The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-04
pU(tMANW|LL FACE
Weak SQUAD TODAY
Coach Nissen Loses Regulars
to Army and Wheat
Fields.
RESORTS TO DRAFT
Eight First-String Men All
That Remain to Don
the Grey Jerseys.
RESORTS TO DRAFT

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Undiscouraged by previous defeats
and the flying raids of recruiting Of
ficers, the Montana state University
baseball team will line up against Doc
Boilers Washington state college
nine on Montana field at o'clock this
afternoon In the first OF tWo-game
series which will conclude all forms OF
intercollegiate athletics for the rest OF
this school term. and perhaps for years
to come.
The Bruins returned yesterday
morning from a rather unsuccessful
Invasion Of the Inland Empire, dur
ing which they lost four ball games to
the University Of Idaho and Washing
ton State college. and one outfielder
to the army. and barely saved the
captain and leading slugger OF the
team from, Manager Nick Williams of
the Spokane Northwestern league
team, who was in bad need OF a slug
ging outfielder. Right Fielder Peek.
who was also substitute catcher. en-
listed in the army while the team was
at Spokane. and did not return to
Miss6ula.
Two Leave for Farm.
Two more players, both stars Of the
first magnitude, deserted the grey
jerseyed ranks yesterday. they be-
ing Frank Gossman, the fast, hard
the best Of the Bruin fly-chasers, who
led the team in batting during the
western trip. Gossman. who was q
first-year student at the school of
Journalism. left yesterday for his home
Mt Dillon, and will go out on a ranch
Immediately upon his arrival. Beebe
will also go to work on a ranch.
When Nissen counted heads last
night. he found that he had only eight
men eligible for competition on his
squad. but he hopes to draft enough
men from the student ranks to place a
full nine in the field. Montana's spirit
is certainly different from that shown
At the colleges where the Bruins played
during the trip. according to Nissen
as he says that he counted four full
teams in uniform on the Washington
State college bench during the first
game at Pullman.
7 The Tragic Story.
The games on the trip were rather
peculiar according to Nissen. A,
Pullman the team played in a sea OF
mud. and the outfielders were forced
to swim after fly balls. The first
game at Pullman was lost. IL to 4, the
Bohlerites making all their runs in two
innings. The second game was lost
s to 4, in II innings. At Moscow thu
Bruins lost both games, s to 4, ant
6 to 4.
1t is likely that Herb Witt, the husky
hard working south paw. will start OF
the mound for the Bruins this after
noon. with Larry Jones on the receiv
ing end. Larry improved in his bat
ting during the trip. pounding out al
average of .235. Captain Sandersol
will play short. with Reordan on frs
and Loranger on second. Third has
is in status quo at present. Wing
field Brown and Hugh Kent will b
detailed to the outfield. with anothe
man yet to be chosen.
Washington Team Veterans.
DIR. Boiler will bring a team com
posed mainly of veterans with hin
Passmore will play first, Steenber
second and Roy Boiler shortstop. wit
Brown. the. football star who almos
came to Montana, on the hot corner
Root and Smith are the veterans in tn
Outfield. while Lewis or akulZer wi
ter is Pullman'ss first string catehe
while Cook and kulZer veterans. an
Lewis. the Bellingham crack. wi
hesve the fast ones over the plate.