Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-26

Interesting Points About the Lat
ter's Base-BniI Team.

fer's baseball Team.
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
March 25.-(SpeciaL) 1.-THE baseball team
here has about completed it's practice,
preliminary to the contest with the Uni
versity of Virginia, on Saturday. This
came is the first Of the series Of three.
which are 10 be played between the two
universities during the season, the next
occurring at Charlottesville, and the last
at Danville, Va.
The prospects of producing a winning
team have been bright ever since the APP
plicants first appeared upon the Held,
about six weeks ago. it was seen that
Carolina would have each position well
filed. and that most Of the team would
he made up of old players. The season
opened with upwards Of thirty men ap-
plying for the team, but this number has
now been reduced more than one half,
and shows a team that IS composed OF
five former Varsity players while the
other positions are well filed by men
who have been serving as substitutes for
several years past
The team has only had one opportunity
Of playing I'm a match-game, and this
was with the team from oak Ridge
which they defeated on last Saturday by
the score OF 10 to 0.
A GOOD EXHIBITION.
This is a good exhibition, since Oak
Ridge generally has about the best school
team i'm the State, and among Its play
ers was Smith. who formerly pitched
for the New Orleans club, and was also
= member OF the Petersburg club. OF the
virginia League. He has been coaching
the school-boys. but the Varsity sue
ceeded In knocking him out Of the box
I'm the contest here.
The strong Carolina team Of last year
which defeated Virginia, only succeeded
in defeating Oak Ridge by the scores Of
10 TO and TO 5.
In the contest here Saturday Carolina
only made one error which was an ex-
cusable one. as the ball which Johnson
failed to catch fell in the crowd The
Varsity received fifteen hits. while VIII
llams. who pitched the first four innings
for Carolina, did not allow the school
boys n hit, and in the last five innings
they only landed three Off Of Mangum.
THE MAKEUP.
The makeup of the team that will
meet Virginia here on Saturday will
probably be as follows:
First base, Winston, who has played
on the Varsity, this being his second
year.
Second base. Captain Stanley, who has
played on the Varsity for the past five
years. having graduated i'm the academic
department last session, and who Is now
studying law. He has been one Of the
famous Atlantic City team for the past
two summers. which club Is composed
entirely Of college players.
Belden, at short, is playing for his
first year on the Varsity, but he was a
regular substitute last session. and has
been playing on the scrubs" ever since
he entered college.
Johnson. at third. Is playing his second
year on the Varsity.
Bailey, the catcher, is filling his position
for the fourth year, and IS the one who
formerly served to hold Collier, who is
now on the Virginia team.
Davis, in right field, Is on the Varsity
for the first season, but has been a sub
stitute before and is n fine fielder
Whitaker is filling the centre-feld for
his second year.
Mckee covers the left-feld, and IS a
new man, but has had experience on
school teams before entering the Univer-
sity.
williams and Mangum are both good
pitchers. and they will probably serve in
the contest on Saturday. They have both
been substitute pitchers here for several
years and have good speed.
In general the team may be said 10
have really only one new man. and he is
a good one to M his place
large crowd is expected TO witness
the contest. and special trains win be
run. no doubt. from several cities near
here. The contest will. undoubtedly be
a good one. as Virginia Ii said to have
a strong team, and expects to put up a
contest. the equal OF that which Carolina
intends TO show.