Sports

BASEBALL

June 1924
Sports
BASEBALL
June 1924

Holy Cross 10—Dartmouth 5

Holy Cross again asserted its baseball supremacy over Dartmouth when in the opening contest of the present season, at Worcester. April 20. the Hanover team was defeated in a loosely played game. The Dartmouth pitching was particularly erratic throughout the afternoon, Edwards issuing six bases on balls and hitting four batsmen, while Lyons, who relieved him in the fifth inning, issued four bases on balls. Dartmouth took an early lead of two to one in the first inning. Austin was passed, advanced to second on Thurston's long drive to center field, and was forced out by Smith's bunt at third. Thurston advanced to second base on the play on Austin, Smith was safe at first base and a moment later the bases were completely filled when Gautreau fumbled a grounder by Harris. Thurston scored by beating Gautreau's throw to the plate when Bjorkman hit down the third base line, and Smith scored when Ryan threw wild to second base in an attempt to catch Harris. Dagostino hit into a double play which ended the scoring. A single, a sacrifice hit and a wild pitch by Edwards gave Holy Cross one run in the last half of the inning, and in the third inning the Worcester men went into the lead by scoring three runs.

In the fourth inning after Bjorkman had flied out Harris drew a base on balls and Shaneman and Dagostino singled added one more run to the Dartmouth score. Holy Cross scored three more runs in the fifth inning. The sixth inning produced another Dartmouth run when Bjorkman walked, took second base on a passed ball and scored on a hit by Littlefield, who replaced Shaneman. Holy Cross continued to score three runs at a time adding the final counters in the eighth session. The Dartmouth team attempted a last inning rally but two singles and a sacrifice fly by Thurston were accountable for only one run.

Fordham 6—Dartmouth 4

The first trip of the 1924 baseball season continued disappointing when in New York, April 21. Dartmouth lost to Fordham by a score of 6 to 4. Fordham's ability to take advantage of Dartmouth errors and Dartmouth's inability to hit at crucial moments were the chief causes for the Green team's second defeat.

Dartmouth 16—Norwich 1

Hanover was treated to a demonstration of the latent hitting power of Captain Thurston's team, April 27, when in the first home game of the season the Dartmouth clouters buried Norwich by a score of 16 to 1. Stevens, gathering a single, a double and two triples led the Green scorers for the day, followed by Harris, who collected three hits including a double. Smith who connected for a triple, and Bjorkman, who made the first home run of the year on the local field. The Norwich batters were held well in check by Meehan and Barker, the former giving but six hits and striking out nine men, Barker finishing 'by allowing Norwich three hits and striking out three.

Dartmouth 4—M. A. C. 3

Edwards, pitching for Dartmouth, struck out 11 men and held the opposition to three hits in a fast game at Hanover, April 29, when Dartmouth defeated Massachusetts Agricultural College 4 to 3. The visiting team opened hostilities in the second inning, scoring two runs. Dartmouth retaliated with three runs in the concluding half of the frame, Bjorkman and Dagostino singled and advanced on a sacrifice by Hudgins. A moment later Bjorkman scored on Stevens' long sacrifice fly, and Dagostino, who took third on the play, reached the plate when Smiley, of Massachusetts, threw Edwards' infield rap into the dirt. Edwards, reached second on Austin's single, advanced with Austin, by means of a passed ball, and scored when Thurston hit sharply to left field. Dartmouth added its final tally in the sixth inning when Dagostino beat the ball to first base, took second on Hudgins' infield out, and scored on an error at first base. T&e Massachusetts team also added one more run, in the eighth inning.

Behind Edwards the Dartmouth team played an errorless game, contributing excellent support to the fine pitching' of the Green "mound artist".

Dartmouth s—Cornell 0

Dartmouth outhit and outplayed Cornell in a game at Ithaca, April 23. Lyon, who pitched for Dartmouth, was in splendid form, holding the New York State men to three hits, two of which were but scratches and striking out nine men. Dartmouth's -first run was scored in the fourth inning when Harris singled and Bjorkman hit for three bases,, to score himself, a moment later on a sacrifice fly by Harris. In the sixth inning Thurston walked, stole second, and scored on sacrifice hits by Bjorkman and Harris. Singles by Austin, Thurston, and Smith added two more runs in the eighth inning.

Dartmouth 7—Rochester 0

Before a crowd of 10,000 spectators at Rochester, May 2, pitcher Barker, of Dartmouth, bid for a niche in the hall of fame by pitching a no-hit, no-run game in which the Hanover team defeated the University of Rochester 7 to 0. Bjorkman, of Dartmouth, had a perfect day at the bat, driving out four hits, including his second home run of the season, in as many trips to the plate. Smith, Harris and Hudgins also hit safely for Dartmouth, and Stevjens was credited with two safe blows. The game was a cleanly played one without an error registered against either team.

Dartmouth 24—Columbia 4

Columbia was the victim, in Hanover, May 5, of a ferocious slugging attack in which Captain Thurston's team piled up the largest score credited to a Dartmouth team since 1899 when Bowdoin was defeated 28 to 0. The Dartmouth players hit safely 22 times for a total of 31 bases, while Lyon held the Columbia batters to seven hits and was never in difficulty after the first inning.

Fox and Bjorkman led the Dartmouth hitting contingent with four hits apiece, Bjorkman's total including two triplets and Fox's one. Thurston and Hudgins each contributed three hits, and Austin, Harris, and Lyon two each.

Princeton 4—Dartmouth 2

Caldwell, Princeton's premier pitcher, made Dartmouth the victim of an unusually brilliant exhibition on the mound, when he retired in order the first 2f? Dartmouth men to face him and was robbed of a no hit game only when Lyon and Austin singled after two were out in the last inning. This defeat punctured the Dartmouth string of ftve successive victories and started a four game trip in which the Hanover team was none too successful.

Dartmouth 17—Trinity 0

Hungry for hits as a consequence of the game with Princeton on the preceding day, Dartmouth slammed out a vicious 17 to 0 victory over Trinity, at Hartford, May 15. Five Trinity errors assisted materially in the scoring although the Dartmouth players amassed 17 hits. Bjorkman, regular center fielder of the Green team started with the pitching assignment, but retired in favor of Smith, regular third-baseman, after the fifth inning when the Hanover team had collected 13 runs. Trinity was held to but four hits, the Dartmouth fielders backing up the pitching with errorless support.

Yale 2—Dartmouth 1

Timely hitting and two Dartmouth errors gave Yale a 2 to 1 victory over Dartmouth, at New Haven, May 16, in one of the best games of the season. Pond, pitching for Yale, and Edwards, for Dartmouth, both turned in good performances, the former holding the heavy hitting Hanoverians to seven hits while Edwards let down Yale with but four. Edwards struck out seven Yale batters but gave five bases on balls while Pond, though striking out but two Dartmouth men issued only two passes.

Yale scored in the first inning when Lindley hit the first 'ball pitched for a clean single to left field, stole second, advanced to third on a dropped third strike, and scored on a . poor throw by Edwards of Mallory's grounder. In the second inning Harris drove Pond's first pitch deep into right center for three bases and scored when Bjorkman singled down the right field foul line. Yale's second tally came in the final half of the second inning, Neale, forcing out Wear at second, advancing on a wild pitch and scoring on another hit by Lindley. After the second inning there was no further scoring for either team, both pitchers settling down to dispose opposing batters with regularity.

Columbia 6—Dartmouth 5

Columbia, with Captain Van Brocklin holding Dartmouth to five hits, took advantage of four Dartmouth errors and secured 12 hits from the offerings of Barker and Meehan to defeat the Green team 6 to 5 in a game played at New York, May 17.

Dartmouth started off with little ceremony, Fox drawing a base on balls from Van Brocklin and scoring on Thurston's triple, but Columfoia evened the count in the third inning and forged ahead in the fifth when two singles and a triple produced three runs and sent Barker to the bench. After Dartmouth had overcome the three run lead in the sixth inning and added another run in the eighth the Columbia team again proceeded on a policy of adjusted compensation and scored when Stack's grounder took a mean hop away from Thurston and allowed Moeschen to reach the plate. The concluding run of the contest was scored in the tenth inning, Sprague hitting for two bases, advancing on an error by Hudgins and adding the final run when the Dartmouth shortstop again misplayed, this time on a hard drive by Stack.

Captain Thurston, who hit twice for three bases was the leading batsman of the Dartmouth line up. Hudgins, at shortstop was charged with three errors in ten chances.