The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-16
SPORTS.
LOOK Like AN
OPERA CHORUS
BASEBALL CANDIDATES. PRESENT
KALEIDOSCOPE EFFECT.
Wear Raiment That Is Fearful and
Wonderful, but Promise to Make
Good on the Diamond--Plenty Of
= Seasonedf Material Varsity Basket
Ball Girls Team vs. Freshmen.

ball seminary, now in session every
afternoon in the university armory,
leaves FAN impression strongly resem-
bling that produced by comic opera.
Nowhere else save in the burlesQue
chorus can one see raiment so brill
liant in color and so richrin contrast
as that displayed by the candidates
for the varsity. Nearly every form Of
varsity emblem is in evidence, and the
freshmen are clad in prep" school
suits, which rival the dandelion and
the tiger lily. rs So
This display is more than pleasing
to the eye; it is a sign of encourage
ment 1t means that the men on the
squad have played the game before
and have made good. t
| When, the first call for candidates
| was answered it looked as if Captain
Leach would have to hold down the
| receiving end of the battery alone,
| and doleful prophecies were made as
to what would happen if Leach were
put out Of the game. Two good men,
! Thornton and Slade, are now at work
| with the big mitt and promise to. give
. Leach not only a good pair Of .substi-
tutes, but a couple of dangerous rivals
as we'll.
Gleason and Wheaton, two sopho-
mores who pitched for the academic
| team last year, and Neuman and
! Brown, freshmen, are out for places
on the pitching staff. Hameril and
Brigham, both varsity men, are try
ing curves and in-shoots in the cage,
and Rogers will take a turn on the
slab if his arm keeps in good condi-
ton. s... ~- ..r..
Bobby Marshall, varsity end, will
make an attempt to hold down first
base, but has a dangerous rival in
Brigham. Several other men are also
| after the bag, among them @Branton,
| who played a star game on the medic
| team in, last years interdepartment
/ league. '.,r
Second holds the eyes of spooner
and Tyler, a couple Of sophomores
| with records on department teams.
| Montgomery and Miller are promising
| inielders who have aspirations for the
place. .-,. ~,
varco looks like a sure thing at
| short, but has several rivals who will
make him work hard. Rand, the big
| man Of the pyramid squad, Padden
| and Wistrand are the other candi-
! dates. .4.
For third, Redding, a clever OUT
fielder from the law team, Thompson
| of the academies, and Linde, an "ex-
| Luther college man, promise a close
| and exciting race.
! Outfield candidates are most numer-
| Gus, and all of the new men sport
! high SCllOO1 1llSlSillc. III ZAeSeoCI . 1AAe]y
want an outfield position5stf his arm
fails to get in pitching condition, and
! will probably get it. Labbitt, Nor
stein, CritchfieId and Jungclaus are all
tried men in the gardens. Schuknut
and Curtis are among the new men.
/ There are many more candidates.
/ but until outdoor practice&is begun it
! will be impossible to. get a line son
| the new men beyond that given by
| their high school records. azzss5
What promises to- be the best ga game
| of girls basket ball ever played at
the university will take place tonight,
when the varsity; will line up against
the freshmen. The freshmen played
a splendid game in the interclass tour
nament, and the varsity has proved to-
be in a class by itself When compared
with the other girls teams of the
state. 49, - -: -: - -
The game is the result Of the tour
lnament in which the freshmen won
legation to. provide a spread for the
girls Of the defeated teams. The
freshmen treasury was low. and they
decided that a game with the varsity
would be a good means of securing
the needed cash. In addition to this,
the freshmen were anxious to try
their strength against the regulars,
land were confident Of victory, as sew
eral members of the varsity had been
on the defeated teams. ~ " ''~ =
The varsity was mot SO ready for
the contest, as they had nothing to
gain by victory over the freshmen,
and everything to lose by a defeat.
At first they refused the request, but
finally consented to play. The OF
team at first demurred to this pro-
posal, but finally consented.
The freshmen are all taller than
the varsity players and have decided
advantage in the toss-up. The var,
sity is probably superior in team
work. The lineup:
: Varsity -.-.~ Freshmen
Cox (captain) ..... Forward .......... Bearre
. Van Bergen <....... Forward Schuyler (capt
Dunn ............. Center ............. Bogar
4 Frank ............ Guard ........... Schalle
4 Johnston .......... Guard .......... Hoffi
The university billiard enthusiast
I have decided to organize and hold
billiard tournament. A committee
consisting Of J. N. Metcalf, j. Hendri
and w. G. Foot. has been appointe
to received entries and fix handicaps
The university board of; athleti
control yesterday elected Hugh Leac
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