Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-04-02
STATE COLLEGE BASEBALL

With the first Northwest confer
ence games with Idaho coming in
the middle of April the Cougar base
ball squad men are waiting for Jupe
Pluyius to favor them with some
warm weather so they can go
through Coach Schroeder's final
workouts in preparation for the
heavy schedule awaiting them.
Doc Boiler has arranged a
schedule of u games, including con-
tests in both Coast and Northwest
conferences and possibly with the
! SPOKANE Indians, In view of the
heavy schedule Coach Schroeder is
trying to develop three or four de-
pendable pitchers and when the
weather doesn't permit outside prac-
tice has the battery men working out
in the gymnasium.
The Northwest conference starts
with the Idaho game the middle of .
April, while the varsity's first Coast
conference games will be played with |
Oregon here on April % and 20. The
hardest games of the season will
come on the coast trip, when the /.
Cougars will play eight games in |
nine days, including games with the
U. of w, o. A. c., Oregon, and
Whitman.
However, there is a host of mater
ital out and State College support
ers have every reason to look for a
team that will make a creditable
: showing in both conferences, From
. the present prospects the receiving
end of the battery will be we'll taken
care of by Watson, Graham and Dun
lap. Watson is a former Lewis and
Clark receiver and although small in
stature is fast and possesses a big
league whip. Graham is a large
man and should handle Moran and
Cooks fast ones in a satisfactory
style besides being a dangerous man
at the bat. Dunlap of football fame
is also a good receiver and seems to
be of varsity caliber
The pitching squad is we'll taken
care of by Captain Kulzer, busher
4 Lewis, Mike Moran and Clyde Cook,
who are all letter men and expert
enced hurlers. Thompson of the
1918 frosh and Nash of the 1919
frosh are also good men and may get
a chance to show their worth Nash
is the only portside finger of the
squad and so may get in some
games. Captain Kulzer is a two
year letter man and is expected to
I do his best work this year Lewis
is also playing his last year and as
he has been the leading mound man
for the varsity the last two years he
is again counted upon as being a
sure winner. Cook is a valuable
man, with two years varsity expert
ence, and should be able to take his
regular turn in the box. Mike Moran
. is big man, with worlds of speed
N and one years varsity training, and
4 with his trusty stick should prove
( one of the mainstays of the team.
AT first base Muller, two-year let
ter man, has first call, with Dick
and Harold Hanley pushing him
hard for his position. At second
Hockey seems to be a fixture, with
Bell being ready to fill in when
4 needed
At the short patch Loren, two
year letter man, is the leading candi-
! date, but is being furnished with
\ plenty of competition by Bill Price
Z and Thompson. At third base there
is no letter man eligible, but Roy
Hanley, Bill King and Pierce are all
men with plenty of baseball knowl-
edge, besides being good fielders
and heavy men with the stick.
In the outfield there is consider
able material, including two letter
men, Morgan and Benson. The most
promising of the new men are Me
Donald, Miles, VanNice, Smith, OFT
man, Fertig and Nash. There is al
SO a possibility that Moran or Lewis
will be used in the outfield when not
shooting the fast ones from the rub |
ber for their batting abilities give /
them first preference.
Doc Boiler expects to have his |
final schedule ready for publication
in the near future.