Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-04-21
Varsity Nine Preparing for
Bates Game SATURDAY..
Debating Council Elects 0iti-
GERS and FdvOrS Two Debates.
Mortified Conference Meeting. Re-
ports on Student Conferences.

Brunswick. Me, April 20.-(SpeciaD.
Tie BoWdoin baseball team is put
ting in hard practice every afternoon
tins week IN preparation for the game
with Bates which will be PLAYED at
Lewiston ON next Saturday. several
pitchers We're tried out Thursday aft
ernoan and they showed up we'll Tire
PLAYERS We're given much batting and
h@lding Practice. Under hard practice
tlle team Las developed rapidly ate
~ and mans of the defects which were
noticed tie first Of the season have
been completely overcome.
Means L. Hastings II, Woodcock
II. Grant IL. and Dodge 3D. are III,
candidates for the box and they are
DONG well. Behind the bat Wilson II.
seems To be a fixture. although 3rurn-
mex l., is showing up finely in prac-
ice At first Clifford -. is playin2
flhel% and on second Capt. Iawlis is
PLAYING his usual star game. on third
Weatherill, a Freshman. is doing very
We'll, At shortstop. ONeil L, does the
h"nors Two Of the positions in the
field are taken by burlington II. and
r. Smith Il. but the third POSITION
seems to be in more or less Doubt Tie
most promising candidates for this no
SltIon are Tiltun 10. and Russell IA.
-That Bates vas defeated Saturday
by Philips Exeter gives no cumpara
tive estimate of the strength of the
Lewiston team, for the New Hamp-
shire Academy frequently sends out
teams that afe able to defeat IN. Maine
college teams. However. Coach Brady
IS giving tie Bowdoin team : great
deal Of practice and if practice can
make winning team BoWdoin ought
10 stand a show
III" student Council recently met to
make the final decision concerning in
ter-fraternitF baseball. Tie decision
was favorable and the council recon- |
mcnded that managers BE- chosen for
the various fraternity teams. and tie
sch' dulles made out as soon as posi-
Bile
'ia=e following officers Were chosen |
at recent melting of the BoWdoin De. |
batting Council: President, Burleigh |
Rodiek u, Of Freerert; vice Pres. |
Charles Adams T. OF Auburn; Sec
reas., Seward Marsh II, of Farming |
ton. The members seemed To be in ia
Nor o: having two debates next year.
instead OF enc. as usual, SO it is prob
able that negotiations will he carried |
on at once with Williams and the
University of Virginia to arrange for
debates. 1t was voted to hold a ban
quot and the following committee was
chosen to take charge of the affairs.
I;"dick ~, Russell II, and Weston 70
y Mortified Conference Meeting"
was held in the y. NJ. c. 4. rooms
Thursday evening and the students
who have attended the student confer
enrcs at Mortified, Ct, spoke to the
students. They described in glowing
terms the beauties of the place and
their delightful experiences there Tie
purpoc Of the meeting was to arouS
enthusiasm So that Il large delegation
from BoWdoin viii attend the confer
encc this coming summer. 1t is esti-
mated that there VIII be GOO students
at the conference, representing schools
and colleg $ all over the United States
\ large number of students We're pres
ent at the meeting Thursday evening
and It is probable that many OF them
VIII attend the conference.