Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-18
U. Of Maine Hopes for a
Good Baseball Team.
Play al WalerviIIe, Saturday,
And on Mass. Trip, Next Week.
The Colby Commons Club Banquet.
Good Place In Penn. Relay Carnival.

Orono. Me, April 17.-(SpeciaD.-
Baseball! practice under the direction of
Coach Magoon is now being held out
doors every afternoon. The diamond
is not yet in condition to use and the
practice is being held on the lawn in
front Of Fraternity Row. About 40 men
are reporting for practice regularly.
| The prospects for a good team are
bright if one or two pitchers can be
developed. a number of good men are
out for this position but none of them
have had much experience in college
baseball. Among the most promising
candidates are Bartlett IA, Richards,
| '13, Mclaughlin, Is, ard Rollins '16.
| The first game of tie season will be
played. Saturday afternoon, with Colby
| at WaterNille. The game is IN exhibit
! ton one and does not count il the
States series. Next Tuesday, the team
leaves fer the massachusetts trip. On
| this trip games are To be played with
Holy Cross, Harvard. Mass. Asricul
| turai College, and Dartmouth. The fol-
lowing men are showing up we'll in
d
Smith '16, kruger, Is; pitchers Bart
| lett and Small, IA shepherd and Rich
ards, IS, Mclaughlin and Thompson.
Is, Bonney, Dingley and Rollins, IS:
| 1st base, Chase, IA, Burrows 10; End
| base. Lawry. ,16. Pickard. ii; 3rd base.
| Gilman Is. Cooper. IS; short stop,
Cobb, "A, Wardwel, '13; out fielders,
| Mccarthy 10. York. Is. Bartlett, 1s.
| Baker. Is, Schneider, '16, Ruffner, '16.
Ferguson. II.
Owing 10 the lafeuess of the season
| the Wet grounds have kept the track
team from getting i'll much outdoor
practice until the last few days. About
50 men arc out for tic team. This is a
rather small number but the men are
| working hard to turn out a winning
team. The first meet of the season
will be the inter class meet held, Sat
urday, April %, on Alumni Field. The
following mel are showing up we'll in
the various events: Dashes, Ashton,
Lawry, Merrill, Leecock. 'l6 and Don
nailue u: hurdles. Morse, St. Onee.
Ferguson, II: Small, Pnrington, 16;
middle distances, Fox. Bell. Totman,
'1e: Doyle. Clark. Is; Morris, Ii; Mac
Alary, Littleheld, 10: distances. Power,
Burgess, Brooks. Is: ToWner, Kelley,
IA: Coffin, -: Robe. l6; field events.
Bailey, CULVER 10, Shepherd, Rogers,
iS: Thomas, "A; Dodge. Purington.
Palmer. 10. Worden, 13.
The Maine Chapter of The local fra
ternity Theta Epsilon was recently in
itiated into the national fraternity,
Sigma Nh The Initiation lasted Two
DAYS ard was concluded with a ban
auet Fifty-three members of the old
local were initiated into the national
Sigma NJ is the tenth national fra
ternity to form Il chapter at the uni
yersity 1t was founded at Virginia
Military Institute in 1869 and now has
about so chapters. The local Theta Ep-
silon. was founded at Maine ten years
ago and has had a very successful his
tory.
A movement is under way to form an
e"-fraternity council at the univer-
sity for the purpose of dealing with
matters which concern all the hrst
fraternities. A constitution has been
drawn up fer the approval of the fra
ternities officers will soon be elected
and the council will be organized ready |
for business at the beginning of the
next semester.
The next inter-class debate viii be
feld, Tuesday, between the Senior and
Junior teams. The question to be de-
bated is Resolved. That the Law Ex-
empting American Coastwise Vessels
from Paying Tolls in Going Through
the Panama Canal, Should Be Repeal
ed" The Seniors will support the at
6rmatiye and the Juniors the negative.
The winning team Will debeate with
the Freshmen who won the Freshman
Sophomore debate a short time ago.
The members of the Senior team are
Bolton. Clark and Ames. The Junior
team is composed of St. Onge, A, Il.
and r. S. Ferguson.
The Maine Masque left. TUESDAY
afternoon, for a trip OH Which three
performances will be given. The Mas
que will appear in Brunswick, Portland
and Gorham. The play presented this
year is Austin Days farce, A Night
Off," The cast is strong one ana
have thoroughly mastered their parts
Later in the season the CLUB Is to play
in Belfast, Rockiand and Bangor. The
final performance of the year viii be
given in the gymnasium during Junior
week. '&U
The Maine Musical Clubs will give
tie last concert Of the season IN the
city hall at Bangor. on Friday evening
This will mark the close of most
successful season Three trips nave
been made With several concerts on
each trip The clubs have been the best
ever turned out at the university ant
were everywhere well received.
The students are now looking Tor
ward to the next big social event OF
the year the Military ball, which is TO
be held in the gymnasium, on April %
Preceding the ball there will b" an eX-
hibilion drill by the five companies OF
the battalion. A new feature OF the
drill is to be wall scaling exercise by
teams from the different companies
Major ]. l.. ODER. 13 is to be floor d.
rector of The ball and he will have as
his aids the lieutenants of the compa-