The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-28
NEWS AND GOSSIP OF
SEASONS COLLEGE SPORTS.
Washington University Has Entered State intercollegiate
Baseball-English
and American Rowing.

WRITTEN FoR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
st. Louis school athletes began light
training during the past week. but had 50
little chance to timber up previously that
no Nine can be had on what prospective
stars are going to do in actual work on
the track n field.
THO entries for the State intercollegiate
meet to be held at Handlan's Park on May
IL we're due at St. Louis University Satur-
day. but they will be held over for several
days to give d~elinQuents plenty OF oppof-
tunity to pick their men, as the late spring
has held back training considerably.
washington University made application
for membership to the association at the
last moment, and will have . team in the
field. which will probably prove a big sur
prise. Billy Dillon. who has been out OF
athletics since he wrenched his knee In
N4e. Is at practice again, and say that
his knee seems to be as good as 1t ever
was. Dillon will have little time for train
ing, AZ he has several graduating examina-
lions to pass Just before the date OF the
bAg meet. To Judge from his performances
It Forest Park last Wednesday. when he
jumped over twenty feet in the running
broad and vaulted 3 feet s inches with the
pole. he will not require much work. He
is always in fair condition. n as last
wednesday was his first attempt at field
athletics In two years a decided Improve
ulSut l0Ay 10 1OOACA " Az INK 8uACS ho
will hang up on May Is. Washington Uni
veraity will hold its annual field day on
May 10. al this affair will give q very
good line on what may be expected OF
washington against the athletes OF all
Missouri.
ct. Louis Untverstty's track and field men
always q Y the prestige OF being the
best.trained. best-coached men Of all the
local college students. In addition to hav-
ing by far the best facilities for training.
They a Y q six-lap cinder track within
two squares OF the school. where all con-
veniences are being placed for their &C
commodat:on. As the university has some
promising material this season, men who
have experience and the confidence OF hav-
ing won the most points in one State inter-
collegiate meet, big things are to be ex-
pected OF the Jesuit lads.
lnterscholastic Baseball.
Smith Academy. Manual Training School
and the High School have done very little
work owing to the excitement Of the base
ball opening. When this has worn of, the
prep school lads will begin work in real
earnest and some very close contests will
be witnessed 1t the i~nterscholastic meet ON
Nay -.
I q baseball way the last week has given
the school situation an altogether different
aspect High School appeared to Be out of
Il Ia the Interscholastdo League race. But.
under tbs able coaching Of Frank Pears,
the 6oyD are showing marked Improvement.
It , usually tho way with High School
teomA The football olovon6 q the inSutu-
don are nevee brilliant In practice. Out
when thev get Into Q game e takes q much
better team to beat them. This - what
Hgh Mn probably meet On he diamond.
h0WSvu. when it 0countefs The heady
ban players oe tho Smith Aoadsmy club.
CaDta31 Pt1oo y . vetoran school player
htnoo8, and = 1petunato tn having several
men aOecaa&s1 With him "a the Smith
Academy team VIA have ooen e least ono
years expeE1snce IN I~nteEsoholasto League
gatnes. Price plays centsr Geld, q . rule.
but whsn necessary he oan taks . turn in
the box to oom6 e6eok John oublett "a
varsity, but b ala not have to facs tho
best hitteu On the school teams by any
means. Il . hard to believe that 6ublett
viii not make good. though, a. he showed
such s~teadiness q critical 0mss and Was
never hit o~onsecuttvely.
Kennard Win do behind the bat In every
game, barring accidents. He - without
doubt b most promising school player de-
veloped this season. EaT1y In the spring
practice he was almost turned down, as he
seemed Incapable Of doing anything that Q
catcher should do. With the warm weather
his latent ability began to crop out. q II
II continues to expand as the mercury
Guoee up Inc cu0es No VIII Be the best
catcher ever turned out In this city. He
IL n boy who q certain to make q college
team IL he sticks to the receiving end Of
baseball for another season or %.
Eddie Lewis HeaAy Player.
Eddie LewiA. . light lad. but. growing
fast. SCENE to play the headiest baseball
on the Smith team Lewis e probably told
what to do whsn he goes to the batter's
box. but there arc mighty few boys who
can do that when they see q baseball COM
ing at them q fast that It appears to them
as q small-Bised pea The ball 10 always
full dse to Lewis. and It has to cut the
plate some place before he. will strike It.
II It does 60 over. h = there with q crack
which 10 far more successful than those
made by tho maturity Of the Smith team.
Lewis was sent up to sacrifice In the WASH
fnston game and he dropped a regular Bur-
kaff hunt In front Of the plate. He did not
reoch INST because he was interfered with
hy Anderson. who caught for the varsity.
bswis b . vsey apt baseball student ana IL
probably due TO uphold the record Of Smith
Academy In Yale when there are no more
Wears to oend TO New Haven.
It has been claimed b. some that tho
Smith team OF to-day is equal to the In
vincible ono which was made up for the
most pext Of ~0teinwender. Meier and the