New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-25
YALE BASEBALL OUTLOOK.
Good Nucleus for a Championship
Team at NezC-HaUen.

New-Haven. Conn. Jan. p CspeciaD.-Yale's base
bail candidates VIII be called out probably In the
week by Captain Burnside Winslow for two years
Yae's star catcher, and work for the season VIII
then begin in the sym cage. The outlook is ex-
ceptionally good, and with q long and hard sched-
ule OF games Captain Winslow has good reason to
believe MAT Yale VIII this year win the baseball
pennant Yale will lose only two old players,
and Will have in Mckay, OF the Law School. who IS
eligible this year. star pitcher. Winsow, Chit
tenden, IIttleheld Netcalf and O'Bren all back
for the iniied, and Thorn. Barnes and Cote for the
outheld- Barnwen 10 no longer eligible Bowman
is stiu the pitching staff, IS Allen, Of last
years squad II IS expected that several good for
mer prep" school players will appear among tho
newcomers.
BILLY Murphy. 49, last years most popular and
successful coach is again to handle the Yale bat
ters. and Captain Wlnslow VIII also call in few
pitchers from the minor leagues 70 work up the
batting abilities Of his team branch OF the game
in which Yale has been wofully weak in late years.
The gym" cage Is In wretched condition for prac-
uce. and win have 20 be built over again out
outside OF that disadvantage the season starts We'll
This coming week win also the Yale crews
report for the seasons hard work. that VIII only
end at the bridge the Thames IN the Harvard
race next June As already announced IN The
Tribune. Captain Waterman will not act as mead
coach this year at New-Haven. although he Is stu
IN the university Waterman will give as much
time as he can spare from his Law School work TO
the eight but Il IS probable that either Cameron
or Kunzg. former captains and coaches, VIII take
the in hand. The rowing machines are now
installed on the gymnasium floor and this extraor-
binary change in Yale rowing methods VIII be
watched carefully IN tho next two months Hith-
erto the machines have been believed 70 work IN
jury 70 the style Of the individual oarsmen. and
they have not been used by Yale for many years.
The Yale crew starts out with peculiarly trying
obstacles this year Five places in the eight will
have TO be fled-stroke, Nos 8. and and bow.
Bogue Coffin. Judson. Waterman and Stubbs
not available. johnson, also, who rowed two years
ago. has left college. and DAILY, who was one Of the
best men IN the 1892 eight IS IN college, but It is
known that he Will try for the boat 7 hts leaves
Miller. whitney, OF last years freshman boat has
the call just stroke but the place is not
filed over a hundred men are now trying for
squad look be a likely lot Of oarsmen.
The track work also VIII virtually begin at Yale
this coming week when Monday Captain Clapp
ing practice there has been Installed In the gymua
SUM a cork forty yard carpet.
II is definitely understood at Yale among track
leaders that both the two English universities,
Cambridge and Oxford. end Harvard ready to
resume International track meetings. and. Yale
has been ready for two years. such q meet seems
The training OF the Yale gymnastic team has
been rushed this week 70 get IN trim for the open
month. CAPTAIN Anderson has now taken as
nucleus such all around EvmUastc athletes
Wakeman. Smith, Shenker, Frank and Nix, and IS
working IN from the freshman class Butler and
Yale track managers have sent 70 the various
preparatory schools the orders for the annual In
terscholastio track meet held under Ta'e's auspices
The meet VIII be held this year a. Yale Field on
Saturday. May Il. The cup offered by Yale viii be
given TO the school winning Il four times Ner-
the