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THE METEOR
May 17, 1968
Getting off to a promising start, the Bishops slumped into an eight- game losing streak. The Bishop de- fense seemed to be the primary prob- lem. Faltering in crucial moments, it accounted for several losses when the Bishops played well otherwise.
Facing a hard-hitting Brookville team, VES scored three runs off four hits but gave up five in the third. Steve Shelton, AI Williams, Bill Me- sick, and Charlie Green picked up hits for the Bishops.
At home the Bishops proved to be no match for the Woodberry Tigers. The opposition handed VES an 8-2 loss. Norwood, Shelton, and Christian provided the home team hits.
Though VES accrued six hits to Fishburne's three, the Fishmen capi-
talized on key walks and won the game 7-3. Mesick pulled through with two hits while Geoff Norwood, Charlie Green, and Bill Alexander
had one each.
A homerun by Lynch Christian and
doubles by Charlie Green and Bill Alexander in the second gave the Bishops a two-run lead in the second game against Woodberry Forest. The hopes of a long-sought victory were smashed, however, by a third-inning defensive slump. The final score was
9-4.
The Bishops again outhit the op-
position. Allen Hamblen and Charlie Green each got two. Dan Johnson, Bill Mesick, Willie V onHacht, Bill
Alexander, and Lynch Christian pick- ed up one apiece.
Charlie Green pitches the ball to Willie Van Hacht.
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Slump Hurts Bishops
Geoff Norwood prepares for a grounder.
Golf Rounds Out the Season
Mesick throws to second.
So far this season the Bishops have
had only three matches and are cur- rently riding a 1-2 season. With three returning lettermen in John Pope, Jim Best, and W ooty Peebles, and with newcomers, Bob Peterson, Jim Thomason, Sam Guerin, Mike James,
and Jim Laird, the Bishops opened the season against E. C. Glass at Oakwood Country Club. The match was a close one, but the Bishops came out on the short end of a 14-13 score. Bobby V aughn was medalist with a 75, and John Pope was low
man for VES with a 79.
The next match found the Bishops
at their home course, Colonial Hills,
playing 'orthcross. The Bishops won
by a score of 13 to 5, with Bob Peter-
son as medalist with a 78 and John Pope with a 79.
The following Saturday the Bishops
Willie Von Hacht fires another strike. match with VES trailing 10 to 5.
In their next to the last match the Bishops again ceded to Glass with a close 14~-12!2. The season closed at Roanoke Country Club May 3 when the Bishops met Northcross.
~ben of the Golf Team, 1968: John Pope, Bob Peterson, Jim laird, Sam traveled to the Forest to play Wood-
Gue1en, Jim Thomaaan, Jim Best, Wooty Peebles, Mike James.
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