The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-04-15
THE TUFTS TEAM.
Coach Cannell Has Decided on Most of
the Positions.

Medford, Mas, April l5.--Coach Can
nell has put the Tufts college baseball
players through the final practice before
starting on the first trip, for Tufts
opens their scheduled season at Ithaca
with Cornell April IL, and play in all
six gamse. April Is they meet SYRIA
cuse at Syracuse; April 10, Union at
Schenectady; 81, Seton Hall at South
Orange; % and %, Fordham at Ford
ham; and return to Medford on the
cath. April 26 they stack up against
Holy Cross at Worcester, and play the
first home game with Bowdoin three
days later.
The team that makes the trip this
year ought to be much stronger than the
one that went south last spring. Each
position will be filled by varsity play
er or better man. The outlook for a
good pitching staff is now very bright
since William b. Maeks became eligible
Krepps will undoubtedly be the main
stay for Tufts this year, with Adams
a close second, and the only selection
that is yet to be made that is worrying
the coach is a third twirler TO work
with these two stars. "Andie" Little
was tried and found wanting, and Gold
en-, because of the one-year rule, is in
eligible, so that there now remains a
close struggle between Harris Bergen
and Maeks for the third pitching posi-
ton. Harris is having a lot of trouble
Iap ell LA
will work out before the final selection
is made. Bergen has been given several
against the second team
and against the Boston college team
and while he has pretty good control
there is something about his delivery
that offers a seemingly easy target for
the batters who face him.
His trial against the Boston college
boys was perhaps not as fair to him as
might be, since he went in at a time
when three men were on base and none
down, and on such chilly day that to
et himself out might prove disastrous
10 his pitching arm He certainly de-
serves tryout on day when conditions
ire more favorable to him, and it is
that Coach Camel will give
'orm. Macks has not been out long
enough for the dopesters to get line
IN his delivery. Until he was injured
asst year, he was looked upon as a sure
bird on the pitchers staff, and he |
Doesn't seem to have lost his control or
peed during the long lay-off that he
suffered before his arm was strong
'nough to play again. He will probably |
re given an opportunity to work against |
he varsity tomorrow and fair per-
ormance will put him in the race
trongly.
The makeup of the nfield has been a
urprise to the Tufts men, but taking it /
nan for mas it ought to prove fully as
trong defensive machine as last
ears. Bennett will be on first, where
e has shown lot of Improvement this
ear, much to the satisfaction of the
overs of baseball at the college. He
as picked up wonderfully with the will
Nv and poles out long extra base drives
nth startling frequency, while he has
artially mastered the knack of shift
az his feet in reaching for low and wide
hrows. There is one player, Stafford,
t second, who is the focus of all ewes
hen there is possibility of play at
ne middle station. He handles himself
18th all the confidence, neatness and
Deed OF a first-class player. Sure in
ne field, fast and heady on the bases,
nd good hitter, he is acknowledged /
} be the best second sacker who has {
layed that position for Tufts. 1
Lee, the varsity second baseman. was
led at third until Proctor became in. |
igible and the coach shifted him to ]
lort, bringing Armstrong in from the
ltfeld to play third. This seems to I
} a happy combination, since Tufts q
Nv has one of the best hitting infelds /
years, and, incidentally, combina- {
on of excellent ground covering in $
elders.
Cannell now has for outfielders Mar )
'nski, the varsity center fielder and a Z
iture there this year; Angel, Donnel- @
n. Mayo and Godfrey. The latter two b
e much faster fielders than their oppo-
'nts, but have not shown as well at d
t in the games in which they have n
orked. 1t would seem that the prob c
m that now confronts Coach Cannell | I
whether he needs heavy hitting out e
Id or one composed of weak batters,