New-York tribune., 1916-02-27
N. .Y.U. BASEBALL
NIEN WITHOUT A
PLACE TO PLAY
Big Squad Anxious to Get
Kinks Out of Arms, but
Will Have to Wait.

The baseball management at New
York University Is in a quandary'
Some forty men are anxious to get the
kinks out of their arms and the notes
out OF their batting eyes preparatory
to tackling the long schedule of games
which confronts them, but there is no
place for them 10 do the necessary pre-
season work. Where the baseball cage
used to be are several tiers of lockers
which have been added recently be
cause of the large increase in the num-
ber of students at the university.
Manager Fredericks OF the nine has
been trying for several days to secure
accommodations in n nearby armory, but
cannot hope TO make any definite ar.
ranrements until about the middle OF
March. This means that the ball toss
ers will be able to have only two weeks
Of drill before the opening of the sea
son.
The situation is especially unfortu-
nate, inasmuch rs the prospects for
strong team were never brighter than
now. Aside from the veterans Cap
tain Pfau, Kranichfeld, Connell. Frei-
tag, Hagbloom, Waters and McCulloch
there are several promising candi-
dates from the freshman class. there
being no rule barring first year men
from the varsity. The material from
the class Of 10 includes Egan, who
played a star game at shortstop on
Manual High School last year; Potter,
an outielder. also from Manual; Rus
sell. a pitcher who distinguished him
self on the Boys High School nine;
Erwig. from Morris High; Finlay and
Elliott.
II was definitely decided last week
that Tom Reilley would again coach the
football team this fall. Reilley, who Is
a graduate of New York University,
has been in charge Of the gridiron work
for the last two years. and despite ii
lack Of material has turned out credita-
Bile elevens. Tom was elected 10 the
State Assembly in November, and il
was feared that his legislative duties
would prevent his continuing IN the
/ capacity Of coach. 1t appears now,
| however, that he will not let his law
making interfere with his football ac-
/ tiyities.
A new form of athletic competition
will be introduced At the university in
! the near future. II is planned to hold
what will be called an underclass nov
| Ice meet in the gymnasium, the only
men eligible to participate being fresh
men and sophomores who are not men,
| bers Of the varsity track squad. The
/ idea of the meet Is TO stimulate inter
/ est in track and field sports. DR.. John
! p Mum, president of the New York
/ Union Athletic Association, will give
medals to the winners of the four
events running high jump, relay race,
| quarter-mile run aid three quarter rmile
l run.
The New York University men who
will compete in the second annual in
/ door meet Of the |. c. A. A. A. A. are
| c. |. Crowther. r. Mcdowell, A. Lent,
I S. b. Many, +. {. Waugh. A. II. Town
send, F. j. Egan, II. +. Smith. 7. Car
lin and N. c. Morrison.
The basketball team. which has met
with only two defeats this season. will
I make its annual trip upstate this week.
Games will be played with Rensselaer,
! Poly and Colgate. The season will
close with Wesleyan at Middletown,
I Conn.
The gymnastic team has won one
/ meet and lost one so far. The Violet
easily defeated Brown. but fell before
the strong Navy aggregation at Annap-
oils. Captain Gllloon and Cremer, q
brother of last years captain. have
showed W well and give promise Of
being heavy point scorers in the inter-
collegiate meet.
The football schedule is now COM
plete and is in the hands OF the COM
mittee on athletics. waiting its ap-
proval. Rutgers and Trinity do not ap-
pear on the list. but otherwise the
schedule is practically the same as
that Of Last year.