Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-08
ATHLETICS AT UNIVERSITY
Base Ball Squad is Working Out in
Fine Shape Now.
COACH GORDON PLEASED WITH MATERIAL
Has Plenty of Pitchers and Catchers
Under Way and VIII Begin
to Develop Matters
at once.

Base ball occupies the center OF the stage
In university athletics just now. The
Townsend crowd are all hard at work in
the cage under the personal supervision Of
Coach Eddie Gordon; the throwers are get
ting their arms into tip top shape for the
tossing and the schedule for the season,
with the exception of one date, is COM
plete. The best work so far this year has
been developed this week and some OF the
candidates are showing up in star form.
Every afternoon Eddie Gordon goes into
the cage with the twirlers, two at a time,
and a catcher, and gives them instruction
in the art Of putting the leather across the
plate. The first weeks training consisted
merely of the right way Of throwing and
the delivery; the last week has been spent
in a slow ball and the next six days will be
devoted to speed. after which curves them
selves will be put into the list. at is pos
slble,' said Gordon Friday afternoon as he
stepped out of the cage, dressed in his
Omaha uniform, that we will get out Of
doors next week. We are developing the
pitchers first. 30 that they may be used on
the diamond to bring out the good parts Of
the rest OF the team. We are anxious to
get at the batting, for that is always the
weak point OF a college club. The tossers
will begin to throw to batters at once, and
thus both the stickers and the arm men
will get simultaneous practice"
Several men among the candidates for the
box are showing up especially we'll. Longa-
naec'ker is one Of the best and has the ad-
vantage of pretty good experience at
Wahoo.a Ling is a little fellow who comes
from pitching stock, his father before him
having been good with the sphere. He has
so,fghtv gnad form, 90 avorcnrna hir uf1a
with. Chase is a great big man with a SUI
perior motion who promises to make good.
Gore shows up pretty we'll, and Morrison is
another. Sampson is a husky one with a
good arm, but poor form. He ia sort OF a
diamond in the rough and has good mate
rial in him to be brought out. The back
stop stunt is still performed in a nice way
by the trio, Bender, Whitcomb and Wilson.
Bender will likely be held at the plate on
account Of his old head at the business.
Whitcomb is from Friend, a little fellow
who throws we'll and uses his eye all the
while. Wilson has a good arm and has done
we'll at FIRST base.
As to the candidates for the field posi-
lions, there is little definite as yet, because
OF the lack OF actual work. Townsend
hopes, however, that at least Ave old men
win bV AZ AhN 6@AC AAAAA otA ASSNf
Sheimer, Render and himself. With this
bunch and the new stock that is at hand
in the way Of Mickle, Wright, Stein, a pair
of Johnsons and Ramsey, there Is no reason
why the team need lack for victories. The
first squad will be made up OF about twenty
fellows and the scrubs will play around in
the mornings and until 8 o'clock every aft
.ernoon. A man will be pushed up as fast
as he shows good stuff to be developed.
The schedule is complete with the excep-
tion of a date for May Z. This was to have
gone to Beloit, but has been cut out be-
cause the foreigners had too many heavy
games right around that day. The trip will
consist Of a two weeks jaunt and. as given
out by Manager Clark Bell. is: Highland
Park at Des Moines, May 2; Iowa City, May
4; DEBORAH CLuther college,, May 5; Knox
college, May 6; May Z open; Notre Dame,
May s; Purdue, May 8; Illinois university,
May II; Washington college, st. Louis, May
IL; Kansas university, May 13 and IA;
Washburn college, May 10; st. Mary's and
Manhattan, May 16. The home games will
be Omaha, April 10 and IA; Indians early
part of April; Kansas, April II and IS;
Washburn, May 1; Colorado, April IS; High
land Park. April 20; Knox, April 22; South
Dakota, April q, and possibly Creighton
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