The sun., 1897-04-25
CRIMSON ON THE DIiMoND.
Har,ard's Baseball Pro-ps cts Seem to He
Bright.

CAMBRIDGE, April -. - Harvards prospects
in baseball begin to look as bright as those in
rowing and track athletics. The team has been
putting up u steadier and faster article OF ball
in its carly games than any Harvard nine since
1894. Paine and Scannell will. last year. be
the battery. The former is pitching better ball
than ever before. having high speed and excel
lent command. Scanncll is the same old steady
bnckstop OF yorr His throwing is not quite
up to the mark yet. but he has only been at work
short time. Percy Haughtou is Covering first
base in good shape and is the hardest hitter on
the nine. He will be the change pitcher. Paine
going to first base when he is in the box.
Capt. Dean has been hitting the ball hard this
year. At second base he shows the same tend
ency to fight the ball on ground hits, and is
very weak in covering the base He is perhaps.
at present the weakest man in the inteld. At
times ne plays u rattling game. Bob Stevenson
at third base has shown improved FORM and has
been hitting the ball in good style. He covers
very little ground in his position. however. and
many Il sharp Srounder gets by him. II he can
keep up his present pace at the bat his presence
will strengthen the team not little. The work
OF young Loushlin. who is becoming pretty
much OF fixture at shortstop. has been
watched with interest. Harvard lacked Il good
man for the position when the candidates were
training. but Capt. Dean seems TO have found
steady in his work, but he is hustler and the
most natural ball PLAYER IN the inteld. He COW
ers a great deal OF ground and tries for every
thing. Al the bat be has been doing fair work.
AS the advances the yOun2stcr should
prove one Of the best PLAYERS on the nine.
The outtield is practically settled upon. al
though the centre garden y still in doubt. Rand
will cover left heid for the thi iri year. HIS field
ing is beyond criticism. He covers large
amount OF territory and is fast ani sure rielder
His batting might he improved upon. though he
i. hitting in better form than last year. Eddie
Burgess is booked for right tteld. He is a clever
little player and last year batte steadily. He has
not shown his old-tine form with the stick. how
ever. Eentre field il now betng covered BY Ar
thur Beaie. the old varsity quarter back. Beale
WAS ca plain Of the second or "colleSg' nine last
year. and is fair all-rourd player. He is not an
especially brilliant fielder. Lynch was tried in
the position earlier in thc season. but soon gave
way TO Beale on account Of the latter's strong
batting. Lynch Is u fairly good fielder, perhaps
better han Reale. but at rhe bat he is unrelia-
Bile He Is likely TO make long hits of OF weak
pitchers. but seems TO be helpless when facing a
fast. heady man in the box.
The Harvard second or college" nine which
serves an excellent training school for the
varsity. is playing fast bail and winning games
with great regularity. There some hrst-.Iass
men the team. and on some afternoons thew
give a hart rub to the varsity. Fitz and Greg
Dry are doing the bulk OF the pitching with
Slade behind the bat. The rest OF the nine "a
made up follows: Foster. first base: Hor, Sec
ond base Litchheid, third base: McVey short
Stop: Sears, left held; Morse, centre field; Gal
brIitE, right held.