The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-16
CAPTAIN NOTES RESIGNS.
A. s. Osborn Elected Captain H. H. s..
 Baseball Team.

Baseball Team.
 As Principal Scudder stated in his an nual report, the influence of the univer- sity makes itself felt at the high school, and not only in the studies, but in ath- letics as well, is Hllhouse showing this ball teams have been victorious ones for the last few years, in direct contrast to the teams of preceding years. And the strongest fact of all is that this has been accomplished in spite of the prin- cipal's insistence upon the maintenance of the required average i'll their studies by the young athletes. The fact of it's accomplishment and of the seeming in- fuence of the one upon the other has not only been greatly to the credit of the school, but source of great satis- faction to Principal Scudder as we'll and that he means to maintain the standard was evident in the resignation from the captaincy of the baseball team and the withdrawal from the school of one of it's best athletes yesterday. A special meeting of last years team was called at the close of school and great was the surprise of the members to have Capt. Moves announce his res ignation It was accepted and acted upon, however. immediately and in his stead Alonzo s. Osborn was elected unanimously to fill the vacancy. Moves reason for his action was his inability to keep up to the required standard in the studies of his class and his reluc- tance to drop back class. On account of an injury received during the foot ball season he was forced to be absent for a considerable length of time, and upon his return to school some time ago was unable to regain his place in the class.
 Hillhouse thus loses one of her best athletes, and this in spite of the fact that in other schools composing the c. I. B. B. A. many concessions are grant ed such pupils. It marks the perfection of new era in the management of the school which will undoubtedly place Hillhouse foremost among the public preparatory schools of the east.
 The team on account of the weather has not been called out as yet for prac- tice, nor has any notice been posted for candidates; but in short while now the men will be called out. There is no dearth of promising material for the team, and everything points to high ly successful season. Bridgeport Is in the division with a team again this year after an absence of several years, and intends to make strong try for the championship.
 At a conference on Saturday last be- tween Manager Ferris of Hillhouse and the managers of the Hopkins and the Bridgeport teams the schedule as pre- viously made up was revised and dates given to Bridgeport. Following are the games scheduled for Hillhouse:
 April 15-Black Hall school at Black Hall
 April 19-Betts academy at Stamford.
 April 22-Bulkeley school at New Lon- don.
 April 29-Middletown high school at 
 May 3--Morgan school at Clinton, Conn. May 6-Hotchkiss school at Lakeville. |
 May 10-Holyoke high school at Hol 1 yoke.
 May 1S-Tafts school at Waterbury.
 May 17-Bridgeport high school at | 
 May 20-Hopkins grammar school at New Haven.
 May 24-Waterbury high school at Waterbury
 May 27-Hopkins grammar school at New Haven.
 May 30-Norwich Free academy at Norwich.
 June 3-Bridgeport high school at 
 June 1O-Flnal game, C. I. B. B. A., at New Haven