ST. JAMES BOYS BASEBALL IN 1925

"The real Babe Ruths of local baseball"

From LET'S GO, the church bulletin of May 1925.

"The Home Team is decorating the vestibule of the church with Pennants. The Soccer Team in the Parochial School League in Forest Park Division won the Championship for years, 1923-1924. This year the base ball team are going to increase the decoration, Capt. Fanky Strattman says. In the opening game they cleaned up St. Cronans 26 to 14. It was a runaway for St. James. This was evident from the first inning when they hammered St. Cronans all over the field, and made three home runs. Waldo Bisso, first to bat, slugged the ball into the bleachers, and arriving over the plate was elevated on the shoulders of the enthusiastic fans and carried around the diamond. The procession halted to watch Bernard Thiele drive the ball almost out of the park. When he arrived he was embraced by a crowd who kissed him; rolled over him and rolled over one another several times. The enthusiasm did not abate till Frank Strattman was thrown out at second. The whole team showed unusual skill., Billy Corbett, shortstop, distinguished himself by catching three successive flys. Manager Polumbo was well, pleased with his team and says he is going show St. Margarets and the New Cathedral boys that the kids from Clayton and Tamm Ave. are the real Babe Ruths of local baseball. St. James played the Dewey School Team on April 27th and beat them 24 to 3. The Dewey boys say a few of their best players were missing. It remains to be seen whether they can hold down the score of St. James in the next game."

Bob Corbett comments: Despite the enthusiasm of this early report, the next edition of LET'S GO has a small blip that the baseball team eventually lost out in the playoffs after having a very fine year.