The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1908-03-27
Vanderbilt TO
HAVE GREAT TEAM
PRACTICE ON DUDLEY FIELD
GIVES PROMISE or BRILLIANT
BALL THIS SEASON.
STRONG STAFF OF BOX ARTISTS
Club Also Shows up Well Behind
The 5at-FIrst Game on
Saturday.
fRy IoHN Z. fHoNosl CRAIG)

(By JOHN L. (HoNoS) CRAIG)
j Special to The Herald.
Z NASHVILLE. Tenn, March 20
+ During the past few weeks base ball
practice on Dudley Field has developed
/ the fact, according to the statement of
the graduate coaches working with
/ the material, that the indications for
brilliant season are the best that
have been experienced for many years
past. The vacancies necessitated by
/ the absence of several of the veteran
players Of past years have been rushed
to overlooking by the new aspirants'
/ and the indications are, judging from
the excellent work OF the new men,
that the places will be filed with sur
prising credit. At the beginning OF
practice Mr.. Rice rather despaired OF
catchers, or a catcher who could fill
the place Of Fugler. His report on the
subject in a recent interview was &C
companied with smiles as he COM
mented on the smooth and accurate
NIT work Of Williams and Davidson.
Both men are tip top on the wing work
to second bag, though Davidson has
slight advantage in that respect. Will
liams comes in good with his terrible
swatting eye, being cool and accurate
AZ the bat. Davidson is also good
with the stick, and both men have
proved to be cool and equal to any ex-
citing emergencies. It Is probaoie
. that Davidson will handle this position
: for the first few games with Williams
in the field It is safe to say that the
Young Georgian and footballist VIII
, cinch a place If for nothing else than
his swatting capacities. Other catcn-
ers are showing up well, which as
sures the scrub team of plenty OF ma
: terial in that line.
' For a bunch of pitchers all past rec
3 ords are broken Every kind OF
3 crooked manipulation known to the
. nitchers world of science is being ex'
D ploited by dozens Of curve and light
e ming artists, and it is the general opln'
4 ion that veteran stars of the past VIII
have to invent new and starting
c species of double ducks End luhy
: twists for the sphere to be able t0
: rival some Of these new tangled IN
r ventions of the prep. schools recen'
;. cultivation. Beside bunch OF unusua
v pitchers. those displaying the mos
h brilliant aptitude among the new mel
e are. Barren Of Newberry Col. >. z.
e Arnold. Coleman, Beasley Of Branhan
s g. Hughes and Knox. For the twirler'
II OF past records, Inglis and Morrlsol
are back at their old stands Int
l. fight for positions among this punci
d wakes warmer every day. ana tn'
e game with the professionals scheo
It Med for Saturday will give part 0
e the bunch an opportunity to displa!
d their ability under fire.
n Tn a recent match game with TN
" scrubs the lineup was as follows
a. Williams. catcher; Lyle, first, Cap
is Coston, second; Bond, short; Potts
third: Pinson, Pipkin and Crabtree Il
the outfeld. Arnold, Inglis and BAL
ran pitched Davidson was worke'
as catcher for the scrubs, both cater
ers showing up to the best of adVar
n tage Young Alden, former Captain 9
v the Memphis High School team, play
ing short for the scrubs, made grea
- hit with the fans, showing hlmsel
70 he Thoroughly familiar and at nom
with the game He bids fair to land
Mace with the Commodores before nj
collage career is over, and Sub. wor
bas already been cut out for MIN
: done and observation have place
: the choosing for him. Out helder
: are numerous, and the work for tines
- nositions has been Of the highes
as class.
! Sam Pepper, the young Memphia
y who was elected assistant manager
:. the base ball team, has resigned nj
nosition on account of overwork, wa
sunerceded gy Ed Maupin, who wa
aIected at a recent meeting OF tn
% Athletic Board Of Directors,
Capt. Coston is jubilant over IN
nrosnects and says that the materi'
y for team is better in every respee
u - ova- known IL before.