Gryphon 1962 - Adm.monash.edu.au

SENIOR SPORTBASEBALLFor the second time in a row. and the third timein four years, Caulfield ha s succeeded in winningthe baseball shield. Caulfield has been undefeatedduring this period and now has won the shieldas m any times as Geelong.This year we were fortunate in having a largenumber of players from which to choose. As theseason progressed we moulded into a powerfulcombination, Before the Inter-Tech. matches commencedtwo practi ce games were a rranged.The first match was against Coburg High Sch ool ;in what proved 10 be a game of injured thirdbasem en and many fielding errors. Caulfield justmanaged to come out on top. The one feature ofthis match was Caulfield's never -say-d ie spiritwhich enabled them to come from behind andwin .Caulfield 200 ,342, (ll) defeated Coburg 200,340,(9).Hits: G. Carroll 2 (includ ing home run); L.Moore, I . Bull, D. Collinson, R . Somerville, R .Tharle.The second practice match was against UniversityHigh School and in the no-error gam e thatfollowed Caulfield proved far too strong for theirin experienced opponents. Daring base stea ling,together with greater steadiness and expe rience wonthe day for Caulfield.Caulfield 101,llO,10 (5) defeated University001,100,000 (I) .Hits: G. Carroll, R. Tharle, ]. Gilbert, R . Somerville,1. Preston, P , Litchfield.The first inter-tech. march was against Footscrayat Caulfield Park, Caulfield started off very poorlyin a game that was marred by the errors of bothsides.At the end of the sixth innings Foot scra y led3·1. However in the seventh innings Caulfieldstarted the sho rt game and by good bunting andinfield errors by Footscray scored 6 runs so recapturingthe lead. From rhis point on it was allCaulfield and they ran out easy winners 12-3.Caulfield 100,000,065, (12) defeated Footscray002,100,000, (3).Hits: G. Taylor 3, M. Parker 2, D. Collinson 2,J. Gilbert 2, G. Carroll I , A. Lyne.The trip to Geelong brought up the secondInter-Tech, match, which, like the previous match,was spoilt by a multitude of mi stakes from bothsides. Caulfield's experi enced players were able tohold the inexperienced and less talented Geelongside to score an ea sy win.Caulfield 341,010,04 (13) defeated Geelong100,001,00 (2).Hits: G. Taylor 2, ]. Gilbert 2, M. Parker 2,G. Carroll, R. Tharle, P. Litchfield, R . Somervilleand A, Lyne.At this stage of the season Caulfield wereunfortunate to lose Bob Somerville and GraemeTaylor through a misunderstanding with MelbourneTeachers' College. To both these players Caulfieldwish the best of luck in the future.The following game against Swinburne wasthought to be our toughest game, but, as usual,many bad errors by both sides produced anothersub-standard game. Again it was Caulfield's steadinessand exper ience that won out in the end.Caulfield 102,220,012, (10) defeated Swinburne400,000,011 , (6).Hits: G. Carroll 2, A. Lyne 2, j. Gilbert, R .Tharle, K. Leverson, M. Parker, P. Litchfield.The final match against Melbourne was neverplayed as they could not field a sid e during theyear.This gave Caulfield the shield for the third timein four years.Once again John Gilbert pitched for us and thisyear proved he was still the best pitcher in thecompetition. Vice-captain this year was Ro ssTharle who, during the year mostly caught to29