Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-28
PROSPECTS ARE
GOOD AT COLBY

The following from the Boston
Globe Of Jan. % is Of interest to this
locality:
Colby College will open up its
sport season this year under the most
suspicious circumstances. and. unless
all signs fail. Will have one of the
most successful baseball years that
it has enjoyed for some time.
The college is particularly fortu-
nate in having back for this year the
whole veteran irteld the pitcher. and
probably the catcher, who Is expected
TO return in the Near future.
The last year men already back
are Capt. Hayes. who plays third
second base: F'raas. shortstop, and
Bucknam. pitcher. Puls;fer. Of the
outfieId. is also on the campus.
Capt elect DriscoIl, catcher Of last
years team, is a lieutenant in the
service at Southern camp. but is
expected to receive his discharge al
most any dry. and will no doubt, re-
turn to Colby.
These men are all members OF the
teslIll Which lslSt ytul wa
with the exception of one game lost
to Maine. They played off for the
title with ST. Anslem and won by a
score of 3 to . in an thinning game
for the championship of Northern
New England. ST. Anslem had pre-
viously defeated Holy Cross, who also
claimed the championship title for
New England.
Among the promising material
among the freshmen for the baseball
team are Caterson of Winthrop, Mass,
all-interscholastic pitcher for Massa-
chusetts last year, who came to Colby
from the Bowdoin Naval Unit; Sulli-
van, an outflelder from the same
place: James. Il pitcher: Carter from
tho Maine Central Institute; White
from Lisbon Falls, an infie!der;
Stcarns, Guthrie and others, who will
make future material for the team.
college athletic authorities expect
to have the services of "Baggy" Allen
As coach. He has filled that position
most Acceptably for several years.
He is an eX-Eew England Lacquer
and is considered one of the brainiest
baseball men in New England. A
Massachusetts, trip is planned.
LAS far as possible. athletics at
Colby will be established on a pre-
war basis. and football will be back
on the regular schedule.
The matter Of track athletics is
not fully settled. but there are few
track men back at college, and as it
will take some time to revive this
branch Of athletics. it is possible that
it will be left to the beginning of an
other year.
"A football intercollegiate schedule
has been arranged among the Maine
colleges, and, besides this, it is hoped
that several games will be arranged
with Harvard. Tufts. Brown and the
Navy at Annapolis. The material for
football is rather uncertain. but the
football men at present in college are
Brudno and Fraas. both of whom play
in the backfield, also Buchanan, who
is as good in football as he is in base
hall. He has been playing fullback
this season with the Naval Reserves
AT Bumkin Island and was captain of
the team during a part of the season.
He played in the line in the college
team last year.
Although not a part Of the college
activities. there is a strong sentiment
in favor of basketball at Colby, and a
team Of Colby men have arranged
same With Maine at Orono tomorrow
night. and expect to get return
rrbara nil hoh =
mis- tournament in the summer, but
no arrangements for this have as yet
been made"