Salt Lake Telegram | 1927-04-17 | Page 6 | Vandal Baseball Pitcher May be out of Contests

1 v Vandal Baseball Baseball- Pitcher May MayBe B Be Out Ou t of Con Contests tests test's UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO Moscow Moscow Moscow Mos Mos- cow April 16 Ralph 16 Ralph Lie Lief E Erickson Erick son sn Po Pocatello atello star twirler and mainstay o of the baseball team for for tw two years may be ho out o othe of the g game ne most of this season on on account of injuries received during basketball season This liis announcement comes as t a adash adash dash o of icy cold cold water water on Vandal Vanda hopes for a first division nine this year rear Erickson Is the outstanding college pitcher in the Northwest and anel he lie has been the recognized leader and field general of th the Vandal crew His loss oss therefore will be felt fell In more mole ways than one Erickson injured his leg between tire the knee and ankle when he ho fell fel against the he stands during a has bas game with Gonzaga in Feb Feb- The injury became infected and anti blood poisoning developed I Iwas It was necessary to perform several severa operations Ho may be able t to play late in the season but it i is unlikely that thal he will attain th the form that has given him such a high position in northwest inter inter- circles Eugene Stockdale Franklin am and Whitey Lawrence La Jerome ar arnow are ale arenow now being rEle upon to Its carry curry most o of the pitching burden Both Boll v shO i a 1 great groat deal of promise bu buas but butas butas as yet ct both lack experience am and control They have an abundance of SP ll and good good curves gurves but tout tl they e are aro having ht dl difficulty lc it IIi ing the fast ones In th the groove