Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-03-30
STANFORD THE
FAVORITE ON
EVE OF SERIES
TBy Latest NALL

SAN FRANCISCO. - Impartial fol-
lowers of the respective merits of the
baseball teams Of California and
Stanford. which start their annual
series when. they meet at Palo Alto
Saturday. March %, concede the blue
and gold nine but a fighting chance
against the rival college. Barring &C
cidents between now and the time
the game starts, Stanford will go in
to the field with more finished bas1-
hall team composed almost entirely
of men who successful went through,
the mill last year against California.
The Stanford rockers are fully
aware OF their strong team and are
teeming over with confidence That
the series will go down to the farm
They figure ON the series to the man,
while many are looking for the car
dinals to win two games straight Cal
ifornia hackers, on the other band. are
inst as hoping, and most Of them III
silence, at that The boys studying
at the. foot Of the Berkeley hills have
not taken much interest in their base
ball nine this year and the athletes
and coaches are having lone fight
of it, doing the best they can with
the material at hand.
Competition for places on the team
has not been particularly interesting
this season, although none of the
berths are going begging for want of
willing HANDS. The championship
Stanford team will probably have but
two new faces in the series. Second
hase and an outfieM position have
been vacated. Stafford and Stevens,
formerly of the Mission and Palo Alto
high schools respectively have been
worked at the keystone sack. The
former has greater ability and will
likely be finally selected by the coach,
doc" Moskiman. Noonan and Dool-
ing are after the outfield position.
with the former favored for the posi-
ton. The oaly question among the
veterans is whether or not Maple will
be used in the opening contest. HeI
has been suffering from a strained
shoulder. Either the southpaw, Hahn,
or a new find" Hayes, may there
fore pitch ~
There has been deal of shifting
going .on among the California play
ers but Of late speculation has been
mostly as to who will pitch the open
ing game The wise ones are looking
for Coach Schaeffer to use two hurl-
ers. Bud" Chapman, left over from
last year, Charlie Street., Carl Gof.
kin and Chapman Dodge are consid.
cred the best of CALIFORNIA; twirlers. |
Each team has had satbaeks through |
of Co1 !
ifornia has dislocated elbow, and
will likely be out of the opening game
at least. Paul McCloskey, Stafford |
and Maple are the Stanford sicklist: |
ers. RI
The work of the Stanford infield is !
what gives the cardinals their prece-
dence. "Edam-head" Terry is a star
on short, but is inclined to be cock
sure. He has made, his share of err
rors during the preliminary season
ability on first is we'll
known to followers of lesser greats"
of the diamond :.-
Following are the probable line-ups
for Saturdays game: ~" 49,. - =. -
Stanford Terry, shortstop; Hahn,
left. field; Workman. first base; Dent,
Stafford, second base; Day,
center field. Noonan, right field; Nc
Closkey, third base; Maple. pitcher;
Hahn, pitcher; Hayes, pitcher.
alifornia-Ford, right field; bod
son, first base; Adair, center field;
Young, shortstop; Sebastian, catcher;
third base; Hayes. second
base; O'Hara, ieIt field; Dodge, pitch
sr; Chapman, pitcher; Street, pitcher;
Gefkin, pitcher. Ia.