The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-19
AMATEUR COACHES
FOR HARVARD ] TEAM.
Students Claim to Be Handicap
ped By Old-Timc Methods
for Baseball Ninc.
COMING DIRECT TO RICHMOND
Instead OF Jumping About From
Place to Place, the Team Will
Practice Here.

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. February 1s.-
Coached by amateurs only, and with five
vacant positions to be filled. Harvard has
an arduous struggle ahead of her to get
into condition for the championship base
bali series with Yale and Princeton. The
decision OF the Athletic Association to get
along without the services of willie"
Keller and Jack" Chesbro and fall back
entirely upon the graduates to instruct
the candidates has not met with the best
of feeling by the old ball tosscrs and
undergraduates, as they believe Yale viii
the veteran billy" Lush. of the Clevc-
land team. Tho policy of the association
in reverting to the old-timc method OF
training Is abhorrcnt to the students par
ticularly, but as they have little or Moth
ing to say about the governing of athletics
they are forced to rest content with the
situation.
Paul coburn. the crack twirler Of the
1904 and 1905 teams, may jump into the box
at the last moment, but just at present ne
says he will devote his time to training
the team. This leaves the Crimson with
out twirler of any consequence, and
Coburn's principal work for the next two
months will be the development of. a fast
box artist.
Early in January Coburn sent to the
Soldiers Field cage a bunch OF mediocre
ball tossers. and last Monday he ordered
his veterans and some OF the men who
showed promise last fall to don their toys
and get down TO business. In all there aha
about forty men trying for the nine. and
in a few weeks they will be weeded our
and tho varsity squad selected. Tho cage
on Soldiers Field Is one of the finest in
the country. and the surfacs is large
enough to provide n regulation intield and
give plenty of room for Unfolding, base
running, base sliding auS batting prac-
tice.
Up to this season Harvard has been we'll
provided with pitchers and catchers, ar!
the battery has been responsible for Har-
wards long string OF victories. which was
brought to n halt last year for the first
time since '9S.
STRENGTHENING.
In the pitching squad at present arc to
be found only q few who can make a
creditablc showing. The list includes
Palmer. Hartford. Nash, Forchheimer,
Beebe, Bush and Clarke. all freshmen;
Taylor; Castle, Snyder. Brennan. Green
really looks good. and Bush may become
varsity calbrc after a lot of hard work
on the part of Coburn. Brennan has lots
or speed ana pu1IlIHS curves iSlo ~. "
fair hitter.
Captain Bart Stephenson is slated for
his old berth behind the bat, and he has
several splendid substitutes Sto.nll in with
in case Of accidents. Among the number
arc .'Jackn Wendell, right half-back on
the varsity eleven: Harry Tweed, SUI
sttute last year; Ned" Currier, q fresll-
man: Carlisle, a sophomore. and Howe.
Tho graduation OF Captain Randall,
Matthews and Bradbury leaves three
vacancies to be filed In Harvard g intield:
Charley Leonard Is sure or g overing third
base and Arthur Mccarthy is practically
assured ofslooking after the initial sack.
The latter played tho position In several
games last spring when Captain Randall
was laid up, and his experience should
make him the favorite for the place. Sib-
| Icy. 'O7, hniling from. Groton School;
Inrding, Il freshman. and TIarry Evans,
Of the 81 freshman team, are goNt for this
position also. 80, :, a,
paino . ~ Cambridge Latin; s;imons, Of
Groton; Mccall, OF St. Mark s. Briggs. Of
-Volkmani,. end ISemble Will al be tried
out In the infeld, as will also Pounds.
Smith, Prttchett and Waters, OF the 1905
Instead Of Jumping about from place to
place on the Southern trlpGthe teamswill
20 directly to-. Richmond Va. for spring
Practice, where two games will be played.
Returning. : Harvard will meet Annapolis
| III two moro contests. other games Will
ba a arranged by CAP plain Stephenson The
weather lis at all 'pEopitluus.