The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-29
BROWNS HARD WEEK.

The Brown baseball team has a job on
its hands for this week. whose successful
performance will require .-.e hardest kind
of work on the part OF coachers, captain.
and players The outlook Is decidedly
discouraging. but IL is hoped that spirit
and determination, in right quantities viii
make change In the prospects.
The schedule calls for three hard games
this week. Wednesday. Brown plays Yale
at New Haven; Thursday, Wesleyan at
Middleton, and Saturday. Princeton at
are the regular varsity team would do
we'll 10 Win all of them The regular
team. however. cannot play, ana IL must
be the team of the Freshmen who could
boat preparatory school only by the
close score OF 4 To g. that faces the three
first class college teams this week
Harry Paine the best third baseman
that Brown has had on her team since
the days OF "Biil' Lswdcr, ~ laid up
with water on the knee. the result OF
q hard slide 10 second base I'm the Holy
Cross game The accident renders the
team very weak az the third corner. and
Otis. the FRESHMAN, is the only available
substitute. Otis is a hard consistent play
strong man for Brown before the gradu-
ates. lie plays very well I'm games with
school teams, but when, for the first time
and without any previous experience, he
goes up against Yale team and Yale
crowd of "rooters, he Is very likely to be
looked upon as an unknown quantity.
To make matters worse, Tom Barry, the
varsity shortstop got mixed up in the
Freshman Sophomore fight last week, and
he also has developed a case OF water on
the knee. Barry's injury is not. how
ever, as bad as Palnes. and he will prob
ably be able 10 play against Princeton
next Saturday. In the Yale and Wes-
leyan games. however. Brown will have
TO depend on penley, another Freshmih
who, although giving promise Of good
player, like Otis. lacks the experience
necessary 10 make him factor in the
games against the big colleges
The inability of Paine and Barry 70 play
leaves Brown infield made up entirely OF
Freshmen. and although all are strong
players. It would not be surprising IL
they weakened and went 20 pieces under
The strain OF the three big games that
are staring them In the face
Aside from this uncertainty concerning
the infeld. which may prove itself as
good as n quartette Of old leaguers the
prospects OF the team are bright and en-
Libe Nashburne VIII pitch
against Yale on Wednesday Lynch will
oppose Wesleyan on Thursday and
Washburn will take his turn again
against Princeton next Saturday. Buck"
as usual will be all right be-
hind the bat, and the oUtheld W. Capt.
Clark, 1<imball and Wheeler as guar
dians, will be well taken care OF.
All, In all. the schedule for the coming
weeks is hard one. " is also an uncer-
tain one. II may end IN disaster. bv los
Ing all three games. and IL may wind up
with a succession OF three brilliant vic
tories. Everything depends on the
amount OF spirit and hard work which
the men put into both the practice and |
the games between now and .edncsday. |
The college has great confidence I'm the /
team. and every student believes that |
everything will be done 10 make the COM |
Ing week one of victories instead OF de- J
feats.