The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-10
National League President Has
Made Assignment Of Empires
for the Universities.
SOUTHERN OATES ANNOUNCED.
tale and Harvard Are Sadly Lack
ing in Effective Batters-Re-
view of Harvard by a
Mcrciless Critic.


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ihe National League. in acccr lance with
the annual reques: Of the bg universite s.
10 name the umplres FOR Their important
games. yesterday announced that ne has
selected former National League Umpi-es
Lynch. Belts and Murray. ard Dickson. A
former end rush on the University Of Penn
sy!vania football team. to ~oflclate in the
bis college contests this season.
The Yale sGuaG. having comp ted is PIE
liminary work, started upon is Journey
South yesterday. Sixteen men in charge OF
captain WiEs.ow make up the repres, nta-
tiyes O! she b,ue. Don Thomson Will be
tIisd II third 4 WhIte. IN The nope that his
oat.L.e vii improve JACKSON. the giant
freshman pitcher. who was expected to ha4p
out bOWMa in the hard games, 5ut VINO
mas neen laid Up with malaria. reported.
but Is not in shape Tor box work. Captain
Nin.!ow. says ne Will not dare use Patton.
un!esJ the weather bee mes warmer and
ms VIII leave the twiriing TO be done BY
bowman. NeSc2tt and Allen. Bowman will
pitch at least haif a dozen games u the
IMP. Doctor ". H Murphy. the head
coach OF the nine. said To-Day by way Of
criticism:
The failure OF the veteran players to bat
We'll Is the most disturbing thing just at
present / am unable to explain why men OF
from one TO three years experience should
not be able to do better than some Of he
nope that they Will take a brace during the
present trip.
BASE RUNNING IMPROVED.
The base running has improved. but in
recent years 1t has been allowed to lapse
far below the old Yale standard. and much
still remains to be done in this respect. We
have been working with the infeld a great
deal Of the time since outdoor practice
opened, Metcalf has shown excellent form
In getting into trim. and Is now covering
shortstop well. O'Brien Is doing well at
because Of q strain received last year.
Thompson can be depended upon for con-
sisteut fielding. but his stick work has not
been in evidence. Chittenden and Little
field are having a close race for first base.
We. have not done as much with the out
field as We shall later"
TO the effect that Miller. last years short
stop, will be unable to play again this sea-
chances are also against Irwin, the giant
catcher from the Hotchkiss
rsgaining his eligibility. He has a
scholarship condition Doctor Murphy Will
company the nine on its trip South.
There will be games with Annapolis To-
University OF Virginia at Norfolk
VILE on Monday. Georgetown at Washing
ton on Tuesday. and the Philadelphia
team at Philadelphia on Wednes-
II has been announced at Harvard that
the Crimson baseball team will not allow
the introduction Of the foul strike rule in
ne games played at Cambridge this season
In games played on neutral grounds or on
the diamonds OF opposing teams. the ones
LlEu OF GAlLLk II WI AbAAs wiz - "
sided by the captains before the game be-
gins
HARVARD SQUAD DIssBcTED.
Tn playing OF the Harvard baseball
squad was recently summed up In the FOL
owing manner by a Cambridge authority:
AS q whole the men field well. but have
l general tendency to mistime the ball in
The bunting is for the most part
-erv weak and the base running OF the
as a whole Is crude and undeveloped
''Of the catcher, r. P Herman. %. has
hough he IS still weak IN covering Wild
he bats poorly -. X stevenson.
q. catches well. but Is slow in throwing;
IFS comparative ineXperience in the posi-
ion is a material handicap. ". Garrison,
n. is pitching more strongly than at this
I'm line last yse5; sif mo f1r ne mas Soi nj G OF Sc
ectivensss. a. Stilman. %. has shown
DOR form as yet. evidencing comparative
first base. c. W. Randall. 'O5. though
weak on low balls. shows a general inn
rovement In his fielding and has improved
after. but IS slow at fielding. J. ID. Clark.
fields well. but Is very weak in batting.
:. F. Murphy. %. bats poorly. but fields
aof the third basemen. F. p. Carr. 'G.
steaiier than hitherto In his fielding.
ut IS uncertain AT the bat. i +. storey,
through overanNiety, is errstic both IN
atting and fielding.
Both II. d. Herman. '6 and L. ]. Daily.
cid. but both are weak In batting. H '. T!
ireenough. 20. through slowness and mex
erence in the position. covers but little
round. In batting he falls TO use bis body f,
l the swing. Both J.. s. Lowering. &c. and j
!. g. Bolton. '@. are weak batters. and the :
liter Is slow fielding" .
PRINCETON SETTLING DOWN.
The Princeton baseball team is settling !
own TO hard work preparatory to the =
outhern trip. which will be begun to-mor- :
Iw. The positions of the men are practi-
ally decided upon. with the exception OF
Tree. McClaye and Doyle are the candi- 4
ates for catcher. and so far Doyle. who Is :
freshman. has the best Of II. Larned and
nell are the shortstop candidates. and IL =
as X Larned has the best chance !
Roys and Bard are the candidates for I
field and IL will be some time before i
lie winner IS announced. as they are prac- \
cally equal. S
following games win be played on the =.
Duthern trip: April Il and l. AZ George u
wn: April IL and Is. at Virginia. and April !
Maryland Athletic Club. at Baltimore. p
Warrington 8, Brooklyn 8 I
Washington. April s.-ExhIbition game ten IN .