Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-02-01
Splendid Prospect for a Fast
Team, Next Season.
Nearly All Of the Last Years Men
Will Be Available.



poets of the bast ball season. To one
of the Colby men one of the most prom.
inent base ball men in Bates recently
acknowledged that the struggle, this
year. would be among the Colby, Bow.
dom and University of Maine teams
AS the Colby men have learned a grea,
deal about the University of Maint
team since that time, and it's weakness
the Colby boys are of the opinion thai
the real struggle will be between Bow
dom and Colby The University OF
Maine team lost "a half of its team
last year. at the commencement sea
son. so that the chances are small in
comparison with the teams from the
other places.
The rumor at the Bricks is that
Bowdoin's chances are remarkabl,
good. this year. a good part of the old
team remaining intact. With this con-
dition Of affairs, Colby having lost only
two men from the crack nine of las,
year. the prospects. this year. are de-
cidedly bright for a winning team
from this city.
At the present time there are but
two vacancies in the team of last wear.
that of the first and second basemen.
The remainder of the team is intac;
and better still there are a large num-
Der of candidates. not only for the two
vacant places but also for some of the
places held by men who played on last
years team and who are now still in
college.
OF the old men these are still in col
leee: Cushman, the left fielder of las,
year and the captain of this years
team: Scannell, catcher; Webb. the
shortstop of last year; Hudson the
third basenlan; Nottingham pitcher:
Topper in center field: Rice in right
field. and Allen the substitute of last
year.
Nottingham. who pitched on the Co.
burn Classical team. for several years.
and who is considered one of the best
pitchers in the State. will find a con-
testant in the person of Farwell. a
freshman. Farwell was captain of the
kents Hill team. last year and one
of the best men in the school at that
time. He has also played the position
of center fielder. AS pitcher he is
said to have excellent control of the
ball and is looked on as promising
candidate for the. position. There is
but slight question that Scannell will
also play in the box a part of the time
when he has tired of picking foul tips
from the after side of the bate With
these three men the Colby students
feel that this position will be well look
ed after.
Behind the bat will he seen Jack
Scannell's face behind the steel bars of
the cateher's mask. Jack has always
IN that position. Jack is in just as good
form as ever. He is acknowledged by All
as the oest college catcher in the State
ana one of the best if not the best in New
probably go in as substitute catcher. I'M
less Hudson proves 10 be such Il tower of
strength that he can do the best work.
Hudson played last year on the second
on the Coburn team for a time and Is
looked on as a coming man. His position
when not in the box is at third.
For the first baseman's position Hag-
serty Is looked on as a coming man. Al
though freshman, he has proved himself
10 be unusually strong. He has played
on the Phillips Exeter team. lie was
also captain OF the Alpine House team,
u
one of the strongest in New Hampshire.
Hudson is also looking for the same place
IN the Colby team that Haggerty is try
ns to get his fingers op. Hudson played
On the second team last year and is
ooXed on as a coming man.
There is likely to be a change in the
man who will cover the intield. Weoh.
who held that position SO acceptably last
year, is after the place AT second base.
This leaves the contest all the more IN
-eresting, for he not only leaves a va
'ancy in the intield but makes the con-
est for the place at second which is va
,ver the New England states. He played
or time at Colgate University. also on
he Worcester Academy, well as on
he New London. n. f., team.
Ethan Allen and Hudson are both try
ng for the place of third. Allen has SUD-
'titutcd for the place at shortstop and
played on Coburn. He has proved himself
star.
Dudley and Dearborn. both freshmen.
IRE both applicants for the place at short
stop. and in the right way. each is de-
ermined to win and healthy rivalry has
been produced Dudley played Quilted
It the Kicker Institute. 1t was there ne
gained an intimate knowledge of the
)lace for which he is now trying II
IOlby. Dearborn. the other applicant.
las held down "A place in the outfield ON
he team in Hampden, where his home Is.
Cushman will probably have his Old
'lace back at left field, unless better
nan can be found. which is not at all
since ne is one of the best men
Who can be found for that place. The
ther candidates for the outtield are Tup
,er, Seavens. Fogg. Rice and Farwell.
rice formerly caught on the Coburn team
md proved himself an unusually good
nan for the place. Seavens fitted at one
f the schools in Massac husetts. where ne |
played in the outfeld. He is looked ON
s promising player. Topper and Rice
re of course the logical candidates for
he places
Nottingham as pitcher is said to.fbe in
las started in TO work very easy SO that
he may not have any trouble with MS
rm later in the season.
The men have been at work in the GYM |
asium for three or four weeks now IN |
he cage. In order that the men may NOT |
et stale, they are being worked but
vice a week.
1t is probable that the ball field on the |
ampus will be fitted up differently this
we're practicing batting it was the GUS
ON to knock the balls into the grand |
tand. This method proved to be disas-
rous to the grand stand. The story is
mong the college boys that after the |
nen mad been batting the ball into the |
rand stand, some of the men students
ould be seen stealing out to the grand
tand under the cover of darkness, from
,hicn they returned with kindling wood |
nough to last until after the next time
I practicing batting. The plan this year |
5 to erect netting, against winch the
alls shall be batted. Besides the de- |
tructon to the grand stand, there has |
cen more or less danger TO the players |
rom the balls bouncing back a1ter they ,