1929 Cedrus Yearbook

T he Ce dr us The Cedarville College baseball team, after a rather slow start in the spring of 1928, hit its stride after playing a few games, and succeeded in making it the most successful baseball season that Cedarville had experienced for several years. Al­ though a majority of the games were lost, several were decided by very close scores, and the final inning always found the team fighting until the last man was out. T h e v e te r a n s f r o m th e p r e v io u s y e a r w e r e : N a g l e y , A d a i r , T a n n e r , A rm s t r o n g , C . L y o n a n d G ib s o n . C e d a r v i l le w a s f o r t u n a t e in h a v in g s e v e r a l p r o m i s in g f r e s h ­ m e n , a m o n g w h om w e r e : S . L y o n , o u t f i e ld e r ; M o r t o n a n d R u t a n , c a t c h e r s ; A . T u r n e r , p i t c h e r a n d fir s t b a s e m a n ; B . T u r n e r , p i t c h e r an d o u t f i e ld e r ; S m i t h , firs t b a s e m a n ; F i s h e r , th i r d b a s e m a n ; D u f f y , u t i l i t y m a n . N a g l e y ’ s p i t c h in g w a s on e o f th e b r ig h t s p o t s o f th e s e a s o n . T h e l i t t le s o u t h ­ p a w d e f e a t e d A n t io c h tw i c e , a n d M u s k in g u m o n c e . H e l o s t a h a r d f o u g h t t e n - in n in g b a t t le to W i l b e r f o r c e , a n d a c lo s e g a m e to th e s t a te c h am p io n s h ip D a y t o n U . te am . Adair was a consistent hitter throughout the season, and due to his versatile playing ability was shifted about the diamond quite a bit. T a n n e r s t a r t e d th e s e a s o n in th e o u t f i e ld , b u t w a s s h i f t e d to s h o r t s t o p p o s i t io n a f t e r th e fir s t g a m e , w h e n it b e c am e a p p a r e n t th a t th e te am w a s s e r io u s ly w ea k a t th a t p la c e . C o n s id e r in g h is in e x p e r ie n c e in th e in f ie ld , h e d id r em a r k a b ly w e l l in th a t m o s t d ifficu lt o f p o s i t io n s , an d w a s r e c o g n iz e d a s on e o f th e su r e s t h i t te r s o n th e t e am . A rm s t r o n g p la y e d h is u su a l r e l ia b le g a m e in th e o u t f i e ld , an d m a d e a f a i r r e c o rd w i th th e b a t . A . T u r n e r w a s th e m o s t s e n s a t io n a l p la y e r d e v e lo p e d d u r in g th e y e a r . B e s id e s p l a y i n g e x c e l le n t g am e s a t firs t b a s e an d b e h in d th e b a t , th is f r e s h m a n p i t c h e d a g am e a g a in s t W i lm i n g t o n th a t c a u s ed th e f a n s to r e g a r d h im as C e d a r v i l le ’ s n e x t s ta r h u r le r . Baseball Page S ev en ty -fou r