The San Francisco call., 1907-03-03
Motoring
.STANFORD'S ATHLETES
ROUNDING into FORM
Show Great Energy on the
Cinder Path and Base
ball Diamond
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.


STANFORD UNIVERSITY. March 2.
As usual. at this time OF the spring
athletic season. training on the dia-
mond is considerably further advanced
than it is on the track. and there Is
correspondingly greater interest among
the student body as to the progress
flanagan is making with his baseball
material than there is as to the sue
cess of MouIton and his proteges,
The brilliant victory of the cardinal
over Heine Heftmuller's fast crew OF
professionals on Wednesday has dis
PEELED all doubt that Stanford will
put creditable bunch of ball players
into the field when the time of the In
tercoI1egiate series comes around.
1t is not Lanagan's policy TO let any
man secure the impression that his
place on the varsity IS assured. yet the
nine men who will win their letters on
the diamond this season seem already
practically settled on The squad of
nearly a hundred which began the sea-
son has been thinned out to a dozen
or more, and on form all the places
are apparently determined on except
perhaps right field. Here Gore. the
hard hitting freshman, Dudley and
Writ. veterans of several seasons. are
I
tage seemingly in favor Of the first
year man. who secured recognition by
hitting when needed in the game with
the Presidio Dudley's eakness is on
the bases and Writ cannot connect with
the ball. flanagan seems 10 think best
Of the freshman's chances for he is
trying him out constantly in games
On first base Captain Presley is play
ing up to the high standard of pre-
vious seasons. He IS good captain and
| is setting the example TO his team
mates by leading in batting average.
On second base. Sampson. who was
played a shortstop last year. has added
considerable strength to the infield by
/ his recent acquisition to the squad
/ Sampson plays even better at the bag
than he did at his old post. while
| Cadwalader has proved a veritable
find as an inhelder. His work has
\ been classy and but for weakness in
hitting he would shine with the best
on the nine. Fenton at third is better
/ than ever before.
Thei1e is assured of the pitching hon
ors. Although pushed hard by Goodel1
and Wilmer. he has shown brilliant
/ form and will without doubt be sent
/ In to hold down the Berkeley hitters.
/ 1t would seem now that the gardens
will be taken care OF by Owen, Scott
and Gore
1 1t is felt that the ball team IS com
posed of probably the best material
/ ever gathered on the campus and hopes
are high for victory over the blue and
| gold
The proposed field meet with the Uni
! versity of Oregon is calculated to
arouse interest equal almost TO the in
/ tercollegiate event FOR reports from
1 the Webfoot college indicate that they
will turn out one Of the strongest
squads in their history, a fact which
means much in view of the high class
/ their track teams have always shown
A race which is expected TO be the race
of all races will be that between Cap
tain MacFarland of Stanford and
! Moores of Oregon over the low hurdles
1 Both have coast time to their credit
and both are supreme In their respect
i've spheres. the north and south Of the
/ coast.
From all over the State. and even as
/ far north as Seattle. are coming entries
for the interscholastfc meet to be held
on the Stanford campus on the Esd OF
/ this month.