New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-02
AMONG THE COLLEGES.
HARVARD.
HARVARD.
THE NINE AS 1T WILL PLAY AT PRINCETON

THE NINE AS IL WILL ilNi ~
CLASS RACES.
Cambridge May (SpecaD.-The proximity OF the
first great college baseball game OF the year-the liar
ward Princeton contest May 7lends special interest,"
to the Harvard nine this week. The Harvard team
which will 60 down to battle with Princeton next FIJI
day afternoon will undoubtedly be as follows: tp'o''
catcher Highlands and Bates. pitchers DcHh>oh'
frstbase, rockingham, second base; COOK u'iu-
Hovey shortsop Corbet,, right field Halloween, cen
field Mason, left field substitutes fiine O'po All"
Whttemore.
Joe, Upton is so well known from his playing on
the football eleven two years tackle and from Jas
having caught two years already on the nne that IL
hardly necessary 10 say much about hih' TIC 10 ="
Junior As catcher he has several faults' Ills
throwing 10 second Is poor and lie Is prone 70 uop
third strikes lie is good hitter however, and ulAe
him all in all, he is probably the best ca'cher u''
Harvard can slow. Both Cobb ana Mason '"0
normally play left field are change catchers
Jack Highlands is six feet two inches In NigV''
has a complexion that would shame the ordinary
carnation, stoops triho and twists himseh all up
whom he pitches. But he pitch lie Is lett
Handed and strong the pnoverbni oN-a"o '"o
trouble is that he has to hold himself in for not even
UPTON can catch him when he Is pitching MS s"'es.'
ytphlspds was graduated at the Massachusetts lnsu-
tute Of Technology year and Is in his first year al
Harvard lie was substitute guard In the University
eleven last fall.
Harry Bates Is by no means back number lie Is
pitching as good ball he did last year ana the year
before. 1t was feared at first that Bates woud ho' oc
we'll enough to play, but despite the TACT tnat ne Is
rather weak physically his enables him 70 brace
ND whenever there game to be pitched lie weighs
not more than 1875 pounds stripped ana Is In the hrst
year Of tho Law school,
Dickinson. who has taken Tranord's place on first
base is 4 sophomore. He is almost as TAIL as Ii'sh
lands and whenever he lays his Hands on the ball Inc
hal, sticks Last year Dickinson was substitute first
haze PLAYED that position in several important gnmes'
and in the Harvard Yale freshman game held down inc
first bag in unmpeachable style.
Iouis rockingham, the captain Of the nine for TINS
year. Is like Traford too wellknown man 70 40
more than recall the facts that he was substitute fuii-
hack ON the university and captain OF his fresh
man nine In his freshman year. lie also played rght
SeM ON the university nine for two years. and this year
Is playing second in order that he can coach his men
to better advantage. lie was elected captain OF the
nine in his sophomore year-an unusual honor-and
will undoubtedly be captain again next year. lie Is
one Of the most popular men in his class.
Hovey at short is ideal man for the position
1.-The Quick and alert-every muscle well strung never
lzy and one Of the best college batters In the coun-
try-It would be difficult to find man better adapted
for the place. H0vey was graduated at Brown IN
1900 and IS in his second year at the Harvard Law
School, As tennis player he is among the first five
In the country.
Cook who plays the position most Of the time shows
q tendency to tumble and throw badly His batting is
his only saving feature. lie is sophomore and
played third last year the nine. Whittimor, who
occupies third when Cook does not, is freshman and
an admirable player lie has In him the making OF
one OF the best baseball who have ever entered
Harvard II is than possible that he will occupy
third In the Princeton game If Cook does not improve.
Frank Halloween has his old position In cenreficd.
lie Is an absolutely catch, magnificent throwcr
and OF the baers in the nine lie has played
centreAeh the university nine ever since his fresh
man year. and his work as end rush Of the eleven IS
too we'll known TO need mention
Jack Corbett, at right, is not good field as
either Hallowel Mason. lie has the possibilities
In him of fine ball player. but he does not seem 10
make the most Of them. lie caught in his freshman
nine last year and has been half back on the university
football team for two years.
Mason. Singer Mason, as he Is known 10 every
college and athletic is left field and can also
catch II the occasion requires.
had last year-beter in It's Individual men, its
team play. The battery work Is stronger and the
fielding Ia sharper. In batting there Is as yet no
marked Improvement over last year. although the game
Harvard could hit balloon when occasion required.
Next TO the baseball, the chief subject OF Interest to
day and tomorrow is the class races, which come on
Monday afternoon at 4 80 I'm the Back Bay Basin.
year In Cambridge and the contest Monday bids fair TO
be the closest here In years 'Ninety-two is
slightly the favOrlte she has two university sub
Stitutes in her boat Jones and Watriss. But '93 IS
the pluckest captains the river In George Burgess
The freshmen not this year good usual. and
the probabilities now point TO the finish being in the
class Order-seniors first.