BASEBALL
Dartmouth o—Vermont0—Vermont 7
The University of Vermont pounded out 10 hits off Van Riper and Hollstrom to win at Hanover May 22. The Gr.een's only real threat to score was wiped out in the third, when McLaughlin beat out an infield hit, went to second on Van Riper's sacrifice; but was caught at home trying to score on Fusonie's safe bunt along the third base line. Hollstrom doubled in the fifth with two out, and singles in each of the last three innings were wasted when the Vermont hurler tightened up in the pinch.
Dartmouth 4—Springfield 1
Dartmouth's baseball team took revenge on the Springfield College nine May 23 by scoring a 4-1 win. Breckenridge, the Green star pitcher, went the entire nine innings and allowed the visitors only four scattered hits. The Dartmouth batters gathered only one more safe blow off Beach, but two were bunched in the sixth for a tally, and Walsh's double in the eighth scored Fusonie and Lane, who had walked. If the outfield had not been very soggy owing to a hard rain earlier in the day, Lane's sharp triple to right would have gone for a homer.
Dartmouth I—Fordham 2
The Big Green dropped a close and thrilling game to Fordham in New York May 25 when the Maroon nine pushed across a pair of runs in the seventh to score a 2-1 win. Harris allowed the Fordham batters only one hit, but ran into trouble in the seventh and spelled his own defeat by issuing two passes and uncorking a wild pitch. Murphy, the opposing pitcher, granted only four hits.
Dartmouth 7—Pennsylvania 5
The first league victory for the Indian ball team this season came at Philadelphia May 26, when Penn fell before the Dartmouth bats, 7-5. Despite very wobbly support from his team, Breckenridge hurled the Hanover contingent to victory and granted only five hits to the strong Penn nine. Lane, Fusonie and Walsh continued their heavy hitting and made five hits and as many runs between them.
Dartmouth 14—Colby 4
Capt. Van Riper pitched the full game against Colby on Memorial Field May 29, and, supported by errorless playing, he handed a severe drubbing to the Waterville nine, 14-4. Lane knocked out a triple, a double and a single in five times at bat. Walsh and Sands had a busy and a perfect day around second base, handling 18 chances without a slip.
Dartmouth I—Vermont1—Vermont 2
Playing a return game with the University of Vermont in the annual May 30 contest at Burlington, the Big Green was vanquished for the second time by the Vermonters, 2-1. Harris and Moriarty had settled into a pitching duel when a hard rain, changing from a drizzle, forced the game to fielding game, and twice fast double plays stop. The Vermonters played a superior pulled them out of holes when Dartmouth was in scoring position. Harris had a shade over Moriarty in pitchirfg, setting down seven Vermont batters on strikes.
Dartmouth s—New Hampshire 0
The Green nine ended its regular home season June 2 with a victory when Breckenridge turned in another stellar game for the Indians and blanked the New Hampshire diamond team 5 to 0. In chalking up his third straight win the sophomore hurler allowed only five scattered hits, two of which were scratched to the infield. The Big Green batters hammered the offerings of Evans with eleven safe blows, including a double and a triple. Breckenridge, Fusonie and Harris led the way for the Green sluggers with two hits each.
Closing the Season
The baseball team ended its season in fine style, winning games from Tufts and Williams, and splitting even in a double-header with Cornell. The two games with Cornell were played on Monday morning of Commencement. In the first game Breckenridge shut out Cornell 6-0, allowing only four hits. This made his third consecutive shutout and his fifth straight win. Heavy hitting by Walsh and smart base-running allowed Dartmouth to score six runs.
In the second game Holstrom started, and in two innings allowed Cornell five runs. He was relieved by Captain Van Riper, who pitched well for the next six innings, and retired in the eighth to allow Dudley to finish the game. Boise, the Cornell pitcher, allowed Dartmouth only five hits and two runs.
The team did not disband after the Commencement game, but stayed together until Saturday, when they travelled to Williamstown to play for the Commencement crowd. Breckenridge again started for Dartmouth and pitched five innings without allowing a hit. He was followed in the sixth by Holstrom, who succeeded in holding the Williams batters for the remainder of the game. In the meantime the Dartmouth batters, led by Fusonie, went on a rampage and scored 11 runs.
