The sun., 1896-01-19
ASSEMBLING or THE TIGERS.
A Great Baseball Scnron Prcdicted-The
Track Teams Prospects.

TRACK lCnms frOspcCts.
PRINCETON. Jan. ls.-Athletic affairs are
getting under full swing again at Princeton.
Tho past week has seen the assembling of can
didates for both the baseball and track teams
in the gymnasium, and the preliminary season
has fairly begun. The coming baseball season
promises to be by all odds the greatest in the
history OF the game at Princeton. For many
years past Princeton Arrangements have done
their utmost to arrange series of more than
three games. especially with Yale. This year
Manager Elliott persuaded both the Yale and
Harvard managemcnts to look at tho qucs-
tion in this way. to the satisfaction of all Prince
ton undergraduates interested in the sport.
Four of last years team graduated with the
class of 'D5. or these Payne. left field, and
Ward, second base. will DO greatly missed on
account of their batting. Brooks. short stop.
and Otto. first baseman. were excellent ficldcrs.
but their places READILY I've filled. All OF last
seasons pitchers returned to college, and
Princeton will have formidable array to
choose from in Altman. Wilson. Easton, Jayne.
and Hitzrot. Judging from last seasons work
Altman, Wilson. and Easton will have the bulk
OF the pitching to do. Any Of these three can
I'LL position in the outfield.
While Princeton is flush with pitchers the
list of catchers is exceedingly meagre Fred
Smith is the best back stop In college
him last year is still sore. lie is being
treated by a specialist ut New York. and it is
thought that he will be In shape to catch most
Of the big games. Titus is the next best man
for the place, and is the only one who can be
used II Smith gives out. as Altland cannot bat
and the freshmen class developed nothing in
this line in their fall class games Easton could
be- put behind the bat on pinch, but he is too
valuable as a pitcher to be used out of the box.
For first base King" Kelley and Cochran. the
Kelley has the better chance of covering the
bag az he he i7 sure hitter ne distinguished
nx ndn, IN Inc Rse Kae w,h .e @ New ksv "I.
Ward. and Wheeler are trying for second base
or short stop Gnnster j. s resa1asa as having
tion for two years and his fielding can hardly be
improved upon. In batting. however. he is very
year to have a team of battcrs, Gumster viii have
to pick up considerably in this feature. Tho
doubt. 1t is probable that Capt. Bradley will
move over from right field to left and play one
Of the pitchers in centre. entire Either Altman z, or
ters. Sutnr is the best known of the cand idates
for right field. He played on the second team
last season and makes quick, sure fielder.
As soon as the mid-year examinations are
over the cage will be cleared Tor action and
viii be commenced. Until then battery prac-
tice will be held in the bowling alley OF the
and drier than the cage and the pitchers are in
no danger OF hurting gu, their arms The manage
nent has secured Billy Earle, the wei-knOwn
| catcher. as coach for the coming season.
AS to the track prospects. 1t is extremely dif-
fcult to give much of AN estimate of Princeton s
strength in this line early in the year. The
poor showing made last year and the year be-
fore was setback for tho little remaining inter-
est felt in track events. but this year the pros
poets seem to be brighter. The new 22O-yards
straight-nway course will be finished in week
or two. thus giving Princeton Il cinder path sec
ond To none In the country. The manage ment
this year will keep all candidates who show any
promise at ali in training rs long as possible.
Some OF the most promising OF the sprinters
who will try for the team are Derr. %. who has
records of 10 10 seconds for the lOO-yard dash
and 20 10 seconds for 22U yards; Lane. '9T.
onds fiat: Jones, 90. does the hundred in 10 20
seconds and !20 yards in 22 30 seconds.
Great things are expected OF Syinc. 80.
in the low hurdles. He made an excellent
showing in the lnterscholastic League
in New York last year. Colfelt. 30;
Syme '9o Jones, 100. ana 60 oldthwaite. 90.
will make n strong quartz; in the quarter -of-a.
race in >" seconds last year. Lang. 30. captain
of the .Andover track team last year. has done
the mile in i:3O. He is also Il good man In the
half mile. Rogers, 'Ds, Is the only one in col
lcge ut present who has won point in the inter
collegiate Gamc:. He ought to win the b Dad
jump this year ii he is in good condition. The
other broad jumpers are Bottger, 90: Gold
thwaitc. 30: Garrett. %, and Robb. ~.
Tyler '0' Goldthwaite. '07. and Trainer. '91.
nre the only ones trying Tor the pole vault. or
these Tyler is the best aud can do close on to
eleven feet.
Capt. Garrett. '97 Riggs. '97; SSchmalhorst.
Sem. and Rhodes '97. Will be used for weight
programme Jameson. ~; Parker. 'Ds; Hill,
| % and browne '9ti. will be entered