Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-04
BLACKSBURG POINTS.
THE OFFICIAL MAKEUP OF THE
BASEBALL TEAM.


I'm which the Greatest Interest
Centres-rhe Railroad schemc-pcr-
sonal and General Notes
BLACKSBURG, VA. April s.-(SpecialA
The Virginia Polytechnic Institute base.
BAN team has been getting in some good
practice during the recent pretty weather
The team. under the efficient train
ing OF MIR. John Lipop. OF Charlottes-
vile, has improved very much. They
play together and with a snap and vim
that our team has heretofore lacked.
The Improvement brought about bv Iipon
IS especially noticeable IN the inf.ela
playing. The following is the official
makeup OF the team. Tredweu first
base; Whitehurst second base: wilkins.
third base; Herbert (E. H.. shortstop
and captain; Harrison q. X. catcher
Johnson, pitcher and left-held: Starke
pitcher and loft-held: Jewell. centre
field: Smith. right-neld; Carr, substitute.
The first match game proper will be
on April the 10th, when Allegheny In.
stitute will be played here The game
with the Norfolk and Western. from
Roanoke. which will be played here this
afternoon. Will be only a practice game
The schedule for the season. which is q
fun one. embraces seventeen games. as
follows:
Saturday, April Cd. Norfolk and West
ern, at Blacksburg.
Saturday. April 10th. Allegheny Insti-
tute, at Blacksburg.
Friday. April 10th, Roanoke College. al
BlacksbuE
Saturday, April 18th. Hampden- Sidney.
at Blacksburg.
Thursday April 22d. Randolph-Macon
Academy. at Bedford City.
Friday April sd, Bellevue High School.
al Lynchburg
Saturday. April 2ith. I.ynchburg
Amateur. at Lynchburg, 1890 a. NJ.
Saturday, April 2fth. Allegheny Insti.
tute. at Roanoke. 4:3O p. NJ.
Wednesday, April 2Sth. McCabe's
School at Blacksburg.
Thursday. April 18th. King College, at
Bristol.
Friday. April S0th. University Of Ten
nessee, az Knoxville.
Saturday. May ist. University OF Ten
nessee. az Knoxville.
Thursday. May 9Th. Locust Dale Acad-
envy. az Lynchburg.
Friday. May eth. Allegheny Institute. at
Lvnchburr.
Saturday. May Sth. Washington and Lee
University. at Roanoke.
Friday, May 18th, Roanoke College, at
Salem.
Saturday May 18TH Virginia Military
Institute. at Roanoke
OF all the games the keenest interest
centres around the one TO be played
against Virginia Military Institute on
the 18th OF May. Then will Greek meet
Greek. and the battle will be a hard
fought one. and 20 the victor viii belong
the glory. Ii is hard TO conjecture what
the outcome will be- but il is thought
here that the Virginia Polytechnic In
stitute Will be the winner. Nor is the
interest confined 20 Lexington and Blacks
burg. but Is general throughout the State
and special trains will be run. OF one
thing we may be sure. and that is that
every Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
every Virginia Military Institute boy who
can possibly DO so. wiz 60 to the game
TWO umpires will be necessary. but one
Of them. Mr.. Faulkner the captain of
the Washington and Lee team, has been
agreed on. The other is yet to be Sc
Iected The season tloses early. since
the authorities at the Virginia Polytechnic
Institute were unwilling that 1t should en-
croach too closely on the final exami-
nations.
Messrs. Z. V. James. Of Albemarle; A. |
T. Hubbard. Of NelsSa. and +. A.
separk. of Richmond have returned rom !
Roanoke. where they attended the ses-
sions Of the order Of St. Andrews |
Brotherhood. This was a general conven-
lion Of all the branches in Southwest
Virginia. which met for mutual consul
iation and comparison Of work done, and |
10 map out a general plan for work TO
be done.
THE RAILROAD SCHEME
The prospects Of the railroad to be
built from here 10 the Norfolk and West !
ern has been prepared by Professor !
Iugan S. Randolph, Of the Virginia |
Polytechnic Institute and submitted TO |
Colonel Moore. Mr. f. Il. Wilson the |
mining engineer was here again on We'd |
nesday. He seems 10 be quite enthused |
over the coal fields near Blacksburg and |
will possibly organize a company for their |
development. IL seems reasonably GER |
tain that the road viii be built should the |
further Investigations establish the truth |
OF the hypothesis made from indications |
az 10 the amount of coal TO be reached |
by this road 1t viii be- indeed. a plea
SAINT experience 10 the visitors at the |
burg ON the train.
NJ Meade Ferguson. who was called |
10 his home IN AppomattoX by the seri- |
Gus illness Of his mother. has returned |
10 his duties ar the institute. leaving his |
mother much improved, We are glad to |
say.
PERSONAL.
Cadet Kite, Of the freshman class. |
has resigned from the institute. TO ac-
copt an appointment 10 West Point, made |
By Congressman J. T. RiXey.
Mayor Smythe. OF Charleston. S. c., Is
here on a visit TO his son, Professor Ely |
son A. Smythe
Mr. W c. Elicit, whose Illness was
noted in this correspondence. is much
improved.
cadet Woolwine. Of class Of 1897. who
on account Of a bilious attack has been
absent az his home. has returned and
resumed class-work
A letter received from Cincinnati brings |
the welcome news that the Rev. George
T Cray IS doing as well as can be ex-
pected. and though he is advanced In
years. his physicians have good hope
Of his restoration 10 health. Mr. Gray is
very popular. and this encouraging news
IS received with unfciened delight by his
many friends al the institute and in the
town
Air j. y Johns Of Pennsylvania, was
81 the institute this week. visiting his
brother. Cadet J. J. Johns
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