New-York tribune., 1896-05-03
States and Canada a total of something like 600
meetings.
THE PRINCETON MINES WORK.
PREPARING FOR THE HARVARD GAME ON SAT-
URDAY-A BIG ATTENDANCE EXPECTED

PREPARING FOR THE HARVARD GAME ON SAT-
URDAY-A BIG ATTENDANCE EXPECTED.
Princeton ~ j.. May SpecaD.-Interest in the
baseball end of athletics at Princeton is now CEN
tired in the Harvard Princeton game, which is set
down on the schedule for next Saturday. May 8. at
Princeton. An especially large crowd is expected
because Of other attractions in Princeton at that
time. The annual Senior Assembly will be held the
night before the game; then in the morning. before
the big game will occur the annual open handicap
meet Of the Princeton Track Association. Extra
grandstands will be erected at the varsity field
and tickets already advertised for these extra
seats.
Meanwhile Captain Bradley and his men are put
ting In their best work. Practice games are being
played every day. On Wednesdays ana Saturdays
the Tigers have met mines from the smaller col
leges or athletic clubs. and other days the var
sity and the consolidated have played the var
sity field The showing made in the minor games
played thus far is all that could be desired. Bar
ring the games with the professional league teams.
an even dozen games have been played and all
easily won, with one two exceptions. where the
score had been but slightly In Princetons favor.
These twelve games have netted Princeton 22l runs
against 81 for all opponents. an average OF lit
tie over IS to In Princetons favor for each game.
This excellent showing has greatly encouraged Cap
tain Bradley's men, we'll as the college at large.
To close observer. however 1t is evident that
nine Of 1895. which failed to win championship.
Both in individual merit and In team play last years
nine was superior. Captain Bradley will rely con-
siderably on the stick work of his men, The Tigers
are batting well. Altman. Kelly and Bradley have
done especially good work. and Ward Smith and
Gunster have high average The field work OF the
team Is clean in spots and loose In other spots In
the work OF Ward and Gunster nothing better Is
desired Both men have recently played five sue
me yit a
sibe exception of Captain Bradley. Ward is playing
the best al-around game of the team, and Gunster
Is surprising every one by his great Improvement
In batting. Kelly. at first bag, is covering more
ground than before. He is slow In putting the ball
on a man stealing off. but his errors on thrown
balls are growing Smith and Titus are both
working hard for the position behind the bat. and
1t now seems likely that Smith will win AT second
base Princeton Is weaker than in many years. The
competition has dwndled down to Wheeler. 81 and
Sankey, 81. OF the two. the former is probably a
trife the more valuable for the team, but
Sankey's usually clean fielding has carried him into
most Of the games lately. In Wheeler the members
of the team have more confidence He throws bet
ter and covers the base better. and his fielding is
probably, the whole. as good as sankey's
In the box the Tigers are keeping up ihe, ,r repu,
taton for considerable s,reHsth ansoh ns Is
good substitute. Thus far Wilson has shown the
sy ike % carry hm into the box
son, before the game is finished Altman Is ,1 oscu,
to play there against the Cambridge boys. Captain
Bradley insists remaining In centre neld. al
us Es,es er wilson viii flies
left ,,.
field Manhattan College will furnish the practice
at on H,, on fbo onso
dated and on Friday, the last day before the big
game all hands will rest.