New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-07
B4RTARD,S PROSPECTS.
Strong Baseball Team Expected
This Season at Cambridge.
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cs-nr-sdce Mass. Feb 6-The Harvard VARSITY
,.ectou SQUAD begins work week from MONDAY
r. the cage until the weather let's the men get o"'
., doors Harvard's chances OF turning ON a
t--,-e +s.~, this year are considered here tN-
cs--,o-arv good. The only mer ot last year team
who viii not he eligible are "Boo' Herman, neilAa
~ hat. Coolidge. at second base and SULLIVAN, IN
she outneld.
CrieIev. who caught on asst years freshman
ton. and IN Ksrnan's forced absence, In The
ys.7evlvaria game in Cambridge held Captain
Clsrkson almost as well Herman himself. VIII
undoubtedly be catcher There are several men.
substitutes on the nine last year and members q
lie '05 team. who viii fI the other vacant places
satisfactorily. skilton. who played second base 81
1892 and Grant Co. in the infield. ana Nichols the
varsity haIfback and Newhau. OF last years
freshman team. in the outied are particularly
a wealth o.. undev.loped material also exists a.
eanoIllse MlleL. u l.es-e. ,ah ee tuIea mo NO
t-st cass VARSITY material 10y the strong coaching
sta1 that 0iI Aa+c ehals Sc 81 the Crimson team
Tie supply of pitchers VIII be strong this year.
with Captain 'l7rks0n backed up by Cupurn. who
year Clarlzson. % is rumored has ha1 several Of
fers from different clubs of the National League
college one OF his racuIa.t,es is tl.aJ De has 20
have hot Gay 10 pitch his best game Last year
Tigers uotoriousv weak ratjers hit him freely
tnd won, but IN the two PenusvIrauia games ana
the Brown game in Cambridge. on warm days, nor
single run was scored "a Cl1rkson.
f.ne-last year winning the bet offered by ',Scotty
NcMastors, tho trainer OF the team. to the man
who reached first base the greatest number -
times On the seas0u--hIt Is inclined 10 be giraffe
fn HE fielding. Matthews, The Hide C0Ored player
should fl his last years place al shr~tstop. lie d
q clean. accurate fielder. 5000 batter. and plays
ball from the time tire hrSt man stops 10 The pate
Until the last man IS out. II was Matthews v lO.
u the deciding game " the Aae series in 1872
t-oueht in the vuuius f0T Harvard in the tenth
inning By timely base Dir. and lEain in the Yale
game in Cambridge last yssT knocked out "a home
NJ ~ the nrst inning with Two men bases.
Sarr, who covered Third base Tho greater part 81
last year. VIII have o. work FOR his place. Grant.
third base on the freshman team last wear. IS an
exceptionally promising fielder. and hard hitter
IN "a game against Yale freshmen Last wear Grant
KNOCKED ulr three home runs and three base hit
In the outfeid Hran Herman. Bob Kernan'e
IRON ana stevenson. - last wears team will
Lrcouotec-y aEatu play tio.r old places regularly
Aernan covers much ground and rs esDpc ally fast
or bases but is not a FTrorc hitter. Stevenson is
strong batter and er accurate fielder.
. O. Frautz. known Home Run Frantz %
hfao coach 0r this wears team is not only a thor
oueh BAL player. bat BE- also man vel adar-ol
70 lead. lie val. as announced On The Tribune be
L-siateo I'M his work Uu 20 March ! bv keeler and
Slesoro. q TIC NeU-York American Iearle team
keeler VII coach the batters and Chesbr8 the
pilcheTs- both men were with The team last year.