Arizona republican., 1914-03-06
DIAMOND STARS
 LINGERING UP
Varsity Baseball Men of the East and Middle West Toss Baldwin Be in Excellent Condition by May First
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 and before the month of March has run it's course the first games of the season will have been played, pro- vided inclement weather does not balk the schedule makers. As a re- suit of the indoor training to date some idea of the relative strength of the larger institution hines is avail able and the coaches are already predicting some close series in the play for intercollegiate honors. Chief attention centers on the Yale pros- rects at present, owing to the re- markable record achieved by the New Haven team last spring.
 With one or two exceptions, the Yale team of 1913, which won 2S games out of 34 played, is intact. The loss of Riddell at first base leaves a gap in the infield. but with tie string of substitutes and last years freshman team available, this position should be filled without trouble Another vacant position IS tl:at of Schofield, left fielder. In these two positions Yale is weakest. All the other members of the team are in college Captain Blossom at short, Cornish at second and Reilly at third base form one of the very best infields of any college team this season. Middlebrook and Pumpelly will again play center and right field respectively. The veteran pitchers are Gile and Brown. both of whom can be counted on 10 equal the good work done last year. Hunter will be tie mainstay behind the bat.
 The Harvard team, which had the distinction of winning the only series that Yale lost last season, will take ! the field this spring with almost as many veterans available as the Blue, But three regulars were lost by 1 graduation last year In the pitch | ing department Frye and Hitchcock 1 form the nucleus of an effective pitching staff. In addition Boyle, 1 Macdonald and Whitney are also promising pitching candidates. The position of catcher, left vacant by the graduation of Young. will be ! filled by either Osborne, Waterman OF Wallace.
 1 Ayres will probably retain his po- sition at first base. although Nash, ca ptain of last years freshman team, ] is likely candidate, but Coach Sex ton may decide to place Nash in the cutfield in Alsop's place. Clark will be at second, unless it is deemed necessary to use him behind the bat. In that case Harvey. Phillips and [ h. 4t nnrNf. .Gfq q mi 1 the position Captain Wingate will remain at shortstop. At third base l che of the candidates mentioned for 1 second is likely to fill the gap left tty the graduation of Tones. Can nett should retain his position in right field and Hardwick take care of center field A number of new men will compete for the left field posi- tion, the more promising being Nash, Curtis and Milholland.
 The Harvard 1914 team will be q hard hitting organization, judging from the averages of the men last year, especially in the champlonshil games. Most of last years freshmen who are trying for positions this year were good batters. so that the team should in no way suffer from the addition of these men to the ranks.
 l At Princeton seven members of the 1913 nine are eligible for positions this spring. They are Wall, catcher:
 Wood and Copeland, pitchers; Cap
 tain Rhoads. first base; Gill, second
 base; Green and Laird, outfielders
 Wood and Copeland were the main
 stay of the pitching staff last sea son. From last years freshman min, Lamberton. Deyo and Link are eX- pected to do we'll especially the two
 first named Behind the bat. Kelle
 her. of the undefeated 1913 team, il
 likely to be q close second to Wal for catching honors. In the infielC
 Captain RhOads is the only likel,
 candidate for first base. Gil, secont base last spring, may be shifted t,
 short, leaving Peacock prominent fo , the. keystone position. Law ant
 O'kane, both of the freshman in field, will also be strong contender
 for second or short. Third base vii | be difficult to cover. Shea playe'
 an exceedingly good game last sprini
 but his ankle, which was broken il
 football. may keep him out of tn,
 game. For the outfieEd Green an
 Laird, regulars, are available. Hanks
 q substitute last season, and Hoyt
 Click and G. A. Peacock. of tn,
 freshman nine, should round out int likely material
 Cornell, Pennsylvania, Brown ant Williams and as number of the othe
 colleges of the east also loom up a.
 formidable contenders for diamon
 honors and it is a certainty that tn
 struggle for varsity baseball suprem
 acy will be unusually keen. Colum.
 hia has also entered the field with l renewed determination to gain place among the leaders this season
 as is evidenced by the engagement of two of the leading coaches of the
 country. With Billy Lush and Andy
 Ccakley in charge of the candidates there is reason to believe that New
 York university will be represented | by a strong team. Both Lush ana l Coakley have had many years ex- | perience. both in professional base
 ball and as college coaches
 1 An Australian rugby football play CT of considerable reputation has en- | tered the University of Southern California in the person of Bernard | Higgins. He is a younger brother of