Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-29
BLUE-GRAY Nine
Popping Up FOR
B. u. GAME WE'D
Especial to Kennebec, JournaD


Waterville, April 2S-The Colby
baseball squad was given a hard
afternoons workout today under
Captain Franson in the absence of
Coach Freddie Parent, who decided
to stay at his home in Sanford until
the Blue and Gray team goes through
Portland on their way to Boston
Tuesday night when he will join his
crew.
The workout this afternoon was
fast and hard with three pitchers
working the limit. Evidently the
Blue and Gray baseball mentor is far
from at ease with the huriers which
he has on hand and this afternoon
Captain Fransen, under orders from
Coach Parent. brought Chow" How
ard in from the outficld gardens and
had him work cut in the box for a
better part OF an hour 1t is expect
ed that Howard may pitch after all
and this SHIFT today makes the pro-
phecy practically true that the hard
hitting Outfielder would end in the
box Howard has hurled some
mighty fine games for the Blue and
Gray during the last three years that
he had been on the team and should
his arm come back to normal this
season, he should prvoe to he a val
liable asset to the weak pitching staff
which is the chief bother of Coach
Parent.
Coulman and Muir were also work
ed out to the limit ani both Of these
hurlers with Howard for support
viii make the trip to Boston Tues
day night. Muir has been going good
all spring until the first trip when
he started the Springfield game. only
to taken from the box in the sec
ond inning when it was found that
the entire Springfield team were
right handed sluggers and Muir was
of little effect against them. Both
men were putting all they had on
the ball this afternoon. z
The second team was forced TO stay
in the field all afternoon while the
varsity men had a little batting rae
tice, which it seems IS sadly needed
in the ranks of the Blue and Gray
team. MCGOWAN and Cutler. Gboth
of whom hit steadily and hard last
season have vet to find their batting
eye. On the trip both men got but
two hits each and Captain Fransen
is DESTROYS of having his men hit
better.
The men who will make the trip
to play Boston College at University
Heights in Boston on Wednesday
afternoon are as follows: Cutler at
second base, MCGOWAN first base,
Shanahan catcher, Robert F'ransen
at short stop, Everett Fransen center
field, Wilson left field, Smart at third
base. Howard, Culman and Muir for
pitchers, Lorinsky at right field and
Tarpey as a substitute catcher. The
team will leave Waterville Tuesday
night on the Pullman and returning
will take the late train out of Boston
Wednesday night.
1t was quite surprise when Man
ager Hale announced that Eager
strom would not make the trip this
time and that Lorensky. freshman
who has been going fairly good all
spring, would have a chance to show
what he coul6 do in the gardens. Ia
gerstrom was in a bad way on the
initial trip of the season and had a
hrd time in all of the games which
were plyed. For this reason, Coach
Parent put the freshman on the list
instead OF Fagerstrom to see what
he could do in a game, So far. I.or-
ensky has been hitting the ball
steadily and has been doing good
work in the field.