The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-06
Personnel of the Nine That Will
Represent Carolina
Coach Lawson Has Developed a Strong
Aggregation-Eyery Game So Far
Played a Victory for the White and
Blue-The Revised Schedule of
Games.
Especial to the Messenger.)

EoinCS VI DaSt Ddll lo& AaS SEA-
son of 1906 have been played it may
be OF interest 10 followers of Univar-
sity of North Carolina athletics TO
know something OF the personnel of
the team. and TO have presented for
their inspection, a forecast of he
work the team is expected 10 accom-
plish.
The games referred TO above were
played with Bingham School of Me-
bane, Sharpe's Institute, and LaFay-
cite College, of Easton, Pa, and re-
suited in victories for the Tar Heel
team by scores of 1871. As, and 5-3,
respectively. The first game was a
walk-over, while the latter were close
contests. The infeld work and nit
ting OF the University team in these
games were of the gilt edge order.
Carolina was fortunate this year in
securing the services Of DR.. Robert
3. Lawson to coach the team. He
served in the same capacity last year
and developed a team that lowered
Vorginia'S colOrs twice, and also de-
cisively defeated the Agricultural and
Mechanical College team, the univer-
Sity'S most formidable rivals in base
nall. DR.. Lawson, better known in
base ball circles as Bob Lawson,
has been closely identified with south
ern college athletics, and more par
Ficularly with university Of North
Carolina athletics for a number of
years. He was a student here three
years and during his stay at this in
Stitution he made for himself a record
as a college pitcher that stamped him
! as the peer of any man who has ever
twirled on a southern college team
After his departure from Carolina he
entered the University of Maryland,
where he secured his degree in med
icine. Several years later DR.. Lawson
was secured by the management OF
the Boston National League team to
pitch for them and he remained with
that team two years. His long eX-
p%erience in base ball has made him
thoroughly cOnversant with every de-
tail of the game, and he is exerting
every endeavOr to develop this season
a team that will prove victorious
over Virginia and the A. & M. College.
In addition to his duties as coach
DR.. Lawson is director of the Bynum
Memorial Gymnasium.
Under the instruction of their skill
ed and proficient coach, the men on
the team are working faithfully. The
; team will be composed of the follow
ing men:
o. E. Rogers at catch is a new man
who is doing fine work. His throw
ing to bases is good. He will develop
into a valuable man. L. T. Moore.
substitute catcher, received a broken
hand in a collision with a base run
ner several days ago, and he will be
out of the game for several weeks.
M. Cunningham, J.. M. Thompson,
and R. Montgomery will take care Of
the pitching department. Cunning
ham pitched at the Welch Neck High
School last season and his work ex-
cited favorable comment throughout
the season. He will do the major part
of the pitching. Thompson, who IS
a member of last years team, will
be used as pitcher and outfielder.
He is one of the best men on the
team and his batting ability renders
him especially valuable. Montgomery
a member of the freshmen class, is
a "sOuth-paW" who will develop into
a good twirler.
Captain F. B. Stem will play first
base. His Unfolding is fast and sure.
This is his first year at that position
his position previously having been
lefa field. Stem hits we'll and he is
a hard worker.
|. J.. Patterson will play second base.
This is his first wear at that position
but his fast work shows that he will
contribute his share toward the
stone wall work of the infield.
J.. B. James will care for the third
sack. His work could not be i'm
proved upon. He has a good eye for
bad bounds and whips the sphere
across the diamond like a rife shot
He hits well.
H. H. Harris, at short stop, covers
more territory thar any man Carolina
has had at that position for soma
years. He is exceptionally fast. a
a good arm and hits well.
r. E. Calder will play right field
He is a good man at that position and
is very fast. He hits well and he is
a fine base runner.
H. L. Story, who will play center
field, is a find" Until this season
( he had never played baseball to any
extent but his work recently proves
that he will be a tower of strength
to the team. He fields excellcntly
and the best simile to describe his
batting is that he hits like a fiend,
He will prove a great source OF great
annoyance to opposing pitchers this
spring.
Left field will be occupied ether by
Hanes or one of the pitchers. Hanes
Is a good fielder but his batting is
rather light. He played last year al
Woodbury. Forest.
The revised schedule as arranged
by Manager 7. G. Miller is as follows.
April 3, Wake Forest at Chapel
He'll; April 6. A. & NJ. a. Chapel Hill.
April II, Norfolk League team at
Norfolk; April IL, Bingham (Ashe-
ville) at Chapel Hill; April Is, South
Carolina at Chapel Hill: April II.
South Carolina at Greensboro: April