Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-10
COLLEGE BASE BALL TEAMS
Prospects and Players Of the Big Eastern
University Mines
WEAK PITCHERS is THE GENERAL CRY
Leading Installations Present Outlook
for 10O7-whRt Men They Will
Have and Games They
VIII Play.

be out on the diamond at work within a
few days and some OF them will be very
Dearly ready for their southern trips in a
geek or so. The game always Is the most
popular in the country and there are many
institutions which devote their spring ener-
giles to base ball rather than to track ath-
letics or rowing. Cage practice has been
the rule with most OF the college teams
during the last few weeks and most Of
them are glad to get OF boards onto the
playing field.
1t is observable that most of the colleges
have confident ideas as to the prospects for
the season and that in almost as many
cases any fears that are entertained are on
the score of the pitching STATS Except
in one or two institutions the twirlers are
not the same men who did the work last
season and the lack Of seasoned men in
the boxes will trouble the coaches.
A feature of this season is the trip north
of the University Of Alabama team, cham
pions of the far south for five years. These
players will meet several New England
teams about commencement time. Another
unusual thing is the western trip Of Will
liams to meet Chicago, Michigan and
Illinois.
Princeton.
Whether Princeton Is better on in the
matter Of material or coach Is something
that the New Jersey men themselves are
not prepared to say. There is almost per-
feet satisfaction at Princeton over the can
didates and absolutely complete confidence
In the coach, Donald b. Doyle, 05. He is
considered to be one OF the headiest pitch
ers Princeton ever has had, and his very
quality OF head work IL expected to make
him capable coach.
Princeton has to get along this season
with Captain Sammy Reid shortstop; Doyle
and Byram, pitchers, and Bard, first base,
who were on last years team. But Of the
championship nine of last year there are in
college Captain Cooney and Lou Doyle,
catchers Heyniger, pitcher; Vaughan, sec
ong base; Sides, third base, and Harlan,
Dillon and Mclean in the outheld.
1t may be seen that Princeton's great
task will be to find another pitcher, possi-
bly, two Heyniger was a great success
last year, but in the nature OF things he
cannot be expected to twirl In all the
thirty-hYe games OF the Princeton sched-
ule. He probably will be called upon to
pitch in the championship series and he
will have to be rested before that.
The material that Don Doyle will have TO
work with includes Walker, a senior, who
has been on the second team for three
years; Jones, a good freshman twirler last
season; Drews, another sophomore, left
handler, who has the action of Don Doyle
and from whom much is hoped for that
reason; Clark, a Junior, with second team
experience, and a few others.
Princeton has embarrassment of
riches for the rest of the team, although
on the face of things that may not APP
pear To fill Bard's place at first base
Mclean, who was in the outfield, is likely
TO be brought in. Vaughan, second base,
Mn all probability will be moved over to
- Captain Reds place at shortstop, which
will leave second base open. r. Dillon, the
foot ball player, who was in the outfield
last season. then will get chance to play
second base. which he can do very well.
Sides is OF course a fixture at third base
There are many men who are trying for
first base like wister, the All American
foot ball end; Hammill, Cochran. Huston
and selby, one of whom may make 1t I'M
necessary for Coach Doyle to break up his
outfeld Fish and Throckmorton are pos
sibilities for second base.
Harlan the left fielder. is a crackajaok.
He is a batter. Newcomb. who was on
the varsity half OF last season until he was
hurt, may be able to take care Of an out
field place II Dillon and Mclean go into
the diamond.
II is the expectation that the fielding and
base running will be as good as last year,
but there are few good batters on the
squad. That is not so strange with col
lege teams as to arouse comment.
The schedule OF the team follows;
March &c. William and Mary college, at
Norfolk; a. Hampden-Sdney. at Norfolki
% Randolph Macon, at Richmond; 20, Rich
mond college. at Richmond; 80 Georgetown
April /. Georgetown. at washington; s.
S2S%s J. Pg9eS Gs2 e. F9rG N JERSEY
E o. TL.eSigR Ss at Princeton; i. Dickinson al
fayette, at Princeton; 70 Syracuse, at syria
cuse; a. Wesleyan at Prineetoni S Exc
t sssi % iawTencevilie' at IawrenceDiIIe,
May /. Holy Cross, at Princeton; 4. Penn
. sylvania, at Philadelphia; 5, Virginia, at
- Princeton; II, Dartmouth, at Princeton; 10
Trinity, at Princeton; H. Andover, at An,
dover; is, Harvard, at Cambridge; 20, Mer-
f Prneetsn s. HaTSaPd at pr ynsSSs
Pennsyivani9 state at Princeton. ,-.
June !. Yale at New Haven :, Amherst
Pennsylvania at Princeton; Is, Yale, at
New York dn case Of a tie).
Yale.
Yale has the same sort of feeling that
exists at Princeton, that much depends
upon the pitchers. II Il is a wise thing to
make comment at this time Yale looks n
matter. S. NJ Meyer. '07; II. II. Jones, '0s,
and ]. A. Parsons. 'O9. who were all pitch
ers last year. will be available. Meyer is
the man Of whom the hopes are greatest.
II he can steady down, it is believed that
he will be one OF the best Yale pitchers
since the days OF carter. Jones had bad
arm last season and is expected 10 do
much better this year, Parsons pitched
very capaby and he Is regarded as a
Conner
Either Tad Jones or Chapia VIII have tho
catcher's place, 1t was a very wise move
last year putting Jackson on f"s- AMI NOV
ing Jones to catcher. II a good hrst base
man can be found, Jones viii likely stay
where he was last season. t. d Taylor is
supposed TO be the choice Tor the FIRST base
place at this time.
RCamp. who played second base last sea
N. win be on the job again CAPTAIN
Kinney will so from third base to short
stop That will put Williams on third
Cushman, Bomar and Marshall VIII Il, in
furnish competition f,' H. BaeiI placos
Chaplin, who has had n hard srruxgle al
al times 20 hold a Hlare on The team. IS
likely 10 get lob N the CU-teld ~ bs