1912–13 Volume 37 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

350 THE SCROLLagainst Washington and Lee University. He has pitched masterly ballagainst the strongest college teams of the country, among them beingHarvard, Yale, Cornell, Williams, Dartmouth, Syracuse and Tufts.He held Harvard scoreless in an eleven inning game, striking outeight and allowing but three hits. He held Yale for eight inningswithout a semblance of a hit and without a player reaching second,allowing but one hit in the ninth. He defeated Dartmouth on theirgrounds 6 to 2, striking out fourteen, allowing but five hits and issuingonly one pass. He met Tufts on a cold, wet day, but struck outeleven and allowed only six hits.Cornell came to Burlington claiming the college championship, butwith Nesbit and the celebrated Hightower in the box, suffered defeatin an eleven inning contest by a score of 2 to 1 at the hands of Vermont.Malcolm clearly outpitched Hightower, nothwithstanding thelatter's four years' experience, as he held Cornell to six scattered hits,fanned seventeen and gave but one pass. He struck out Bills, Cornell'sheavy batter, five times in succession.He also defeated Syracuse 1 to 0, allowing but three scattered hits,striking out fourteen, and passing but one. Vermont closed the seasonJune 24, 1912 at Williamstown with a game with Williams, whoclaimed the college championship, when a royal battle ensued betweenMalcolm and Davis, both of whom had been selected by most of thebaseball critics as being easily the two best college pitchers of the year.Each had lost but two games prior to this contest, which was to decidewho was most entitled to be chosen as the leader of the collegepitchers. Williams had her regular team, while Vermont had to playsubstitutes at first, third and left field. In addition Williams had theadvantage of playing on her own grounds with the support of 3,000'alinnni, who were on hand for the annual commencement game andwho did all in their power to assist their team to win. Yet notwithstandingthis handicap, Malcolm, the sophomore, proved his superiorityover Davis, the senior, striking out twelve to the latter's eleven,and giving but two passes to Davis's three. Vermont won the game2 to 0. Dr. Bliss Perry, Professor of English at Harvard and anold Williams varsity catcher saw the game and said that Malcolmgave the finest exhibition of college pitching that he had ever vfitnessed.Vermont feels that Malcolm has fairly earned the distinctionof being the leading college pitcher of 1912. Scouts from anumber of the big league clubs followed his work closely all the seasonshowing how Malcolm is regarded by those who know a star pitcherwhen they see him work. All offers were declined, however, asMalcolm wishes to complete his college course before entering upon aprofessional baseball career.Harold A. Mayforth is one of the greatest catchers Vermont hasever had. He is a graduate of Williston Seminary, where he wasvery prominent in baseball, football and track athletics. He has suchwonderful ability in sizing up batters that his pitchers rely entirely