Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-29

the stick has been done since they left the
cage, but they give good promise Of being
good batters.
Last years resolution hat athletics at
Creighton mean athletics for Creighton
men was frowned upon BY many OF the
students at the time Il was made, but since
the record Of last falls foot ball team there
lie a general feeling that it was the proper
thing. The student body has turned out
well and everyone that thinks he can play
base ball is out for the ~praetics and a place
on the team. Already there are about
twenty men OF the hrst water who are out
after places and some OF the veterans will
have to buckle down to work TO hold their
places.
In the pitching department the strength
OF the team seems to be conferred princi-
pally now. There are four Of the old men
back looking for a chance to grapevine the
ball-Harry Welch. Golfer. O'Hanlon and
Prendergast. Besides them two men have
come up from the Medics-DeLaney and
C~onklins-and another man-Dufie from
Grand Island-who does sons tall stunts
with the ball. Eddie Creighton seems to
have the place behind the bat cinched and
0'Keefe, who wore the mask last year, Is
trying for first, with Stone. who played the
place for the NEEDLES last year, a close sec
ond. At second base, Cassidy and Meow
ern are playing against each other. Nc
Govern was On the strong ST. Mary's team
last year and stands a good show. as does
Hobbs, another of 81. Mary's last year team,
for third. At short, Callahan has things
his own way and no one is trying to Gust
the plucky little quarterback out OF his last
years place. Brown. Kehoe and Curran
are working for places in the field, al
though WEIGH will hold down the left
garden spot when he is not pitching.
Prendergast, another Of the pitching stan.
is a good fielder and will help out in any
weak places in the field. The team Is look
ing toward the NEEDLES for a good supply OF
candidates, as 1t has been arranged SO that
they will not lose any credit marks when
they miss class because of practice.
Previous to this spring a great many were
kept away because they lost out in their
work during the practice season.
The schedule for the team this spring is
almost completed and begins with a game
with Omaha on April 6 and runs way into
the middle of June. AS arranged so far the
schedule is as follows:
Omaha Western league. at Omaha April
s; Central City club. Central City, Neb.,
April .; Omaha Field club, Omaha, April IL
Kansas. university, Omaha, April 16; CotneI
lege,, Omaha, April 25; washburn college,
Omaha, May 2; Drake university, Omaha,
May II; Fremont club, Fremont, Neb.. May
~ Colorado university, Omaha, May 16,
Highland Park college, Omaha, MAY 10,
BefieYus college. BELLEVUE Ne6., May a;
Knox college, Omaha, May %; University OF
South Dakota. Omaha. May 26i University
OF Nebraska, Omaha, May 80; Kansas State
Agricultural college. Omaha, June 3; Cotner
J untversity.sBethany Neb.. June Q; Bellevue
college, Omaha, June p.
The manager OF the foot ball team has
been arranging the schedule for next fall
and has arranged for two games already,
the Haskell indians on November IL and
Doane college November q He expects to
arrange games with Amesn Drake and
Highland Park, all to be played In Omaha
with the exception of the Drake game,
which may go to Des Moines. The sea-
son will PROBABLY open with the High school
and close with the Dodge Light Guards Of
Council Bluffs.
This is the heaviest schedule that the
team has ever played and was done with
the expectation Of having all OF the cid
team back with the exception Of Captain
Walker. c. @. Mcdonald. who played
tackle for four years with Oberlin and be-
hind the line for Michigan two years. is
to do the coaching and the team will line
up with the High school two and three
times,a week. 50 that they will always be
in readiness for hard knocks.
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