Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-18
COLBY COLLEGE.
The Baseball Schedule Is
Unusually Good One.
Opens April IS at e---CIos.
es June IS at Cambridge.
The Material in Sight Promises Another
Good, Strong Team.

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the coll.S Tor approval Wednesday
evening by Manager Albert X. Stetson
of Houlton. The schedule is the best
that has been arranged by Colby
manager for "a long time. The season
opens April IS with game between
Colby and Coburn The first Maine col
lege game with with Bowdoin at Bruns-
wick May 9, and Bowdoins return game
is May y. The Orono game is May Is
and the return game at Waterville June
IL. AS has been the case for several
years. the two Bates games are near
| the close of the season, Bates playing
at Waterville, June 6, and Colby going
| to Lewiston June 9. Manager Stetson
was particularly fortunate i'll securing
a game with Harvard as late as June
lis.
| Colby's prospects, frankly stated the
brighter than they have been for three
years. Baseball is a curious game.
however and the victory is not always
to the strong.
| The mainstay of the team is Capt.
| "Cy' COOmbs. who has the best of luck
in baseball but is terribly unlucky In
| everything else he undertakes. That his
hoodco has not deserted him was shown
| during the Christmas vacation, when
he injured his knee. In fact. "Cy'' walks
with a cane about six months out of
the year, but when the baseball sea-
son rolls around he always shows up
| bright and smiling. ready for the fray.
COomhs has been about the only
pitcher upon whom Colby could abso-
lutely depend for the past three years.
hut now ICY" will not have all the
work to DO. One of the Slickest little
pitchers that ever stepped into box
is Pip" Shaw. Il Cherryfield boy. who
last year won out from Coburn for He
bron in d game SO thrilling that one of
the then Colby freshmen, Il Hebron
man. tainted dead away after the
game from the excitement But sew
eral other men must not be forgotten.
There is Thompson. who stirred things
UP good deal in the Aroostook League
last summer and who will always have
a kindly welcome at Pressure Isle. Gill
patrick is another conner.
Behind the hat will be Charles Dwycr.
also a Hebron man, who played OH the
Varsity last year. There are several
strong candidates for this position also,
and the doughty Knox county boy will
ia ~ " JUN w mp DuheE, r.
Gently Of Wilton Academy, is Il catcher
and looks the part. He will probably
be given an outtield position and catch
in case any mishap should befall
Dwycr
Wiley 'O6 will without doubt hold his
position at ::ist base against all COM
ers. lie was in the first rank in hitting
and fielding on the Augusta team last
summer and brings to- the coming sea
son the good experience he obtained at
that time. But he is not without rivals.
Sherbourne '0S and Flewclling '09 are in
The race for the coveted first bag
tlcweling comes from Calais High
schcoI where he won. for himself an
enviabl: rc!.u: ltion as an all-arOund
athlete and an especially good baseball
man.
Second base will probably be covered
by Tilton %. who has played the po-
sitioE two seasons. Reynolds 'O6 and
Hammond '09 will have q warm fight
for shortstop. Hammond is an Aroos-
took county boy. a graduate from Rick
er Classical Institute and d man with
renutatiOr Il: an athlete. Reynolds
has shown good stuff since he has been
IN college and will without doubt he
stronger this year than ever before. 1t
l.; thought that Hammond will show
up best with the stick. however.
"Shorty" Craig 'o6 will cover third
base. where he has ratified opposing
base runners since his freshman year.
Craig is better for having remained out
of football last fall and is expected to
play winning game
The outfield is not 50 open place as
II was last year. Only one position is
vacant and that is right field TriboI,
another kHoN county lad. made the
theoretical all Maine team III that po-
sitIon last season. and will make them
step some this year. Coombs and Shaw
will alternate at center, one taking that
position when the other is in the box
Euker '09. Gould '0S and Written 'OS are
the principal candidates for the position
though practice may develop others.
At meeting of the student body af-
ter chapel Wednesday noon. Capt
Co"mhs announced that training will
begin at once. Manager Stetson is ne
gotiating for good coach and an an
nouncement of his success III this direc-
ton will shortly be made
The following is the schedule:
April 19-Coburn at Watarvilic
April IS Fast day)-Lewjston Athletic
A :sociation ut Watervile
April eS-AmherSt al Amherst
April @-Iassachusetts Agricultural
College at Amherst
May 1-Williston Seminary at East |
hampton.
May Phillips Exeter ut Exeter
Iay a-B9wdon al Brunswick
May 12-No game tAI. J. \. "a field meet
at lewiston. |
May 1s-Tnivers!ty of Maine at Oronn.
May 1S-Colhy Junior League at Water |
vile. |
May l9-Ricker at Watcrville. |
May 23-MassaChuSctts Agricultural |
College at Waterville. |
My 2d-Eowdoin at Waterviilc. |
May 10 Memorial day)-Portland at |
Portland 1.-TWO games) |
June university of Maine at Water |
vile. |
June States at Watcrvilc.
June S-Game pending.
June 9-Rates at Lewiston |
June 1S-Harvard at Cambridge.
TIL" candidates for the indoor baseball
team gathered in the gymnasium