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DESPITE a lack of practice and early season losses, the Terror nine managed to develop into a fairly potent aggregation. The loss of most of last season's team was more than offset by the addition of several promising freshmen and the improvement of last year's reserves. Coach Jim Draper's greatest problem, however, was to develop a pitching staff capable enough to cope with the team's intensive schedule. Captain George Skinner, John Barkdoll, Carroll Cook, and Walter Lee Taylor composed the list of hurlers from which Coach Draper selected his starting pitchers. Others had to be developed, however, in order to secure a well-rounded staff. The catching duties were handled by Fred Cce. a reserve from last year's squad, Cliff Byrd, a capable freshman, and Charlie Rineheimer, a converted infielder. Veterans Joe Drugash and Emil Edmond formed the keystone combination. Senior "Louie" Lessehn. in his first year of varsity baseball, held down the initial sack with Bill Pennington, a freshman, as his understudy. Marlowe Cline and Ted Mujwit shared honors in the "hot corner". The hardest-hitting and best-fielding outfield yet developed on the Hill was presented by Coach Draper this year In the persons of "Reds" McQuillen, "Monk" Campbell, and "Bob" Stropp, all being fast runners with good arms. They gave the team the I:auing thump necessary for a championship team. The Terrors were once again members of the Maryland Collegiate Baseball League. At mid-season. they held down second place in the teague: the only loss was to Loyola College. With more than half of their league games yet to be played. there still remained an excellent chance for Coach Draper's charges to replace Washington College as state champions. Batting averages showed that McQuillen, Drugash, and Campbell led the team for the greater pert of the season. The team record would be considerably better if so many games had not been lost by one run. Such contests were dropped to Penn State. George Washington. and Catholic University. Victories ~R won over Catholic U., Johns Hopkins, Mt. St. Mary's. and Frostburg State Teachers' College. 510n.lln, OrU:IUI, Manll,rr ""'" Clme S. Bl'QOk, Galbreath PrnnlMitOn By", Draper, CutA Knulin, Taylor F Co. Edmond BarkdDII Muiwlt Campbell Lu.oh" DrtJiash 120