The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-17
Episcopal High School.

ALEXANDRIA,, VA, March 1s.-spe-
tial.-The Episcopal High School has
long been noted for her high standard in
athletics, baseball in particular. No
school of it's size has contributed so
many players to college teams. The list
of applicants for the University OF Nir-
ginia team has been cut down TO sixteen,
and Ct these five are eX-High School
boys. Four are certain Of their places
on the Varsity team. Two were MEM
bers of last years "E. II. 50 team, pro-
badly the best all-round team the school
ever put on the field.
Odt of eight games played, only the
first was lost, and that 10 Columbia
College, of Washington. The Washing
ton Y. NJ. G. A. team, which beat Yale
University II to 2, was beaten by the
High School boys by the score, IL 10 u
st. Johns, Annapolis and John SHOP
kins University met with defeat also.
Six of last years team are back an
school, and the remaining positions will
be filed from last years second team.
They have not been decided upon. but
the personnel of the team will be lDout
as follows:
PERSONNEL OF THE TEAM.
Catcher, p. r. Meade, of Virginia. He
has played on the team three years and
captained it one. Last year he caught
cor the first time. but fills the position
excellently.
A. r.. Hoxton. Of he Episcopal High
School. is natural inielder, but the
team has been compelled TO use him as
a pitcher. While that Is not his proper
position, he pitches well enough to win
games.
FIRST base will be covered by White.
who PLAYED that position on last years
second team. or by Berger, who played
right field on last years team. should
White get the place Berger will play
his old position. He is steady helder
and good hitter
B. NJ. Randolph, of Richmond. viii
fill his old place at second. Randolph is
ore of the teachers. and got his baseball
education here and at the University or
Virginia, where he playeu on the
scrubs"
Short will be filled by b. c. Male, who
played that position last year on the
second team He is a very fast Holder
and is improving steadily.
Shackelford, who played left field last
year. will be brought in 10 third base.
He has had experience in the infield, and
seems perfectly at home there.
THE applicants for outfield positions
are: p. P. steptoe, c. 5. Aston. W. Y
White, J. r. Jordan. p. p. Meade and
W. c. Male There seems very little diff
ference between them They all held
well, and have some experience. Batting
and base-running will decide II.
Games have been scheduled with: Rock
willie, Md; Deichmann's Gymnasium
School, Baltimore; st. Adams School,
Radford Va: ST. Johns College, Anna
polls; Kendall deaf mute) College. Wash
ington: Baltimore City College; Business
High School. Washington; Maryland Agri-
cultural College.
The game with st. Adams is to decide
the school championship of the State.
Richmond College.
The Richmond College spiders will
have first-rate team In the field this
year. The team Is made up OF some ex-
cellent material. end the outlook for
number OF interesting games is quite
promising. The players are practicing
daily, and the members of the team, as
published in last Sundays Times. care
improving In their work. Manager Bow
ers has arranged for the following
games:
March 2sth Richmond College vs.. New
York Q4eague): March 30th Richmond Coli
lege vs.. Randolph Macon; April lst, Rich
mond College VS.. University OF Vermont:
College-ail In Richmond. number OF
other games will follow later in the season
with Georgetown. University OF Virginia.
Washington and Lee. V. NJ. l.. University
oil North Carolina. Wake Forest and a
number Of others Of the strongest college
teams North and South.