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R ichmond C. M o w r y ............................................................... Captain
C harles W. Fr e e m a n ................................................................Manager

Under the direction of Coach Waughtel, the baseball team started practice imme­
diately after spring vacation. The batteries had had workouts before vacation and the
whole squad had enjoyed a few days of informal outdoor practice, but continued rainy
weather delayed more regular conditioning. In fact, even after vacation, the weather
was not favorable, so that the team had but four days good enough for outside work­
outs before the first game.
The infielders include Dooley as catcher, Jones at first, Johnson at second, Capt.
Mowry at short, with Wood, Kidney, and E. Mowry trying out for third. Meiklejohn
is also doing duty at backstop. The pitching staff consists of Guertin, "Erne” Mowry,
Sanderson and Wood, though of these Guertin is the only one with much experience.
The outfielders, under Coaches Merritt and Raines, are Sanderson, R. Harrison, Read,
Wilkins, Brown, Richardson, G. Harrison, and J. Steere, of whom Sanderson and
Read are veterans.
The squad was the guest of the Yale Freshmen on April 15. It was fine weather
for our opening game. The starting line-up showed Guertin pitching, with "Ted”
Dooley catching. Jones was on first, Johnson, second; Capt. Mowry, short; and "Erne”
Mowry, third. In the outfield Dick Harrison was at left, Chase Sanderson in center,
and Johnny Read in right. Boasting one of the best teams in several years, the Frosh
proved their superiority by taking a three-run lead in the first inning and were never
troubled once throughout the game. However, our boys played good ball and were snappy throughout.
Yale used three pitchers, the combination striking out thirteen of our players and disclosing our weakness
and lack of sufficient batting practice. "Jo-Jo" Guertin and "Erne” pitched for Moses Brown and, although
the final score was 12-3 in Yale's favor, the pitchers were effective and kept the hits fairly scattered. The
hitting of Johnson and the fielding of Sanderson excelled for the losers. Coach Waughtel agreed that the
team looked snappy and played a mid-season game of ball, although it came out on the losing end.
The following Saturday, April 18, we entertained Noble and Greenough School of Dedham at Moses
Brown field. In this game Guertin proved his ability as a pitcher when he shut them out with a 16-0
victory for Moses Brown. The game was marked by frequent hits, the biggest blow coming in the second
inning, when Dick Harrison, left fielder, drove one so far over the center fielder’s head that Dick was on his
way home before the ball could be reached. Fine infielding by Capt. Dick Mowry, Warren Johnson, and
Irving Jones contributed much to our final score. The same line-up started in this game that started in the
Yale game, with "Eme" Mowry and Frankie Wood alternating at third. The stiff competition the team faced
at Yale proved valuable experience.
On the following Wednesday we held our own against the strong Central High School team on our
field. With a high cold wind against the pitcher, the team managed to draw a 5-5 tie. The game was
called at the end of the tenth because of darkness. "Eme” Mowry pitched the whole game and allowed
only ten scattered hits. The highlights of this game were the outstanding fielding and hitting of Jones at
first base and the circuit clout of Captain "Dick” Mo-wry with one on in the fourth. Central tied the score
in the eighth and then was held in check. In the last of the tenth Moses Brown got the bases loaded with
one out, but failed to push that winning run across. The game ended in a double play.
On the next Saturday, East Providence was our guest. "Jo-Jo” Guertin started this game and pitched
good ball until the fifth inning, when the "Townies” got onto his curves and drops. When they tied the
score in the fifth, "Eme” Mowry went in with the score 7-7. Retiring the side without any additional runs,
the team went in to bat and gathered two runs in their half of the inning. Gaining one more run in the
sixth and two in the ninth, Moses Brown built up a sufficient lead to withstand any further advancement of
the "Townies.” The game ended with a 12-7 victory for the Quakers. The superb catching of Dooley and
the infield stops of Capt. Dick Mowry were sensational.
Ten more games remain to be played, and Coaches Waughtel, Merritt, and Raines expect a very good
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