The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-28

w. DIN. Tcb. -S.--l T.ltllCe lof
tho college and university baseball
squads of the east is well under Way
ana before the month Of March has
"un its course the first game If the
season will have been PLAYED provided
lncleinrnt weather does not !Gilk the
makers. AZ a result ut the
indoor training To date some ide. Of
the relative strength of the larger IN
stitution mines is available and The
coaches are already predicting some
close series in the play for intcrcol-
lesiate honors. Chief attention cen
ters on the Vale prospects at present.
owing To the remarkable record
achieved 10y the New Haven team last
spring.
With one or two exceptions the Yale
team of 1912, which Won N games out
"i "a played. is Intact. The loss Of
liiddell at first base leaves q gap in
tho iniield, but with The string of sub
stitni"s and last years freshman team
available this position should hc filled
without trouble. Another vacant po-
sition is that of Schofield. left fielder.
In these W positions Vale is weakest.
All the other members of tho team
are in college. Captain Rlor~om at
snort. Cornish at second, and Reilly
at third base form one of the very best
lnileids of any college team this sea
son. Mlddlebrook and Pumpelly will
again play center and right field, re-
spcctlNeiy. Tho veteran pitchers are
Ciiie and Brown, both of whom can be
counted on to equal the good work
done last year. Hunter will he the
mainstay behind the bat.
h Harvard team. which had the
distinction of winning the only series
h il Yale lost last season, will take
The field this spring with almost as
many veterans available as the Blue.
i'nt three regulars were lost by grad
uatlon last year. In the pitching de-
partnent Frye and Hitchcock form
the nucleus of an effective pitching
staff. In addition boyle. Macdonald
ana Whitney are also promising
pitching candidates. The position Of
catcher left vacant by the graduation
of Young, will be filled by either Os-
borne, Waterman or Wallace.
Ayres will probably retain his po-
sltion at first base. although Nash.
captain of last years freshman team,
is a likely candidate. but Coach Sexton
may decide to place Nash III the out
field in Alsop's place, Clark will ne
at second. unless il is deemed neces-
sary to use him behind the bat. In
that case Harvey. Phillips and Frippe
Will be the contestants for the posi-
WI Va PluiIl jtlsdLe WIN Tell;Illl AT
shortstnp. At third base. one oil me
candidates mentioned for second is
likely TO fill h gap left by the grad
uation of Tones. ~iiannett should re-
tam ms position in right field and
take care of center field. A
number of new mnu Will compete for
the left field position. the more prom
lsing being Nash, Curtis and MilnoI-
land.
The Harvard 1914 team will be a
hard hitting organization judging
from the averages Of the men last
years freshmen VINO are trying for
positions this year were good batters
5" mat the team mould in no way
suffer from the addition of these men
to the ranks.
At Princeton sever members of the
i9l" nine arc eligible for positions
this spring. They are Wall. catcner;
Wood and copeland. pitchers; Ca ptain
fh"ads. first base: Gill. second base:
Green and Laird "ltfieldeis. Wood
ana Copeland We're the mainstav of
tn" pitching staff last season. From
laSt years freshman nine Lambertun,
DeNe and Lin are expected to do
Weii. especially the TWO first named.
benlnd the bat, kelleher Of the un-
defeated 1913 team, is likely to be a
close second to Wall for catching hon
ors. In the iniield Captain Rhoads ls
the only likely candidate for first base.
olll, second base last spring, may re
shifted to short. leaving Peacock
prominent for the keystone position.
Law and Dkane. both of the fresh
man iniield. will also be strong con-
tehders for second or short. Third
base Will he difficult to cover. Shea
played an exceedingly good game las,
spring bil his ankle. which was proK-
ell in football, may keep him out OF
Tho g;line For inc outfie,d Green and
Lard. regulars. are available. Hanks,
a substitute last season, and Hovt,
CLICK and 6. y. Peacock of the fresh
man nine. should round ont into ljkciy
material.
cornell. Pennsylvania. Brown and
Niiilams and a number of the otner
/ colleges of the cast also loom ,Ip as
| formidable c~ontendcrs for diamond
honors and il is 4 certainty that the
struggle for varsity baseball supre-
macy will be unusually keen, Column
ola has also entered the field with re-
newed determination to gain a place
among the leaders this season as is
evidenced by the engagement of two
of the leading coaches of this ountry
With Billy Lush and Andy Coakley ir
charge of the candidates there Is rea.
son to believe that New York univer-
sity will be represented by a strong
team. Both Lush and Coakley have
professional baseball and as college
c~I~~nAs,
An Australian rugby football play.
rr Of ronsider&hl" reputation has on.
tered the University al 49,