The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-30
ATHLETIC PROSPECTS
ARE BRIGHT At YALE
Coaches Are Trying to Develop
d Heavy Hitting
Team
Special to The Globe

Special to The Globe
NEW HAVEN. Conn, April 2s.-The
games played thus far show that Yale
Is to have only an ordinary baseball nine
this year. At the same time the prospect
against Harvard and Princeton In June
Is regarded as better than for some years.
because of the working spirit of this
years team. The one idea of the coaches
Just now is to develop a heavy hitting
nine and to let the fielding take care Of
ITSELF Professional pitchers have been
tossing the ball to the Eli batters now for
some time. resulting In a marked i'm
proyement in the batting, in which de-
partment Yale has been weak for years.
Cote Capt. Bowman, Barnes. O'Brien
Jackson and Irwin are all batting freely
and with effect. and the promise is good
for heavy batting team when Yale goes
up Tor the championship games.
Inc playing order at Yale is still far
Barnes will play left and center field.
both being veterans, and at right field
Hulscamp or Smith will finally be chosen.
irwin Is now the leading backstop with
fair base throwing abilities, but rather
slow on fouls. Chaplin, freshman. is
coming on fast for this position, and
small but very active and a good base
thrower. Capt. Bowman will play first
base, and O'Brien short stop. both being
steady and even brilliant players. Sec
Robinson and Church alternating without
greatly marked success. Kinney on third
Is Iair 1nnelder and gives good promiser
Inc ale inf1eld Is made up of small and
light players this year, who are, however,
very fast in team work.
: Yale's greatest problem is in the pitch
ing department. Here Bell and Jackson
last years substitutes are now Yale'sr
only mainstay outside of several as vet
un1rled youngsters. Bell is a snappy
and steady pitcher, while Jackson. al
though strong pitcher, is as yet unable
to control his ball. :
Walter Camp is this year for the first
time in charge of Yale's baseball, as ne
has been of football, and the good effect
OF a single head is already seen.
=, me Yale crew is attracting considera-
bic attention just now because of the ex-
ceptlonal degree of skill the men have
reached so early in the season. In snite
OF the prolonged cold weather and the de-
to be very far advanced. This condition.
OF affairs is because only two of last
year fast crew left college-Cross and
Miller. The two new men who are now
filling these positions are Chase and.
Kineon, but both are veterans in the Ken
nedy stroke. Chase. in fact. rowed with
eight was picked for New London and
kineon, who is also football tackle,
car; came to the boat perfectly well versed in
a novice, which fact has given Yale an
advantage over Harvard to start with
Everything at present points to an ex-
ceptlonally good crew for Yale this year..
boat made up of heavy, strong and we'll
trained oarsmen. The change from last.
years seating order, made necessary by
the weakening of the starboard side has
now been permanently settled. whitney
IS rowing stroke. Morse No z, Capt.
whittier No. 6, Chase No. 5. Scott No 4,
kineon No 3, Daily No and Weeks
bow. The second or substitute crew is
now rowing with Boulton stroke. Lowe
No. z. Hopin No. 6, Bloomfield No. 5,
Bouscaren No. f. Williams No. 3. Ortmey-
z
been out several times for four mile rows
in the harbor.