Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-05-27
Bvk1NGr0N FREE PRESS THURSDAY MAY 277yz
FILIPINO BASEBALL TEAM
TO TOUR UNITED STATES
George M. Cassidy, U. V. M. 10.
Head of Department of PHYS.
ical Education at University
of the Philippines, Arranges
Game With Vermont Nine


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merry or Pouitney' now associate profess
sor and head of the department or
,bvsico, od,,o,.io, a, u,. ,.,.,
,ho p,,,,., ,,u.
was J." inc city
inc latter part ot iaSt week on trip in
which he is arranging baseball scbed-
ulo for the team of the University of the
Philippines, which will tour America naxt
spring, playing all the strong college
teams in the country. While here. Mr.
Cassidy arranged n game with the Uni
Nersity of Vermont ninc. the date to H.,
announced lat5.
Mr. Cassidy has been connected with
tho University of tho philippines for Tho
last seven years. lie is now on a 2ND-day
leave for the principal purpose of arrlry-
ing this baseball trip. which is con.
sidcrcd Of great Importance nv the
Filipino government. The trip is being
financed by that government and is
notably for the purpose of giving America
"A better idea of the Philippines II is the
purpose to show America what strides
the Philippines are making. what the
Filipino boys are like and how quickly
game of baseball. This IS a part Of the
plan which the Filipino government
started last year, when 30 statesmen and
others were sent TO this country 10 dis
scmin1tc information about the Philip
pines.
According To the plan for this trip
through America. the University Of the
Philippines nine will leave home about
February Il. next spring. and arrive in
san francisco about April /. after SPEND
ing scme time in Honolulu. The team will
bring IL men. They will play the most
extensive baseball schedule ever at
tempted by any college baseball team,
travelling about 10000 miles on this trim.
They expect to he in the United states
until the latter part of August if games
can be arranged.
Such baseball mines as California mi
versty. Leland Stanford. Jr.. Chicago
University. University of Illinois pcnnsvl-
vana, Yale. Columbia, Harvard. Prince
ton. etc. will he played and games have
been practically arranged with these az
well as many others Some semi-profes
siona teams may he taken on after the
college season closes
With the baseball team will come two
University Of the Philippines tennis NAV
n
of the Far East Fargus. singles tennis
champion Of the Far East. an aIumnus
of the University of the Philinpines and
manager of the Wright & Ditson com,
pany at Manila will make this trim as
! assistant manager of the baseball team.
and will bring with him his his MIA vim q
partner. These two will take on at
singles or doubles anv college tonnis
teams who want to play them
about 800 students. has ono Of tho
strongest baseball mines in the Far East
| having given the University of Waseda
| japan. n close run for the baseball cham.
! pionship of the Far East during the last
| few years. In 1917. the chamnionshin cor.
! les resulted in victory, for tho Irn,vers;tv
| of Waseda by the close scores Of 4 IN :
and 6 to :. These two games were wit.
messed nv a crowd Of 70 ON neonIo oach
day. showing that the people Of the east.
I crn countries are really becoming base.
! ball fans In 1915 the Jrniversitv of the
| PbiIinnines was apai, defeated for .be
| chamnionsbip nv the close score of . 70 I
| tho Irnivorsitv of Uasodo winning savor
| straight games that season and tbe
| cbamnionsbin
| Tho onl,, limo ,b,+ tho r-r;,,orsitr .,
tho pbilinniroe has n,avod with an A,neri
! can coIleqe was in 1915 whom Chicago
University was in Manila and won from
! tbe local team nv tho score of . to o 4,
| maj time tho 1-niv.rsitv of tbe pbiIin
nines team wa NOT in good condition