The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-09
BOWMAN IS MOUND HOPE OF PRINCETON
 BASEBALL ARRAY
Tigers Must Build Entire New Infield But Have Strong Reserves
By WILLIAM J. CHAPMAN Eastern Intercollegiate Baseball Tn0nv1n

ITiuCctOHs @Ns Js, hPIu AAOpS is visible to the naked eye in the Princeton baseball camp today as the Tigers prepare to depart from the Southland under the leadership of Charles Edward Muldaur. '31. captain and all-league center fielder, and Harry B. Hooper, the new coach who last winter succeeded c. Byrd Douglas. '16. The Princeton players already have shown in practice that they can hit, and they are looking to Frank K. shorty" Bowman, Jr. '32, to provide them with pitching strong enough to en- able them to cash in on their of- fense.
 The last two Princeton teams have hit well enough, but have been handicapped by uncertain pitching. All through the disastrous season of 1891, Bowman flashed curve which vexed batters in the Eastern Intercollegiate league, but he match ed it with wildness which prevent ed him from winning. He did have the satisfaction, however, of earning a to'5 decision over Pennsylvania at Philadelphia. practically remov- ing the Red and Blue from the pen- nant race.
 Edwin J. Moles Jr., '31, late in re- porting because of his duties with the swimming team, will be groomed to share the pitching burden with Bowman. Moles provided the un- fortunate Orange and Black team of 1890 an even more glorious mo- ment than Bowman's flash against Penn developed. The swimming champion pitched the Tigers to $ to victory over Yale on Prince toms commencement day before a cheering throng of 15,000 returning alumni, carrying the series into a third game which almost gave the Orange and Black the Big Three championship.
 Experienced Reserves.
 Bowman and Moles are the only letter men back for mound duty. but available men with varsity ex- perience include w. Michael Aicher, '32. southpaw: l.. Lansing Ray. '32, and Sidney r. Waud, '31. From the 1883 nine, Coach Hooper has John r. Kraft, Jr. William J. Croul and Malcolm w. McKinnon. A ninth pitching prospect Is William Blackwell, '32, who failed to report last year.
 Coach Hooper is delighted to have such large crops of apparently promising pitchers, but he will work with all but the seasoned men With an eye on the future. With Bow man and Moles in form for the championship series, which will not begin until April 25 when Prince ton visits New York to play COlum- bia, less experienced men will have little chance to break into the line- up with any regularity.
 Princeton will be able to field a veteran outfield made up of Capt. MuIdaur in center, Holmes T. Ben- nett, 31, in right and Weatherly Reinmund, '31. in left. All are let ter men and fine batters. Muldaur led the Tigers in the league aver ages last year with a mark of AT: Reinmund hit 357 and Bennett. incapacitated through much of the season. reached an even 300.
 Some doubt exists even now re- garding the ability of the still-injur- ed Bennett to last through season of regular play. but Coach Hooper has five men fighting for reserve berths in the outfield. Walter B. Buck, Raymond E. Burnes and Les ter w. Herzog, Jr, are recruits from the freshman team. The other two are Robert Bessire, '32. and David Foster. '32, who failed to make the varsity last year.
 Entire Infleid Lost.
 The entire regular infield of 1880 --George Austen, Jr. William H. Swift; all-league second baseman; Capt John H. O'Tooie and Richard l.. Vogt-was graduated last June. but capable men were left behind to fill the vacant places. Gerald C.. Morse, '32, Austen's understudy at first base and a letter man last year, will handle traffic at the busy corr ner in the coming campaign and add a left-handed punch to the bat ting order. J. William Bierhals, '3l, substitute for two years and a letter man last year. is slated for another infield berth. possibly sec ond base.
 Raymond F. Knell. at shortstop, and Thomas H. Mettler, at third base, are promising recruits from the freshman team. J. Stanley ! Purnell, the Baltimore boy who | played second base for the fresh- men q year ago. will crowd into the lineup at some point because of his heavy hitting. There has been some i talk of using him behind the bat. but the chances are that this work will be confined to the outfield and the infield. as John Y. HowsOn, 3l l a letter man, has been catching well land hitting hard.
 The Tigers last year finished in
 last place in the league race. win- ming only two games and losing eight. Capt Muldaur makes no pre-. Idictions of a championetslp this year | but he does feel. and ai agree with | Ihifi. that the Orange ana Black will earn a higher ranking in the conn iinn oa1mpaiHp. Tt is nat i'm nnneih'~