ing it. Fight and spirit were dis
played, however, which helped State
to victories in the South despite the
poor condition of the team. Thomp
son injured his knee in the St. Johns
game, and was out of it for two weeks
and then at Cornell, Haverstick
sprained a tendon in his leg, and
could not get back into the fray for
over a month, while injuries kept both
Cree and Ross from playing their best
ball during some i mportant periods ;
so that Coach Golden has certainly
had his hands full all spring in looking
after States crippled ball tossers, and,
often enough it sf...ein3d impossible to
muster a full Vars:ty nine. Then
early in May a bad all-around stump
struck the team, and a defeat by
Dickinson resulted, although the Dick
inson nine was not within 50 per cent
as strong as State's. At Cornell and
Yale were lost heartbreaking games,
where hard luck and the absence of
regular players, undoubtedly caused
defeat, though the pitching of Captain
Mcllveen was superb.
Under such a host of difficulties
many a college team would have
simply " quit, " and slumped all the
rest of the season, but Captain Mc-
Ilveen is a fighter from the word go,
and so are the other men on . our
Varsity squad. No idea of " quitting"
was ever dreamed of in State's base
ball camp, but everybody worked
courageously, until at last the team
commenced to play surer, faster base
ball and things seemed to go more
smoothly. West Point, Fordham,
Dickinson, and Lehigh were de..isively
defeated, and finally against Princeton
our team put up such a superb fielding
game as to make Mcllveen's twirling
most effective, and a glorions victory
was gained. Against Lafayette - 11
other fine exhibition took place, State
winning out in one of the best games
ever seen on Beaver Field.
Of the five defeats by Yale, Cornell,
St. Johns College, Dickinson, and
Villanova, it may be honestly said that
the first three named should have cer-
THE STATE COLLEGIAN
tainly been victories for " Old State, "
since misplays in the field allowed
Yale and Cornell to triumph in des
perately close battles; while the 5
inning game in the rain with St.. Johns
cannot be seriously considered. As
for the Dickinson and Villanova con
tests, State's team was fairly beaten
beyond all doubt. But down at Car
lisle Captain Mcllveen and his men
showed the Dickinsonians where they
were wrong by a 10 to 2 victory ; and
in the Commencement game State's
sons are equally determined to get
even with the strong Villanovans.
In summing up the work cf State's
nine for the season, it must be ad
mitted by all fair-minded judges that
that by reason of high class, consis
tent ball pl tying against the very best
college talent in the East, Penn
State's deserves to be classed among
the leading college nines in the
country. By going down to Princeton
for three successive years and
mastering " the liger " in his .danger
ous lair, State's sons have not only
established an unparalled record in
college baseball annals, but have
fought their way into the front rank of
of inter-collegiate baseball, which is
a very difficult achievement for any
college outside the charmed circle of
" the Big Six. " Three games were
called off this season on•account of rain,
Mt. St. Marys, Annapolis, and Penn,
all of which State's players looked
upon as sure victories. Here is the
complete record for the season.
March 29 at Emmittsburg, State—
Mt.St.Marys— ( rain)
March 30 at Annapolis, State-- An
napolis— (rain )
March 31 at Annapolis, State 3, St
Johns, 4. (5 innings)
April 2 at Charlottesville, State 5,
Virginia, 1.
April 3 at Washin&n, State 6,Geo
Washington, 5.
April 14 at State College, State, 3,
Susquehanna, 0.
April 19 at State College, State, 11,
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