New-York tribune., 1911-03-26
SCHOOL ATHLETIC NEWS
Baseball Squads Training IN
"GVm' and on Diamond.
COMMERCE "VETS" ON TRIAL
Fornlids bic Array of Candidates
Striving for Erasmus Hall
Team--Other News.

Manual Training he Wit Clinton. COM
n1ercisl Townsend Harris Hail Erasmus
Hall High School High School Of Com
merce and Poly Prep" have large squads at
work trying tor the baseball teams. 4 Few
NJ the candidates have wearied under the
strain o. constant practice. hut the ma
iori.y are Of sterner stuff. These are work
ins along under The direction Of the coaches
and learning how to correct their faults
TIE baseball squads represent 70 per cent
Of the total number Of hoys enrolled II the
yarious schools. II i nov loss than FIVE
weeks before the opening OF the season.
While the Thermometer runs the sainut
from balmy. gentle spring TO bitter. blus
ter,. Rirtry Teather. the preparation Of
the teams bocrs merrilv along The fine
warm weather OF Tuesday and Wednesday
vas the signal for the Commerce team 80
60, out on the dirt diamond Wrapped IN
heavy Jerseys twenty OF tie Orange and
Blue squad had a lively two hours on the
Iacombs Dam Park ground
Tho practice vas last and il smacked
rather NJ latc August than carly March.
Hard rits. startling stops and Gne throws
n1rEkeD VIC f'TDFl " III lNAs ~ 7tpDH
Vas COMPOSED Of Beck Hart Rlonie
Schaefer ano Manning Of the regulars and
many Of the second team. Hart shove
that his fine york on the smooth floor OF
tho gymnasium was no lash i0 the pan.
The little fellow Tho tra'elled the circuit
with the Giants 'sst fall was agile as a
cat Here aud there he Aitted. catching
tn, ball with one hand and swapping Il 20
the bag - one motion. Reck snd Blouie
rjaved IN :he outfeld and their practice
showed them ready TO start play now.
coached hv Gorsch. the former N"w orl<
University captain and pitcher, the Towns
er6 Harris Hall baseball team showed IT,
naces lust across from the Commerce sg-
sragation. More than ssyenty-iive boys
vero oit stopping groruders and racing
aft~r fie- iu the outfelG.
The prospect Of Erasmus Hall is par
fcjlarly bright Nearly dozen OF .asi
voars team re.back. and =. CAPABLE lot 81
now bows arc ont. pressing the veterans
for hcrths. The squad Of triod boys IN
cl.da@ Al Gallagher second base and al
around Utility player; Steinbugler. who Is
or, fo,. rrsr base: Dumas, shortstop; Rel
,oers. catcher: Austin. third base; O'Brien
q
Of lat YEARS team. complete tho roster.
Ttis formidable array q veteran mate
ia, might have q tendency TO weaken the
purpose q some oil the tntrIed new boys
Who would otherwise go out for Nh" team
but such Is, not the case. Fully one hun
lred candidates are trying for The team
or this number one-han are first year
hCys. The grest American game Is un'
certain and each boy feels that he has a
GOOD chance of making good IN additfon
80 the varsity team Nj. Very, the coach
is conducting an irtergrade tournament
with the idea Of developing new material
\ schedule Of games has been adopted. he
contests to De decided between May and
june +.
"pov Prep" tie rival OF Erasmus Hall
,,il he well represented. Under the coacl-
lne Of Sammy Reid. former shorts'op and
car;ain of Princeton University teams. tho
GRAY and Blue team is showing great iorn
in practice in the gymnasium or in tho
vard In few days they hope 20 begin
outdoors. TIE infelders so far have shown
brilliant ON. Sykes. the pitcher Of last
vcars successful nne. = working the vim
ter kinks out or his arm. He has great
speed and good Yariety of curves Ills
control OF the sphere IS sood and he rs
master OF change OF pace that will puzzle
his rivals.
rho strongest competitor Of Sykes for .
MACE on tie mound il MOno.r boy iEon
columbus High school Monohr is big fei-
lo,y we'll UropCrtioued and fast Oh h.s fcft
,Ja Il. fairlv burning tic Dall over tie plate
and pis curves break fast and sharp. In
addition To ,cinS q pitcher OF unusual abI-
rv. Monohr s. also on" Of the best inheld-
or. the school has bad IN q long time. De
ir!cn. Goodwin and Stoyer arc oui for a
Mace on the mound and are showing form
only slightly inferior 70 that shown by tho
veterans.
Gro-sback. who caught last year. Is again
fr,.iug 10 win his place Hr Is opposed by
Narasclc, who donned the mask and pad
for the second team last season. and by
Kleiner,. Who while well known FOR his
prowess on football field and track. is a
new face on the diamond. conoOya, captain
az the team. Is showing brilliant form al
shortstop. Porter and l-angham are sifi'.
iu., for the honor Of covering first base
Wilson, of last years cub team; Diem and
,tarschek arc lighting 1T ort for second and
tbirJ oase. Gallagher Motif Belcher.
Zaise Ford and Smith arc al good and
suparcnt,i evenly matched IN trying foI
outfelG positions.
The POLY Prep schedule has been adopt
ed The Brooklyn school win meet De witt
clinton. Commercial Manual Training ana
Erasmus Hall Of the public high schools Of
the city. The schedule follows:
AprU : NacAenzis School Bi "poly Prep
April - oper: April 70. piai0neld Higl.
rI.o,i al "pON Prep. april ~; open. April
=. pe Viu Clinton High Schocl al "Pols