Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-11
1.-THE GRANGE AND BLACK
Makeup Of Prinoeton's Base Ball Team
This Year.
Rather More Hopeful Than In Other
SeaseRs-New Candidates FuRntsh
Excellent Material.
Special Correspondence Of The Eve.ans Star.

PRINCETON. Nj. April g. 1895.
Although the training table has not be-
gun, Prfnceton's ball players are well
started in the seasons work, and are look
ing forward with a great deal Of interest
to the outcome Of the series Of games with
Baltimore and Georgetown during the
Easter recess. The results of the games
already played with Columbia, the Univer-
sity of Vermont and Union are gratifying,
but as all these teams were rather weak
no particular Significance can be attached
to the size Of the scores. The games with
the New York and Boston league teams
will serve to demonstrate more satisfac-
torily the actual strength of the nine.
The wedding out" process. under the d.
rection Of Coach Pfeffer and Capt. Brooks
has So far progressed that the final make
up of the team will soon be determined
The work Of the old men so far has not
been up to the standard set by previous
teams at this time in the season.
but this can be accounted for by
the TACT that they were not called out as
soon this year as formerly. The new candi-
Gates Tor the vacant positions, however,
have been such as to give hope of one of
the best teams Princeton has ever had In
Altman. Bradley, Wilson, Jayne and Easton
Princeton is well supplied with pitchers.
Bradley's arm. which prevented his doing
much last year. has been successfully
treated this winter, and he bids fair to
eclipse his old record as the leading pre-
paratory school pitcher Wilson and Jayne
pitched on their freshman team, and show
ed considerable ability. Altman is not in
form yet.
Behind the Bat.
The catcher's position is giving Capt
Brooks most trouble, and Princeton WILL as
usual, be weak here. Williams and Tren-
chard are working away in their usual
CT v1a clio hut
bat Altland, freshman, and Titus are
promising men. and in time could be de-
veloped into fiEst-class catchers; both throw
very well, but owing to inexperience are
rather uncertain. Undoubtedly the best
man for the position, Smith. substitute
end on the foot ball team will be prevent
ed from playing by a very troublesome
of first-class catcher, and he holds Alt
mans speed better than any other man,
Ihree OF last years team will play in the
infield, Otto, Brooks and Gunster, but a
shortstop must be found among the many
candidates. If no one proves capable
Brooks will return to his last years posi-
ton and put new man in Phil. King
old place, although he much prefers to
play second. The most promising new
men are Butler. Reiter and Kelley, all
freshmen. and consequently uncertain, be-
cause of their inexperience. Their fielding
is strong, but a trife slow. P. Ward, a
are both brilliant players in practice, but
are never to be relied in an important
game. In fact. none of these men are ZIP
to the varsity standard. Otto and Gun
ster are playing their usual steady game
at first and third, and both show an i'm
provement at the bat.
Payne is filling Mackenzie's place in
right field very creditably; he is an able
man in the field, and in Ward has a close
second. Ward Is a sure catch. but his base
running is more on the foot ball order; his
redeeming feature is his batting. When
not pitching Bradley usually plays in left
field. but Small and Pardee are both good
feeders. as is Suter, new man, but one
of the quickest men trying for the position,
though inclined to be careless.
The Prospect Is Good.
By the LIST of May Princeton will have a
nine on the diamond of which she need
not be ashamed. The lateness of the
spring has prevented much outdoor prac-
tice. and this has consequently handicapped
the men in developing team-play. which
is so necessary, but this will be Offset in a
measure by the fact that so many of last
years nine are back. Notwithstanding the
lack of outdoor practice the batting and
base running Is fairly good, but great
emphasis has been put on this in the cage
work. for Princeton has never turned out
heavy hitting teams.
The organization of a second nine, known
as the consolidated composed of men
not quite up. to the varsity standard, is a
scheme which has been greatly beneficial
to the regular team. The members Of this
second nine ale expected to train care
fully as if they wore varsity uniform
Several games are scheduled with the best
preparatory school teams, and every after
neon a strong game is played against the
varsity. This arrangement gives every
man plenty of active work, and keeps the
first nine on it's mette. Indeed, in spite OF
its best efforts, it has succumbed twice in
these practice games. The games of the
coming southern trip should prove most
valuable to the nine, and most interesting
to compare with the results achieved by
Yale and other college mines.