The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-03-01
BAsE-BALLAr THE UNVEBSITY.
Preparing for the Season-Personncl of the
Tean-Good Bali to BE Played.

IFor The Tmesl
UNIVERSITY or VIRGINIA, Feb 28-NOw that
the majority of the intermediate examinations
are over. the all-absorbing topic in college Is
baseball. the chances for good team, DC.
So your correspondent thought that It would
not be uuintercsting to the friends II the III
VelSitv VINO take an interest IN athletic
sports for them 10 know what efforts are be-
ing made 10 sustain the brilliant records made
10y the Narsiiys representatives, Ia the base
ball arena for the past two sessions
Only four members of iast seasons team are
presen' at college TINS session, Addison.
Grecnway Thurman, 5lctiuire and Schley ana
il Dr. pr0l able that GIeenway and Thurman
VIII not participate lu any games on account
of their degrees Schley, who did sucn ci-
hcicnt work i'm centre field last season. VIII
probably cover first base. Murray McGuirn.
who tWirlcd the sphere with such effect last
season. and who was tine teams main standby
in the box. win be- found doing bdsine-- at
his old stand There are one or two other
men who snow evidences Of dong good Woih
ID the box under the coaching of McGuirc.
There are about thirty applicants for the
team who have been az work In gymnasium
and outdoor exercise under the instruction OF
Mr. = " Beard. whose object II j, % get the
men i'm 90, thorough physical condition rs
possible iu time for regular diamond pIacuce.
The men also go out for practice on the dm-
mOul whenever tho weather permits, tAe
faculty having put % stop to thcr held cNcf-
else Ou the lawn, winch has been kept mp Iof
the past month. Most OF the men show mp
Well in this practice. and although not star
PLAYERS. they give evidence Of dong hald.
honest work. which Is The kind that wins
games
Mcclure who is also chairman of the base
ball committee ia on interview commenting
on the prospects IF good showing 10y the
team tins year. sud they were very good.
The committee has also made arrangements
with the Boston League team 20 play series
Of games here ON their southern trip. OF
course the games Will be one sided bat the
practice VII be greatly beneficial e. the
Varsity team. 4 number of games
with Northern and Southern col
lcecs have been arranged. The
NAMES OF some ~ them will suffice 10 insure
The character ~ the games. Among hem are
the following Yale ON Faster Monday, pro
badly Princeton. Dartmouth. Lafayette.
Muhlcnberg Allentown. Pa: Swaihmore
Richmond College. Randolph -Alacou. John,
Hopkins. Old Dominous of Richmond. hi
an fifteen games have been arranged.
70 was hoped ,hai the new grounds of the
Young Mems Christian Association campus
would bo iut in condition ia time for PLAYING
this spring. but % is hardly probable thd IL
will be done. aud 50 the old diamond VIII be
used.
Tie team will not make a Northern trip
TINS season AS the faculty has restricted Their
leave Of absence 10 four days during the
season.
A game Will also probably be played in
Richmond. and il is hoped 10y the students OF
the University, who think il strange that such
a state of affairs should exist, that the repre-
sentatives Of Virginas and the South's lead
ing institution Of learning will not be treated
as Is usually the case, As the visiting .tean
when they contend for supremacy on the
athletic field against Northern colleges OF
other visiting teams.