The sun., 1895-04-21
B1ssBlLL OUTLOOK At YALE
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Nnw HAVEN, April 2o..-The Yale baseball
team starts the season In more settled condi-
tion than 1t has for two seasons past, and on the
whole the outlook Is moro promising The three
positions Yale has had to fill with new men are
most Important and all in the inHeld-second
base. short stop, and third base. The work of
the team as a whole on the spring trip has been
only fair, and in no case has the team shown the
steadiness and accuracy that II did in the first
game with the New Yorks
In Carter and Greenway Yals has the best bat
terry that ever came from New Haven. II not the
best ever shown by a college team. Carter's
work in the box is too we'll known to require
criticism. and IL his arm holds out nc need only
pitch as we'll as he did last year to have nll tho
college teams at his mercy, The fact that Yale
barely escaped with victory last year in several
games was not due to Carter's work, but to the
weak batting and base running OF the Yale team
as whole. Carter's greatest Improvement is
noted in his hitting. lie is the best and surcst
hitter on the team to-day.
Greenwty has developed from n most indtf-
ferent hall player into IA catcher whose back
stop work aud throwing are seldom excelied.
Stephenson will cover first base. This is his
third season. and he has proved himself q thor
oughly reliable man. He is sometimes slow
and shows u lack OF life, but that he has over
les play second base. He is a man who thor
oughly loves the game. and as u result is hard,
e where III Showed eco9 dr Psfe ns Is IN the
Not since the days of little Murphy has Yale
been free from worry about the position of
short stop. Ex-Capt. Case had to leave his posi-
tiOn in the field and learn to play the position
last year. and something of the kind may be
necessary this season. The Quimby brothers are
about on n par and neither is quite up to uni
rcrsity form. Capt. Rustin has had good deal
OF infeld experience. He played third base
regularly two years ago. and 1t would be more
easy to develop a fielder than 1t would II short
stop. At third base Yale has an entirely new
man far baseball Is concerned. Finke is
well known as the substitute quarter back on
last years eleven. and there he not only playedn
good game, but gained much experience. He
has done very well thus far. and he ought to be
u reliable man before he is through. His throw
across the diamond is an exceptionally good one,
and ho guards his base we'll. He is weak at the
bat. but seems to be going at 1t in the right way.
Speer Is a veteran in left field. and he will do
better than he did last year II he tries. Capt.
Rustn is in his natural position In the fold, and
II he can stay there and not have to take some
infeld position. Yale will have a remarkably
conscientious player. who never let's up. and is
making an excellent captain. keator played
part of the time last year, but he has already
shown remarkable Improvement In every re-
spect. His game against the New iorks was
remarkable. and his hitting 10 very strong. 1t
Is safe to say that he Is n fixture. with good
chances of taking the honors away from kustin
and Spcer.
Taking everything into consideration. Yale
starts ont stronger than Princeton. Harvard, or
Pennsylvania. and the reason Of this is that
these other college teams have no pitcher who
can compare with Carter. If Carters lame arm
grows worse and Trudean Is called upon to pitch.
he will have to do much better than he has thu
far shown to win game for his team.