New-York tribune., 1918-03-17
Big Squad Out
For Baseball
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Now that the basketball season has
ended, attention in athletics at New
York University has turned to baseball
At first it was thought that there would
be no regular baseball team at the Vio-
let college this year, for, at the out
break of the war last year. it was an
nounced that activities on tie diamond
would be discontinued at the University
Heights institution for the duration of
the war. At the recent meeting of the
athletic council, however, this action
was rescinded and Manager Joseph
Billo has gone ahead with the plans
for this season as usual.
Manager Billo has been working hard
or the schedule and has already booked
several games, most of which are to
be played on Ohio Field. He is negoti
nent colleges of the East for games,
and will announce the complete sched
ule in short time.
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Captain Tetelman has had in hand
the arrangements for securing a suit
able coach for the nine. He has sue
ceeded in procuring. the services Of
John Kellogg to coach the team again
York player. He was member of the
Giants just prior to the McGraw regime
and had Indifferent success as pitcher.
Though his "big league" record did not
set the world on fire, he nevertheless
knows the game from front to back
and has had considerable experience in
teaching it to others.
Coach Kellogg has enjoyed much
success at the Violet College in the
past three years and expects to turn
out a crack team despite the many OBJ
stacles which will be in his path this
season.
Prospects for good team at the
Bronx institution this year are very
favorable, despite the fact that the war
has taken large percentage of last
years regulars. OF the fourteen men
who formed the varsity squad last
season, all but four have been lost
either through graduation or enlist
ment in the service of the country.
Among those who have not returned
are Pitchers Wolf, Zickel and Reich;
Catcher Draper; Infelders Strawbridge,
Delmonte and Mendelsohn; Outfielders
Daily and Weinheimer, and Utilityman
Schwartz. AS nucleus for this years
who was also captain last season and
held down second base; Baker, short
stop and catcher; Floyd Egan, the
Violet's star all-around athlete, who
was first baseman two years ago;
Johnny" Connell. right fielder and
heaviest hitter on the team; and sew
eral second-string men from last year
who should make good this year.
Practice has been held in the Uni
versity Heights gymnasium for the
past week under the guidance of Coach
Kellogg. Only the lightest kind Of
practice has been INDUCED in by the
candidates with the exception of the
battery men.
Battery Men Busy
The pitchers and catchers have been
warming up every day and are now
going in full swing. There are several
first class men out for the battery po-
sitions and Coach Kellogg is very we'll
pleased with their showing, particu-
larly the pitchers. He looks for great
things from Sulzer, Schuldener and
Link, all right-handers. Draffen and
Goundry are leading the catchers.
Though it is bit early to pick a
regular nine, nevertheless, indication
point to the following as the probable
lineup for the season. The most
promising of the battery candidates
have been mentioned above. Egan,
Tetelman and Steinberg will probably
cover the bases, with Baker at short.
The two open positions in the outfield
remain unoccupied, but there are a
number of strong men fighting for
them and Coach Kellogg should find
little difficulty in filling them salts
factorily.
Connell is sure of his job in right
field and will be good steadier for
the new men. Others who have shown
good form in the practice sessions held
SO far are Matzner, Newman, Cowal-
ski, Brown, Miller, Sabin and Cham
bers.