The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-04-22


season opens tomorrow with games be-
tween Classical and Cranston Hight at
Auburn. and English and Pawtucket
High at Lincoln field. and II the work OF
the teams I'm the preliminary practice can
be taken as "A criterion the season prom
ises TO be one OF the most successful
prep" school baseball hereabouts has
ever known.
Nearly all the schools begin tho season
with practically new teams. two or
three men OF last years aggregations
forming the nucleus of this seasons
teams.
As none OF the teams have played more
than one game II is little early 10
make any prediction but I'm any event IL
is safe To assume that whichever team
carries off the honors IL will not be with
ont the hardest kind of a struggle Every
team has hopes of ending the season at
the ton OF tho ladder and with that end
I'm view hard practice has been i'm vogue
ever since the snow hied itself away, and
that good results have attended this pre-
iiminary work, the fast playing I'm the
opening games will undoubtedly show.
The English High team last seasons
winners have lost all but three men, but
with these three men, OHara, catcher,
and knight and Bernier, outfielders, as
a nucleus have butt up a team that Will
undoubtedly be In the running right from
the bell. on the call for candidates early
in the spring 20 men responded and the
trying out process has been going on ever
since with the following results:
O'Hara, catcher: j. Trainor and Dor
sey, pitchers; Hazard or Phillips LIST b.;
Bassett, "a b.; III. Knight, Sd b.; T.Train-
or. 3. s.; ID. Knight, c. f.; Dor
sey or Trainor, c. f.; Corp. r. T.;
substitutes, Reynolds, Greene, and Shell
don. With this team English hopes to
win the pennant and as an incentive the
High School Athletic association has Of
fered prizes for the best batting and
fielding averages.
The classical High team start the sea-
son with good prospects and. although
they are enforced with only two members
of last years aggregation. they are with
out question stronger m every respect
save that of Pitcher Jack eastman, who
occupied the slab for Classical last year.
divided the honors i'm that position with
Coakley of English who, Is now the star
twirler for Holy Cross, and is loss that
viii be seriously felt. Lester Wells, who
takes the position made vacant by Cash
man. is one of the best ball players in the
Interscholastc league and was the pre-
mier first baseman last season. He IL a
natural player and can scceptibly hll any
position, but was forced into the box
through the exigencies of the case. He
has good curves plenty of speed. uses his
head at all times, and will undoubtedly
ill the bill TO the satisfaction OF all.
Capt. Flynn will take care of the receiv-
ing end OF the battery and there is no
question but what this place will be well
taken care OF. lie is easily the best man
in the league I'm his position and one OF
the fastest amateur catchers I'm the state.
a hard hitter, deadly thrower and "A
brainy aggressive player he would be a
valuable acquisition TO any team Murphy
and Mowry are the two leading cand-
dates for first base and the competition
between them is very keen. McGough.
Andrews and Jones appear 10 have the
other infield positions cinched, but there
are several other candidates who are
making them work hard. There is "A hard
battle going on for the positions in the
outlying gardens and as yet the eight
candidates seem TO be on even terms.
Spencer. Stiles, Otis. Dunn, Mccarthy.
Walsh, Riley and Reed are working hard
and each have their strong and weak
points. Mccarthy Is also trying for
change pitcher and will make strong
mate TO Wells.
Hope High, which made such a strong
bid for the pennant last year, and which
was undoubtedly the best team i'm the
league, are art6r the coveted flag again
this season, and from present indications
1t appears as though they would be In at
the death.
Baker. behind the bat, comes from
Newport High, where ne made good
reputation last season. OF Farnum. as
pitcher, nothing need be said. his last
years record stands for itself. Ostby, on
third. and Hopkins I'm right, are the other
members of last seasons team and with
the new men should make fast combi-
nation.
Manual Training has been practicing
diligently for some time and although
most of the men are new in Interscholas-
tic circles. still their work in the pre-
liminary season have branded them as
comers, making a team that will prove
dangerous to all
OF East Providence, Cranston and Paw
tucket not much is known, but from past
experience IL has been learned that these
schools turn out teams that are generally
feared and are I'm the running at every
stage of the game.
Only time can determine which of the
schools have the fastest representatives
and in any case IL can be asserted that
the. race will be a warm one.