Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-04-10
UNI. OF maine
Varsity Baseball Team Leaves
for Massachusetts Trip with
Coach Monte Cross
"OAT' LAWRY TO JOIN
MACKMEN AFTER GRAD
UATION

The University Of Maine baseball
team leaves on Monday morning for
the annual Massachusetts trip. The
team has been ont-of doors only one
week, during which time Coach Monte
Cross, the former Philadelphia Ath-
letic player, has been in charge Of the
squad. Coach Cross has played base
ball for % years, 10 years Of which
have been under Connie Mack, and he
has been using Mack's system Of sig
raj drill. He considers this system the
best he has ever seen since he has
been in the game. Coach Cross. need
less to say, during the last week, has
made himself very popular with the
players, the students and the faculty.
The team, while still unsettled, WILL
without doubt, look somewhat differ
ent from that Of last year. The posi-
ton of first base occupied by Captain
Gilman of last years team has been
found very difficult to fill. Barrows and
Gorham seem, at tho present time, to
be the logical candidates for the posi-
sition, In spite Of the fact that there is
considerable competition. Reardon,
whose work at substitute catcher last
year, although bit cratic at times,
was Of good quality, will be the main
stay behind the bat this year.
Providing that Barrows comes up
to expectations, Gorham, an all
round player, will be used either as a
substitute pitcher or outfielder. The
probable lineup for the infield will be:
Barrows, first; Lawry, second; Pen
dleton, short; and Rowe, third. The
outfield is still unsettled, Hackett be-
ing the only sure man. Mangan, Ruff
ner. and Phillips are all good men and
timely hitters, and each will undoubt-
eddy earn his letter before the year is
over. The pitching burden falls upon
Driscoll and Frost, both Varsity men.
However Stuart, a Freshman from
Thornton Academy, will make the trip
if his eligibility restrictions can be
arranged satisfactorily with the fac
ulty. If Stuart is unable to make the
trip, Gorham may turn out to be the
best man to help Driscoll and Frost.
The schedule Of games on the trip
is as follows: April II, N. H. State at
Durham; April II, Brown at Provi-
dence; April Is, Harvard at Cam
bridge; April IA, Rhode Island at
Kingston; April Is, Trinity at Hart
ford; April II, Colby at Waterville.
1t will be remembered that last year
the game with Colby was cancelled
According to reports from Waterville,
Captain Simpson will. be unable to play
on account of his recent operation, and
several men are ineligible to play at
the present time.
The men making the trip with Coach
Cross and Manager Nash are: Cap
tain Lawry, Barrows, Driscoll, Hack
EFT, Mangan, Seniors: Gorham, Pen
dleton. E. Phillips. S. Phillips, Juniors;
Rowe, Frost, Reardon, Sophomores;
Stuart Freshman. This aggregation
looks stronger than the one that made
the trip last year.
Otis Carroll Lawry, rs. Of Fairfield,
captain Of the University of Maine
baseball team, president of the Senior
class, and star second baseman, is to
report to the Philadelphia Athletics the
rext day after he graduates from the
University of Maine. On that day the
Philadelphia team will be playing
Washington in the Quaker City. "Oat,"
as he is Familiarity called, is undoubt-
eddy one of the fastest college infield-
ers in the State, and it is not at all
doubtful that he will make good with
the Athletics from the start.
Connie Mack attempted to sign him
up during this last winter, in order to
take the Rabbit" on the spring train
ing trip. Lawry mace all arrangements
for taking this trip. but before start
ing found that by going South with
the team he would be banished from
the State college games this spring.
consequently he stayed at Maine.