Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-02-06
BowDou COLLEGE.


The present scar has been enc of great
religious activity among the students at
Bowdoin College. thirty of them having
up to date signified their intentions Of becom-
ing Christians. The good work is still in
progress.
The college nine is doing some excellent
practice work in the gymnasium and the out
look is that next seasons nine
viii be strong one The nine
will be rather lighter than usual in its make
up. but the new members although not as
large as the outgoing ones of last season. are
all why and active and give evidence that
they can play BALI in the field as well as
WELD the willow. The nine will be well fixed in
having two good working batteries, Cary SO and
Fish 81, and Burleigh 81 and Freeman SO.
Cary and Freeman are old and reliable players
interested in watching the national game.
Fish is a new man on the college team, but
played ball considerably before entering
college. He is an active, plucky back-stop, a
good thrower, and knows how to use the bat.
He is handling Cary's delivery in beautiful
style and will be valuable man for the
nine. When not catching he will cover
second base. Burleigh is another new bat
terry man, a member of the Freshman
class. Sickness prevented him from
taking part in the games last fall
so that we are unable to judge of him
from any past work on the nine. He came
to college well recommended by his work Of
the previous summer. In his gymnasium
practice he has shown himself to possess very
swift delivery and sharp curves. He will
doubtless be valuable man to the nine, and
will alternate with Cary in the box and at
centre field. Rice, SO, it is believed will do
some good work at third base the coming
season. He is finely developed, good
thrower, and with practice it is
believed will make reliable batter. Packard,
81 is another new man on the nine. He will
play first base, where it is thought he will do
nine last fall and his practice thus far in the
gymnasium, show him to be strong man at
the bat. have written somewhat at length
about these new players in order that your
readers might know that the loss of the
81 players has by no means bank
rupted the base ball interests at Bow
doin, and that the college will he represented
on the diamond next summer. Captain
Freeman, is proving himself first class man
for the place. He is hard and faithful
worker, has thorough understanding of the
game, and will have his men well trained
and disciplined when the season opens. He
is plucky catcher and the manner in which
he handles Burleigh's delivery has
been very generously complimented.
We are not doing any blowing at this season
of the year, but when the, time for action
comes we think you will find that Bowdoin
will ''be there
The Y. NJ. C. A. is now in a very prosper
Gus condition. Out of the l76 students in col
lege taking the academical course 100 are in
the association. The members are somewhat
elated by the fact that the annual meeting of
the Y. NJ. G.. A. is to be held here in few
weeks.
Thursday evening Rev. Charles Cutter of
Bangor will address the association on The
urgent call for college educated men to the
ministry" Mr.. Benson Sewal of Bangor,
who met with so sad fate lately was to de-
liver this address. Mr.. Sewall was an earnest
christian worker while in college and was one
of those who organized the present associa-
ton. To carry out his wishes Mr.. Cutter
will speak.