WESTERVILLE, 0., APRIL 2, 1906 I
BASE BALL DOPE.
HE time of tbe year is fast approachin when baseball will call the f(ost bitten fans from their hibernations. In fact the local season has already started and enthusiasm is apparent on every side. Owing to the wet grounds practice has been confined to the gymnasium and every afternoon witnesses a squad of the ''old boys" working out. The size of the gym handicaps the men greatly, but in spite of this some good work is heing done in loosening up arms and with the bat. The majority ol last year's team are still in school, the only ones lost by graduation being ''Sard" Bate and L. W . ·warson. This is an encouraging feature o all those- who are in crested in the ucce s of baseball in Otterbein. Among those who played last year and are available as players for this year's team are Smith, Strahl, Kring, Funk, Flick, Hall and Sanders. Altho the e men are veterans at the game, they will have to work hard to make the team ju t as if they had never belonged to the team. This fact hould be a source of encouragement to any one wJ- o is thinking of trying for the team. o one, because of any previou record on the college team, will be given any more "show" than the new man who is faithfully training and practicing. Every one will have a fair chance to make the team and Captain Flick is de irious of having a large number of men trying for posi tions. For catcher's positfon, several experienced men are available. Harry Spitler is a likely candidate who bas had several years' exper ience as catcher on the crack Findlay high school. L. M. Kel ler is also trying for the same place and bas had valuable exper ience on an amateur team of the . C. R. of Dayton. Captain
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Flick will officiate either as catch- I Student I:.oyality. er or first baseman. For second base .Funk is an experienced ;,p Among the many' factors whi ch p1icant. He can also be counted go to make for the success of any on as a good resecve pitcher. educational institution there is The chances are even for either perhaps none more potent than Jones, Kring or C. Young at the loyality ot its student body. third. Smith, Strahl, Funk, The term '•Student 1oyality" Trimmer and Grabill are bidding admits of a rather more liberal for the pitcher's box. Grabill is interpretation than usually goes a new man this year but has play with the idea of loyality but it is ed on the team in years past. for that reason none the less of Titus, Leibcap, Hall and Baird sterling quality. will be tried out in the field. The student who is the .nost Last year's team will be remem loyal to his coll eg e is not always, bered as having a poor outfield, if indeed he ever is, the one who but from present indications "rides" his classes. College life there is plenty of good material consists of much more than for a stron(! outfield. mastery of its text books. While It is hoped that no one will get the curriculum is the nucleus the impression from the above upon which a college must build summary-that it will be no use to yet the studies ought not to be try for a _elace on the team. and ne\ er is ·t he- nly thing that ''The best man for the place" .vill co mands the interest and J be the rule and an quai c 1au1..e pvi will be given to all. Manager student loyality consists in sup. Rymer has almost completed the porting with all the enthusiasm ol chedule for the season. Owing which one is capablt> every to the cheduled tracks-meets a enterprise which is undertaken by foll schedule has not been arrang the students as representative of ed and hence nearly every game their college. The loyal student will be found ought to be a victory to make a in athletics, on the first team, if creditable showing. The following is the baseball he can make a place, o r if not, then giving of his time and schedule for the season of 1906: energy that the "scrubs" may April 7-Kenyon at Gambier. make the first team work to hold April 13-0hio Wesleyan at their positions. He will be found Delaware. in the rooting squad cheering on April 18-0hio St:i te at Colum the men who go forth to give of bus. their best for their college and April 21-0hio Medical at Wes hence for him. He will be found terville. in the Sabbath school, the Y. M. May 4-Heidelberg at Wester C. A. his literary society, every ville. where, anywhere that he can lend his hand to make for the better May 5-Capital at Columbus. May 12-Athens at Wester ment of his college. That Otterbein is able to main ville. tain her place in the front rank of May 25-Heidelbery at Tiffiin. Ohio colleges is largely due to May 26 - Ohio orthern at enthusiastic support of her stu Ada. dent body. It will be noticed that the first Otterbein student loyalil y is a game will be play d here a week I loyality founded upon love. from Satnrday, April 14, with 0 . 1Dear old Ott rbein is not a ''pat" W. U. and every student shoo Id and meaningless phrase but it is a Iphrase that comes welling up in plan to attend the garr.e.
of all her oyal sc.>ns. How her college songs stir the contestant to yet more vigorous effort. Score cards will never show just how large apart the "Whoop hip wbo" has pJayed in winning many a hotly contested ga~e, but this makes i.t none the less a mighty factor in every contest. Just now io the interval between the basket and baseball seasons the attention of our students is being focu ed upon the coming debate between Heidelberg and Otterbein. The students feel that Otterbein must win. The fact that Heidelberg has been able in the present school year to wrest two victories from us in other lines makes it impera tive that in the present <;:onte$t ve shall vin, and surely ff hard and earnest work ,1:an wiri, th.e membeI of the present team a c des rving of victory, but bi is not an affair of the team alone. The students feel that a good "rooting squad" must accompany the team to Heidelberg on April 6th and the debaters as they enter the contest may feel that back of th em and . for them is the loyal support of Otterbein's lo} al stu dent body. We must win. Let our watchword be on to Heidelberg! Card of Thanks.
We desire to take this oppor tunity to thank our student friends for their kind sym athy during the recent illnes and death ol our husband and father. We shall always remember their tender thoughtfuln and their beautiful fl0ral gifts ~ ith gratitude. MRS. AN A CLY ER AND FA HLY. W. H. Fou e, '93, \ a in town la t we k. :J:r. Fou e is princi pal of the colored chool in Galli poli and has the di tinction of being the only colored man to graduate from Otterbein.