OUTDOOR PRACTICE FOR NINE

Emerging from the cage where they have been practicing during the past month, the combined University and Freshman baseball squads had their first outdoor workout of the season on Soldiers Field yesterday afternoon. An improvised diamond was laid out in left field of the University diamond, as neither the latter nor the 1921 field was fit for use. It is probable that the University and Freshman nines will meet this afternoon on the regular Freshman diamond in the first outdoor game of the spring practice. The candidates are out two days earlier this year than in 1917, when they held their first workout on March 23.

Strong hitting featured yesterday's practice and the weak fielding of the men was largely due to the very muddy condition of the ground.

The University men spent their time in batting and fielding, while the first and second Freshman nines played a five inning game, the latter winning, 3 to 1.