New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-09
COLLEGE ATHLETICS.
PRINCETON'S VARSITY NINE
RS CHANCES FOR BASEBALL HoNoRs THIS SEA-
SON ARE PRoRLEMATIcAL-GooD BAT

IT'S CHANCES FOR BASEBALL HONoRS THIS SEA
SON ARE PRoRLEMATICAI-GooD BAT
TING. But POOR FIELDING
Princeton ~ j. May (Speciap.-Princetons
hopes for championship honors on the oianionu
this season took considerable slump In the ias'
week The fall In Princeton stock is due to the
failure of the infeld to come up to expectations
In recent games and especially In the daliy P,%o
,ice the Tigers are not showing anytmis INV
championship form in their fielding Ihis Is
pecialy noticeable to those who watched 'he su
perb work Of last years championship team no
prohem OF the whole season thus FAR mas pee"
how to fill the vacancies caused by the graouae'i'
OF Shortstop Ward and Third-baseman Euhs'e'' -
big batch OF candidates tried for these Vacano'e'
beginning with the early cage practice anu 'o
tinuing down to the time the canoioa'ee
taken out OF doors till at length all men were as
carded except Butler and Barrett. OF the junior
class The former Is playing shortstop ana 'ne '"'
Ter third base Coach Earle gave espec'a a''e',-
lion TO these men, realizing that mere was inc We"
pont in the Tiger nine. Butler showed reniai A"oo
Improvement for time. his throwing oeii's '"o
hest Of any OF the inAelders. but OF late ne mas
h.con,e little too loose In his work to suit Prince
,on,ans Rut the biggest undertaking was that OF
Barrett who aspired TO succeed the veteran "u''
ster Gunster was by all odds the best thiro paSe
man Princeton ever had, so far as neioihs 6oeS'
Consequently the work Of any ordinary 'hHo oase
man suffers in comparison Barrett is hard WORK
A. h,, b,s hest efforts fail TO put him in sight or
his predecessor. He is also an INDIFFERENT oa''eF'
but for that matter. was Gunster, ana 'iie
change is not detrimental TO the team IN inns re-
snect smith 81 the veteran catcher and secSl9
baseman now playing In the latter position. nae
also fallen off in his work recently. making Sie. ..
indcld positions somewhat shaky. Kelly, 10, a,
frs base is the only inieider now PIdF,h,e li
chsmpionship form. He has improved conslcei al!
ovsr his last wears form, and Is now getuhs every
,binp that comes within reach. $50, 49,
In othe- respects the Tigers are now, uoIhs "a
cnllcnt work THE outeld work Is especially gIht5,
fving 10 followers OF the team; EaSt0n iJG 80
shouider being the only drawback. ms lh}ut!
prevents accurate throwing on the part OF tIe o
Hedcr but he IS likely TO play the posiuoh because
Win the exception Of Easton. all the pitchers
are In st getting into Varsity form taplain w IL.
eoo whose work was not OF the best during me
southern trip showed that he has by no nern5S
lost his oldtine speed and curves when ne sioWsu
.Torrnn only four hits week ago. Altmans ex-
hlbjtlon on Wednesday. when he struck OUT tweiNs
IehiGh batsmen and allowed only six hits recailea
Tho season OF % when he was Princeton pest
fwirIer and showed that he can he reileu on ior
eood work II needed. Jayne. however, is the SUI
prise of the season. After two seasons as sun
stitvte on the Varsity, and never c0hsiueIeo g.,
great pitChcr he has out In MS lasl !ea5 III
college as the phenomenon OF the team u 70 uate
his pifchinC has been far END away ancau, oI Una.
~ tho others and he is likely TO be relled on loi
some of the championship games. The ligers are
batting In excellent FORM and IT their neluins I'M
nroves rapidly Princeton stock ought 10 go up.
With the first Harvard game only week OIL ti'e
brace ought 10 come soon