Around the corner comes spring and with it America's Favorite Pastime, baseball. Last year the "Wildcat Baseball Aggregation" won the West Shore League competition, Lemoyne placing second. Members of this team which were lost due to graduation and the age limit are B. Rupp and Werner, pitchers; Wool, Reed, Cline and B. Shuman, infielders; Martin B. Sadler, outfielders.

    When the call went out for players, Coach Fortney's work was cut out for him. He was left with only one pitcher, S. Sadler, and a few promising prospects. The infield had four experienced boys, Ward, shortstop; Williams, second base; Wertz, third base, and Biddle behind the plate. In the outfield the situation was enlightened with the return of Edwards, Kann and C. Rupp.

    The squad members: Catchers: Bill Biddle, the long-distance slugger of the outfit (M.H.S. fans remember the tryout Bill had with the Cleveland "Indians" of the American League last summer); "Toby" Beitzel, the second-string catcher, who spent his first season on the squad.

    Pitchers: "Bess" Sadler, last year's standout third baseman, one who is now doing a fine job of slapping the ball over the plate; Frank Baker, a substitute last year, also one of the local mound starters. Other candidates for pitching roles were Sylvan Rhodes and Earl Rife.

    First Base: "Chesty" Rupp, a newcomer to the squad, got the nod of Coach Fortney over Bob Dixon, also a first-year man, at this position.

    Second Base: Bill Williams, a holdover from last year, held down the keystone sack this year. Pressing him for the job was Frank Ward.

    Shortstop: Glenn Renard, a brother of a former star on the local diamond, did his duty at the shortstop position. His only contender for this position was "Sonny" Fleagle, the tallest lad on the squad.

    Third Base: Raymond Bowers covered the "hot corner" and did excellent fielding but his batting could have been stronger. Bill Wertz was a sure hitting third baseman, but his fielding seemed to keep him off the starting nine.

    Left Field: "Ed" Ward who last year played at shortstop and Dick Edwards also a holdover from last year both patrolled the left side of the outfield.

    Center Field: "Mike" Horning, a freshman, covered the center field grounds with good speed. His hitting needed a bit of polishing but "Mike" still held his own on the team. "Bess" Sadler or Frank Baker when not pitching were inserted in this slot to give the team an extra bit of power at the plate.

    Right Field: Bollinger, a new man on the squad, captured the right field spot shortly after the season opened and seemed right at home in that position. When not playing center field, "Mike" Horning shifted to this position. Dick Rupp and Robert Crowl were reserve outfielders on the squad and either could be used in the starting nine.