Liber brunensis . other college men. And it isdue to the excellent work of Capt. Raymondbehind the bat that Brown could present thefinest college battery of the season. After four years of earnest endeavor Noursewas rounded out into the man who beat Yale,Harvard, Holy Cross and other great baseballteams. It may be sufficient to say of his abilitythat at the end of the season he was promotedinto Major League company. Such a step iscertificate enough of any ball players to my mind the best compliment that can bepaid Chet Nourse, and one which far outweighshis mere athletic prowess,
Liber brunensis . other college men. And it isdue to the excellent work of Capt. Raymondbehind the bat that Brown could present thefinest college battery of the season. After four years of earnest endeavor Noursewas rounded out into the man who beat Yale,Harvard, Holy Cross and other great baseballteams. It may be sufficient to say of his abilitythat at the end of the season he was promotedinto Major League company. Such a step iscertificate enough of any ball players to my mind the best compliment that can bepaid Chet Nourse, and one which far outweighshis mere athletic prowess, is to say that he is thebest, the cleanest and the gamiest student athleteI have ever known. If Nourse had failed towin a single game for us, yet as a man he wouldnave held the respect and admiration of theentire student body. However, a great deal of the unbounded glory showered upon Nourse should really have fallen upon Raymond. Not that Nourse deserved less. Captain Hennessy ^^ Raymond more. Only a man who has. 1910 LIBER BRUNENSIS 189 pitched ag-ainst strong teams can realize what it means to have a catcher workingwith him who can be absolutely depended upon; one who is always studying thehitter; encouraging and boosting the team. Raymond did all this. As a proof ofthe absolute trust that his pitcher had in him we need only recall the utter lack ofany hesitancy or doubt on the part of the battery, and there was the secret of thesuccess of the whole team. Of course the remainder of the team deserves greatcredit for the part it played in such a successful season, but a clever battery ishalf the game anyway. As usual, Dr. Sexton turned out a team that knew inside baseball. Many of ourgames were won by just such work, for example that great battle with Harvard atCambridge. Dr. Sexton is most certainly the dean of college coaches, and Brownowes to him the establishment of a baseball system as famous and successful asthe renowned Yale football system. While the 1909 team had many
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