Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-02-18
.F|ELDERS REPORT
AT PENN TODAY
Large Number of Veterans Ex-
pected to Start Practice
on Franklin Field

Baseball at the University of Penn
sylvania will get into full swing this
afternoon with the reporting of the in
field and outfeld candidates for the
Red and Blue nine.
The pitchers and catchers have had
the advantage Of n week of good weather
to get their right and left wings. into
shape for one of the hardest seasons
that ever confronted Penn nine. The
excellent weather of the last week and
the prospects for few more days Of IL
has induced Nhe coach to ask for more
pep In the drills. The twirlers spend
but half hour throwing to the catch
ers and after taking n lap around the
track are sent to the showers.
With the outfeld and infeld candi-
! dates expected TO number more than
seventy five. Franklin Field will be an
| extremely busy place from now until the
close of the University in June. Be.
cause of the lack of space on the field
proper the candidates will be forced
to work out in the corners. The wooden
track that occupies more than three
fourths of the field will not be lifted
until about March l, as the trackmen
have several more meets. principally
the one in Illinois on March 8. Until
the track Is removed Coach Cariss will
be hard pressed for space.
On the daily program until the field
is cleared Coach Cariss has slated mild
throwing the ball. bunting and fielding
The candidates will be impressed this
year with the necessity OF keeping in
excellent shape throughout the season
because of the hard schedule Of thirty
one games. .,..
Among the veterans and members OF
last years freshman team who are cx-
| pccted to report is Al Mouradian, the
former Central High School star and a
member Of Coach Roy Thomas team
IN 1917. Mouradian returned to til,
University last fall after an absence oI
two years, He was member of the
basketball team until he injured hi.
ankles in the Temple game and was nd
vised to give up the indoor sport IL hi
desired to play baseball. The crimson
and Cold star Of the past will be NJ
outfeld candidate.
There is n wealth Of veteran ant
freshman material for the outer -gardeI
positions. Herman Harvey. Blu,
Myers, Joe Straus, Mike Whitehill ant
Rudinc are all men of experience In tn
outfcld. McMnllen and Mahaffey
kings of swat in the freshman gardens
are high class players who should max
the varsity men hustle.
For the infield Coach Cariss will hav
McNichol at second. Shriver, SMlliva,
and korber at shortstop and Hinckle
the freshman star, at third. Korbe
subbed at the hot corner for Sweenc.
in several games last year and ma
make q bid for that position. Rudin
or Whitehill may be drawn from anon
the outfield candidates for the initia
sack, as both have the general build o
a first baseman. being tall and rang
! and possessed of strong arms.
Joe Yates will be used ,cXclusivel
, this year as twirlcr along with Wal
ter Huntzinger and Doug Sheffey. las
years regulars. Incidentally, Hunt
announced that he would not wait Unit
the end of the basketball season to &c
into shape for the baseball season bu
would work out every afternoon start
ing next week. Lewis, freshma
, from last year, Larsen and Myer. tw
other candidates Of experience, look lk
the best of the new men. For tn
backstopping. Cariss has Maher, tn
freshman star, Norman Gotwals, sec
ond string receiver last spring, an
Pinney.