Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-29
b0ND0lN BASEBALL ARTISTS !:
START PRACTICE IN CAGE ON
APRIL | WITH MANY VETERANS
This Years Team Looks Like Fast One and Good Contender
Championship Games in the Schedule
Good Supply of Ptchers-Field Snow-covered.

Of the fact that Whittier Field is COW
cred with two feet Of snow the Bow
dom baseball squad will begin its
spring practice on April 1. Although
college does not open until the fourth
Of April, the base ball men have been
ordered to report on the first. 1t is
doubtful II the field can be drained
properly before April s. the date of the
first game and accordingly the men
will be obliged to do all their work in
doors. The 'Bowdoin cage. however. is
no mean place for indoor workouts.
The cage is considerably larger than
the regulation diamond and gives am
pie opportunity for fast inf1eld work
Outfielders, with no opportunity to
practice fielding their positions. are
bound to suffer.
Bowdoin's team this Spring should
be a fast one, and is looked upon as
strong contender for the state cham
pionship Last year after winning the
opening game in the state series, Bow
doin's nine inexplicably went to pieces
and did not win another game in the
championship contests. Inability to
hit the ball at crucial times and ten
dency to throw the ball around. la
grammar school, when opponents were
on the bases. proved Bowdoin's UNDO
ing in every game.
The only man lost by graduation is
Keith Eaton, who captained the team
and played first base. There Is IN the
freshman class an unusual amount OF
promising material, including pitchers
They should strengthen the team ma
terially. -'.,
McEIwee Is Captain.
The team is captained by Leland 8.
McElwee '16 Of Houlton. McElwee Is
an infielder and has played both third
base and short stop. There has been
talk of shifting him to first base to
fill Eaton's shoes, but he will probably
be kept on the other side OF the dia-
mond. McElwee has received several
tempting offers from major league
managers but he has turned them
down. not wishing to impair his anna
teur standing while he is in college.
This winter. Cornelius j. McGillicuddy,
manager of the Philadelphia Amerl-
cans. wanted him to go south win the
Athletics on their training trip ana
although he would not be Obliged 10
sign a contract, McElwee was refused
permission by the Bowdoin Athletic
Council to go and then to play on BOW
doin,s nine. AS result he turned
down the opportunity
At third base, Orren Donnell, sopn-
omore. is the most likely candidate
Donnell played the hot corner last year
and has been doing good work IN the
cage this winter. Donnell is heaoy
PLAYER and is fast on the bases.
Second base position is somewhat OF
p problem. Last year NUMBER OF
men played the position, but none OF
them did creditable work there vi
those who tried to fill the vacancy lett
by Bob Weatherill, David f. Kelley. TO-
was the best looking man. kelleys
arm is not strong but he is 1alriy
reliable fielder and will pc sttons
candidate for the position. 1resh-
man. Eddie Finn, will probably go out
for that position. Finn captalned the
LYNN Classical High team last year
and last fall was captain OF his class
team in the series with the sophomores.
He is a smooth, easy player, has
good arm. if Judgment can be made
from his work in the fall games, ana
hits the ball we'll. Those VINO nave
seen Finn play in Lynn predict that ne
will be a varsity man this spring.
Bradford For First.
r, ,a,;o.1 man for first base is Ben