The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-04-18

position in the spring sporting pro-
gram. His record will be followed
closely by university alumni and with
even closer scrutiny by the profess
sional scout, for major league club
managers are fully aware that occa-
~sionally a star may be plucked from
the varsity diamond. Players of the
calibre of Eddie Collins and Christy
Mathewson are found but i~nfrequent-
ly. There always exists, however,
the possibility of securing players
who, if not capable of major league
speed at the outset of their profess
sional careers, can quickly be coached
and trained to the point where they
are a decided acquisition to a big
circuit club.
Under professional coaching the
standard of play in college baseball
has risen rapidly during the past few
years. Veteran big leaguers have aid
ed the natural player by advice and
instruction. Little hints on how to
bat; take the ball for a quick throw
and other points of technique in the
game quickly bring players with nat
ural qualifications within the range
of major league possibilities. All
those connected with the professional
game today realize that the college
baseball team offers one of the best
recruiting grounds at the disposal of
the big league magnates. Billy Evans,
the American league umpire, a col
lege graduate and close observer of
every anle of baseball, said recently
in discussing this phase of the game.
The college ball player has be-
come a big factor in the major
leagues. Ten years ago a collegian
was a rarity in a big league material,
gave the college games cry little
consideration. At a big game last
summer between w strong college
teams, exactly twelve major league
scouts we're in attendance. Quite a
testimonial to the value placed on
the college player, by the men whose
duty it is to pick up future big league
stars.
Connie Mack is the pioneer in the
exploiting of the college player. The
resourceful leader of the worlds
champions saw the worth of the col
hege player, long before any other
major league manager looked on the
varsity athlete seriously. l once
asked Mack why he was always so
anxious t. look over the promising
college players. His reply was brief,
but characteristic of the famous lead
er. of the Athletics. I like players
who can think. Four years of study
certainly ought to improve a fellows
intelligence. If it hasn't, it doesn't
take me very long to discover the
fact. Another reason why I favor
the %collegian, is because he comes to
me free from any other style of play.
1t is much easier to get players accus-
toned to your way of thinking, who
have never been drilled in any other
system. Another point in favor of
the collegian is hat he knows pretty
we'll the best rules for keeping in
condition. have no use for players
VINO fail to keep in shape. He also
mas been taught the real value Of
discipline by his professor in the
class room and his coach on the ball
field"
The first intercollegiate crew re-
gatta of the year is rowed today on
the Oakland estuary, California, with
the varsity and freshmen Fights Of
Washington, Stanford and California
competing. In Intercollegiate row.
ing title of the Pacific cOast there
is the added probability that the
winning eight will cross the CONT
nent to measure workmanship and
endurance at Poughkeepsie, against
the leading eastern college crews in
the race for the intercollegiate cham
pionship of the nation. During the
past two years the Stanford univer-
sity and University of Washington
have SEN crews to the Hudson, repre-
senting the far west, just as Wiscon-
sin has for many seasons been the
sole entry from the middle west.
In 1912 the Stanford crew which
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Oakland estuary, rowing the three
miles in 16 minutes 10 seconds, fin
ished a poor last at Poughkeepsie.
Last season Washington's eight won
the Pacific coast regatta in II min
utes A seconds, and on the Hudson
finished third, less than two shell
lengths behind Syracuse, the winning
crew. There were many spectators
present who held the opinion that
had the Seattle crew spurted earlier
the race Washington would have
on instead of tapping CornelPs
Shell with Syracuse leading the It'll
AGA oarsmen. 1t is due to this excel
lent showing that eastern rowing en-
thusiasts look to Washington to win
today'S race and return to the Hud-