The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-12
BAsEBA1L AMONG THE TIGERS.
Princcton's lance on the Loom
Up Favorably.

Princcton's Chances on the Diamond Loom
Up Favorably.
PRINCETON. Feb. 1.-THE preliminary base
ball season at Princeton will open Feb. 20.
when the freshmen candidates for both tho
varsity and class teams will be called out by
Capt, Kafer. and the regular afternoon practice
work in the cage begun. Tho first two weeks
OF the season will be devoted entirely TO the
freshmen players. OF whom there is an unus-
ually large number this year. They will be
thoroughly drilled in stopping Grounders.
throwing and batting. and will be coached by
Capt. Kafer. William Clark Of the Baltimore
National League team. and possibly jerome
Bradley, who was captain Of the champion
ship '96 team and who coached Princeton's
team last spring. After the freshmen have
been carefully "wecded out" the candidates
from the other classes will start in. while tho
freshmen who are dropped from the varsity
squad will be retained for their class team and
will occupy the cage in the morning under a
coach who will be appointed from among the
players who were on the team last year. The
regular varsity men will not be required to
begin work until late in March. Just before the
first game. SO as to avoid as much OF the tire
some cage practice ms possible.
The cage has been completely overhauled
during the winter and 1t is now in excellent
condition. The walls have been whitewashed
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arrangements have been made FOR better heat
ing facilities than heretofore. so that there will
be less danger to the men of inJuring their
arms, which has been the ruination OF many
promising players at Princeton in tho last few
years. Trainer Christie has been busy for
some weeks past renovating the nets which
will be used To separate thecage into either two
or four apartments. as the coHchers desire. for
batting practice and battery work.
Although Can't. kaier will start the season
with q ilrst-class battery. in which particular
Princeton Is better off than either Yale or Har-
ward, he will have to develop an entirely new
intleld with tho single exception oil third base.
field. Kelley at first base, Butler at shortstop.
and Easton. all of whom were graduated IN
June with the class OF '9S. were easily
the stars. of last years aggregation. and
Capt. Kafer and the .coachers will have
no easy task in finding suitable men
70. MI, their places. Hutchinson. who played
third base !nSt year; Is again trying for the
prove his hitting, Burke. last years second
has oman. is also in college, hut the place will
be cpen, as he will not play the game this year.
Watkins and Suter. who played centre and
right field respectively, Will be in the race for
the places again this year. Forthe vacant posi-
collection OF substitute players.
Among the best OF the new men are Green.
who was captain of the Lawrenceyille School
team last year and who captained and caught
for his class team last fall Chapman, Andover's
first baseman, who has an excellent reputation
as a baseball player: Brown, Lawrencsytlle's
star centre fielder; Langdon. who looks like u
Paulmier and Fowler. two clever outfelders
from Andover. and Beardsiey, who played for
two years at second base for the ST. Johns
| School team at Manlius. y. Y.