Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-06-15
HIGH SCHOOL NINE
HAS BIG SEASON
Cherry and White Players Have
Won Eight Games in a
Row.

The High School nine has enjoyed \
successful season in the diamond game
this wear. The schedule stands ten won,
four lost and four cancelled. Ot the WINS
the last eight have come IN a row The
members Of the team will receive silver
basel allS rs the seasons memorams.
Aftcr having to cancel the first three
games, the locals finally launched the
season with a journey to Dover, where
the Wesley BOYS handed them an eleven
inrinv. TOO setback The season s long
cst and most hard fought game came next,
whcr, the Cherry and White emerged VIC
torlous over GoldCv, 81. after . innings
The second trip away was also dlsas-
trnut Tor the High School boys, Ceilings
wool taking them into camp, ST Wen
plnah Military suCcumbed ST. making 1t
two ana two for the Delaware avenue
bows. Nest Chester came next and went
home with a IL win. while La Sale Prep
followed up their home-State brethren
with 6-2 encounter.
The fist half Of the season had passed,
the locals had been playing an errauc
fielding game, their hitting was not what
was expected The only department IN
tip-top shape WAS the two moundsmcn,
Capt Chick Lannan and Buck
Ramsay.
Of the games played, Ramsay had won
two and lost one, the other three losses
were credited to Capt I.annan. Chick
VA. not responsible for his setbacks,
however Ii was due to the unheady play
ing az his teammates.
From the game with Haddon Heights,
vhich ended in the slaughter Of the visitors
Is lT7'hc Cherry and White hit IT'S winning
r H. and the team began PLAYING brand
al all worthy OF mention. he lacking
tcamplav righted itself They dubbed
tile ball harder and best Of all. won NIL the
remaining games Of the schedule. which
numbered seven.
The first OF these seven was Wesley oi
Dover. The Hlchlcts sent them home
with pa score. decisivcly proving their
alllitv ms hall players and avcnglng the
lost opener West Chester was gIven
ike dose, going under, 100, IN badly
oiiciated game, nj that place.
Chester, the schools oldest rival, fol-
lowed their brother State PLAYERS, adding
a 7-5 win to the fast growing list, when
Buck Ramsay held them at bay during
a thrilling game Woodbury. cancelled
and the High School Freshmen team sub
stItutcd The first year hoys pat UP a tine
exhibition OF ball. In fact better one than
some If the scheduled teams The Varsity
na9cd them ont 10 in the last period Of
play
Memorial Day, the Cherry ana White
took both games Tie first fracas ended
-. while the second went two runs
better. o-3 du Pont added the last VIC
tarx. a.. making eight straight WITS
The game here with Chester, which was
abruptly ended bv ram last FRIDAY viii
t. played the carly part oi tins week
should agreement lec made
Too much credit cannot he given
Buck Ramsay for his splendid work
"Buck' turned in seven wins ID eight
trips to the mound Every game he had
his opponents at his mercy. Next IN
honors comes Capt. Chick Iannan.
4 Chick made it AN even split, winning
three and losing as many.
The team will he badly cut hy the
graduating June class ana the following
gong Of the February y class. The
graduating members who received letters
ii baseball arc Ncwlin, shortStop, Trhlt
and MURRAY. outfeldcrs. and Ramsay
pitcher. The members of tic February
class are: Whann, third baScman Hayes
initial sackcr and Hartiug. outhcl.ser
Capt Chick Iannan. pitcher, Jones
keystone hoi or. and LIN Maxwell. The
sterling backstop worker. will he the only
ones back for next year nine-
The election of the 1921 captain VIII
take place this week. several week may
elapse before the silver baseball. arrive rs
the order was recently made.