Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-24
U. OF N. BASEBALL.
A Forecast Of the Nine for the Coming
Season.

OronO. Me-, March 23.--(Special)-
Active baseball practice continues in
the cage under Coach Rudderham and
Captain Collins, but the prospect Of
any immediate work on the diamond
is rather discouraging. Although a
greater part of the snow was removed
from the Athletic field on last Satur-
day the poor drainage of the diamond
seems to delay getting onto it as
much as would the snow. So while it
is rather difficult to make any positive
forecast of the 1905 team. it is thought
that the coach and captain have some
pretty clear ideas Of who has a chance
to make the team. Captain Collins
can be depended on to pick the twin
ners' in the freshman class from the
showing made in the class games last
fall, and Rudderham has very fair
idea of the men who were out fOId as
team last year. buddy are the best
saying that the dt this time OF year
they ae began his work here FIVE years
I ago.
The position of backstop is one that
is giving AS much trouble as any.
iOACItC WIN IlSIO uOWIl Tic pDsl.
ton for three years will probably not
return to the game this year and sew
eral men are working hard for the
place. Gordon, '0S. an Augusta boy.
seems to be the most promising candi-
>date and will develop into good
slan. He has a good arm and it will
he d good man that can steal second
OFT him. Karl. '06 was substitute last
year and is working hard for the place.
Captain Collins will hold down first
base though Lunt. or. of Lewiston will
make a good substitute. He is Il good
six fOoter and able to reach most of
the high ones. The positions of Sec
ond and shortstop are not yet settled
upon, but it is thought that one will
doubtless fall to the old star of the IN
field DOC" Thatcher, and the other to
the freshman find. Moody. from
Leavitt Institute. Burnes Of last
years Varsity is out for an infield job
but may find consolation in the outfield
as he Is a hard hitter. Third will
doubtless go to Hosmer. 'O7, who field
ed the position well last year. H. will
have to improve in the batting side of
the list. however. or Burnes. 90. and
Chase. 'OS, will be looking for the posi-
ton. The pitching staff will be the
same as last year. Mitchell, '05. and
Frost, 06. In addition to these men
there are several likely freshmen in
GLIDING Dow and French. Quint. 'G?,
who was sub pitcher last year will try
for the outfield, he is hard hitter.
clean fielder and knows the game. Be-
sides Quint there are the sub pitchers.
and Burns, 'O7, Lunt, OF, HanscOm,
'OS, and Chase, '08.
The first trip will be taken i'm about
four weeks now and games will be
played with Exeter. Dartmouth. and
two with University of Vermont. The
first home game will be played against
Rates, May 10.
The old locomotive Lion which was
presented to the university BY the
Portland city government has at last
arrived on the campus. This old relic
was built in 1916 and was used con-
tinuously on the old Whitneyville and
Machiasport lumber railroad until 1890.
and was saved from the junk heap by
Alderman F.. L. Rounds of Portland.
At the time it arrived in OrOno in
January it was impossible to transport
it to the campus SO the feat mas just
been accomplished.