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...outfield includes center-fielder Hal Moffle, who played fullback for Henry Lamar's Freshman eleven last fall; Dick Kobush, another refugee from the basketball team, who will be using his strong right arm from right field, and Frank Glimp, whom Berg terms his "best all-around ballplayer," in left field...
While standing pat on his infield, Samborski said he contemplated a few experiments in the outfield with a view to finding greater power at the plate...
...problems facing Samborski at the moment, the most embarrassing has been the lack of outdoor practice. The squad's workout yesterday on chilly Soldiers Field was the first time the entire team performed anywhere except in the Stygian gloom of Briggs Cage. Some weeks ago, the coach allowed his outfield to get some pasturage, but yesterday's session was the first opportunity Varsity players have had to bat against a normal background, and to study the intricate gyrations a baseball can perform on natural turf...
...Texas farm boy felt on the spot, and showed it-at bat, by swinging at bad balls; in the outfield (where the Giants are trying him, instead of as a pitcher), by misjudging fly balls. He also showed a tendency to go for a line drive with his head averted, and a disinclination to block a bouncing ball the way all good outfielders do-with his body as well as his glove...
Another newcomer at guard is Nick Rodis, who played in Floyd Stahl's outfield in the spring, while Ned Dewey, one of the most promising members of last season's informal squad, will also be on hand. Jack Fisher is expected to handle much of the burden at center, although Harlow's well-known propensity to shuffie personnel on the line may result in numerous changes before the season opens...