The Minneapolis journal., 1906-05-06
UNIVERSITY REALIZES
IT HAS 4 BALL TEAM
Wesk's Play Conyinces Gophers
. that They Have q Good
Team.
BY L. /. Collins.

Ualvergity fans have finally awak-
aned to the realization that the gopher
institution is represented by a ball team
that is a ball team, and in the games
: son, |Spike' Anderson and his pro-
tsges may count on the hearty support
: Of the undergraduates. Fridays de-
! feat by Notre Dame made some of the
DoHegiate fans dubious in regard to the
ability Of the gopher players, but the
sum total Of the week $ work silenced
the doubling Thonases and stirred the
collegiate fashion.
In the bigger games Of the. schedule
Il Minnesota now has record Of three
i victories and one defeat. Iowa was
: taken into camp twice and the gophers
j split even with the boys from Notre
!; Dame. Considering the fact that both
the Iowa and Notre Dame teams are
= conceded to be strong aggregations, the
Minnesota men have done remarkably
well, and If the team keeps up the pace
there will be no doubt about the per-
maaence of. baseball as a branch Of
gopher athletics. =
= Shifting the Infeld.
), Coach Anderson has faced g. variety
Of difficulties during the past two
weeks. After thoroly trying out the
RieJSic Gt1O SoACCSbo "1tu AOW0 SAOW0O
THAT the team was weak in spots and
y he has been shifting his men, trying
to find a satisfactory combination Of
b .inhelders. Three men. Marshall, Berg
and Linnehan, have been tried at first
base, and, from present indications,
. Linnehan, who held down the initial
sack in the second Notre Dame game,
8 will be given a preference in the re-
Z manning contests of the schedule. He
SIS a strong hitter and has been played
In the outAeld heretofore, but he held
down the first bag without a skip and
3 looks like a fixture at this position
y Marshall, who was strong at the start
's of the season, has been unable to de-
=. yelop his batting eye, but should he
i pe able to get in old-time form he will
be formidable candidate for the
OF hrst under protest. He is heavy
hitter and may be used in the regular
outaeld.
: Anderson, and 1t is. probable that no
Irregular man will be played in this posi-.
,e Non. Brenna is the best catcher on
tdthe squad, but he, IS needed for slab
backstop in the games when he is not
:. :. needed in the box, this arrangement is
! hardly satisfactory, and Anderson
would welcome the arrival of a first
class man even at this stage Of the
~ game.
Grategaard, who has been filing this
position when Brenna was pitching, Il
: .frst-class baokstop and good mar
i with the stick. but he has keen unablt
. to. get his throwing arm in shape, ani
Is opposing teams have had no difficulty
i Al poaching bases. Art Larkin of foot
70 ball fame is a possibility for the place
,. p but he has not been. on the squad reg1I
: larly and Is not in first class position.
Track Prospects Bright.
.s. The bringing in of Linnehan from
q the outfeld has made necessary shift
r, In the inhelders and Robertson was
: played in the field on Friday. He &C
=. = cepted two pretty chances, and altht
IS he has been a valuable man at SECOND
base, it is probable that he will bt
kept in the outfeld and that spoone1
e will hold down the second bag.
.s5.s In. the games of the season 50 IA,
3 played, Hurley and Pidgeion have lei
$, : the team in batting. Both Of these mel
j are batting at a 300 clip. There wa,
& Joy in the track team camp ayesterda,
DO the result Of the announcement tha'
final arrangements had been made fo
q track meet with Wisconsin and tha
q the. badgers would come to Northro,
!. field .on May 10. Nebraska is sched
uled to appear on May. 12 and tn
s. gopher track men will have the bes
opportunity in years to show their Gin
der track ability.
i The men in the track squad are work
ia ink consistently and they have bee1
IS aided by good weather. The trainin,
table established at the "UD lunc1
4 room has proved successful, and the mel
are in excellent, condition. g.. r. .