The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-25
REVIEW OF SEASON
What the High School Baseball Team Accomplished During aot, the Past Year.

Although the New Haven high school baseball team failed to secure the much coveted championship of the. Inter- scholastic league of Connecticut. nev- ertheless they played good ball. wins ning most of their games. Starting out with a green team they were entirely swamped by the Yale scrubs in their first game. This defeat, however. little affected the plucky youngsters. who immediately found their faults and set right to work remedying them, with the result that they kept up steady stream of victories, meeting their sec- ond defeat when they played the Vest vllles, after havig won nine games. This defeat was an excusable one as tho Westvilles are considered one of the best amateur aggregations in the city.
 One of the local highs victories dur Ing their victories period was secured over the Hartford public high school in ten-inning game by the score of 3-2. This defeat over the Capitol City players Is one that the local high play CTS deserve much credit for, as the conquered ones only dropped one game out of fourteen and that to the local team.
 After losing to the Westvilles tho high team again succumbed to defeat, this time to the Springfield ball tossers on a fluke. This sort of playing was immediately abandoned. as the high team awoke in their next few games and trimmed Meriden and Bridgeport and also turned the tables on Spring field on the latter's grounds. Had the players only realized the importance of the loss of a league game. they would probably have played a better game In Bridgeport against the Park City high, to whom they lost after beating them at New Haven. This defeat was a great factor In the locals loss of the pennant.
 Therteam then proceeded on its voy- age. this time travelling to the Silver City. There they showed the effect of Mir. Hackett's persistent coaching. for they won the best played game of the season, the contest being finished in 69 minutes. The time for the real strug- gle came at Hartford June 1S. when they met Hartford high. The local team failed to qualify. the players perform ing miserably, with the result of tho loss of the championship. The final game between Windham and Hartford high was simply demonstration of what sherman. the Hartford highs star twirler could do, when compelled to exert his best efforts. Twenty strike outs and not hit tell remarkable story. If the local high had twirler like sherman they would have waltzed away with the pennant fr
 This does not necessitate that Hol- lacher, the twirler of the N. H. H. S.. was a poor man. for what he accom- lpllshed for the local high is worthy of much consideration. The little fellow pitched necessarily and pitched well. Il His support at Hartford was altogether rank and considering the way the slug gers of the league failed to hit his benders. is sufficient to show the class he was in, I asW1
 Tho man who was in every way re- sponsible for the many victories of the N. II. H. s. nine was William H.
 
 Hackett q teacher of the school, who generously rendered his services to: tho coaching stan of the ball team. He took It upon himself to be present and watch the boys at practice. By doing so he turned out fast baseball nine from absolutely green material. which. although 1t did not win the pennant. made inc winners 10 the limit to cap- ture 1t. the local high being a close second-only one game behind.
 Dhe players as whole worked we'll together and had they played their us- ual game at Hartford they would cas- fly have captured the initial place. Captain Blakeslee deserves much credit for his handling of the team and 1t Is hoped that Flanagan. the captain-elect. will prove as strong and able leader.