Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-06-12
Base Ball.

All lovers of base ball in this city will be
pleased to learn that Captain F. w. Free
man of the Bowdoin college team will play
ball in Augusta this season. Freeman is a
member of the Junior class at
Bowdoin. He went onto the
college nine in his Freshman year
as the regular second base-man in
which position he took foremost rank. The
following winter he was worked in the gym
nasium as the catcher of Cary the present
college pitcher. In the few games which he
caught the following season he showed himself
good man behind the bat but the team were
unable to spare him from second base in
which position he led the league. At the close
of the college season he signed with the Ban
gors as second base-man, and won host of
admirers by his fine work. The following
fall he was elected to the captaincy of the
Bowdon team, which position he still holds,
and for which he has shown himself to be
admirably fitted. His work daring the past
season, both at second base and behind the
ely the best base runner, and one of the best
batsmen in the college league. At the last
Bowdoin Field Day he won the prize for
best individual record by number of
points, winning the one hundred yards dash
in 10 3-5 seconds; the 220 yard dash in % As
seconds; the 40 yard dash in 80 25 seconds ;
the running broad jump l6 S5-l00 it,; and
also the hurdle race.
Captain Freeman believes in hard and sys-
tematic work as the secret of success. lie
is an excellent trainer AMI fine coacher. He
is always cool in game and will manage
to get about the best work out Of his players
that they are capable of. He has proved
himself one of the best field captains that
Bowdoin ever had, having perfect control
over his men and maintaining at all times the
best of discipline and good feeling. He is
personally popular with the players both on
and off the field. He is a young man of clean
character and good habits and will doubtless
win as many friends here as he did last
season in the Queen City.
Mr. A. w. Underwood, who will occupy the
points for the Augusta team this season
arrived in the city yesterday looking in first
rate form. He has been at work
in the open air for sometime past
and is as brown as berry. Underwood
is an excellent and reliable ball player and
brings considerable strength to the team He
began his work some years ago with the
pine Trees of Kent's Hill and since that time
has played ball nearly every season. He
began his work for the "Pine Trees" as left
fielder, but soon came to the front as
a pitcher. He has good speed, an
excellent command of the ball and is not
easily ratified. In 1886 he was the pitcher of
the Bates College team, being supported behind
the bat by that prince of college catchers
Frank Sanford. The work of this battery
landing the pennant at Bates. At
the close of that season this battery ac-
cepted an engagement at Rockland. While
here Underwood gained a wide reputation as
reliable batsman leading the team in this
respect by number of points. In the spring
of 1887 he accompanied the Bowdoin College
team on their annual Massachusetts trip,
pitching against Harvard. Manchester and
other strong teams, and holding the heavy
hitters down in fine shape. Underwood is a
man of excellent habits and gentlemanly bear
in Wo y,roIiaf that ho will 10 ~
friends in this city.