The San Francisco call., 1898-03-05
LIVELY TIMES
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4 AA < % < 4 4 & 4 4 4 4 The genial warmth of early spring has lon. it's influence to college athletics At both the colleges there is now an acliVlly on the diamond and track that presase' a most successful and interesting se"
 With a little more than mohth lo P0i feet his physical condition, the colieS0 athlete Is working earnestly anu a9siu uouslv to make a place on the leain which will represent HIS e'ii4ie'
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 Early in the week there came from I aio AIto a vail of mourning that set the dead a-weeping John Brunton, sprlnter' record-breaker, track captain, on "hose rrowess as a male Atlantis StaiIoru students would bank their all, has been obliged to quit the university for at least Q month. on account of the illness of his fa+her Brunton may return, but ms time for training before the spring games will be limited to the smallest narg It is a lamentable fact that StanIoro is to lose the best efforts of their looIizeo sprinter for with brunton in the pest condition and Drum of California Tn the same race, a contest of winged feet would be seen such as is seldom presented on california tracks. Brunton was first ad- vanced as a 440-yard runner of Wonder1ul achievements. His sway was undlSputeu until he met Drum last year, and then the refulgence of BruntonS s glory was dimmed. Brunton's special event IS no" the short sprints. It is great pity that Drum will not be tested in all these events. for he Is a young man with but aL season of collegiate training, and ms natural abilities as a sprinter are Such that improve with steady application Ill an unparalleled degree 1,,4
 Rirtch is the underStudy Of Brunton' but he cannot supply the necessary Iild- terial to supply the aching Void He mas not been training regularly, shoWlns laxity in this respect anytnlnS put eH i couragine. for the Cardinals chances III the sprints. It was thought tnas a a sprinter of ability was QScoSStSnG1o Stl,e1a aI af1 Weatherwax but he also has dlSpIayeu evidences of remissneSs which, 1T con- tinued, will place him hors du compat, The old men of last years StantoFq pt team are training faithfully. Not d nIgnt 6Ll escapes them, and their work Is 1mprov- ing steadily. Walker, temporary tbIi ntdGh captain, is the most arduous ana entnI7 thu siastic of all the track men, altnougIi Dole and Morgan are not less falthfui to the trust placed in their hands. Fickert seems to be the only star among i1I the weight men. Stanford needs ar an m fuston of new blood into the weight az gregation, or else Fickert will nave burden to bear which even hls IlshtS On the diamond the Cardinal has al last realized it's decline, and now eIIorts are being made to Peat{aln eS aS Centra1 !ertlre1 Park, Stanford played a game ,eae oa aI! pan that would make the ordinary indifferent and callous spectator shudder Wlsn s oI, noLt Tor Some good resulted from 1t. TOT no" earnest practice is in force; me nShl for positions on the nine Which VIII pe ultimately picked to represent 5he foi. ho. developed at Palo Alto Wrigley, fresh' man has been doing some good WorE lately. On Thursday he pitchea ms Hiora ras 5 and judging from his performance 1T 1T that initial effort. he gives promise; t;- ol wearing the big $ when otanIoro iineS m against California.
 At Berkeley Cochran has taken charge of the baseball and new order or thlngs has been introduced The men get oit doIIv. I11t ing or struggling, for MT Cochran IS no' that kind of a man. At first general feld- ing work is practiced TOT , na1d aF all Houn tbrne innings' length is played. After that Cochran has the men line up in their pc sitions, and sharp field practice, with tne completes the days work for the baseball men Cochran appears in baseball togs and many new wrinkles has he already shown his pupils. He is assisted py 'tChappie" Smith, also of Princeton, and . close friend of Cochran.
 On the track California improves with every hour. The candidates for positions of honor on the track team are numerous and they are working morning and after noon. The ophomore-freShman field day next Saturday is attracting more atten- ton than interclass affairs ordinarily do no doubt on account of the rare material in both classes and the intense rivalry be- tween them in matters athletic. The en- tries show the best available stuff in the two lower classes. AS this will be the first event of the year on the track much spec ulation is rife on records and results.
 At Central Park this afternoon the Alumni nine, whose chief distinctive char acteristic is the possession of a record which for cleanliness in defeat is un- eQualed, will cross bats with the Univer- sity of California team. The Alumni will play Krug in the box. This will be the first time the California team will appear in public since Cochran has had it in three players adjudged professionals and there is some talk about the college nine s refusing to play them. The Athletic As sociation has the matter under conSidera- tion and may decide to issue their ban. Should the college hines disobey there is a possibility that the association will de cree their professionalism. However, the game to-day will be played. If necessary the proceeds will go to charity and an ex- hibition game be played to come within the pale of the law. The hines will line up as follows;
 California. Position. Alumni
 Mien. Catcher ElStOn
 KaarSberg Pitcher ............ krug
 Collins ........ First base ........ Allen
 McLaren Second base. .Follansbee
 Foster or
 McCabe ... Shortstop ........ Lewis
 Baer.. .......... Third base. Mckee
 Hoag Center field -. Ireland
 Sykes. Right field -. Sheehan
 This Is the strongest nine the Alumni have ever got together and the game should be an improvement on its pre- curSorS.