South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-03-14
OUTDOOR
PRACTICE HELD
At N0TRE DAME
Coach Harper Hopes to Get
Men in Good Condition For
the Big Game With Michigan
University.

That supreme iinX, Friday. the shir-
teenth. Is little feared at Notre Dame.
for yesterday Coach Harper turned
loose his baseball candidates for their
initial practice out OF doors After
three weeks in the gymnasium. The
men were glad Of the chance 10 ct
outside and worked with plenty OK
pep. This is unusually early for
the baseball team 90 leave the gym
nasium.
Last year the diamond candidates
first came outdoors on March 18th.
As the month OF March is most tickle
as regards pleasant weather IL IS
likely that the bascballers viii be
forced TO seek shelter in the gym on
inclement days. Players. fans and
coach are all hoping for good wealth
er, in order that the team viii have
plenty OF outdoor work before the big
game with Michigan which is dated
Tor a month from yesterday.
The nrSt practice game of the year
was held Thursday morning. when
Harper gave all his men a chance TO
work in "A 10 inning game indoors.
Kelly, Berger and Sheehan, last year
pitchers. saw service in the box and
Chilly, Boland, Flynn and Fitzgerald,
who are working for places on the
pitching staff, were also used on the
mound. Harper emphasized the i'm
pOrtance OF control on the part OF
his hurlers, and ordered them TO save
their curves till the team went out
side.
IN Thursdays game Dolly" Gray
who shone at the bat for the team
last spring. showed that he had not
lost none of his skill in banging out
safe hits. Gray drove out a couple OF
clean bingles. The little catcher was
forced TO work at first base Thursday
af IN "a of
who has been kept from practice for
nearly a week because of a bad cold
"Rupe' Mills. who is also expected 70
do duty at the initial sack this year,
has not yet reported for practice
Mills is troubled with bOils, and Har-
per viii be well pleased if the big
fellow is in shape for the opening OF
the season. Harper shifted BjoiD
from short 10 first. Thursday, in order
TO get a first sacker for the second
team.
Among the men who have yet To
make varsity monOgrams, ID, New
ming. I.athrop, Bjoin, Kline. Meyers
and Pliska showed TO good advantage
in Thursdays game. ID. NeWnlnS
continued the irece clOuung that has
featured his work in the daily batting
practices. Newning has been hitting
clean and hard, and his batting Will
be a big aid TO his chances of land
ing a DeTlu III lHe iSiIS lillSiu
Lathrop has also been hitting hard
in batting practice and cracked out
one clean bingle in Thursdays game.
Rioin and Kline are doing well with
the stick Bjoin is also showing great
form at short and though the posi-
ton is new TO him he is keeping pace
with the other aspirants for the job.
Harper gave the men a long work
out Yesterday though it was the frst
dav outside. After an hour of batting
practice. the intield was given snap
pv drill. Harry Newning was the
inner works Harry played third,
CHIEF Meyers was at short BJoin at
second and Lathrop at first. This
combination did some clever fielding
The fight for infeld positions viii be
a hummer this year, for there are
"A dozen good men Of about equal
ability striving for places in the in
Gold