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4. V. Ms Go south April tn Play Lchigh
and other University Teams The Team.

L. v Ms Go south April tn Play Lchigh
and other University Teams The Team.
Next month marks thc opening of the
base ball season. The I. V. NJ. 9 leave
Sunday night. April lst on their Southern
trip. On Monday the day following, they
had game arranged with the Princetons,
but the Tiger, cancelled it last Thursday.
Leaving out thcPrncct)nS Manager \. c.
Crombie has arranged a crcditable schedule
of games with good college teams. as follows:
April 3. Johns Hopkins university at Balti
more: April 4, Georgetown university at
Washington; April and II, University of
North Carolina at Charlotte: April and
o. University of Virginia at Characteristics
April TO- Georgetown university at Wash
ington April II, Lchigh university
at Bethlehem; April II, Univer-
sitv of PENNSYLVANIA at Philadelphia
They take their New England trip in
June, playing Williams college at Williams
town, Mass, juno 6; Brown university at
Providence h. l., It'll; Harvard universe
ty at Cambridge, Mass, Sth; Holy Gross
college at Worcester, Mass, 9th. Possibly
games may vet be secured with Yale and
| Amherst about this time. On April 23
they play the Vermont Methodist seminary
nine at Montpelier
HOME JAMES,
On the home grounds the Cuban Giants
appear first for three games. The Giants
| have got together a strong combination. in
Guiding pitchers of the first rank, and while
| they are said to be tribe moro modest this
year than heretofore, yet, through a speak
! ing acquaiunncc formed during trips here.
they will undoubtedly he able to introduce
themselves without much embarrassment.
But, to use the words of base ball enthu-
sa.t, 'If they do talk, they can play
! ball and always draw Il crowd. -
The University of Michigans gentlelnnnly
team will play in Burlington this season.
They came here three years ago, with one
of the strongest of college mines and were
beaten by a score of t. ,. From 100 can
ddates this seasou's team is TO be selected,
which Is a sufficient guarantee that tho team
will he a strong one
The list Of home games now scheduled.
but to which it is expected others will he
added as the season approaches, is as fol
lows: May 10, II and T.. Cuban GiautS:
May II. University of Michigan: May -
and 2G, Murray Hi Base Ball club.
MAKEUP OF TIE TEAM.
The complete makeup Of the team has
MOI vet been decided upon. i<inseln, the Old
reliable, will do the bucl; stop work; Can't.
Allen will play first base. a position he has
held ON the nine for four wears, Naylor will
be placed on third base again Pond and
Cooke who have pitched in many winning
games in the two SEASONS past, will do the
twiring Woodward, last yonr's centre
, fielder, is sure Of place in the outtield.
The other positions viii be filed from the
following canlidate,: Balloon. Corev, Dag
gett, H. Davis, Steven, T. Ccoke, Wood
bury Donovan and rHrady. Nnylor car
be utilized rs catcher whenever necessary.
Last year on the southern trip, the team
, played nine games, winning seven If they
do as we'll this yeAr friends of the univer
1 sity will again have caHee to feel proud 81
. them. This they ought to do, inasnluch a
, thcy will have the advantage of consider
: able outdoor practice, which they have
been unable to get until this spring, betor
, | mnl ;in,r the trim Snnth