Baseball at Pennsylvania, Brown, and Cornell.

The University baseball squad at Pennsylvania has been practicing outdoors for several weeks under the direction of Coach Irwin. The outlook for a strong team is unusually bright, since but four of last year's team have left college; Collier, Huston, Shape, and Orbin. The new material is very promising, but from present indications the season will not develop a short stop equal to Orbin or Shape. The work of the past month has shown a weakness in batting and base running. Particular attention is now being given to base running, Pennsylvania's weakest point last year. The pitching staff remains practically the same as last year, with Layton and Leary in good form. Collins and Swaye are working hard to fill Collier's place at second. The only other vacancy, centre field, will probably be filled by White or Breedon. I he team leaves on its southern trip on April 2. The most promising candidates are Flavell and Bennett, catchers; Layton, Leary, Groves and Weyland, pitchers; Collins and Swaye, second base; Wansboro and Smith, shortstop; Brown, third base; and Newman, Noble, White, Breedon, and Gawthorp, outfielders.

After two months of practice under the direction of Gammons, the Brown baseball squad has shown marked improvement. The outlook, while not so bright as in some years, is not at all discouraging. The team lost five men by graduation,--Tobey, Bacon, Barry, Detmers, and Saunders. But there is an abundance of new material, especially from the freshman class, to fill these vacancies. Washburn and Whittemore will again be the battery, and Captain Clark will play centre field. The infielders are already playing fast and reliable ball. The team is not strong in batting, and lacks strong substitute pitchers. This year's schedule of twenty-eight games is considered the best Brown has ever had. The first game will be with Trinity on April 6.

With Hugh Jennings, formerly of the Brooklyn team, as a student, Cornell has secured a permanent baseball coach who will make the most of his material. In spite of the fact that most of the material is new, the squad is much more advanced than at this time last year. Out-door work began last Tuesday and the men are practicing hard for their southern trip. With promising material, an experienced coach, hard practice, and a strong schedule, Cornell's prospects for this year are very bright.