Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-06
THE VARSITY" TEAM
The OLD and HHE NEW MEN.
Some Of the F1edgiinga Most Pro-
mfsing-The Yale Game 20 he Play
ed at Richmond Enstcr-WiIIs and
McCabe.


UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, March
Especial. 1.-THE baseball season opens
this year at Virginia in a most satisfac-
tory manner, and though the team of
1898 is, as yet, in a most unsettled state,
great things are expected of It when 1t is
rounded into form.
There are seven OF last years nine
back, all Of them good men, and the sd-
ditions are quite promising. The old me'
are Captain Bonney. leftfield; steptoe.
centrefeld; Nalle, second base; Martin,
catch; Hurt, first base, and Pfnkerton
and Collier, pitchers. This is the first
time in many years that Virginia has
started the season with regular battery
left from the previous year. but with
Martin behind the bat and Pinkerton and
Collier for the box, she starts out strong
in that line. On the first day out there
were forty applicants, who were retained
one week and then cut down to about
twenty. So far little hard work has been
done, but the fielding and batting practice
have both been sharp.
Very little base-running has been done
on account Of the weather, but Captain
Bonney has lost no time with his men.
When the weather fOrbids outdoor work,
the whole team reports as usual and goes
through work in the gymnasium.
PROMINENT NEW MEN.
Most prominent among the new men
are Summersgil, who graduated last
year from Brown, and is taking medi-
cine; Wills, who has played for the past
two years such a star game for Rich
mond College; Hill, who captained and
caught on McCabe's School for two years;
Bryant. who pitched at Randolph Macon
last year; McCabe, who played on Nc
Cabe's for several seasons: Walker, from
Woodberry Forest; Mallory, from ST..
Adams, and McGlore.
out of that number are three men well
known in Richmond baseball circles
Hill, Wills, and McCabe. Hill is showing
up in fine form behind the bat, and will
probably make the team as second catch
er, Martin taking first place. This does
not reflect against Hills playing, as Mar
tin is a last years man and very fine
catcher Wills is showing up far ahead
of anything in the infield, and is almost
certain OF a position. His fielding Is very
quick and he covers a great deal Of
ground McCabe's fielding has, so far,
been OF the highest order and his chances
are very good.
THE TWIRLERS.
Among the pitchers there are Collier
and Pinkerton, from last year, and sum-
mersgil, Bryant, Allen, Way, and Nc
Cormick, for the new men. Summersgill
is rated as one OF the best pitchers Brown
has ever had, and Bryant and Allen are
both very promising.
The schedule of games Is not yet COM
pleted, but the first contest is to be on
next Saturday, the 18th, with McCabe's s
School, on the home grounds. The Yale
game. at Easter, is to be played at Rich
mond. For the past three or four years
this game has been played in Lynchburg
but Ma1ser petsrs has dee.6ed TO revive
the old custom, ard 1t is to be hoped that
In the future the Yale game at Easter
will become as regular q thing as the
North Carolina football game on Thanks
giving-Day.
The team is fortunate in having Mr..
Murray Mcclure. OF Richmond, as a
coach, for he is without doubt the best
fitted man for that position that could
possibly be had both on account OF his
thorough knowledge of the game and his
ability as a coach, and also on account
of the great admiration and esteem the
whole University holds for him, as one
of its most enthusiastic and devoted
alumni