BASEBALL PROSPECTS

At this moment, the Indians have games ahead with Pennsylvania at Philadelphia, Harvard at Cambridge, Yale at New Haven, Cornell at Ithaca, a double header with Columbia at Hanover, and a final Commencement tilt with Harvard here. Having lost one game to Princeton in the League opening for Dartmouth, and another game to Yale on the opening day on Alumni field, it becomes almost necessary for the Green to win all of its remaining games if it is to catch Harvard, now leading the League with but four games left on its schedule. Yale is also a leading contender and now holds possession of second place.

A 4-2 defeat by Holy Cross, a 4-1 defeat by Yale, and things began to change. The first of the new order of events came in the Brown game here on May 4. The contest started with a triple play—the first on Memorial field—and ended with a gamewinning home run by Hal (Chief) Wonson in the last of the ninth—said home run became the longest wallop Coach Jeff has seen in the 20 years he has been responsible for the Green's welfare in baseball.

Dartmouth next took Pennsylvania into camp, 7-4, with Wonson on the mound looking better each inning, and the Green bats playing a merry tune of wood against horsehide.

The Indians of the south in the persons of William and Mary were battled along for nine innings by the Dartmouth Indians, but the first extra inning saw the visitors route sophomore pitcher Bill Maxson, who had been twirling a surprisingly fine game until the sky fell on the little red hen.

All-conquering Providence was the start of another winning streak for the Green, with the upsetters of Holy Cross finding the combination of Joe Pyrtek and Wonson on the mound and the heavy bats of the Indian lineup too much of a wild animal to tame.

Cornell, the early leader of the League race, also seemed surprised that the Dartmouth nine, considered by many to be out of the race, was not the easy mark they had supposed. Wonson tied an old League pitching mark established by Bill Lincoln of Harvard in 1935 when he limited the Big Red to two hits, and the Green bats again pounded the ball for 11 runs.

While on the subject of baseball, alumni fans will be pleased to know that two attractions at Commencement have been scheduled. California, one of the nation's best college nines, is billed for the 16th of June, and Harvard, as aforementioned, arrives on the 18 th. The Pacific coast team is colorful, very much publicized, and not unbeatable as the Green will strive to prove. Then, too, it may well be that the Harvard game will be the deciding tilt on the 1938 pennant, and if so it will be necessary to come early and fight for your seat.

One more item in the season report that is a finish item is that Coach Elliot Noyes masterminded his freshman track team through an undefeated season that included victories over Exeter and Andover. In addition Coach Red Hoehn's proteges stole the show in the New England Intercollegiate Lawn Tennis championships to the extent that after Bud Foster and Wayland Avery had taken the doubles titles and rain had forced postponement of the singles matches, the championships were so completely Dartmouth that the semi-finals and finals were played off on the local varsity courts.

Which brings us into two request items. The first is a request for us to name the ao leading Dartmouth athletes of the year in respect to ability in their respective sports, value to their teams, and consciousness of the true Dartmouth athletic ambitions. A pretty tough spot to be on, but a challenge is a challenge and a request a request.

We won't, however, attempt to place our selections in any order.

First of all we list Fred Hollingworth of the football eleven. Fred's ability as a passer, though overlooked by many, was outstanding. One has only to scan the football charts of the last three years to prove that Holli's ability as a passer meant much to the success of the Dartmouth elevens over this three-year period. As for his value to the team, it is obvious. For three years he was the key-blocker in the backfield attack, a job he liked better than ball carrying fame, and more than once his tackling saved the Green from embarrassing moments. His consciousness of true Dartmouth athletic ambitions is more or less explained by the above, for the team was the thing to Holli and never his own personal progress.

Then follow Captain-elect of football, Bob MacLeod; 1938 captain of track, Jack Donovan; 1937-38 captain of hockey, Dick Lewis; basketball captain and num- ber one on the varsity tennis team, Bill Thomas; 1938 captain of lacrosse, Hank Molloy, sophomore Hal (Chief) Wonson, hockey and lacrosse forward junior, Junie Merriam; Bob EgelhofF, senior defense man on the hockey sextet; Ed White, captain of the swimming team; Henry Hastings, goalie on the varsity lacrosse team; George Hanna, substitute member of the quintet and regular left fielder on the baseball team; Joe Batchelder, right guard on the quintet; Harry Gates, for two years the No. 2 blocking back of the Indian backfield; Gus Zitrides, regular left guard on the Indian line last fall; Whit Miller, sophomore end and varsity skier; Dick Durrance, co-captain elect of the 1938-39 varsity ski team; Joe Carpenter, senior oarsman and No. 2 in the varsity shell; Wes Goding, goalie on the hockey sextet; and Colby Howe, late season fullback sensation in the Indian backfield.

These so men stand out in the three qualities asked for, for they best combine their own ability with the other requisites. Very likely others deserve to be on any such listing, but of this fact we are certain: the so whom we have selected deserve their ranking and whether or not others deserve it more is a question both of opinion and likely more knowledge of the subject.

Finally, it is the request of the Minnesota alumni group that mention be made of the fact that a special grandstand section is being saved for Dartmouth men who will attend the track Nationals. Coach Harry Hillman's track team will be handicapped by graduation exercises at the time.

BASEBALL CAPTAINBrad Jenkins, who leads the 1938 ninefrom the third-base position.