SLUGGERS TO OPEN SCHEDULE AGAINST FAVORED JUMBOS

Out to revenge two defeats of last year, the Varsity baseball nine opens the current home season against an imposing Tufts outfit on Soldiers Field this afternoon at 3 o'clock.

Starting his second year as mentor for the Crimson forces, Coach Floyd Stahl was not too optimistic last night as his final afternoon practice was rained out.

Al Hatch

The Jumbo outfit led by their captain and ace pitcher, Al Hatch, opened with a 12 to 2 victory over Lowell Textile on Wednesday. Coach Ken Nash, beginning his twentieth year as Tufts mentor, will field a veteran lineup with Hatch undoubtedly on the mound in an attempt to stretch his personal string of victories over the Stahlmen to three in a row.

The starting battery for the local forces will find Captain Tom Healey hurling and Bob Fulton on the receiving end. Fulton held down the backstop post last season but was shifted to third this year in an attempt to make room for Charlie Spreyer, Sophomore aspirant for the post. Dissatisfied with the receiving on the spring trip, Stahl returned Fulton to his old berth at the beginning of this week filling in the empty hot corner spot with either Dick Whittemore or Burgy Ayres.

Tully On First

The rest of the spring trip lineup will be intact, Bill Tully at first, Ed Buckley on second, and Fred Keyes at short will round out the infield. The outfield will have Torb MacDonald at center, Les Pitchford in left, and Gene Lovett in right.

Meanwhile Adolph Samborski's strong Yardling nine meets the Jumbo yearling crop in a contest to be played at the Medford diamond at three o'clock. Mort Waldstein, pitcher, and Bill Barnes, first baseman, stand out on a well-balanced squad.