Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-15
BASEBALL IS
DROPPED BY
MUHLENBERC
Diamond of Upstate Col
lege Is Cut Up and
Finances Are Poor
CAGE PLAYERS otr,p

| ALLENTOWN. Pa, Jan ,sA..,.
authorities at Muhlenberg COLES. s''etla sia
/ nounced yesterday that basehau 80. ~
| made its appearance at Muhlenhsr. .,ea W.
seasons ago, will be abandoned ibis sn.,n We
| on account of the lack Of undergrs s...lk .sga,pk
Interest and the unsuitable conditior 7.
sne ulamo which is dug up, due 10 ~
laying of steam pipes. "a,
! 1t Is believed however. ,bs, a.
tonal pastime will not be dropped ,.s W
| manently Although the field viii ". ~.
be In condition for three or four ,nn,ta. s.a
I the athletic Golfers must be bois,esss' ~
I before the sport ls resumed Pisa v
are not in a very flourishing conditios =
| account OF the poor football sea asons y I.
| 1914 and 1915. q
Basketball Men Out
1t was also made public by the s,h,.,,.
authorities that Ben Hubbard ana Co.
ney Afherbach, forwards on the 49,.
ball team. have turned in their sui,. ~
VIII not play any future games with ~
quintet. AS these men Comprised shs s,s
pest pair oil forwards that ever renrs'
sented Muhlenberg College. their ssr,sss.
will be greatly missed Hubbard l. 1sss ssss
to have been declared professional bv ~
college authorities for PLAYING on ~
plymouth quintet, an upstate orran,,,'
tlon. Af1erbach, who was marriea :.
this time last year. is said TO have nro,n' =
ised his wife that he will resign fro,
sports. 'Va
The vacancies made by this pair Is,r.
openings on the team for Fitzgerald ara
Everett. Two of last years scrubs, Fitr-
gerald Is Philadelphian and a forms,
student of the Northeast High scbon,
Witmer. n baseball player, will contlnps
as guard with CASTOR. the teams bJrh
scorer. Due to the deadlock in tbs ~
tempt TO elect captain at the closs 4,
last season, Bill Ritter. an all-arouns
athlete. has been acting leader and hold.
ing down the centre position.
Five games remain TO be played-Rw.
gers, Albright, Bucknell, Gettysburg ara
LEBANON Valley-four of which are al
home. The wind-up of the season will
come at the end of February, and candi.
dates VIII be called out Immediately for
track The reason for shortening tha
season Is to do away with the confct
with the track team and to avoid IN.
cage men going stale. as I'm former years.
when lons schedule was in vogue.
The Muhlenberg track schedule wa,
made public this week by Graduate
Manager Albert Fasg. 1t calls for ths
following meets: April 90, interclass con.
tests: April 20 Penn relays: May 6. Hav.
erford College (pending) May 10. Middle
Atlantic intercollegiate meet at New
York University; May 20. Lehigh at Al
lentown; May q, Dickinson at Carlisle:
June Z, Lebanon Valley at Allentown
This will be the first year that Lehish
has been scheduled to meet Muhlenberr
on the track, and the meet Is ATTRACTING
lots of interest here. Lebanon VALLEY i
the attraction for alumni day, which Ia
a big day for athletics at the college
Good Relay Material
Much is expected from the relay team
which will be picked from Steel Taylor
Weber, Tice, McGovern, Heuer and Fitx-
gerald. All these men are fast quarter
milers, and fight for places will result
There is also a wealth of material for
the sprints. Weber, captain of the track
team, who tied the Muhlenberg record
for the 100 yards last year; Taylor and
McGovern, formerly of Allentown and
bethlehem preparatory schools; Tice, Of
last seasons team, and Steel, the best
man in college last year. are still avail
able. Is
In the distance events Heuer. Hart.
man and Fitzgerald will take care of the
mile and half mile while two good dis
tance runners have been unearthed In the
Druckenmiller brothers, of the freshman
class, Although no hurdlers from last
seasons team remain in college, there ara
a few men who can be developed to give
n creditable showing in this event, HUB
bard is relied upon for the high jump,
Wahl and Brubaker for the pole vault.
DevereuX for the hammer throw and
shot-put and CASTOR. who broke the COLI
lege record last year, for the discus,