The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-03-21
THE CHAMPIONSHIP
Tor the South to be Battled for
March 9th.
VIRGINIA VS.. CAROLINA
FIRST GAME TO BE PLAYED IN
CHAPEL HILL.
THE TAR HEELS IN FINE FORM
The Boys Of the Old Dominion Said to
Plav Great Game--fiundreds
Of Visitors Expected to
See the Game.

PENDANTS of the white and Blue" will
cross bats here on the home grounds
with the wearers of the blue and Gold y
Tar Heel and Old Dominion grit will
have another rub and once more the
colors of the one will unfold VIGOROUSLY
TO the breeze, while the emblem of the
other trails in the dust of defeat.
Captain Pat Stanley, Joe Whitaker,
'sHuck" johnson, 'iDickey" Winston,
Bailey and Belden, of the last years
team, and ''Smunk" Mckee and Davis,
Williams, Mangum, Hayes, Tate, and
Hines will make up the team to play
next Saturday
From the five candidates for pitcher
it is a difficult task to say who has the
best twirling qualities. Hayes, Will
Hams and Hines all have speed and
Mangum and Tate have good head
work.
THE TAR HEEL NINE.
In summing up the individual players
in a general way there need be no COM
ment made regarding Capt. Stanley. He
is playing second base this year, filling
Gregory's old position in a most &C
ceptable manner.
Winston is playing at first base again.
His throwing across the diamond is per-
feet.
johnson at third base, like Winston
has already won the public eye, by star
playing last year. He is playing the
same game as old, throwing true and
hitting like ''fend.'
Bailey, behind the bat, is doing. good
work that made him famous last
year. This season he is batting we'll and
seldom fails to get in good hit at the
proper time. His throwing to second is
sure and quick, seldom throwing wild.
Belden, who is playing at short this
year, was sub-field on the champion
Varsity last year. He is a safe man,
seldom fumbles and has a strong arm
which gives him great advantage. He
is batting better this year than last and
will improve daily until the Virginia
game.
With this infeld there is little chance
for anything but a clean hit counting.
Every man knows his position well and
they play together like perfect ma
chinery.
In the outfeld, Whitaker, who has
already made his name as a star in the
athletic world, plays center. He
covers much ground and never muffs
q fy ball He runs well in the field and
LIS batting will be "up and tuck" with
the best.
"Smunk" Mckee, who, like Whitaker,
a Raleigh boy, is the new left fielder. He
is playing even better ball than Brem
did last year. Mckee is not only a
good steady ball player, but often makes
the prettiest ''grand-stand plays
Right-feld is better than last year
with Davis holding forth. He is a new
man on the field, but has shown up ex-
cellently. He is improving in batting,
which has been his only weak point.
This completes the outfit and nothing
better can be said concerning it than
that it is superior to last years.
The pitchers are perhaps not the
equals of last years twirlers, Hill and
Pearsall, but they are doing good work.
Fetch Bailey has been training the
''ball tossers" and it now looks as though
Williams and Mangum will send the
twisters over the plate in the Virginia
game.
THE VIRGINIA TEAM.
Reports from Charlottesville say this
years is the best baseball team ever
sent out of the State. 1t is an aggrega-
ton of star players who are to uphold
the colors of the Old Dominion Univer-
sity. The team has been trained by
Cougar, the famous catcher, of the New
England League. Bonnie, captain and
left field, on the Virginia team, is an
all-round good ball player. He has
chosen well his men, keeping perfect
faith in the agreement between the two
Universities.
Collier, who pitched ON the y. N. G. two
years ago, will this year work with Vir-
ginia. He will, it is said, pitch the
first five innings. He will be succeeded
in the box by Mellor, who made such a
reputation as the Freshman pitcher at
Brown last season.
McNair and Huger will catch for Viz
ginia They both throw well to second,
and have excellent batting records.
Hamilton, whose face will be familiar
to every college baseball enthusiast
holds down first base. ct
Nolle is at second. He is good On
ground balls, and it is said is like "our
Grex" in more than one way. 81
Hoxton, at third is probably Vir-
ginia's best man. He was captain Of
last falls football eleven and has more
deserved honors on the diamond.
'OKeif is playing snappy game
at short stop.
The outfeld is made up of Bonnie
(captain), left field; Martin, right-feld,
and Steptoe, centre-feld; Taylor, sub
stitute.
With such teams opposing each other
good game is all that can be the out
come.
The athletic field has been put in beau
tiful condition. New bleachers and a
new grand stand (the latter the gift of
President Alderman), have been erected
and fence to prevent the crowd going
en- .he diamond has also been placed in
position. Manager Howard is having
the diamond rolled every morning by a
heavy street roller and the condition OF
the field was never better.
The Virginians will arrive on Saturday
morning, on the same train which brings
the party Of 100 from Greensboro and
Charlotte, and probably like number o1
young ladies and gentlemen from Raj
eigh. The virginians will be quartered
at Pickard's Hotel, and will remain on
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