The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-13
UNIVERSITY BOYS
IN PRACTICE GAME
Fine Showing Made for Initial
Performance
SCHEDULE is ANNOUNCED
Seniors Defeat sophomores In an Ex-
citing But One-Sided Basketball
Game-The Score Is
80 to 10.

Tuscaloosa February Especial J.
Yesterday afternoon in answer 10 a sum
mons from Coach Pollard, Alabama 5
baseball squad turned out thrty-fiye
strong for the first practice Of the sea
son. From the way the men handled
the sphere in the hours hard work given
them. a spectator would have been hard
to convince that it was the first day
in uniform.
The diamond has just been raised and
graded and deep well has been dug
near third base in which the water is
10 be drained. With the pitchers box
slightly elevated and the whole diamond
sloping towards the well, the water viii
be perfectly drained off and wet weather
Will not interfere with the playing.
Those who have watched the practice
of the team in years past are unanimous
in saying that the outlook for the COM
ing season is the brightest in the history
of the sport at the university. \ strong
number of last years team is on hand
and wealth of new material which
gives great promise with coach in
whom the entire squad has the greatest
confidence makes up formidable COM
bination.
The most promising candidates for the
pitchers staff are Chapman, Gray and
Sanders all Of whom played during the
past season. and r W. Jones. Steven
son and King are out for catcher, while
the infield candidates are numerous, in
Guiding Nooiin. Pope, Harmon, Shepherd,
Powe and p Jones. The outheld can
didates are too numerous to mention but
the most likely applicants seem to be
Caffey and Brice Jones.
Manager Jones has arranged an excel
lent schedule and will possibly add one
two more series to the list as it now
stands.
The Schedule.
The following is the schedule as so far
arranged:
March IS, %, 3O-Howard College; cam
pus.
April 4, ), 6-Vanderbit campus.
April 10 49, 17-Louisiana State univer-
sity; campus
April % %. 27-Auburn; Auburn.
April 30, May 1. 2-Owenton; campus
May g. T. S-University of Mississippi
campus.
A distinctly new departure is to be
taken by this years varsity in the shape
Of a post season trip through the New
England state. If as every one expects
this years team turns out TO be one
representative of baseball in southern
colleges, the trip will give an excellent
basis on which to form n judgment as
To the comparative playing of eastern
and southern college baseball teams. The
dates so far as arranged for this trip are
as follows June and b, Dartmouth
college at Hanover, n. H.; June and 7,
University of Vermont, at Burlington,
Vt; June S, Fordham university, New
York city; June II. Lehigh university,
South bethlehem, Pa; June y. Amherst
college Amhert, Mass; June IL. Holy
Cross college, Worcester. Mass: June 10,
Williams college. Wiliamstown. Mass
June Ii and 49, Brown university. Prov
idenCe. r. I.
Basketball Game.
In one-sded but exciting contest the
seniors defeated the Sophomores yester-
day in basketball by the score of % to 49,
Cross scored % of the Seniors % points.
Considerable interest is being manifest
ed in the Sophomore oratorcal exhibition
which is to be held here next Frjday