Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-27
Moscow Diamond Authorities
Find It Difficult to Maintain
Organization as in the Past.
LEFT OVER BATTERY GOOD
Captain Rettig in the Box Has
Lost None of His Splendid
Form and Is Cleverly Backed
Up by Receiver Thomas.

University of Idaho, Moscow, April
26.-Once again the melodious music
Vt wood meeting rawhide pervades the
atmosphere of the University of Idaho
campus during the late hours of the
afternoon and the few remaining un-
believers have to be convinced that
she really has came" The actual
arrival of baseball is to many the only
true sign and one glimpse over the
athletic field between the hours of
four and six is proof enough.
When Coach Blemaster issued his
annual call for prospective baseball
candidates about 20 men responded for
the initial practice. Nearly half of
this number We're freshmen who are
ineligible for the Varsity, so as yet,
prospects for the 1919 season are any
thing but bright
HARD TO GET PLAYERS
Varsity baseball men are hard to
find and unless more eligibles show up
it Will be a difficult matter to turn
out winning aggregation. COMPETE
ton for places is the biggest factor In
making a team work but with only
about one man out for each position
the tendency to loaf is more in evil
dence
The battery question is we'll taken
care of with letter man on each end.
Captain Rettig is in better shape than
ever this year and can be depended
upon to come through with the caliber
of hurting that invariably wins the
games. He will be held up by Thomas,
W.,
son, who has had two years college
experience. There are a number of
second string pitchers out who are
expected to add considerable strength
to the heaving staff. OF these San
burg and O'Brien look best.
The graduation of Almquist left a
big hole to be filled around the initial
sack and also took one of the best
pill smackers that has been on an Ida
no team for years. Moe, third base
man, and Hunter, second sacker, are
the letter men around which Blea-
master will have to build his infield.
Moe led the team last year in hitting
and as lead-off man was the best
in the conference. Among the candi-
dates for infield positions are Aim
quist, sub second baseman in 1918, Nc
Crea, O'Brien and Moore.
GOOD LEFTOVER BATTERY
Idaho has a cracking good battery
from last year, with Captain Rettig
in the box, and Thomas receiving him.
Hunter is playing his old position at
second base. Coach Bleamaster with
three letter men has had to make up
his ball team with new material.
In a practice game the varsity ran
away with the freshman team II to 6.
In the ninth inning following instruc-
lions from "Blea" to ease up, Rettig
lobbed the ball over and the Fresh
took full advantage by banging in six
runs.
Percy O'Brien, pitcher. was elected
captain of the freshman team. The
fresh showed lots of individual mate
rial for next year. Rich Fox as catch
err looked like varsity stuff for next
year without any doubt.
Sandberg pitched the first three in
nings, Buescher twirled three rounds
and Rettig finished up the game. Ret
tig has the old time ability of shoot
ing 'em speedy, clipping the corners,
using the old sparkin' bean, and lots
of stuff w. S. c. batters will find
him n puzzle.
Sandberg and Buescher looked like
veterans in the box. Idaho is well
provided with pitchers.