The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-17
COLLEGE BASE BALL.
THE VARIOUS TEAMS IN THE STATE
PREPARING F0R TIE SEASON.
The Outlook for Interesting Games-f'"y
ers Hard 81 Work rrsctic'nG-fe'
sosn~i OF some of tho Teams

The various Institutions OF iedih"e az
this state will have strong teams IN the
field. and the intercollegiate contests
promise TO be OF an interesting charao-
Tar Many games have been arranged
smony the college teams. and already the
PLAYERS are hard al work raihihs'
Relow will be found reports from a
lumber of institutions In the STATE as ~
the baseball outlook for TINS season.
Washington and Lee.
LEXINGTON, VA, March i6.-special.
TIE team that will represent Washing .Vli
and Lee on the baseball field during lne
season Of 95 promises 10 DE stio"soi
than any team of the past tbree sedson9'
The candidates have been IN the ~ Hi"a
siun ever since the LIST OF January un.ii
the past ten days. on the oiIsildi iol ny
v,bo we're applicants for baseball honors
81, ahout eighteen arc lef,, owing TO
tho great thinning out that must be done
,sitb ali teams i'm order TO put the strong
cst mon into the most constant practice.
,rhe greater part of the twirling VIII
IAN 10 the lot of Pratt. who is In masnl-
dcept physical condition, owing 10 MS
training last summer under sargent or
harvard. and his constant work as gym
nsslum instructor here during past ses-
sion.
mast four years, and I'm addition TO great
soecd. deceptive curves and perfect con-
troll he can be counted on for heavy ana
sure hitting whenever needed. The liver
pad will decorate the person OF Capt. Eos
Ter. as he is Familiarity called by his many
admirers. Foster covered this position
last year. with only three errors for the
entire season. and was not struck out
once duriag the year. His throwing to
T. al nd
and Mayo are about evenly matched for
The position of short-stop. both being
hard hitters and sure iielders, while the
latter is the speediest base-runner on the
team.
Smiley and Snyder are the two most
likely men trying for first base, which
was covered by Smiley last year without
an error. However. Snyders superior bat
ting will be taken into account in the
selection. The isht for second VIII be
close between Webb and Myers, both
old men, but as yet Webb is putting up
the stronger game There is little doubt
that third will be covered by Wurzbach
who has played with the San Antonio
team for the past two seasons AS a
sure fielder, accurate thrower, and heavy
hitter he has no superior on the team.
Jenkins and Conner, however. are both
showing up we'll for this position,
For outheld the candidates are num-
berless. but the most promising are Rose
bro, Faulkner, Barclay. List, Hanger
and Harper. Rosebro and Faulkner espe-
cially have both so far put up a brilliant
game. List and Hanger or Wurzbach
and Mayo Will constitute the change bat
teries.
The team is being managed by Mr.. r.
J. McBryde, Jr., who has been in CORE
Fpondence with the managers OF the
leading teams North and South. As a
result Washington and Lee hopes to meet
Yale. University of Virginia. Rutgers,
Trinity. ST. Johns. Randolph Macon,
Richmond College. Hampden Sidney. and
her old friends of the Virginia Military
Institute. There is likelihood of a short
trip through Virginia and North Carolina
in the middle of May.
There is at present every reason 10
believe that Washington and Lee will
make very strong showing during the
SEE son of '9j.
William and Mary College.
- NiLLiAAiS6UHG. VA, March 16.-Spe-
cial.-The College of William and Mary
began the baseball season this session
with a decidedly gloomy outlook Only
two of the players of last session bad re-
turned. so the makeup of the team de-
pended almost entirely upon new men.
A little practice, however, has shown
that among them are players equal to
the emergency.
With new material a team has been
formed which promises well. of course
still weak in many respects, yet pro-
crossing rapidly. A great Improvement
rray be Cpected before the advent of the
baseball season proper.
Though the positions on the team have
been assigned, yet II Is understood that
nj a cd Dlt
pocariY. At present the positions win
be played by the following me1:
The first, second and third "a SEES will
be cid down by Robertson, Oglesbv, and
Travis, respectively. Although corpeti-
tion for these positions was especially
strong. these men have shown by their
COOL steady work. thoir superior fitness
for these positions.
Captain Leigh and Williams our veteran
and catcher, form the battery, which
is the strongest feature of the team.
Leigh Is, at this time. playing the great
est ball of any one on the team; Hamlet
holding him a close second. Leigh has
a throwing record of one hundred and
twelve yards. Williams plays with his
same bulldog pluck and pertinacity.
Hamlet the pitcher Of last season. is
now playing short-stop, lie may be de-
pended upon. however 10 DO very eff
fective pitching, It need he. The team is
fortunate in possessing two such expert
pitchers
The fight for the positions in the field
has been extremely close. Finally Lamb
was selected for the right, Gannaway
for centre. and Hardwick for the left
field. These mea are TO be depended upon
for STEADY, effective, ail-round playing
Hardwick being noted for his quickness
in getting the ball 30 base. Judging
from present developments, the tielding
bids fair TO become one of the strongest
points.
Probably the weakest feature of the
teams work is the batting. but as the
material Is strong and enthusiastic,
training is working wonders.
Although several challenges have been
received, the schedule has not yet been
determined on. No positive engagements
have been made as yet
Randolph-Nacon College.
ASHLAND. March h-Macon
will put &. strong team on the diamond
sgain this year There are nineteen APP
uicarts. among whom is some excellent
material Robertson, Merritt, Boyle. ana
FLETCHER. of last years organization, are
Win the club again this season. The
rl;,,ers have been in constant practice
FOR the past several weeks. and much Ia
tent material has been developed There
Is more competition than usual for the
various positions on the re Inn, which Tact
tas resulted In the bringing out OF hacd,
persistent efforts ON the part of all
Randolph Macon's chief strength hes
In her pitcher. j. II. Robertson the IA
nous "Blonde-Twirler." from Lynchburg,
will occupy the box for the third season.
lie Is in better condition than ever. ana