The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-03-07

ball squads of the east is well under
way and before the month of March
has run its course the first games OF
the season will have been played
provided inclement weather does not
balk the schedule makers. AS a re-
suit of the indoor training todate
some idea of the relative strength OF
the larger institution mines Is avail
able and the coaches are already pre-
dieting some close series in the play
for intercollegiate honors. Chief at
tention centers on the Yale prospects
at present, owing to the remarkable
record achieved by the New Haven
team last spring.
With one or two exceptions the
Yale team of 1913, which won 80
games out of "a played, is intact. The
loss of Riddell at first base leaves a
gap in the infield, but with the string
of substitutes and last years fresh
mar team available this position
should be filled without trouble. An
other vacant potion is that of Scho-
field, left fielder. In these two posi-
tions 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 inlelds of any
college team this season. Middle
brook and Pumpelly will again play
center and right field, respectively.
The veteran pitchers are Gle and
Brown, both of whom can be counted
On to equal the good work done last
year. Hunter will be the mainstay
behind the bat.
The Harvard team which had the
distinction of winning the only Sc
ries 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 graduation last year. In the
pitching department Frye and Hitch
cock form the nucleus Of an effective
pitching staff. In addition Boyle,
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 or
Wallace.
Ayres will probably retain his po-
sition at first base, although Nash,
captain of last years freshman team,
is a likely candidate, but Coach Sex
ton may decide to place Nash in the
outfield 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
Frippe will be the contestants for the
position. Captain Wingate will re-
main at shortstop. At third base,
one of the candidates mentioned for
second is likely to fill the gap left
by the graduation of Tones. Can
nett should retain his position in
right field and Hardwick take care
of center field. A number of men
will compete for the left field posi-
ton, the more promising being Nash,
Curtis and Milholland.
The Harvard 1914 team will be a
hard hitting organization from the
averages of the lei last year es-
pecially in the championship 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.
At Princeton seven members of
Tho 1910 nina - nlioihl0 for NO.
sitions this spring. They are Wall,
catcher; Wood and Copeland, pitch
ers; Captain Rhoads, first base; Gill,
second base; Green and Lair out
fielders. Wood and Copeland were
the mainstay of the pitching stat
last season. From last years fresh
mar nine Lamberton, Deyo and Link
are expected to do we'll, especially
the two first named. Behind the
bat, Kellcher, of the undefeated 1913
team, is likely to be a close second
to Wall for catching honors. In the
infield Captain Rhoads is the only
likely candidate for first base. Gill,
second base last spring, may be shift
ed to short, leaving Peacock promi-
nent for the keystone position. Law
and O'Kane, both of the freshman
nfield, will also be strong contend
ers for second or short. Third base
will be difficult to cover. Shea
played an exceedingly good game last
spring but his ankle, which was
broken in football, may keep him out
of the game. For the outfield Green
and Laird, regulars, are available.
Hanks, a substitute last season, and
Hoyt, Click and G.. A. Peacock of the
freshman nine, should round out in
TO likely material.
Cornell, Pennsylvania, Brown and
Williams and a number of the other
colleges of the east also loom up
as formidable contenders' for dia-
mOnd OnOrS and it is a certainty