The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-29
SMITH ACADEMY'S
BRIGHT PROSPECTS.
for Baseball Tenn and Almost Rs
Many Working for Track Honurs.

| WRITTEN FOR THE S;-NI:AY REPCEIlc
| Warm weather has pT-ved an incentive to
/ outdoor work for the Smith Academy track
and baseball squads. Pastime Field. where
| the schoolboys have been practicing the
past week or more. presents scene CT busy
athletic strife every afternoon.
Coach Fred Everard is rapidly rounding
the sprinters and middie-distance men into
some sort of shape to begin thu red train
ing later on foc the import Mt interschola site
athletic meeting with the High Sch ioi's
crack team. Everard Is enthusiastic about
his prospects for successful outdoor
season, and is confident that his boys VIII
repeat, in the aIl-around competition with
High. the decisive victory gained over the
latters relay team at the recent ct. Louis
UNIVERSITIES indoor meeting.
The triumph won by the Smith quartet of
flyers that occasion is still fresn in
the memory of those who witnessed tho
race, and the added fact that the time of
the winners was .en seconds faster than
the record would seem to indicate that the
Academy has one of the fastest school relay
teams in Missouri.
LAWRENCE A STURDY FELLOW.
The following men have begun outdoor
work at Pastime Field: Captain Lawrence.
who will compete in the 100. 229. both hur-
dies and the quarter-mie. This is quite an
athletic proposition for one man to handle.
However. Lawrence has strong physique
is a good. hard worker and is sure TO score
in the event he enters.
for the dashes and promise TO do some good
work with proper coaching Hellman viii
also take part In the quarter-rliie. {. Smith
Is the third candidate for honors in the lst
ter race. Smith will also work Tor the half
mile with CHASER.
The two last named Will also carry the
academys colors IN the mile run.
In the hurdles, both high and low. Law
renee and Morcom will do little Joint
scoring. Morcom also stands a good chance
does not win the event
Lambert and Lawrence are daily fmprov-
Ing as high jumpers. The former VIII also
train for the pole vault with Morcom and
Bauman. Lamoert is doing the best WORK
In the early practice. and IL picked by many
to win this event at the meet with ease.
Ed Stanard and E. Smith are working
hard at the weights
Tho date for. the Academy Field Day has
not been set yet. Coach Evsrard is thinking
of arranging to- hold It before May .. the
date for the interscho.astic meeting, so that
at the latter meet might be selected from
the results of the Field Day. .7f
FORTY MEN FOR BASEBALL.
The baseball squad was called out week
ago last Saturday. Forty candidates pre- |
scented themselves aspirants for positions |
on the team that Is to represent Smlin
Academy in the slnterscho'astic Baseball |
League
as the season is not sufficiently advanced 10
permit harder work. Everard is directing I
his attention to develop a hcayy-hitting |
team this year and the men are consequent
w going through hating practice every I
afternoon. rather than pitching or intield |
best the academy has had in years. The |
are the most promising among the
present candidates: Pitchers. HoithauS. |
Scott; Hill and Hardy; catchers Brown;
Hoevel for first base: Carter. Crunden ard
Lehman for second. and Jameson and Stew