Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-08
~ HE college baseball outlook for

the coming season in encourage
Ing. despite the fact that the
leading teams Of 1ast year lost
by graduation many Of the best play
ers, and especially pitchers. Teams
like Cornell and Brown, which went
through a successful season last year,
are more or less depleted ~ the losses
Of graduation, whereas teams Ike
Pennsylvania, Columbia and Yale seen
likely 10 come forth as leaders in Their
respective cliques. though at IN"
present writing there is little to oi'-
turb the position held by Princeton ana
Harvard, for both la.e on hand ma
terial for the most capaD.e teams
or the Is teams which occupy the
attention of the public 1t is difficult L"
classify the mines on last seasons play
Ing Brown, Cornell. Princeton ana
Harvard all ranked at the top by rea-
son Of their victories over all others
Cornell looked a leader for Il long time,
but wind-up defeat by Harvard re-
duced the Ithacans' claim and I'M
proved the Crimson standing, especial
ly after the latter's defeat OF Yale
Princeton did not meet Cornell or
Brown. but she established herself by
defeating Yale, Harvard and Penn
sylvania.
During the coming spring the
Eastern college baseball championship
will be between Columbia. Cornell.
Brown, Yale, Harvard. Princeton,
Pennsylvania, Dartmouth. Williams.
Pennsylvania State Lafayette and
Georgetown. and just what arc the
prospects Of these teams is the most
interesting topic for the alumni Of
these institutions and to college and
baseball men in general to discuss.
At Cornell there is big loss in
wonder, who never played baseball
until he came to college In the United
States Men who will try for this
seasons team and who played last year
are: Watson. captain and first base;
Reiber. second base; Heilman. short
stop: Eberling. right field, and Higgins.
center field. Gable. d second string
pitcher of 1907. will occupy the box
In addition there are Caldwell of the
subs and Barker and GoOdwillie. fresh
men pitchers of 1907, Williams and
Ially. substitute catchers, out for
hastings old job; Fulton, Jones,
Natchuer and Herbold. ali more or less
experienced infielders, and Judson. an
Outfielder. AS yet no coach has been
chosen. but an announcement Of the
successor OF Danny Coogan is expected
shortly.
Columbia Is starting another season
with all her 1907 nine back. She has
Nt1f, tTr,a
Bradtke. pitchers; Mittenberger, first
base; Schmidt. second base; Zimar.
shortstop; Hays. third base; Shafer,
left field: Smith, center field, and
Thnking. right field. as her nucleus. In
addition there g., X ',1ball, left field in
1906; Hendrit tr.t Do seman on the
same team; Stew on. captain and
catcher Of the .tcshman team, and
DQrchard. q good second baseman
Cagework will begin in three weeks
and the schedule will be much shorter
than last year.
PRINCETON looks forward to a success
full campaign. surprising last seasons,
for the reason that she has not lost
Heyneiger nor Drews her star pitch
sr>. With these men will be Dillon,
second bascman aud captain of the
1908 foot ball eleven; Sides. third base;
Vaughn. shortstop; Wister, right field,
and Capt. Harlan. left field Dawson
y likely to fill the catchcr's vacancy
caused by the graduation of Cooney,
and Warwick is promising for either
the infield or nuttield. Cagework will
begin next week. and Yale. Harvard |
and Pennsylvania will form the nu-
clGus of the schedule
At Brown there are hut four "B'. |
men In college out Of eleven of last
years squad. Still. these four will