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Show IL OF 11 BASEBALL"! TEAM IN SHAPE fractice Games Scheduled for This Week U. Will Meet Aggies. The university baseball team Is rapidly rounding into shape and with the Impetus derived from the presence pres-ence of the new suits on Cummings field may bo expected to condition rapidly. Practice games reg-yanni-' gan affairs are staged every night, v.lih the resuli lhat a scries of hard-fought hard-fought contests have been initiated. The vannlgans found the delivery of Ed Hov.ells to their liking last night and were lour runs in the lead when the (inal frame rolled around. At Ihis point, however, the good right arm of one Joe ( arthcy, discouraged by three kicks in a row by the yannigan infield, lost Its pep, and the varsity gang annexed an-nexed about six counters more or less and took first honors in the melee. The Crimson should have a strong aggregation this spring it too many of the men are not called into active service in the army. Rudine has re-Celved re-Celved hlfl call and Will be unable to appear With the "U" team. Walter Lar-I Lar-I son and Eddie Ilowells have been doing the burden of the pitching. Larson Lar-son allowed the prison team but seven hits last Saturday, but the effort proved tpo much and as a consequence the lanky southpaw is slightly under the weather. Stewart is displaying a good brand of ball behind the bat. Howard Gee, the Tooele star, is being played on lirsi where his long reach should I prove profitable. Kirk is negotiating the second base job. while Sessions 1 has made quite a favorable impression I at .hort. Either Roy George or Pug Warner will be seen on Uje third sack, while Will Romney. Shields, and George are slated for the field. Three practice games are scheduled for this Week. Tomorrow the Crimson will encounter M company from the fort. Thursday Coach "Piggie" Ward will pll tils East high Leopards against the varsity and Saturday the fort officers' team will furnish the creme de creme of combat. Arrangements have been made to play inter-collegiate games with the Agglea April 19 in Logan and May 10 on Cummings field. The B. Y. U. will be met here April 12 and in Provo Ifa IT Little has been heard from the Provo sqhool. but the Logan farmers farm-ers have been working out daily un-der un-der the coaching of Harry Stoney. I Mose Stifel, Les Jarvis and Lolo I Spencer are some of the men who are txpet led t bring honor to the U. A. C. 1 rack athletes are also dusv on rne hill. The crying need seems tojje for more sprinters and in general for more men in every event. It Is probable proba-ble that the "U" will enter several men in the A. A V. meet this Saturday, Satur-day, although it depends on inclination of the athletes themselves to enter. Several long distance runners are tminins for the cross-country run to be held "l" day. April 12. Theron Parmelee. Paul McOune, Spot Ere and Hugh Wing will probably undertake tho arduous grind. Spence Reid. a "L" 'track athlete who has been handi-capped handi-capped with broken finger, was out again last night and Is expected to take points in the high jump, the pole vault and the hurdles. Harold Goodwin Good-win is being counted on for the weights; Walker, a freshman, looks good in the broad jump, while Dunyon, Simpson. Dart and Stewart will prob-ablv prob-ablv undertaken the sprints. Coach A. L. Mathews is watching the work of his tennis men every afternoon and will soon select a team of the best racket experts to repre sent the "U" against the B. Y. D. and A C. eo!eCe rnatehes will probably be played at rrovn, May 18. the morning of the dual track meet. It is planned this year to enter teams of three men from each institution consisting of one singles player nnd a doubles team Formerly the singles representative played In the doubles also in most eases, but college coaches are trying seemingly to protect themselves from too mncb Individual starring the present pres-ent ,-eason, though In case of a tie it will be necessary for one of the doubles men to play a second singles, maich. |