Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-02-25

Manager Finn has for the first time
arranged games with University of
Pennsylvania, Fordham, University of
Maine and Glllanoba College. These ore
all strong teams, the first two being well
known. The University of Maine and
Gillanoba teams are acknowledged
champions in their own sections. Man
ager Finn has remedied a complaint of
local lovers of the game, by filing out
the latter part of his schedule with
games to be played in this city, and this
thoughtfulness is sue to be appreciated.
The schedule is as follows:
April 5-Catholic Young Mems Lyce-
um, at Worcecter.
April 14-Brockton, at Broekton.
April l6-Trinity College, at Worces-
ter.
April 19-Brown, at Worcester.
April 2O-Springfeld, at Springfield
April 2S-Wesleyan College, at Wor-
cester
April 27-New Bedford, at New Bed
ford
April SO-Brown, az Worcester.
May 4-Cuban ex-Giants, at Worces-
ter.
May 7-Fordham College. at worces-
ter.
May 11-Amherst, at Worcester.
May 14-Open for out-of-town game.
May 18-Boston College, at Boston.
May 19-University of Maine, at Wor-
cester.
May 21-Brown, at Providence.
May 25-Amherst, at Amherst
May 28-Georgetown, at Worcester.
May SO-Dartmouth, at Worcester.
June 1-Gillanoba College, at Worces-
ter.
June university of Vermont, at
Worcester.
June Harvard, at Worcester.
June 1O-University of Pennsylvania,
at Worcester.
June 11-Wesleyan, at Middletown.
June l5-Cuban Giants, at Worcester.
June ls-Harvard, at Cambridge
The schedule would have been issued
sooner but for the fact that Manager
Finn was trying to arrange for a New
York trip for his team. The board at
the college, however, would not consent
70 allowing the members of the team
being away from college for such a
time as the trip would necessitate, and
the idea had to be given up. 1t is more
than likely such a trip will be ar
ranged for next year
The candidates for the team are put
ting in some hard work In the old gym
nasium under Jesse Burkett At pres
ent 1S men are out for the team and
report three times a week for practice
Burkett devotes his personal attention
to each candidate, and 1t is expected
the results of his teaching will show
when the nine gets on the diamcSd,,
The cage has been especially fitted up
for the men, steam heat and dirt
floor being among the advantages. The
men report in uniform at 2 o'clock and
for half an hours practice batting Ow-
Ing to the coach's ability to WELD the
ash he Is able to give the men many
valuable pointers in this important de-
partment of the game. The candidates
for the infield positions then take the
floor and Burkett bats to them. The
outfield after half hour next get onto
the floor, and practice stopping ground
hits and throwing. The batteries make
up the last squad and each pair puts
in hard work. Burkett has had con-
siderable experience in the pitchers
box and knows now to handle the men
He is very careful of lame arms and
believes when the season opens the
pitchers will be in as good condition as
the other men. The full squad enters
the gymnasium about 4.30 o'clock and
jog from " to a mile, after which they
enjoy shower bath and vigorous rub.
The candidates and the positions to
which they aspire are as follows:
Catchers, Kenney Brennan and Kiss
ane; pitchers, McKenna, Linnehan, Shea
and Griffin; first base, McTigue; second
base, Curley, Hand and Baldwin; short
stop, Dyer, Mccarthy and Could third
base, Capt Fox; left field, LAWN; center
field, McAllister; right field, Carney. OF
these, Kenney, Brennan, McKenna, Lin
nehan, McTigue, Curley, Capt. Fox,
LAWN, McAllister and Gaffney were
members of the team last year All are
showing UP In as good shape as last
season. OF the new men, Kissane comes
from Ogdensburg, N. Y, where he
caught on the high school team. Baldwin
who is a candidate for second base-is
also from Ogdensburg. Both men are re-
puted good players, and may be heard
from while at the college, Shea and
Griffin-candidates for pitcher-are both
showing promise, and may be used dur
ing the season to relieve Linnehan and
McKenna, both of whom are expected
to be as strong as last year. Shea was
with the second college team last year;
and, before entering college, pitched for
the Portland high school. Griffin is a
new man at the college, entering from
the Waltham high school.
Hand, the third candidate for second
base, Is from the Holyoke high school,
where he played a strong game. All the
candidates for short stop are new men,
and the contest for the position is likely
to be lively Dyer is we'll known in this
city from his connecton with the Col
uIuDldS anu NTIdlNOuS last y SdI. MCCdI-
thy is another product of the Holyoke
high school, and is playing as well as his
fellow-townsman. Gould is from Buffalo,
and in the preliminary work has shown
that base ball is well taught in his ma
tive city. The three candidates for the
outfield are all former players, but none
of them have a sinecure on the posi-
tions, as it is the intention to alternate
the battery men in the outer gardens
for their batting. McKenna, Linnehan
and Kenney are all strong with the
stick, and it is thought well to have
them in the game when not working in
the points, so that their stick work can
help the team,
The Holy Cross diamond is still COW
cred with snow, and lit is believed the
field will not be sufficiently dry to al
low of outdoor practice until April l.
In the meantime the men will continue
in the cage
Manager Finn will go to New York to-
day. as the Holy Cross delegate to the
annual meeting of the Intercollegiate
Amateur Athletic Association.