Show PENN IN NEED OF 1 ST SACKER PHILADELPHIA May Ia 4 The 4 Thc problem problem of or finding a capable first baseman is still a vexing one to Dr Walter aIl V.-aIl r Cariss coach of the University of o Pennsylvania base base- baseball ball bail team With three important contests during durIn the coming week the coach will be unable to experiment fur fur- ther then On Tuesday next Columbia will be met on 01 o Franklin field in Inthe the quadrangular first tint quadrangular cup game ame of the season for tor both teams Thursday Lehigh comes cornes here and andon andon andon on Saturday the annual Straw Hat day contest with Yale will be staled staged on Franklin field Since the tho start of the season Ulon Dr ari s has hu tried four players at athe atthe atthe the he Initial bag Paul Murphy Murph varsity quarterback last lut fall tall won the ho position at the start of or the tho sea sea- season son Ion but he displayed a lack Inck of fielding ability that forced him to the he bench Tom rom Marner Magner basketball star played the position In a 3 game and proved pro to be a a. hard hitter but only a a. fair fielder Paul Davenport re- re received an opportunity on the south- south rn rn trip but did not show chow any un- un uncanny uncanny canny anny ability at bat or In the f fied For the past two weeks Pete Cole Colt ha has haa been holding down the portfolio For two seasons Cole hs has iss been a a. shortstop and his hll con- con to a first baseman ba man seems to o have partially solved the problem lem em A smooth fielder Cole has not as yet found his batting stride but tut if he should hould a a. big biff bl load will b be lifted off oft the shoulders shoulder of o the each coach The Th pitching staff aft of ot Sanford Walker Valker Shober and Knoblauch Is Ison ison on on s of the best ben all around staffs staff Pennsylvania has had for tor many seasons The infield outside of first lr t base bue has been be n working smoothly while the outfield com corn combination combination ia is a a. much harder hitting one ont than last lut year This Ie i. a i. bu bul busy y week for Penn Penn- eyl anla teams team On Wednesday the lacrosse team meets meet Stevens at Hoboken and on Saturday the freshman fruhman baseball team meets meet Dean Jean academy cadem away the varsity junior varsity l O pound and fushman eights eighth meet the Naval academy at Annapolis the track team earn meets Dartmouth In a n dual meet while the lacrosse lacro se twelve engages en en- engages engages gages the Army at West point Tennis will get ret going In full fuU wing ewing during durin the tho corning coming week On Thursday the tho annual tennis tournament ment will III start on the seventeen enteen courts ourt on River field Entries havo have been pouring In from all aU sections of f the east for the schoolboy cham On Saturday the var var- varIty city Ity sit tennis team meets Amherst here at the same time the fre fresh Cruh h. h men meet Yale Vale fresh here hert |