BASEBALL

In terms of games won and lost, this was probably the most unsuccessful season in recent Dartmouth history. Winning something like 5 games while losing 20 is not exactly inspiring and this season was unquestionably a bitter disappointment to all concerned. Everyone had hoped for better things for Eddie Jeremiah in his first year, for all were anxious to see him follow in the wake of his great hockey season. But it just didn't work out that way. Instead of growing stronger at the plate, the nine grew even more anemic in this vital department, with seven hits in the second Princeton game, one lone bingle against Holy Cross, and only four blows in the final league encounter against Columbia.

The Holy Cross game, traditionally a red-hot encounter, was this year anything but that. This contest, indeed, represented perhaps the nadir of the Green fortunes for the entire season. The Crusaders won by the score of 13-0, which was humiliating enough in itself. But in addition the (originally) vaunted Green attack was held to one lone hit (a single by Ed McNeill in the eighth inning) and in the process of losing the game Dartmouth managed to commit the damaging total of seven errors. One hit and seven errors leaves, to put it mildly, something to be desired both in attack and defense.

As indicated in our last communication, almost the sole performer this spring (voxclamantis in deserto, but really) has been Captain Art Young, whose inspiring leadership and potent bat (with a league average of approximately .350) have combined vainly but valiantly against apparently hopeless odds to salvage something from the season. The important contributions which Young has made to Dartmouth athletics this year in two -losing causes (football and baseball) were honored at the Wet Down ceremonies where, for the first time since these awards were made, he received both The Dartmouth and the Cooke trophies. The first was initiated by The Dartmouth to pay yearly honor to the senior who, both on and off the field, gave the most to Dartmouth athletics. The last awards of this cup were made to Stub Pearson '42, who was killed in the Pacific, and to Gus Broberg '41, who was severely wounded in the same theater. The Cooke trophy was established in the name of James Cooke '40, manager of baseball, who died in a Japanese hospital in 1943. Under the terms of the award, it is given to the man who has done the most for Dartmouth baseball during the year just past. Art Young is a natural for both honors.

ONE OUT, ONE IN, ON TWO PLAYS AT THE PLATE IN RECENT DARTMOUTH BASEBALL GAMES. Left, Captain Art Young '47, Big Green catcher, poises for a throw to the infield after tagging out Arrison (12) of Cornell. Erk Ingram '49, Indian pitcher, backs up the play. Right, Tom Richmond '50, freshman third baseman, steals home successfully as the freshmen defeated Kimball Union Academy on Memorial Field.