Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-03-30
Salem High School
Baseball Prospects
Curtis Coleman Coach Long
Schedule of Games Ar
ranged

would not compare with the one that
will be turned out this spring. The
Rambler Athletic team which played
together last year will not organize
this spring as most of it's players are
going to the high school and are out
for a place on the team. This was
a wise step in the part of the Ram
blers and will greatly strengthen
the high school.
Manager Chester Moores Is work
ing hard and will no doubt arrange
for a good schedule of games. Let
ters have been written and received
from most of the valley schools and
some of the schools at a greater dis
tance. The game which was sched-
uled with Seattle high school for
April s, has been called of, owing to
some failure in the plans of Seattle
for making their southern trip TO
California which they had planned,
Games with the Portland high
school, Aliens Preparatory, and
Portland academy, all of Portland,
are being arranged. During the sea
son the team will probably take n
short trip south on which they will
play Albany high school, Roseburg
high school and the University of
oregon at Eugene. The U. of o.
game is not fully settled yet. o. A.
G. has promised n game, but the
date has not been arranged. The
first game of the season will be
played here in n week or so against
Dallas college. There Will be no
game with Eugene as the high school
Is devoting its entire efforts to n
track team this year and are not TAX
ing up baseball. Games with Mon
mouth and Chemawa will be played
in the latter part OF the season.
This gives n good long schedule
and II the majority of these games
are successful, game will probably
be played against some Washington
or eastern Oregon team, such as
Seattle or Baker City high school.
Curtis Coleman has been secured
as coach. lie has already been out
several afternoons with the squad
and is rapidly getting them In shape.
Coleman played shortstop for VIII
lamette last year and is an artist in
the baseball line. He played second
base through the last part OF the
season on the Portland championship
league team.
The Willamette grounds have been
secured for both practice and games,
as Wilamlette is going to have no
baseball team this year.
Most OF last years players are in
school again this year. Oudin Rob
erts, who played shortstop with $.
II. S. last season and was elected cap
tain of this years team, Is getting
his men out and will take up his old
stand at shortstop. Roberts Is a
fast man at that position and Is also
n sure batter.
For catcher. Perry jones, last
years man, is the only bidder so
far and there Is no doubt Of his keep
ing his old place behind the bat as
a better man In his class could not
be found for the place. Jones is a
sure catcher. a speedy man In hand
ling the ball and strong al the bat.
In the pitchers box Lawrence
Keene will do the main work in the
same way that he did In all OF last
years games. He Is strong for that
position, has great speed and endur-
anee. and is hard 10 hit Keene Is
probably the best man at tho bat
that the high school will have this
year. In their last game for 1906,
against Chemawa's first team, Keene
won the game on two home runs
which he got IN the last part Of the
game. Charlie Harrison will also be
on hand and can be put into the
pitchers box II necessary.
For first base Carl GabrielsOn
seems TO have the field 10 himself as
no one as yet has shown their inten-
tlon OF trying out against him. Ga
brielsOn played first base most OF
last year with the high school and
also through the season on the
Rambler team and In the city league
caught for the Bankers He is u
good man for that place and will no
doubt hold H.
For second base the choice lies
between Floyd Farmer and Ralph
Moores. both good second basemen-
Farmer showed up we'll on the Ram