Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-04-14
Great Trip For BriarIey Hail.
CADETS DEFEAT THE BEST BASE BALL TEAMS
Or BALTIMORE CRY.
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The cadets of Briarley Hall Military
Academy of Poolesville. this county, are
justly jubilant over the feat accomplished
by their Varsity base ball team in motor
ing over to Baltimore last week and de-
featine the class of school-boy teams in
that city and vicinity.
The soldier boys left Poolesville on We'd
nesday morning and that afternoon met
the team from Baltimore City College at
Clifton Park. This game proved to be a
Walkaway for the Montgomery Countians.
the final score being twelve to nothing in
their favor. Percy. on the slab for Briar-
ley, twirled game which has seldom been
duplicated. or even approached. in any
class of ball. Out of the possible twenty
seven men, the husky speed king Of the
cadet team famed twenty-five on strikes.
But four hits were registered off his de-
livery and these were widely scattered
throughout the nine innings of play.
While the City College boys were helpless
at the plate. the Old Gold and Black bat
tiers were making music with the willow
and succeeded in garnering total of nine
teen hits. many of which were for extra
bases
The second victory of the tripca upon
Thursday, when the cadets motored out to
Annapolis Junction and did battle with
the National Junior Republic nine. These
lads had splendid team and put up a
stiff argument for five innings. Then the
Briarley determination was more evident
and the storm Of hits and runs broke. The
final score was six to two. By agreement,
both schools played member of the fac
ulty, which allowed captain Lodge to give
Percy rest by toeing the slab himself.
Three hits were made off the veteran.
while sixteen Republic boys went out on
strikes. Briarley Hall made a total of
fifteen hits, four less than on the preced-
ing day against the City College. The
wear and tear of the long motor trips. cou-
pied with the strenuous work of the day
before, caused the Briarley team as a
whole to be slightly below par. but the VIC
tory was secured and all were content.
The courtesy and hospitality extended
to the cadets by both the students and
officials Of the Republic will long remain
cherished memory in the minds of the
Poolesville boys.
Clifton Park. Baltimore. was again the
battle ground upon Friday. when the
hardest game Of the trip was staged with
the strong Baltimore Polytechnic Institute
as the opponent. Owing to the notoriety
gained through the press notices of the
victories Of Wednesday and Thursday. an
enormous crowd was on hand to help Polly
stave off an expected defeat Overnight.
as 1t were, Briarley Hall. to all Baltimore,
had become an opponent to be, feared by
any school. even Polly. pride of the Monu-
mental City. The cadets. confident but
cautious, were not in anywise nettled by
the concourse Of people nor the reputation
of the foe.
"Old Reliable" Percy again mounted the
hill and was nearly as effective as against
City College. During the game he famed
thirteen batters and allowed but seven
hits. very remarkable days work for
fresh twirler and phenomenal for one who
had rested but one day in between.
For five innings the two teams battled
without result, but the sixth witnessed the
chalking up of two runs in the Briarley
Hall column. A combination of errors and
a well-timed hit upon the part Of Polly
batter brought the score TO two-alI in the
eighth. The ninth was unproductive Of
runs and the teams were forced to carry
the issue into extra innings. But Briarley,
fairly thirsting for this extra morsal of
glory, would not be denied. In the tenth,
Woodward. the first man up for the cadets,
singled sharply to left. Lyddane immedi-
ately sacrificed him to second. from which
point he joyfully ambled over the rubber,
when Big Six" McDonal carved his name
in the Briarley Hall OF Fame by burning a
single past second. This was the cadets
final effort. and the next two batters were
quickly retired, bringing Polly. chagrined
but calm and determined. to the plate.
Carlisle. playing at short field for the Mont
gomery boys, by three lightning plays
snuffed out Polly's last ray of hope and
the game was over.
After having supper in Baltimore. the
Briarley team returned home via Washing
ton. Though it was two o'clock in the
morning when the two large. mud stained
touring cars pulled into the Academy lawn.
every student and the entire faculty were
waiting to welcome their victorious war
riors back home after the Greatest trip.
from all angles, that the school has ever
undertaken.