Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-24
Colby Baseball
Candidates on
Light GYM Work
Especial to Kennebec Journal.)

Waterville. Feb. 23-The first in
dication Of the coming baseball seas
on was observed today, when several
promising candidates for the nine
were to be seen in the Colby gym
nasium throwing the ball about to
loosen the muscles which have not
been in use all winter.
The candidates for the team were
given notice early in January by
Trainer Mike Ryan and Captain
Lampher that they would be eX-
pected to get into condition at once
through participation in some ath-
letic activity until the Easter recess.
This idea was in line with what
Coach Fred Parent told a group of
men when he met them early in the
winter and discussed the plans for
the baseball nine in the spring.
Coach Parent said at that time that
no man need expect to play the game
unless he got into training at once
and kept in condition. Track has
been mentioned by the diamond
coach as the best activity into which
to put time, as it develops the speed
and endurance of the players.
There Will be a large squad out
for the great American game this
the best teams that the college has
turned out in several years seem
very good. Many of last years vet
Grams are still in the running but
will be hard put by some of the
yearling delegation. Among the best
known freshmen in the diamond
game are John MCGOWAN of Cam
bridge. Mass. the fast wing man
OH the varsity hockey team, and who
held down the initial sack in a very
Credltable manner for Westbrook
Seminary. and the Portland Sand
lotters: Harry Muir of Oak Grove,
who was rated as one of the best
sonthpaws in the prep school circles
last year; Bradley Cutler of Lynn.
Mass. another fast ball player. with
the name of being first rate second
Dagger. He has, played with the
Lynn Classical nine and saw a great
deal of action last summer on Will
kle Clarks EaSterns as second
baseman Danny Shanahan is men,
toned as a candidate on the receiv-
ing end and enjoyed quite a repu-
tation for his work at Coburn Class
zeal Institute last spring. and with
the Oakland town team in the sum-
mer: Pratt of Bridgeport. Conn. is
another candidate for the hurting
>Ai VI tiit ptitt'iS. Ilt l'IlCItu loI
the fast Cushing Academy aggrega-
ton several years ago and in the
annual freshman sophomore contest
last fall, was a tower of strength
Tor the NearlinG team.
y large number of the veterans
Will report i'll the course of d few
days now and among them will he
the following: Pitchers. Odom, Por-
ter. Coulman, Howard, Colby and
.Callaghan; catchcrs, I.ampher and
Keith; first base. Callaghah; second
base. Millctt: third base. Royal:
short stop. Franscn: right field, Will
son: LETT field. Hainos.
The revised schedule is as follows:
April ID University of Maine at
Waterville (cXhibition).
April o4-Providcnce College at
Providence.
April 2o-Brown University at
Providence.
April 2G-Ehodc Island state Col
lego at Kingston.
April o1---Conncctiou ut A~rcultur-
al College at Storrs.
April 2S-Lowell Textile School
at Lowell
,May 2-Bowdoin College at
Brunswick (scries).
May J--Eastern A. \. at Water
Vile.
May 9-Bates College at Water
Vile (scrics).
May Massachusetts Agricul-
tural College at Amherst.
May 1G-Springtield College at
Springfield.
May 11-Amhcrst College at AM
herst.
May 1S-Holy Cross College at
Worcester.
May 19-Boston College at Bos-
ton.
Nav o3-Bowdoin College at Wa
terville (scries).
May University of Maine at
Orono (series).
May "o-Tufts Collef at Med
ford (perdinC).
June o-1'nivcrsity Of Maine at
W"+ervillo f~0rios)
June f-Bates college at 1.ow S.
ton (series).
June N-New Hampshire State
College at Waterville.