The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-02-08
FORTY -FOUR CANDIDATES
FOR POSITIONS ON THE UNIVER-
SITY BASEBALL TENN.

Four of the Men Were on the Nine Last
Year-The Freshmen Squad Began Work
Yesterday Afternoon-Good Progress is
Being Made in the Work of the Crews
Other Items.
Pursuant to call for candidates for
the university baseball team, forty
four men met in the handball room of
the gymnasium last night and handed
their names to Captain Greenway.
Work begins to-day in the cage. AS
soon as the weather permits outdoor
work will be commenced. OF the men
who handed in their names four We're
on the varsity team last year. They
are: Hazen. second base; Camp, short
stop; Sullivan, catcher; Feary, pitcher.
Wallace, who played right field, is still
in school and will no doubt be out in a
few days. All the members of last
years freshman team reported.
The candidates thus far are Chaun-
cey, Hall, Simmons, Leonard, Wilson,
Camp, Atwood, Enrich, Clark, Whittle-
sey, Crawford. Bronson, Ferguson, q.
Becker F. Hecker, Montague, Loonlis,
Metcalf, Phillips, Mcbride, Ely, Hazen,
Bartlett, Sullivan, f. H. Winters,
Hackett, Weir, Bowles, Fuller, Lyon,
Maloney, f. Winters, Atkins, Sanger,
Dunn, Field, Moves, M. Fearey, New
comb, Russell Ellerbe, Turnbull, T..
Clark and Wadsworth.
Yesterday afternoon the candidates
for the freshman baseball team met in
the gymnasium. Captain GreenWay
gave them a short talk. There are
sixty-eight men, of whom twenty-eight
will try for the outfield. The number
for the other positions are four Tor
catcher, five for pitcher, eleven for first
base nine for second base, six for snort
stop, and five for third base. In a few
days the men will be assigned certain
hours for work in the cage.
CREW NEWS.
The university crew candidates have
been out almost two weeks and show
marked improvement. The work has
SO far consisted only of a long practice
in the tank under the coach of r. j..
Cook and Payne Whitney '9S. This
year the crews are using the stationary
seats as the sliding seats which were
used last year proved unsatisfactory.
There are now about twenty-five can
didates for the university crew. The
first two crews are rowing in the fol-
lowing order:
First crew-Bow, Payne Whitney 49,;
2, r. p. Flint '99 s.; 8, J. p. Brock
1900; A. R. A. MCGEE '99 S.; 5, j. w.
Cross 1900; 6, F. w. Allen; Z, ]. H.
Niedecken 1900; stroke, w. B. Williams
1900.
Second crew-Bow, D. F. Rogers '9S:
2, r. M. Patterson 1900; 8, A. Marvin
's9: 4. H p. Wickes 1900; 5, w. F.
Whitehouse '99; g., Harleigh Parkhurst
'9s S.: Z, w. e. S. Griswold 80; stroke,
J. G. Greenway 1900
OF these five were on last years uni
versity crew and the number also in
cludes the entire freshman crew of last
year, which defeated Harvard and Cor
nell freshmen last June. The average
weight of the first two crews is 169
pounds
There are now forty-two candidates
for the freshman crew who are practic-
ing daily under the coaching of J. O
Rodgers '9S, who will have permanent
charge of them The material gives
promise of developing very strong
crew. The first crews are now rowing
in the following order:
Bow, j. A. Keppelman 1901; 2, J. A
Stillman 1901; 8, r. III. Gillett 1900 S.
a. T. S. Montague 1900 S.; 5, w. e
Dowd 1900 S.; 6, F. G. Brown 1901; Z
J. M. Paterson 1901; stroke, Alexander
Cameron, jr., 1901.
Second crew-Bow w. H. White 1901
So w. B. Allen 1901; g. L. c. Glenn1
1900 S.; 4, A. r. Cluett 1900 S.; 5, T
Kelly 1900 S.; 6, H. P. Olcott 1901;
Hugh Auchincloss 1901; stroke, R. r
Tyler 1901.
ORGAN RECITAL.
Mr.. Jepson will give his eighth organ
recital in Battell chapel this Afternoon
at o'clock The following programme
will be rendered:
Theodore Dubois--Prelude and Fugue
Girolano Frescobaldi Passacagli;
1920.
Horatio w. Parker, Scherzo;
Pastorale.
Camille t-saens-Prelude to tn
DeIuge.
Alexandra Guillemant Torchligh
March.
The next recital will be given by MI
Jepson on Tuesday afternoon, Febru
airy Is.
COURANT GOLD MEN.
The Courant gold medal for the hes
short story has been awarded to Ra
Morris 1901 of New Haven, for hi
story entitled, "The Ex-Banshee." TIL
Judges were Professor Beers, Mr.. Levi
and c. E. Merrill, jr., SO.
THIS WEEKS LECTURES.
Several lectures and addresses wi
be delivered this week which treat c
subjects that are of interest to a
members of the university.
This afternoon at o'clock Pro
Hoppin will deliver the third lectur
in his course in the south gallery c
the art school. His subject is "Benoz
20 Gossoli and Frescoes of San Gimi
guano and Other Tuscan Cities.''
At 6:45 o'clock this evening Rev. job
Henry Barrows, D. D., of Chicago, wi
lecture in Marquand chapel under til
auspices of the Leonard Bacon clul
his subject being Difficulties of tn
Hindu Mind in Regard to Christian
ity."