The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-01
THEGREATGAMET0-DAY
v,,r ATTEMPT TO WREsTrIC-
ToRY FROM THE 'FhRSITIES.
r,o Nav Haven Men VIII Arrive This
Morning -vireinia'' Contingent to
Come on Special Train.

nj. .,,ornoon at Island Park WILL he
,....,5 Richmonds season Of ath-
,coc sports when the celebrated Yale
go, viii contest FOR runs and oase-hits
.,., che c,ab from the University Of
-, II Will not only be an event
.-..... c.rcl,s hut with tho swagger
I'm 10 an event OF considerable social
- The fashionable folk will be there
numbcrs and the blcaoheries
49,. allied with bankers. merchants
office boys and few people not
O., ,sc city directory
81" Vale team Will arrive here this
,--ne. occupying parlor car on one
.,e rccular trains from the North.
-,t pronable that hey will 80 to
re hotei but wiz ONE on the ar The
~ is AS follows. Greenway, catcher;
,,-.--,r and Davis. pitchers: Stephenson.
,.. nsso. Hclces second base: Rustin.
.rt-s h,so. Harvey. shOrt-stop. Case left
e,lf. Resn. centre field. Bliss. right field.
~.,. r.ehf fielder was the well-known
...,, ~ Nalc's football team last
,...~ The other members Of the team
70. more or less celebrated, and some OF
.t.., have fcurcd I'm some of the grea test
hotties fIlf llt'NG ever NttM AOuAAA OH
3D.. Polo grounds at New York. They
Save been put I'm almost perfect training,
.-3 upon them rest the prestige Of Yale
~ +rs coming baseball season.
mo tcam the University OF Virginia
.,.il -rt I'm the field Is about as follows:
Marshall. catcher; Mcclure and Lipop.
.t+,hors. Parker. short-stop Smith first
t.se. Abbott. second base; Worthington.
,rt-7 base. Walls. left field; Stone cen
,-o Geld. Rhett. right field.
Ar nut two-Parker and Rhett-have
.-sves IN Richmond before. and the pub
u- have already had an opportunity 10
.-l-o ~ their merits. 49,
Tho hard training and practice Whl'n
has been given them for the past mont"
l.e however. wrought a great improve
,--rt IN more than one OF them All
arc IN good condition aud nave h"d
plenty Of experience.
,,..~ee from his unfortunate accident NJ
r.sf season. and there IS every reason 70
believe that he will equal his wonderful
cord Of year before last. lie Is
,...eran PLAYER. has his men under per
f.-t control. and is in short a model cap
-.in. Marshall will probably 90 most Oh
tne catching though Abbot Is also "a
frst-class back stop. Both are expert
.~~ed ulavcrs. and throw well 20 bases
Marshall IS one Of the best batt7rs on
Tie team. and IS I'm addition fine base
~i,rncr. smith is so wcll-knOwn % the
Richmond public that comment on his
-1.vinr IS scarcely necessary. Il VIII
suNicc 20 say that his feeling is peri
and that be Is the safest and hardest
hitter on the team. Abbot. whel not
catching. Will play second. While :ather
weak AT the bat he fills his position
beautifully. and IS A valuable all-rou1d
PLAYER. Parker. at short. Is a new man.
but has had plenty Of experience. He
never loses his head and is a good bat
Ter and clever fielder. He IS also one
NJ he best pitchers on the team. While
De As I'm the box. Mcclure Will play short
stop. The latter plays this position 50
well that II seems almost a pity that he
can't he played there an the time.
Worthington has improved greatly in
his batting since last year. and his field
ing. too IS better. II possible than be
fore. stone, Watts. Lipop and Rhett are
as clever out-helders as can he found
on any college team in the country. The
laSt-named s. a new man. and is one Of
the best I'm the lot. His batting is first
rate. as is his throwing and base-running.
watts and stone hy their brilliant work
last year. cut off many apparently safe
hits though both are a little weak ar
rhe bat. Lipop's arm has been giving him
great deal Of trouble but he hopes
that IL Will soon regain its former
strength. Even 81 not able 10 pitch
his batting viii certainly secure him a
place on the team.
The general team work IS good. and
thore seems every reason 10 think that
~ least one Of the two games with Yale
viii result I'm a victory for the University
Whoever wins Will have 10 work hard
90 do so. and the public may rest assured
mat they VIII see one Of the best games
" the season
It is most probable that the University
team. with large delegation Of students.
VIII arrive here to-day on a special train.
aching the city az noon. II they do
not come In that manner, they will jour
nov on the regular train. reaching here
about o'clock
The game viii be called promptly at
% o'clock.
An extended account OF the baseball
battle between Yale and the Varsity men
Hu appear in to-morrows Times. 1t
VII be a big paper Read it.