Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1920-04-01
REPUBLICS AND THE
COLLEGE MINES START
Both Truckmakers and Maroon
and Cream Should Have
Strong AggregatiOns.

Practice for both the Republic and
the Alma College baseball teams is
under way, and with prospects for
the same usual crack college nine, at
the Presbyterian institution, the GER
tainty that hte Republic Athletic AS
sociation intends to leave no stone
unturned to give Alma the best team
that it has ever had, fans are certain
to have their fill Of the National past
time this year.
Manager Hank" Olmsted of the
Republics cranked up the yellow
Chassis" bunch this afternoon for the
first practice on Republic field. hav-
ing practically every man on the job
who is expected to wear a Republic
uniform this season. Becker, who
held down third base last season for
the Truckmakers is one man who has
not yet reported, but it is expected
that the speedy Ohio lad will be here
very soon. 1t is expected that Beck
er will be used in the outfeld this
season.
Olmsted has a glittering array of
box talent in Hagerman, Freeman,
Sherlow and Truckey. and little
trouble is being looked for this sea
son with such strong pitching staff.
Two backstops are on the job,
Murray Boyle, Detroit semipro.
who was with the Detroit Maxwells
last year; and Medell of Chicago, who
was with the Nashville club Of the
Southern in 1917, and who tried out
with the White Sox in 1918.
For the inield Olmsted has gather
ed together, LaFleur, from the Pacific
Coast League, for the first; Tooley,
with the Republics last year, for the
second; Loney, from the St. Paul
American Association team, for the
third; Smith, crack Almaite, for the
short.
Chouinard, Oakes, Hunter and
Becker are expected to fight it out
for the outfield jobs. Desmond.
young husky from Escanaba will be
on the bench as utility man. Oakes,
who was in the infeld with the Re-
publics last year, will be at home in
the outer garden. He played in both
the Eastern and the international
leagues in 1918, leading both leagues
in fielding. for the outfielders.
Chouinard, is also an outfielder as is
Becker. Both were used on the
Truckmakers infeld last year.
A good bunch of men have turned
out for the college aggregation and
hopes are high in the college circle
for third championship baseball
team in four years. Included in the
list of men who have turned out are
ten veterans of previous seasons.
Wood will have what is expected
to be the strongest pitching staff in
the entire NJ. I. A. A.. in Captain Ed
die Boyne, the Marlette star. and in
Crittendcn, who proved to be the SEN
sation Of the NJ. |. A. A. last year.
He will also have another fairly cap
able hurler in Cash of Alma. All
three are veterans.
-Four men are available for infield |.
jobs of the veterans. these being Ex-
captain Hebert, short and third sack I
er; Gaffney, second sacker; Tomion.
third sacker and catcher; and Dun
ming, shortstop and second sacker.
Three veterans, Richards, Williams I
and Vender are available for the out /
field.
Practice is proceeding rapidly on
the college hill, as it is only about
two weeks before the Maroon and
Cream aggregation will open the sea- /
son with the Ypsi Normals, new
of the NJ. /. A. A., in the
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