New-York tribune., 1912-02-18
SCHOOL ATHLETIC NEWS
Baseball Coming TO the Fore as
Season Draws Near.
FAST TEAM FOR MORRIS HIGH
Long Schedule Arranged for
Stuyvesant Nine-Clinton's
Prospects Bright.

While the thermometer hovers around the
freezing point high school baseball players
and coaches are preparing for busy times as
soon as the weather permits outdoor work.
The boys have caught the fever. and base
ball talk has taken the place OF track and
swimming team gossip I'm the corridors. De
witt Clinton, Commerce. Stuyvesant and
Morris have started to muster their squads.
and the boys ar Commerce have been hard
at work for the last week or more. The
Brooklyn schools have been a little more
backward. OF the Brooklyn schools tho
Boys High School is most badly of for
the Red and Black has no gymnasium In
which to practise its squads.
With a squad composed of a half dozen
veterans as a nucleus, Morris High School
may be depended upon to present a mora
aggressive front than was its case in foot
ball last fall. Buckman, Strachan, who was
also on the football and track teams:
Brady, Dineen and Gersch. Of the 1911 team.
are back in school, and with many capable
boys Of the second team and the incoming
class TO draw from Mr.. Evans, the veteran
coach, is confident Of turning out a strons
nine.
Affairs are on the boom at De Witt Clin-
ton and more than a hundred boys an
swered the call made by Captain Rozelle.
Seven Of last seasons nine are back. in
cluding Shea, the pitcher: Teller, catcher;
Harris. first base: Moore centre field De
Angeles second base, and Christgau. also
a pitcher, form the nucleus Of what Ia
hoped will prove a winning combination.
Clinton will be strong in the box. It would
seem, for in addition TO shea and Christ
| gau ls Betsch. who IL rated as a conner.
| Eetznik, ar third base, probably will be a
| fixture, while Baker shortstop OF Town
| send Harris Hall nine last year will make
a bid for shortstop and Gilmsrtin. once OF
Morris. will try for first base.
! The Red and Blue OF Stuyvesant High
will be a prominent factor. Eighty-fivs
boys answered the call Of Captain Tamm
! to report for practice tomorrow afternoon.
Among these were eight veterans OF two
or three seasons on the teams and the
outlook is more than bright. Tanm will
try TO win his old place in left field. Rhode,
at first base: Schaefer. at short stop, and
Reid. AT third, make up combination
which has worked together two seasons.
and one which will he hard TO beat. Roeser,
behind the bat; Schwind, I'm the outheld.
and Bartels, in the box. complete the ros-
ter.
A hard schedule has been drawn up for
the team, which includes games with all
the local high schools and several prep
| schools, as we'll as the Columbia freshmen.
The schedule follows: March 80, Rutgers
Prep. at New Brunswick; April I, New
Rochelle, at New Rochelle April 8, Mar-
ual Training. at Hawthorne Field April 2.
! Stevens Prep, at Hoboken; April l3, Poly
Prep, at Brooklyn; April II. Commercial
High. at Brooklyn: April q, Boys High.
at Brooklyn; April p, Morris, at Olympic
| Field; May 4, De Witt Clinton. at Bronx
! Oval: May :. City College, at Jasper Oval;
May II. Commerce, at Olympic Field; Nav
l5 Columbia. Is, at South Field; May -
Curtis. at Curtis Field; May p, Adelphi, at
AdepM Field; May 25, Townsend Harris
Hall, at Jasper Oval: June ), Curtis High.
at Curtis Field.
4 powerful nine IA assured at Commerce.
Among the nnety-fve boys who have ar
Swered the first call for work IN the GYM
nasium are half dozen veterans. Schau.
the old Commerce boy, now with the Fri"
team OF the Columbia League, is assisting
Forest Grant in coaching the team. Schatt
is working with the pitchers, and has half
a dozen likely candidates under h'm.
Archibald, pitcher Of last years team, aud
Blodgett and Jarrett are trying for the
box position, Galway. Eear and Freer ~"
out for catcher Manning will be in rtSht
field ana Chalaire will probably win
place in the outfeld. Waterous may look
! Tor spirited competition for a place on first
I base from Stevenson, the giant first term
/ boy.
Commerce banks high on Archibald this
/ spring He is feet in height, rps tho
! beam at l65 pounds. He has fine curves.
! a furious burst of speed and uses excellent
! Judgment in the box. Blodgett, too, IS a
! good pitcher, but has shown such marked
ability as a fielder and such strength at
tho bat that he Will probably be used in
| the outtield.
The rifle team Of De Witt Clinton, which
won the championship in the tournament
| last week was given the &C" In the as
sembIy on Friday afternoon and the large
| silver cup emblematic Of the championship
was presented TO the school The boys
to receive the emblems were Captain Ev-
ersfield, Clendennng, serling, Grossman
and De Castro.
The entries for the high schools swim
ming championships will close with Dr..