The San Francisco call., 1896-02-24
Some of the Old Players Have
Graduated, Others Became
Indifferent.
RENEWED INTEREST EXPECTED
PaderewSki to Give Concert for the
Student Body-Tennis Tourna.
ment.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CAL, Feb.
23.-Now that the baseball management
has succeeded in securing such a compe-
tent coach as the redoubtable William
Lange of National League fame there is
prospect of renewed interest in baseball
here. Up to date about two dozen men
have announce themselves as candidates
for the team, while it is we'll known that
at least a score of others would make good
material could they be induced to practice
regularly. These extra men when urged
to get out have generally an excuse that
they are pressed by university work and
that they could learn little by getting ont
now. 1t is pretty safe to say that all will
be willing TO work when such an instructor
as Lange is ready to teach each man what
he can OF the fine points of our National
game.
The management recognized that an
emergency had arisen when a great deal
depended on it. 1t saw that all but three
OF the old PLAYERS had graduated or failed
to return to college; it was confronted by
lack of funds, and had a large number of
new men OF more or less ability to be
worked from raw material into good base
ball players. Manager Watson and Cap
tain McLaine determined TO help not only
this seasons chances, but the prospects for
future years by engaging some trainer to
put all this raw material in shape. A vol
uItary subscription list was started, and
met with surprising success, sufficient
money being guaranteed 10 induce Lange
TO take charge of the Stanford players
The baseball coach is expected TO arrive
tomorrow and will at once take charge OF
the players. Captain McLaine says that
be intends to whoop things up and not
wlthstanding Berkeley's boasts and her
evident advantage he will put such nine
together as will force Z. Q. to play pretty
good ball If she expects to win her first
game from Stanford.
So far Stanford has never failed to beat
Berkeley on the diamond, and. while
things looked pretty black at the begin
ming OF this semester there is a very per
ceptble change for the better. This latest
scheme OF the management Will do more
than anything else to arouse enthusiasm
and induce Stanford players to go in to
win
Almost at the moment when Lange's
engagement was announced the fact OF
Paderewski's engagement by the student
body was announced. For some time the
student body treasurer and O. V. Eaton
'95 have been schemiEg TO secure the pi-
anist for one performance for the benefit
OF the student body treasury.
The San Jose theater was secured and
the artist agreed TO give an exhibition
under the student management. This per-
formance will take place on the evening of
the 2Sth inst. A special train will run
from Stanford University to San Jose
returning after the exhibition. 1t is be-
ieyed that this is the first time anv
student body has ever taken charge of such
an affair; nevertheless it promises success
and without doubt the treasury will be
several hundred dollars the better for the
venture.
A continuous tournament is now being
played by the Gentlemen's Tennis Club.
After its completion there will be an all
corners championship tournament to de-
eide on Stanford's representation against
Berkeley in the regular annual intercolIe-
giate match.