Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-02-25
Preseason Diamond
Training Begins at
Colby Tuesday
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Waterville, Feb. 23.-Captain
Bobby" F'ransen of the Blue and
Gray nine has issued the first call
! for the baseball candidates to re-
port in the college gymnasium Tues
| day afternoon to begin their pre-
season training under the direction
| of Prof. G. Harry Edwards. head of
| the department of athletics. The
preliminary work will be mainly set
ting-up exercises which tend TO build
up the muscles of the players which
have been unused all winter and will
last for several weeks. Coach Fred
die Parent will arrive i'm WatervilIc
shortly before the Easter recess of
the college to look over the mate
rial at hand and confer with Capt.
Fransen and the athletic authorities
of the college regarding the coming
season.
TIE Blue and Gray leader stated
today that Colby was out to copp
the State series in baseball this
spring and with the material now
on hand the prospects looked mighty
/ bright. The only men lost last year
| from the fast Blue and Gray nine
| were Lanpher. Royal. Odom and
| Callahan. The loss OF these four
/ men was hard but there seems to be
material of real worth in the co.,
! lege to fill practically all of the va
! cancies. Danny" Shanahan, left
| fielder last season and Lanpher's
| understudy behind the bat, will be
| on the receiving end Of the battery.
| Many baseball fans claim that Dan
! ny" will look as good behind the
, plate as Lanpher did after he has
| had more experience. In all prob
: ability. Cutler will he moved back
j to his old position in the center gar
| dens. where he is most at home, and
| leave Il vacancy at second. The 9TH
or vacancies will be at third. left
field and in the box.
| There seems to)be Il good string
Of material for the mound this sea
son. 1t is the opinion of many that
Porter will crash through and pitch
! in fine form this year. The lanEy
| Everett hurlcr has some powerful
stuff on the ball and it being his last
year III college, he is expected to
show something. There there are
Howard and Coulman. two more SC
Hiors who have pitched some fine
games of baseball for the Blue and
Gray, who may have to be reckoned
| with in the spring. Harry Muir is
Il likely prospect for the southpaw
hurting and he should so good with
practice. Last season, Muir pitched
a pretty game against the Spring
field aggregation. Mason. Il colored
freshman. is talked OF considerably
and may show some real goods.
one Of the likely candidates Tor
The Keystone sack will he Lee Mich
OILS, who was out his freshman year.
but owing to illness was forced 10
quit early in the season. Nichols
is fast in fielding and good hitter.
! For honors at the hot corner. there
will he several candidates in evil
| dencc. Smart, Crowley and Carson.
all freshmen. have been mentioned
prominently in connection with tins
| base. All three have hads consider
able experience at PLAYING and there
should be some stiff competition for
the place.
Colby will be minus the services
of two stellar players again TINS sea
| son. llaineS and Peabody. Both
men are of tho first class when il
'com"S to rating players but are in
eligible to play on the varsity team
| owing to difficulties in class ratings
Peabody is Il special student while
! liaincS is behind his class. Both
men are excellent feeders. Peabody
at second ma Ilaincs in the field,
ana hard hittcrs.
'FljG season, Manager William w.
| Hale has arranged some hard games
with some of the leading college
teams in New England among
whom are Dartmouth. TUFTS. Boston
College. University OF New lIamp-
shire and others.