Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-03-18
CONY HIGH BASEBALL.
First Glass Outlook for a Strong
Team, the Coming Season.
Two Good Batteries Already In View Cap
tain Sanbcrn Talks Of Prospects.

The prcsps cts of q first class nine for
the Cony High school this coming season
are excellent said Captain Warren B.
Sanborn to Journal reporter, Tuesday.
=" Not only have We some strong players
already developed but also plenty Of good
material which is at that stage In the
game that very few weeks OF coaching
is very liable to make very valuable ac-
QUESTIONS and make things highly inter-
esting for some Of the regular team.
The base ball season among the schools
in this section is bright one anyway and
look for more interest than usual even
this year. The proposed league for the
Waterville, Oak Grove, Gardiner and Cony
high schools to my thinking should be Or
ganized as the schools are in easy access
of one another and n series of games be.
tween them would he most satisfactory
all around"
Is any part of your team made up, at
least have you any players at all located
from what work they did during the past
season?' was asked.
For battery we have Harry Boynton
to catch and John Martin in tho box.
This 10 strong pair and they have shown
in times past that they can pat up sharp
game. They will work well together and
as soon as the weather permits they will be
put into trim. Then for changes Hal
True can catch good ball and Small can be
relied upon as q conner for pitchers posi-.
tion. Thus you see We have two good
batteries not counting on any unforeseen
talent which is almost sure to turn up as
tho season progresses. OF the change bat
terry which have just mentioned; Small
plays strong short stop and True shows
good promise Of filling in somewhere.
In Charles May at first base We have
one of the best in the city. He is steady
and reliable and very quick. He also is a
heavy batter.
''For second base there Is no immediate
applicant excepting myself. Those who
know say that Mr.. Sanborn fills that
position to the Queens taste and further
conjecture or any doubt as to the way that
place will be filled is not to be thought Of.
"For third base there is Sawyer who
puts up strong game and will doubtless
take great strides as soon as the season
fairly opens.
"For the field there are David Nash and
Charles Downing at right and centre re-
spectively. There is no one that have
in mind for left fisld but among the many
new corners there will be no doubt about
its being filled with plenty to spare"
What sort of batting team have you:'
was asked.
THAT is the very thing to which there
will be special attention paid, was the
reply "There are some good men at the
bat, among the lot, and there will be an
over last year in this re
spect, if hard work will do IT.
The promise of good team for the year
il OF the most encouraging, not to say |
brilliant, and, with good starter, and |
olenty of material as there is to back 1t |
ND. there ia no doubt but that the team |
will stand high among its opponents.
The team is to be captained by ". B. |
Sanborn, and managed by Charles May. |
Roland Scribner is president; Charles |
Downing, secretary, and Blaine Owen,
treasurer.
Invitations are out for the marriage on |