Omaha daily bee., 1902-04-07
BASE BALL AT THE UNIVERSITY
Nebraska Team Failing Into shape,
with Excellent Prospects
Ahead.

LINCOLN. April 6.-(Special)-The Uni
versity of Nebraska base ball team is fast
falling into shape. The last week has seen
a great change both in individual and team
work. The men are putting up the fastest
kind of ball today, playing together with a
snap quite surprising for this time Of year.
against Nebraska Wesleyan university, re-
sulting in a one-sided score of IS to /. The
Methodists one run resulted from errors,
a wild throw over second and in the box.
only seven innings were played. Town
send, Thompson, Leatherby and Bender all
each. Bender went behind the bat for sew
eral innings and caught star ball. Town
send has not been used much so far, but
apparently is pitching faster ball than last
season. Thompson is a new man and quite
speedy with the sphere, Leatherby is also
an addition to last years aggregation. He
is well known in base ball circles over the
state and is at present attending law
school. Gaines and Hood are on the pitch
ing stan as last year. This gives the Bell
family six twirlers.
The w%eeding-out time has almost arrived,
although at present the team has not taken
definite positions. The plan of having a
second team play the Varsity each after
noon is. working fine. There are about
twenty-four men in the base bali squad at
present pres int od positions on the
Raymond, Rhodes, DePutron, Bell. Hood,
Doane, Bender sheimer Lsatherby,
week will see the team of eleven men
branded with new suits and fittings.
Omaha league plays three games here,
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday Of next
week. The local believers think the Var
sity will make the best showing ever in the
coming series. The schedule for the season
has been given out by Manager Shedlle, as
follows:
April I, s, 9. Omaha league at Lincoln;
April 16. Omaha league at Omaha; April
II, Omaha league at Omaha; April 10, Ne
braska Indians at Lincoln; April %, Cedar
Rapids at Cedar Rapids; April "a, Luther
Minnesota at Minneapolis; April 20, Wash
burn at Lincoln; May / and 2, Kansas at
Lincoln; May g. Highland Park at Des
Moines; May. 6, Iowa State university at
burg; May. s, Northwestern at Evanston;
May 9. Notre Dame at South Bend, Ind.
May 10, Purdue at Lafayette, Ind. May IL,
Missouri at Columbia; May IA and Is, Kan
Washburn at Topeka; May II, st. Mary's
at st. Mary's; Manhattan at Manhattan,
Kan; May q, Highland Park at Lincoln;
May "a, Creighton at Omaha; May 81,
Creighton at Lincoln.
The interest in base ball has assumed
unprecedented dimensions. Every night
the bleachers are black with students. Pro-
fessors and instructors. dot the crowd,
cheering like the most fanatical r%ooters.
Extensive repairs and changes are going
on at Nebraska field. The immense grand
stand built last fall during the foot ball
season is being netted and cleaned, pre-
paratory to using. Backstops, fences and
ground repairs have made the diamond
almost professional in appearance. Mon
day will be ladies day" Each ticket will
admit bearer and lady. Bill Rourke and
his boys will arrive in LINCOLN Monday
Monday will be-. Catcher, Doane; pitchers,
Townsend. Leatherby and Thompson; first
base, Raymond; second base, Gaines; short
stop, Rhodes, third base. Hood: leftfield,
Bell; centerfield. DePutron; rightfield. Ben