New-York tribune., 1890-03-31
PRINCETON IN THE ATHLETIC FIELD.
spr1yG BALL GAMES GUN CLUB-sc1ENTlfN
EXPLORATION IN EASTERN OREGON.

spr1vG BAIL GAMES GUN CLUB-scIENTlFlo
EXPLORATION IN EASTERN OREGON.
prnceton. n j.. March 30 (specaD.-The uni
yersty athletic field presents very Dusy appear
n. the present time The material for the rooi upon
,he new cage has arrived and the work Is being pushu
forward as RAPIDLY as possible. The cage IS expeceu
to be completed in about ten days. Inc "o'A "poA ~
the new grand stand is also moving along very rdPui'
The work Of improving the ground ana mahiDs u."
diamond and two football fields has oeeh ueiayr io
some weeks on account Oh Oa" "o"''0'' w ~
resumed in few days
The baseball season was to have opcneo yos'oruAs
afternoon with a game between the Metropontans VI
New-York and Princeton but was postponed on az
rount Of the bad condition Of the ground and the coa
weather. The team has practlscd ial1atuiy io' .r0
last two months and their work Is watched WIN
oreat interest by the college. While the tesin -
en,r IN fair condition at present, 1t Is generally be
hevod that this years nine will make ocucr showing
than for number Of years past. several hiis.ahce
that proved very detrimental TO the success OF Ue
team last year will be avoided tins season. anu e".c
tbe fI confidence Of the college in their nine Is firmly
established The team will go to the training table
immediately after they return from their trip during
the Easter recess. The men scheduled for yesterday
game in batting order were: W. +. Duicii' {. L. ;
f. H. Payne. '91, l. f.. r. A. Watts, 81 D. u H.
Knickerbocker, '91, S. s.. C. {. DANA vi tcsPai.p'
1b.:F Brokaw, 80, c.; c. II. Macmillan 'sl, r. T.
A. o. Young, 'o2, b.; X. L. Ames, 80, p
The games for the spring trip have been arranged
as follows: Saturday April 8. Ncwarhs at Newark
Monday. April = New-Yorks (N. H., at New-Yorh
Tuesday April g. Brooklyn (N. L., at Brooklyn and
Wednesday April 0. NcwYorks o. L., at New-f fork.
4 meeting of the "'91 Gun Club was held last
week and officers for the ensuing gear were elected
as follows: President, A. b. Gladwin, 'sl secretary
and treasurer, T. L. Williams 90 executive commit
tee L. Adams 'o1: A. SprlanCe, 81, and A. Moses,
'o1 The club will hold handicap tournament on
Saturday April 10, open to all cOrncrs Inc tourlar
Inenf bids fair TO be of the most successful events
of The wear az number OF crack shots froln abroad
ore expected 10 be present. The event VII be az az
wards rise First and second prizes viii be awarded
consisting Of handsome silver cups. At.
The freshman clee club has not been success tIns
wear hence double quartet has been organized
is N composed as follows First tenor, Frederick IL
Cunning and William L. Hayden second tenor, John
T. McAlpin and II. NJ Rogers; first bass, John 6
Greene and Irving ). brown second bass, RchafN "
Buckley and Edward y. Thorp. ~
On Thursday evening. Professor WlIliain Is. pcolt
t,aed lecture on the scientific Expedition 10 Eastern
oregon out by the coegc last summer The SEND
Ing out of expeditions mako scientific researches ha
become a well established custom at PI1nceton, sno
the work has been productive OF very good results
The pool tournament that was opened IN the Nsssas
Pool and billiard Room the 18th has been very IN
tercstng throughout. The first prize, handsome
cue inlaid with silver was awarded 70 X L. Ames 10
who won ten games ont Of a possible eleven. Inc
second prize. also "a handsome cue, was awarded q
Henry N. Alexander, jr, 80, VINO won nine eameS
Al a meeting OF the newly elected editors Of Tht
Nassau Lit William 5. Whitehead, 9l, Of Newark
II. j., was chosen treasurer of the board.