The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-03-30
TIGER ATHLETES
IN SPRING TRAINING
Baseball Players and Track
Men Making Rapid
Progress.
GOOD BACKSTOP NEEDED
Coach Clarke Finds It Diff
ficult to Fill Position
Trimble for Outfield.
GOOD BACKsTOP NEEDED
speciai De1rofcA 10 THr aur.


PRrNcrroN. N. J.. March fs.-The
warm weather Of the beginning Of the
past week was utilised to the full by
Coach Clarte's baseball squad, and al
though examin ations interfered to some
extent. practice games were held every
afternoon The paramount early season
difiiculty which Bill Clarke is attempting
to surmount Ia the development Of q
good catcher. Trimble. regarded az one
Of the best athletes In college circles.
filled that position last year and Is again
on the Job. However. his regular posi-
ton 10 In the outfeld and the Tiger mem
tor believes that he will prove more
valuable asset to the nine In q garden
berth
Craig and whitman are two possible
ties for the varsity catcher. The former
served In that capacity for his freshman
combination. but still lacks the expert
ence necessary for intercollegiate con-
tesla whitman was held In reserve last
season, because OF his weakness with
, tho hickory. II he can develop a batting
| eye this spring he may be seen regularly
behind the plate.
Aside from this difYiculty the Tiger
players are developing as rapidly as can
be expected and the keen competition
| for every position indicates strong nine
| this season. Margetts and kirkland are
| slated to be the mainstays OF tho pitch
ing stan. The former Ia regarded as one
| Of the best moundsmen Princeton has
had In years and his record on his fresh
man nine forecasts ms creditable season
this year. Kirkland pitched last years
| varsity to q 10 to victory over Har-
ward, despite the fact that II was his
second appearance in this capacity
Matiock. Werner and Miller have also
displayed fair amount OF stun" In the
workouts Of the past week and may be
relied upon to start several trays.
Keene Fitzpatrick. who IL In charge OF
the Tiger cinder stars, issued the follow
Ing statement In regard to tho pros
poets Of the season: lowing to the un-
settled condition Of things as q result
of the war II Is unusually difficult to
| form an opinion on the varsity track
prospects for this spring. but at pres
ent they do not appear too good" This
was Immediately accepted as pessimism
by q goodly portion Of the underEradu-
ate body. However, those familiar with
not In the habit Of making blatant state
ments regarding Princeton prospects
The foregoing statement merely indi-
Gates that Fitzpatrick Is not cock sure
about the results Of the season and
| that he does not intend to prophecy
u victorious year, which can only be
won by hard work and concentrated
effort
| Seven letter men are back In college
| and, with these stars as nucleus
Princeton should be represented by a
first class track team. Capt Erdman,
the intercollegiate champion In the
hurdles, has not shown to advantage In
the indoor track meets this winter. but
with the advent OF the outdoor events
he can be counted upon to repeat his
performances of last season. Other let
ter men are Baird, Montgomery. Savage,
Raymond. Terrell and Trowbrldga,
Although the exams and a three day
vacation have broken up to some exten,
the regular practices. nevertheless the
men In all sports win be expected "a
report as regularly as possible during
this period 30 that the teams will be
In the pink Of condition 10 start the
regular schedules early In April.