The San Francisco call., 1906-04-07
STANFORD FANS
ARE CONF FIDENT
Sure of Victory in First
Baseball Game of Season
With California Today
TEAM ROUNDS TO FORM
Sales and StOtt Perform Like
Big Leaguers and Others
Back Them Up in Field

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, April 6--lf
Stanford docs not win the first game OF
the intercollegiate baseball series, which
Will be Dlayed on the home diamond to-
morrow. the entire student body viii not
only be sOnely disappointed, but grievous-
ly surprised. II Stanford plays up TO the
form she has shown in the last few weeks
ef practice II VIII take very fast team
10 beat her, a much faster team than the
blue and gold nine has given evidence
OF being in preliminary games thus far
Compared with the varsity of last year
the team flanagan has developed is bet
ter IN every way. flanagan declared al
the beginning Of the season that he would
not play a pitcher against Berkeley who
would give bases on balls. he SAID Stan
ford had thrown away many series IN
this wise and he would tolerate the prac-
rice no longer. In a word he told Cap
tain and Pitcher Sales unless he improved
in control he would have 80 give way
before some other candidate for box hon
ors The warning has brought results
sales is today pitching the best BAN he
ever has since he first dOnned a STANFORD
suit three years ago. Theile, the sopho-
more aspirant for pitcher, has given the
veteran twirer close race all season
end Sales has simply had TO improve
The same NAV be said Of Stott behind
close run for his position, and even nov
d some think that the contest Is 'stin toss
,lok Stott. though will undoubtedly 90
the receiving in Tomorrow's game. he
has a steadiness ana confidence OF play
which would be hard to replace II either
Srott or Sales falls down in the first game
rhe chances are strong he Will se re-
placed in the second OF the series bX the
younger men
With the exception Of the freshmen,
SAMPSON and owen, at shortstOp- ana
. o.snterheId. respectively, the rest Of the
team is the same as faced California
last year. Not a man of them but mas
improved in batting, fielding, base rum
ming and all around play under the Ell
cIent coaching Of flanagan framing
rules have been strictly enforced from
the irst day OF practice, and hard work
rain or shine, has been the slogan. No
man has been preferred over another
and by the application of the same tao
lies as secured for him so many efficient
football machines flanagan has secured
"a maximum of work and confidence
from every man on the squad Not a
point Of the game has been neglected
and every day for the last two weeks
helding. base-running. hitting and sig
nal work have received an squai
amount Of attention.
California viii probably pitch west,
the sOuthpaW from the Dental college
and blue and gold supporters may flg-
ure that they viii thereby have an ad-
vantage over the cardinal hitters. Ian
agan with his usual foresight, has an
Iicipated such a move, and for many
days ne has had all the available left
handed ball players ia college on the
field throwing TO the men. 50 that they
lnay be prepared for West and his re
pertoire of wrong-sided curves, should
he be put into the box Furthermore,
stanford enthusiasts do not feel they
viii be put at much Of a disadvantage
should West be pitched. The home
team has easily connected with the
shoots Of kilbUrn, O'BaniOn and Hop
SKINS. the left-handed twirlers Of Santa
Clara and St Mary's.
Stanford is stronger than last year.
Old Santa Clara players say il IS the
strongest team Stanford ever sent
against them. California is not up. TO
last years form and Stanford will have
a decided advantage in the cool-headed
flanagan, who viii direct the play from
the bench California has won every
intercollegiate series since 1898. Prior
TO that time Stanford had won every
year but one.
The cardinal viii take the field with
these men: Sales Co, pitcher Stott
catcher; Presley. first base; Bell, second
base; Sampson, shortstop; Fenton, third
base; Chalmers, left field; Owen, center
field, Dudley, right field.