The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-02-12
YALE TO PLAY
 5 GAMES Ii'ITH
 NEW HhvENERS

6 c 2 New Haven, Feb. 12. Yale will Aplay three exhibition games with the New Haven club of the Eastern league, according to an announce nent made this afternoon by Weir Sargent, president of the Yale Base llsall association No definite dates ~have been decided upon for the sa ries, but the proba bilities are that town and gown will get together at Yale field the latter part of April scr the week prece ding the opening ot the Eastern league season.
 Sargent is now perfecting. a 8schedule which begins with the hsouthern trip during Easter week. f,This trip will cover less mileage 5than usual, the nine clashing- with Several rivals in Washington and Baltimore. The Ellis have been l2Given the privilege of opening the home season for the Giants on the day before the National League starts. It is not expected that any 4change will be made from Yale's IoIicv in arran ging a Series of three matches with Harvard and Princeton. the deciding games being lDlayed in New York city, if neces- - sary to dissolve a tie.
 Capt "Rabbit'' Sawyer has issued "a call for the candidates to report rext Monday at the Hotel Taft The first practice will consist of q smoker, at which the seasons plans will be discussed and list of short talks will be given by coaches, tprominent alumni and the players thcmselves. The next day the squad will report in the cage, beginning Their daily routine work. The cage h fali ing of the infeld variety; base run ming and even practice games, omit ting the outfeld features.
 Coach Billy, Lauder is pleased over the prospects for the coming sea- son. Lauder has produced rem rk- ably efficient hines from only medi- ocre ma terial for three seasons and this year has been presented with ~fhe most abundant set of quality candidates since he began his Yale aching career.
 With the exception of third base, the material which has already been enrolled by Capt. Sawyer is remark ably experienced, and there is a Avealth of substitutes for every place With this exception. As only two of last years veterans were grad uated in June, more men have been left than is usual following com mencement. The most prominent candidate: for the different positions are as follows: Pitchersr Selleck, CoXe Robinson, Calhoun, Simonton anC Iager; catchers, Holmes, Aldricl and Peters; first base. Diamond Iarner. Gilmore and Hazard; sec ond base, Capt. Sawyer; shortstop Murphy; third base, Conklin ant O'Brien: outfield, Faherty. Gordon Crane, Parsons and Dodd.
 Hager. the sensational twirler whose box work with the Universit t. Of Virginia three years ago feature the southern season, will be avail able He is in the Law School, bu he has decided to report. Calhoun and Simonton were the freshman twiTlers of last season. Both ar of varsity calibre. The three wh pitched Yale to victory over hot Harvard and Princeton - SeIlecb Coxe and Robinson-will be agai on the slab. Seneck was regarde as third string pitcher when the sea son began, but after both CoXe an Robinson had been riddled by tn Grim sop.ysand the Tiger attack h saved gh1s| situation, turning defea into vScsHy. He weiGhs barely : poundSyEshd is the puzzle of tn coaches, who fail to understand h. 
 Ed Kelley, the former Dean aca6 emy pitcher. is also candidat Cal Holmes. regular bacllstop fC two years, will be reinforced py tW fast reserves, Malcolm Aldrich an Peters, who was star al Exc Le where he explained the nine. A arich caught for the freshmen "a year He is a home run hittc and will be used for relief battin if he is not selected for regais backstop duty. He played halfbac on the eleven last fall. Jack Di, mond, first basenan, last season, again on deck, but the guardians that bag on the last three freshnla teams-Larner Gilmore and HaZAi will enter the competition.
 The nine has two fast a1l-arour infeld stars in Sawyer .at secor and Thorne Murphy at Nshortsto Murphy is son of the late Mil Murphy and a nephew of TO Murphy. the former Yale capta and New York National leaguer.
 Conklin and O'Brien, form freshman third basemen. will sta the season in the lead as cand dates for that position. If they f some of the surplus cand. .datcs i the other positions will be given
 chance in the berth
 ROSS TAKES CHAMPIONSHIP
 Adelaide. >South Australia. Feb.