The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-26
YALE NOTES OF INTEREST.
Annual New England Tennis Tourna-
 ment on May 23- Other Items.

The freshman baseball squad has been definitely reduced, and now num- bers twelve men. The team has played six games thus far, and has won every | game. The scores were as follows: l9OZ 26, Hopkins Grammar school, 1; 1902 5, Law school, 2 1902, 20, Betts academy, 6; 1902, 20, Black Hall, 2; 1902, z, 1899, 6. The first hard game of the season Will be played next Saturday against Tafts school at Watertown.
 For the past three weeks the team has been under the charge of G. A. Lyon 1900, and from present indications is strong at the bat, but, with few eX- captions very weak in base running. The individual criticism of the men follows;
 A. R. Cunha, 1901, l.. S., catcher, is reliable back stop, and throws strong ly but inaccurately. He is a good bat ter, but is slow in base running.
 c. s. Baer 1902, pitcher, has good speed, and good control. His curves are fair, but he is slow in base running and
 is weak batter.
 l.. s. McKelvey, 1902, pitcher, has good speed and fair control, his curves are poor. He is weak at the bat and slow in running bases.
 J. M Johnson, 1902, first base, is re- liable and a good thrower His batting and base running are also good.
 F. A. Robertson, 1901 L. S., second base fields his position we'll and is ac- curate in throwing. He is a slow base runner, but bats well.
 N Grammar, 1901 S., short stop, is slow in fielding the ball and in base running. His batting is good. c. s. Miller, 1901 S.. third base. is slow, and is uncertain in throwing. His batting and base running are both good.
 R. G. Guernsey, 1902 out-fielder, and temporary captain, covers his ground well and is a hard, accurate thrower. He Is fair batsman but is slow in base running.
 G. B. Ward, 1902, out-helder, does not cover enough ground. He is weak in throwing, poor at the bat, and is a slow base. runner.
 A. Y. Wear, 1902 out-fielder, is sure, but does not cover enough ground. He is an accurate but weak thrower, is good batter, and a very good base run ner.
 
 fair fielder and good base runner. He throws poorly and is weak at the bat,
 H. B. Stoddard, 1902, substitute, plays his position fairly, and is a strong but inaccurate thrower. In batting and base running he is weak
 The annual New England champion ship tennis tournament will be held on the courts of the New Haven Lawn club on May 23, and will probably con- tinue for five days. The tournament should be especially interesting as some of the leading players of America have entered. Among this number are w. P. Whitney of Harvard, the American champion; Leo E. Ware of Harvard, who with Whitman won the American championship in the doubles last year; D. F. Davis also of Harvard, who won the intercollegiate championship last fall, and was runner-uD at the New port tournament; John Davidson, the southern champion; J. P. Paret of New York. The Yale entries will include H. l H. Hackett, 1900, Richard Hooker '99 c. P. Dodge '99, and Arthur F. Foote | 96, the former intercollegiate and New England champion.
 
 been offered. The committee in charge l is composed of c. B. Peets, chairman; r. R. Bigelow, c. P. Dodge '99, H. H. Hackett 1900 Winchester Moves '99 and 1 Richard Hooker '99
 UNEMPLOYMENT BASEBALL.
 The following teams in the Junior h. disappointment baseball league have | elected officers
 High orations-Captain H. l.. Bron- | son. manager, Norman Bartlett.
 Orations-Captain s. w. Edwards; l.. c. Kingman.
 Dissertations-Cap F. H. Win ters; manager, E. A. Park.
 First colloquy-Captain, F. T. Craw- ford; manager, Preston Kumler.
 Dsappointments-C J. w. De- crow; manager, c. E. Ordway.
 The examination of the Berkeley will be held on Saturday, May G. The examination in Greek will be held at 10 a. m. in 22 Phelps hall and in Latin at D. m. in 21 Phelps hall This scholarship was founded in l733 by Rev. George Berkeley, dean of Derry, and afterwards bishop of Cloyne, Ireland, and yields an income of about SEQ year. It is awarded to the student in each senior class who passes the best examination in the Greek Testament, the first book of Thu cydides, the first six books of Homer's [liad, Cicero's Tusculan Questions, Tac- tus works with the exception of the annals and Horace. This scholarship is awarded under the condition that the winner remain in New Haven as grad tate for at least one year.
 An effort is being made to organize l Cross Country club at Yale similar to that now existing at Cornell. Such a ciub will be of great value in creating material for the track team, in placing he cross country runs on a definite 'ooting, and in selecting a team to rep 'esent Yale in the annual cross country meet to be held every in New York
 The subject for the debate of the Sophomore Wranglers this evening is: Resolved, That a city is better Ioca- ion for college or university than he country" The first division will Inn0rt thp +l,o |