocket, RI)

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the high school quiver “The mighty Lambert thrice had come To bat, and thrice had fanned ; And every ball that could be hit Did reach some fielder’s hand. “Frank Seaver, on the mound for us, Did work in wondrous style. Each man that walked up to the plate Right soon did benchward file. “Man after man, man after man Came up to bat in vain; And each struck out on three pitched balls The fans were nigh insane. “Each inning came, each inning went, And not a man reached first; The fiery sun his course had run, Yet, not a man reached first. ‘Players, players everywhere,— In frenzy we did sit,— Players, players everywhere, Nor any man to hit. “And then the ninteenth inning came. The visitors scored twice; nd hopes of victory were fled As birds of Paradise. “And when Woonsocket came to bat, The first two men struck out; And now the game seemed truly lost Beyond the slightest doubt. “Then Morrissey stepped to the plate, He hit and reached his base; Now once again a ray of hope Lit up each true fan’s face. “And next came Lambert up to bat, A mighty crash was heard ;

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THE HIGH SCHOOL QUIVER 21 of players gives us hope for the future and next season we expect to tnake a more creditable showing. Mr. Keaney has worked hard with the team, and would have been more successful if the players had had more experience. Woonsocket 6, Cranston 5. On May 27 the baseball team defeated the strong Cranston nine by a 6 to 5 score in a twelve-inning game, which had many spectacular plays. Kelley won the game in the twelfth by hitting out a single, scoring Cook. Spratt pitched a star game during the twelve innings. THE ANCIENT BASEBALL FAN (With apologies to S. T. Coleridge.) It is an ancient Baseball Fan, j And he stoppeth one of three; “By thy long gray beard and glittering eye Now wherefore stopps’t thou me? “The game is now almost begun, And I’m to pitch today; The stands are dense with crowds immense, All eager for the play.” He holds him with his skinny hand. “Here was a game,” quoth he. “Hold off! unhand me, gray-beard loon!” Eftsoons his hand dropped he. He holds him with his glittering eye. The Ballplayer stood still, And listens like a three years’ child, The old Fan hath his will. J “The day was hot, the sun did burn, The field was parched and dry, j And from our brows did course the sweat Like raindrops from on high. “Each inning came, each inning went, And passed without a score; ( And hits were rare as the polar bear On Afric’s northern shore. 4—

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THE HIGH SCHOOL QUIVER 23 And there was Lambert safe at first And Morrissey at third. “Then Stanton Cook, the next man up, With all his power swung; And all the region round about With that great impact rung. ... “The ball it traveled with such speed That O ye Heavenly Powers !— It sailed above the right-field fence, And victory was ours!” So thus that old Fan told his tale And left the spot straightway. The Pitcher went with mind intent , And won his game that day. HARRY J. LEON, ’14. ALUMNI NOTES 1888 Charles F. Harper, Brown, ’92, is Principal of the Central High School, Syracuse, N. Y. 1893 James R. D. Oldham, Brown, ’97, is Superintendent of Schools in East Providence. 1896 Francis 1. McCanna of Providence, Boston University Law School, ’00, was this year granted the degree of Master of Law by that university. 1898 Grace D. Gallup, Brown, ’02, is teaching History and English at the Rogers High School, Newport. 1899 Robert A. Cook, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, ’03, is engineer of track elevation of the Chicago Alton Railroad. His account of the abolition of grade crossings on that road was recently published in the Engineering News. 1901 Letitia M. Cahoon, Brown, ’05, is teaching French and English in the Central Falls High School. 1903 Grace Buxton, Smith, ’07, is teaching in Winthrop, Mass.