South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-29
BY CHAs. w. CALL.

Plenty Of outfeld talent is in
sight for the outheld positions on
the Notre Dame nine. Fie!ders who
can hit have always been the hobby
OF Coach Harper, and he will put
up with almost any kind Of fly
catchiRg if the gardener can swat
the pin for a safe blow approximate
ly once IN three trips to the plate.
Rather quick Improvement may be
made in a mans fielding feels Harp
or; hitters are born, or at the best
are able 10 improve their natural
stride but very slowly.
Ronchetti, the big basketball cap
tain, is the only Outfielder who has
the right 20 be called a veteran. and
even Ronchetti has not held down
regular position in former years.
Pete" is being groomed by Harper
70 hold down centerfield. The good
natured Italian can field and 10
can hit SO well can he hit that
Harper has selected him for lead
off man for the team. pete" is
an old head and can be counted on
to draw as much out Of the pitcher
as any batter on the team. He can
hit the ball to the far corners Of
the field, IN fact most of his hits are
Of the long distance sort, and IA
the other hand he can lay down a
bunt and travel TO first base in rec
ord time For a man weighing
around 100 pounds his speed is phe-
nomenal 1t is doubtful whether
Track Coach Rockne could scare up
more than one or two men who
could beat him over the 3O-yard
route. He is easily the fastest man
on the baseball team.
Barry Is Conner.
In Barry, Harper has a conner.
Barry is "A catcher by trade, that
being his job for BrOwnson hall the
past few years He has always been
an exceedingly good hitter, and with
the completion of the indoor track
season he appeared for the base
ball nine He was quick to make
an impression on Harper by his
work with the ash. Barry, like
Ronchetti, is fleet Of foot, he ha8-
ing done much work in the 300
yard and 440-yard dashes on Rockne
cinder path squad during the in
door season. Last year Harper
transferred Joe keenan,, a catcher
during the 1916 campaign. to the
outfeld and made good gardener
Of him. and there is every reason
/ TO believe that Barry will live up
to expectations during the coming
! season. Barry is slated to hold down
left field.
BALKAN i'm Right Field.
Bahan. the renowned field general
who humbIed ". & J. at Washing
ton. Pa. last fall, greatest OF the
| basketball players Of the season just
/ closed. captain-elect Of the court
\ FIVE for another season, is the best
/ bet to date for the right field guard
ianship Bahan is an athlete pure
\ and simple. He was unheard OF last
/ Septem Der: now he is recognized as
one Of the really great athletes who
/ have worn the gold and blue 1t
/ NOtre Dame. He has the happy fac
nity Of doing almost anything he
| sets out - do. His versatility is un-
| canny Last fall he played half
I back all season until the last game
when Phelan had joined the army
and Allison was in the hospital
| when he jumped in at quarter. and
turned the powerful Washington
and jefferson eleven back with q
/ 20 defeat. After a week OF rest
he jumped into a basketball SUIT
and played such a whirlwind game
throughout the season that n
teammates rewarded him with mex
years Captaincy. With the basket-
/ BAN season a closed book TracE
I Coach Rockne was in desperat,
straits for a quarter miller GU
came Bahan and outfooted every
man on the \otre Dame team. ans
he landed a second against Aichi
San in the fastest time made on tn.
local track during the year Nov
the unassuming lad from Winches
ter. Ky. is out on the diamond try
ing for the baseball team. Though
he is the only player at Notre Dam,
who has tried for four teams dur
ing the year. he makes no complain
that he has been overworked. an,
his giving his best that Harper ma.
have a winning diamond aggrega
ton. Balkan has been stationed il
right field for over a week now. ans
his hitting and delding and his long
known speed and nerve seems as
sets enough 10 keep him statione.
there throughout the season.
Bader Good Materials.
But three men are not all WIN
are prospects for the outfelding p0
. siuons. George Bader. basketball
of the first magnitude. and one %
the most popular athletes at Notr
Dame. is pluEEinE away with "a
p that determination that made hin
: such a fay0rite ON the court durfr
the past winter Bader is the typ
Of Bahan, clean, clever and quicS