BASEBALL
Spring practice for the baseball squad was carried on throughout the entire spring vacation. Until the Saturday after College closed the practice was held on the campus, although no real games were played there. The next Tuesday thirteen men were ordered to report at Andover, where three days' practice was held.
The first preliminary game of the season was played April 9 at Lawrence, Miss. The New England leaguers won a brilliant contest, after Mitchell and Gammons, the battery for the Green, had held the opponents runless for eleven innings. In the first half of the twelfth Dartmouth scored, but with two out and two strikes on the last batter, Lawrence got a home run, winning 2 to 1. On April 11 Lynn defeated Dartmouth decisively, the score being 11 to 4. The next day with Gammons in the box, Lowell was defeated, 2 to 1. The professionals secured but seven hits in this game. Wednesday, April 13, Haverhill fell a victim to the Green, 7 to 5. Mitchell was the pitcher for this contest.
In the second training trip of the season Dartmouth made a record of two games won and one lost. Springfield and the Green split even in the two contests of April 19, and Andover was an easy victim in next day's game. Gammons pitched the first game,. winning 3 to 0. The leaguers won the second contest, shutting out the Green 10 to 0. Mitchell pitched the Andover game, which was a 11 to 4 victory. The Springfield Republican said of the Springfield game: "Dartmouth looked as if they were good ball players, fast on bases and with a very resourceful pitching staff. Gammons had everything."
The results of the training trip seem to point to one of the most successful baseball seasons that Dartmouth has had in recent years. In the number of games won the preliminary season was especially successful, professional as well as amateur teams being defeated. In every contest the team has shown that it knows how to play baseball. The inside game has been one of the chief points of Coach Keady's training. The men have been taught how to run bases, and evening lectures have taught the men the fine points of the game.
The material for the team has been developed until it seems to be exceptionally strong. There are three good pitchers on the squad, who look to be fully capable of holding down this end of the game. Mitchell, last year's veteran, is in excellent form, and Gammons who has been developed has proved a "find." Ekstrom, it is hoped, can be depended upon to win his share of the games. Post, Emerson, and Hoban have done good work on the bags. Conroy, at Short-stop, is playing the most brilliant game of his career. Chadbourne has improved greatly and shown that he is well-qualified to hold his position behind the bat. Daly leads in the batting, with Brady, Emerson, and Post not far behind. Several of the players have experienced minor injuries, none of which have proved serious,
DARTMOUTH 5— BOWDOIN
Dartmouth won the first game of the formal schedule on April 26 by defeating Bowdoin at Hanover, score 5 to 1. The game was featured by the number of errors which both teams made. Mitchell was wild at the start but after the second inning pitched in his old form. Dean Emerson opened the season by pitching the first ball from the grandstand. Dartmouth's runs were made in the fourth inning by errors and a hit by Emerson. He also made two grandstand catches in left field, robbing Smith of hits. Emerson, Daly, and Norton excelled for the Green, while Clifford and Wilson were Bowdoin's stars. Summary:
DARTMOUTH bhpoae Orr, 3b 0 1 4 0 Norton, 20 0 4 2 0 Daly, cf 1 2 0 0 Emerson, If 2 2 0 0 Mitchell, P 0 0 2 0 Hoban, ib 0 1 2 0 3 Chadb'rne, c 1 3 1 0 Post, rf 0 2 0 0 Conroy, ss 0 1 5 0 Totals 4 27 14 3 BOWDOIN bh po a e Smith, If 0 1 0 0 Wandtke,ss 1 2 3 4 Clifford, ib 1 15 1 0 Wilson, c 2 3 0 2 Lawlis, 3b 0 0 3 2 Pur'ngton,lf 0 1 0 0 Grant, 2b 0020 Brooks, rf 1 2 0 0 Hobbs, p 0 0 5 0 5 24 14 8
Runs by—Norton 2, Daly, Emerson, Conroy, Wandtke. Sacrifice hits—Orr, Daly, Cliford. Stolen base—Daley. Two base hits— Clifford, Wilson. Strike-outs—by Hobbs 4, Mitchell 3. Base on balls—Mitchell 2, Hobbs 2. Passed balls—Wilson 3, Chadbourne. Left on bases—Dartmouth 6, Bowdoin 8. Time—2 hrs. Umpire—O'Reilly.
DARTMOUTH 6—BOWDOIN 0
With Gammons holding the opponents to two hits, Dartmouth won an easy game from Bowdoin on April 27, score 6 to 0, Not a Bowdoin man reached third although two men were on bases in several innings. Chadbourne got four hits and Mitchell three. A double play by Conroy, Norton and Hoban was a feature of the game. Summary.:
DARTMOUTH bh po a e Orr, 3b 0 0 1 0 Norton, zb 0 3 5 1 Daley, cf 1 1 0 0 Emerson, If 0 2 0 0 Mitchell, rf 3 0 0 0 Hoban, ib 1 14 0 0 Chadb'rne, c 4 4 1 0 Gammons, p 1 0 2 0 Conroy, ss 1 2 5 1 Totals 11*26 14 2 BOWDOIN bh po a e Smith, If 0 1 0 2 Wandkte,ss 0 4 0 0 Clifford, ib 0 8 0 0 Wilson, c 0 8 3 0 Lawlis, 3b 0 0 2 0 Pur'gton, cf 2 1 0 1 Grant, 2b 0 1 1 0 Brooks, rf 0 0 0 0 Means, p 1 0 6 0 3§23 12 3
* Daley out on blocked ball. § Means out in failing to touch first.
Runs—Chadbourne 2, Gammons, Norton, Mitchell, Hoban. Sacrifice hits—Daley, Conroy. Stolen bases—Orr, Gammons. Strikeouts—by Means 6, Gammons 3. Bases on balls—Means 2, Gammons. Passed ball— Wilson. Double play—Conroy, Norton and Hoban. Left on bases—Dartmouth 6, Bowdoin 4. Time—1 hr. 45 min. Umpire—O'Reilly.
