The San Francisco call., 1897-02-28
COLLEGIANS BEAT
NEVADA INDIANS
Stanford'S Baseball Nine
Outclasses the Piute
Team.
A Giant Young Pitcher OF
Promise Among New Palo
Alto Players.
Ten to Two the Score and Red Men
Aided by a Pro fessionai
Battery.

Stanford University defeated the Piute
Indians of Nevada at baseball yesterday
afternoon on the Central Park grounds.
The score was 10 to 2.
1t was practically the opening game of
the season for the university team, a test
of the ability of the material that after
over a months more careful training
under Coach "Bill' Lange will meet the
University of California nine in the annual
championship series of three matches. To
the Indians, however, 1t was an old story,
for they have been playing together as a
team for several months ana have been
in many games while travelling under the
management of white men.
After this explanation of the status of
the two teams it is not unfair to say that
the Piutes play game of ball that might
be creditable to lot of Cinnamon.
As base runners and fielders they are,
generally speaking, awkward and uns kill
full, and scarcely Approximate the ease
and swiftness often attributed to young
men of their race. Had it not been for
the material assistance of two white men,
a professional catcher and professional
pitcher, whom the Stan ford manager pro-
tested to protect the amateur standing of
the colIegians, the Indian team might not
have made so good a showing compare
lively as the score indicates.
Sixteen errors by the Indians and five
by the collegians tell the story. Only
one Indian made no errors. One STAN
| ford man, Sharp, the third besaman
made four OF the i've credited 10 his team.
His playing both in the field and at the
bat indicated that, although he vas on
the Varsity last year, he is the weak man
of the team at present.
The work of Beckett, the freshman
pitcher, was commendable. He struck
out ten NJ en-, gave only TWO bases on balls
and allowed but four hits off his delivery
two of the hits being secured by the white
professional players, one of whom is from
the Philadeiph team and is coaching the
Piutes and lending his services behind the
bat whenever there is an opportunity
very evidently contrary TO pure amateur
principles. In Beckett Stanford probably
has found man to take the place of
BILLY" McLain, the veteran Varsity
pitcher, who. having served four years, is
no longer eligible to the team according to
the existing intercollegiate agreement
In the sixth inning Beckett famed the
side out in one-two-three order. Captain
Thompson and young CIemsns are also
among the possibilities for the pitcher .
position, which has been considered th Q
only hard place to fill in this years Stan
forQ Team.
Beckett, the pitcher; Young, the first
baseman, and freeman, the centsr-fielder,
are a noticeable trio of giant young
athletes among the Stanford PLAYERS.
Each is over feet 2 inches in height and
weighs close TO 200 pounds. ALI are foot
ball players. Beckett was guard on the
freshman team that defeated the Berke-
ley freshmen. Young sings bass in the
G ee Club. Freeman is one OF the STAN
ford the intercollegiate and Southern
California teams champ pions in doubles.
Among the new men are Claire Strohn,
who played first base for the coast cham
pion Tuf.s-Lyons team, and Loughead,
who was shortstop for that team. Both
are Los Angeles boys.
In Thompson, Wight and Strohn Stan
ford appears to have three reliable batters.
Young is the heaviest hitter OF the team,
but like many home-run men his long
flies often fall into the hands of distant
tielders.
Jeffs is an unusually lively man behind
the bat and is sure on all sorts of fouls
He was quick as an end rush on the Var
sity football team and he is quick as q
baseman.
As team the Stanford players of this
season give promise of better perform