New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-09
Baseball Men
In Tigertown
Begin Training
Wealth of Fine Mater,.,
Reports to Bill CLARK.
L a SIX for the Capta;,

PRINCETON, Nj, March s.-p,;.
ton students had their first onr.ss s''
nifty to see the 1919 baseball souss =
action Yesterday, when a large MIMI.
OF men reported to Coach Bill clss
Tor the first workout of the s..1.
Clark arrived in Princeton Thu
afternoon, after a years service
Y. NJ. c. A. athletic director, and =
once issued a call for candidate.
The men wed put through h.,
workout in the cage, and within 81
next week the preparatory WORT ". ~'
be well under way. The team Will, !,
fortunate in having a wealth #
terial available fom last years 'va,,i,.
nine, and also from last years fr..,
man nine which defeated the Ba,v.s,
and the Yale freshmen Only two -
have been lost by graduation from A..
varsity that defeated Harvard :.
May, Is to 0.
From all indications the firh, !,
positions will be hot throuebss"".. n !ef
season. Captain Bill Babe. last y.. Ms
star third baseman, will have 10 5 gusrs
for his job. and every man ON N. " .s
WI deserve his place, if he wins !,
Judging from the large number of "
who reported yesterday. "ea
The infield looks esnecinllv rr..,.
ing. Rauhan. last years veteysnr , nm
stop. is back. Captain Rade vii, i ,L.,r
be stationed at the hot coyrax ''aeiY
shere arc several fine infielders tx. Jnu
out for the other two infield nosi,ioat
Harvey. of last years f rsshv.'s
team, seems to have the call fos ' .sn
ilrst base job. although Cook, AZ ,as
same squad. ia likely TO pivs t,s 'os
nara Tight for a. Coach Clark mas 4.
eide TO bring Gray In from tbs ~. w.
'leld ana play him Mt frat, fi,ss
'"ii ana rangy and an excellent iisIass
etfublhg nppenrn 10 ba the bsst a.;
Tho material for the second saet , ws. VI
M played laht spring until can,s,s
Mndden's return. when he WINS swI,st.aa
TO the ontfield. Aside from these W.,
Grams, Clark will have Keyes. Is,,
years freshman captain; Scheers, ' y
hard hitting shortstop. and Konn :
brilliant fielding infielder. ''
There Is an abundance of ou,a.,a
material. All Of last years son,S
nave nave returned. Rogers, Thompson
ii,e1rterson' Georgi and Strubins ar,
al IN college, while Raleigh, who Ia An
exceptionally fast lead off man sn]
d nara hitter, is also out for an out
held position. Gray, the basketball
captain, played centre field on ri,
freshman team and sizes up as YER,
strong contender. There are also tw,
members of last years freshman cut
held TO be considered
The battery will likely give Clar,
the most trouble. Both of last YEAR
varsity catchers, Trimble and Whit
man, are back in harness, and Opie
the football star, and Davis. Craig an,
Herendon of the freshman team ar
sure to show up we'll Kirkland, IN
Bag Tiger pitcher, who held Harvsr
to three scattered hits last spring an,
Margetts, who shut out the Harvart
freshmen and also beat the Yale fresh
men, viii form the nucleus of tn
pitching staff. Matlock, Hynson an,
Miller are other likely candidates TO
the hurting honors.
While the final draft of the sched
ule has not as yet been announced /
IS understood that the Tigers vii
meet Harvard and Yale in the usus
series, and will also face Penn. bot
here and in Philadelphia. COLUMBIA
and Cornell will probably be met O.
University Field The rest Of III
schedule at present is incomplete.
Inc freshman squad has not bee
called out as yet, but will report a
soon as the varsity work gets wei
under way. The early spring vii
give the team chance for rapid de
velopment, and an extensive schedul
is planned for the yearlings.