The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-03
CAN YOU NAME THE VICTOR
WILL WAKE FOREST OR THE UNI
VERSlTY WIN TO-DAY?
Il Nil be Great Game of BaIf--Game
to be Called Promptly at
$50 O'clock

With the advent of warm weather
baseball is beginning to engage the
thoughts of Raleigh lovers of the sport.
Two great games are scheduled for this
place during the next few dayS-Wake
Forest College VS.. University of North
Carolina to-day land Wake Forest Col
lege VS.. Philadelphia next Wednesday.
The game to-day will be a great one
The teams represent colleges that ar,
great rivals and the meet will be very
Interesting. Both teams are composed
of strong, picked men and the people of
Raleigh are to be congratulated on hav
ing an opportunity of seeing them handle
the sphere. They will and should have
good house this afternoon
The game will be called promptly at
/ 80 o'clock. Don't forget the hour BE
For the n. c. T.,
there and encourage the boys. Wear the
colOrs of your favOrites, if you like
White and blue
For the y. G. T.,
Black and gold
For the ForeSters bold.
The ball ground will be at Athletic
Park, where it was last year. 1t has
been repaired and fitted up anew for the
season and is now one of the best parks
in the South. Some good ball should be
seen on its diamond this year 1t is
under the management of Messrs. Burke
Parker and James Mckee, and if the at
tendance ut these two games is what it
should be they will be able to secure
many games from other clubs here this
season.
The Wake Forest team that will play
here to-day is composed of the following:
First base. w. T. Webb second base,
f. c. Lewis; third base. O. +. Sans:
short-stop, l.. X. Mills, Jr.; pitcher, G. J.
Edwards: catcher, \. Gwaltney: right
| field. John Bagley: left field. S. J. Honey
| cutt; center field. W. .. Williams; sub
| Stitutes-first. T. J. Norfleet. second, l..
A. Robertson.
| The University team is practically the
| same ms it was in the game with the
| University of Virginia one week ago.
| The following compose the nine: Bat
| terry Williams and Bailey; short-stop,
| Belden: first base. Winston second base
| Stanley: third base, Johnson; right field
| Davis; center field, Whitaker; left field
| Mckee. Tate or Hays may pitch part
of thc game. Mckee. Whitaker and
| Hayes are Raleigh boys.
y large contingent of students from
| both institutions will accompany the
| players and cheer them on to victory.
II is understood that Mr.. Brenig, of
this city. will umpire the game. This ar.
| rahgem"nt however, may be broken up
| when the teams arrive here to-day.
| The schedule for the University team
| for the balance of the season is as fol
| lows:
April Ith-LaFayette, at Chapel Hill.
| April Sth-LaFayette. at Chapel Hill.
| April 13th-University of Pennsylva-
MIA, at Chapel Hill.
| April 14th-University Of PennsyIva.
| MIA, at Greensboro.
| April 18th and Lchigh. at Chanel
Hill and Winston
| April 20th-Yale. at Danville.
| April 21st-Princeton. at Greensboro.
| April 9th and 26th-University Of Vir-
ginia, at Charlottesville.
May 1St-University Of Virginia NJ
| Danville
May 7th-Uniyersity of Georgia. AT
| Atlanta.
| May sth-University of Georgia. al
| Athens. =
| Games have already been played at
| Chapel Hill with Oak Ridge March 2Ol.
| Presbyterian High School March 2N,
| University Of Virginia March 81.
| This is splendid schedule. and one OF
the best that has yet been arranged. II
covers nearly every spot possible in one
season and this team will meet the
| eadlng teams Of the entire college world