The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-10-27

49,. sstcf8l Year,. All vi 'hr oau iho1' Va
last year. except the catcher nave re-
turned. and among the new men on
the xrnund there are more than enough
bali.pl,yers TO make a team fully as good
and prdbably much better than the old
team.
Among the now men. there r. Mr.. A.
LnYrsford. who caught on the kicninohh
College team last season; Mr.. Hods-
head IL another exceptionally good catch
or and batter. The last short-stop OF
the ~ Randoiph-Macon team Is here
this year. At present there are about thir-
ty applicants for the team, and there Ia a
probability that they may go higher say
nifty.
Besides the encouragement derived from
material. tho new athletic grounds which
are well-nign perfect In their appoint
ments will afford far superior opportuni-
ties for nractioe than those hitherto at
the teams disposal. since they are not
over three hundred yards from the gym
nasium.
There IL a rumor a6oat that the best
college rdtcher I'm the South intends to
come here. II this materializes. the
baseball team OF Washington and Lee
University will he in a fair way TO have
an unbroken record next year Last
year the University team lost only one
game on home grounds ana TWO on
foreign grounds Twelve games were
PLAYED. 1--WE Of which were on home
grounds. and seven on grounds OF others,
The difficulty experienced last year was
due 10 the youth and inexperience Of the
PLAYERS in playing before large
audiences. that is. by the thou-
sands. whereas they only play here before
say several hundred. The average age
last year was eighteen years, while TINS
year It will be about twenty years. rms
fact together with the experience gained
last vear. VIII better the team greatly.
The MANAGEMENT have made preliminary
arrangements for a professional coacher,
who will take tho team in charge Tor two
or three weeks at the beginning OF the
season.
Too1 BALL.
The great fall athletic sport. akin 10
the sports Of the Roman glaoators, foot
ball has taken on an unusual impetus
the present session and promises to de-
velop into an enthusiasm before IN"
close Of the session unparallod in the his
tory Of the University.
In former years after repeated efforts.
team was secured but the present season
there has been an Overplus of material
TO darn from IN making up the compost
ION oil tft team NiiilOut MY 'ii'iA oii
the part OF the management and at
present there are listed enough men to
make I'D several eevens. All this Is
due I'm large measure TO the completion
OF the new athletic grounds, which are
so conveniently located that the men DO
not object to 20 there for training, where
as In formei. years the training grounds
were so inferior and so distintly located
from the University that the men would
not take the interest and time 10 de-
velop good team. In addition
this years list Of mature men,
fine specimens Of physical man
hood IL far in excess OF that OF any
previous year. Each game played this
season has shown the team work Of the
men TO be steadily on the increase and
the Indications point to high development
Of skill and adroitness In the work on
the grid-iron. The securing Of a trainer
has also lent additional interest and i'm
petus to the men and created lively
and new enthusiasm IN the student body.
Mr.. r. s. Thomas. Captain OF the Uni
versity OF Virginia football team session
OF 1929. has the team IN charge. and
he thinks with the excellent material 10
work on. he can push Washington ana
Lee to the front rank Of the Southern
colleges in football Mr.. Roy Mitchell
Is acting captain pro TEN until after the
next game, when a regular captain Will
be elected TO MI the vacancy occasioned
by the resignation Of Captain Powell. who
found IT necessary to relinquish that po-
sition on account Of his big ticket In the
academic school.
The schedule Of the season viii close
with tour through the college towns Of
Kentucky. BlCK, '96.