Curtiss to Oppose Quakers on Enemy Mound Today

"Submarine Slim" Curtiss is slated to pitched in his third game of the four that the Varsity nine has played this season as the Crimson faces Pennsylvania this afternoon at Philadelphia in its league opener.

Two injuries will keep the Mitchell team from top strength as they enter today's encounter. Varsity mound mainstay for two years, Ed Ingalls is out with a bad knee and a sore arm, while the hard-hitting Bobble Gannett will be missing from his center field post with a pulled groin muscle.

There is still a chance that Gannett may be ready for the Quakers, but probably Dave Shean will start in the center garden moving Art Johns to second, Dick Grondahl to short and Dick Ulin inserted at the hot corner.

As usual Captain Ulysses Lupien will be on the initial sacks. To date the hard-hitting captain has gone hitless in four games, but nobody is worried over a permanent slump for Lupe who led the nine at bat last season.

Flanking Shean in the outfield will be two Varsity newcomers, Rud Hoye in right and Jo-Jo Soltz in left. Both are rated as heavy hitters with Soltz batting clean-up and Hoye sixth. While Soltz is an average fielder, Hoye has been mediocre to date and will have difficulty filling the shoes of Jim Sullivan.

Catching continues to be Mitchell's biggest problem and this weakness will become more apparent today, since Penn boats the best back-stop in the league in Chuck Morris. Paul Doyle will be the likely Crimson starter behind the plate.

Crimson Favored Today

Pennsylvania is not ranked as one of the top circuit teams after a poor finish last season and none too good prospects this spring, while Coach Fred Mitchell has hopes for the Crimson nine. But neither team has been tested to date, and no defluite prediction can be made on today's outcome.

His major asset a "control ball" Curtiss stopped the Middles 7-4 on the spring trip and hurled well in relief on Johnny Mahoney in the B. U. game on Wednesday. With Ingalls on the bench with injuries, Curtiss is the number one Crimson pitcher and should come through ahead of Pennsylvania's Lefty Ruszuak.

Most encouraging feature of the 1938 Mitchell nine is the flawless play of the infield. On the southern trip the combination produced five double plays and against the Terriers fielded without an error.