Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-15
U. OF M. BASEBALL.
Many Candidates and Good Prospects
Of a Strong Team.

Orono, Me-, April IL SpeciaD-The
University of Maine baseball squad is
now getting out of door practice daily
and the men are fast getting into shape.
There are about 40 candidates out and
the squad will not be cut down until
after the Massachusetts trip. next
week. Coach Rudderham and Capt.
Mitchell are much plea sed with the ma
terra! and will give every aspirant a
fair trial. The athletic field is still in
bad shape but every effort will be made
to get it into shape for the first games,
SatuI day, which will be with the Co
burn Classical Institute nine. The
make up of the nine is altogether un-
certain. Several of last years nine are
in college but are by 70 means sure of
their place. Many OF the candidates
are green, but there is a lot of interest
and everybody Will work hard to put
out strong nine as i'll recent years.
The strictest rules of training will be
enforced.
AS the season is so young and the
practice so irregular that to get any
thing like an accurate line on the men
who will propably compose the team is
out of the question. The writer will
not attempt an opinion, but will sim
ply state the men who are showing up
best. The team Will finally be chosen
one day before the Massa chusctts trip.
In the box there is Mitchell and
Frost of last years team. They will
undoubtedly be the regular men. al
though Quint. % and Lunt. 90. the old
Lewiston standby. arc showing up we'll
and will make good substitutes. Quint
is not only doing fair work in pitching,
but is a good fielder and batter.
Neil Vioiette OF the School OF Law.
last years catcher, is again on hand
to fill the position. Niolettc had the
i'll fortune to break his ankle last year.
preventing him from finishing the sea-
son, but is suffering no trouble from
the member this year and reports reg
ularly for practice. Hanson, Il special
Karl. '06, and McLain. are strong sub
stitutes.
At first base. Collins, who has played
the position for the last three years. is
in his old form ana will be stronger
than ever this spring.
The chief trouble in tho infield is the
securing of man to fill second base.
1t will be remembered that Vcazie who
played this position so brilliantly last
season and who was unanimously
chosen to this position on the All
Maine baseball team. was drowned last
summer at Rockland.
There are a number of candidates
for this position. but practice has been
underway too short time to select any
one player as a probable candidate
The position of short stop will prob
ably he filled by Thatcher of last years
men are turning out regularly for prac-
tice and the place will be open to COM
petition.
At third, Bird. II" old Andover man
who played the position creditably last
year. is showing up stronger than ever.
Other candidates for the infield po-
sitiOns are Bearce. '05. Sawyer. 'O6.
Pencil. '0a, Gilmore. 'O7 Davis. OF,
Hosmer. '01, Barnes 'O1 and 4 numbc..
of others.
Larrabec is also Il candidate for sec
end base. One of the two remaining
outfield positions will he filed by
Frost and Mitchell. alternating in this
position and the box. Others who are
trying for field positions are McDcr-
mott. '06. Austin. '0G. Mcclure. '05.
Bradley. '06. TarboX. '06. RurIeigh. 'O7.
Totman and Lancaster of the School of
Law