The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-06
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is NEAR AT HAND
". P. l. Team Has Only Few
More Games to Play
This Season.
[speclAl 10 rhe Mines plspateh. ]

+ Especial to The Times Dispatch.1
Backsburg, Va, May 5.--Following
their usual rule of taking the medicine
OF defeat without the sugar-conting
Of an explanation, the Tech. baseball
team returned to Blacksburg Monday,
having lost two games to Washing
ton and Lee. n rival that they always
fear and like to win from. The first
game, lost by Il scoret of 6 to o, was
marked by Wild pitching on the part
OF Y. p. Us two twlrlers and bad
playing generally. Tho second game,
of eleven innings, the Lexingtonites
making one run at the last. was a
pretty rXllib.tinn OF baseball and show
cd that the forecast OF n winning team
made earlier in the season was not
without reason.
From :he first afternoon OF rrac-
tice until nearly the middle of April
II looked as IL V. p. l. would really
make az good a showing on the dia-
,nond LII IL had made ON the gridiron and
track. astwell as,in basketball. Such
weather was never known here III
March, afternoons of sunshine followed
with nnfailing regularity, the material
was as promising as even Couch
Bocock could ask, and the student body
went baseball mad. There were VIC
tories, too, over teams that came with
regulations for strong batteries and
hard hitters, Rutzers. st. Johns, RAN
doiph Macon. Bingham College for two
games, and Roanoke Colleg. were all
seen here; all were defeated. except
the latter. Then came the great game
with the University Of South Carolina.
the prettiest ball playing ever seen
here, and then the deluge.
Three weeks of steady rain, high
wind and cold weather, practice on the
diamond impossible, and no facilities
for indoor work, hard games ahead.
and no chance for the coach 10 remedy
the weak spots that had develor-d or
even TO select a regular nine. Three
games In one week cancelled on ac-
count of the weather. and another on
account of a death IN the student body
that further deepened the general de-
preston and took the real spirit out
or the track meet with the Uniyer-
games with Washington College play
ed the same day. The banner of VIC
tory was the Techs in both the games,
and The meet. but thI clouds that gave
down rain at interv;Ei throughout the
day and the sadness In many hearts
was too real for any enthusiasm.
Then followed pretty game on The
2eth with North Carolina Agricultural
and Mechanical, with the score 70 o,
in favor OF the latter. St Joseph's was
cancelled and the two games with
Washington and Lee last Friday and
Saturday. The cadets from Lexins-
ton cancelled the game here for Mon
tay OF this week, and only two more
Emory and Henry comes tomorrow
and Saturday, and the team leaves
Monday. May 9. for trip. playing
Toanoke college at Roanoke, Eastern
College al Manassas, Georgetown in
Warrington, May IL; st. Johns at An
napolis. the next day. and ends with
a second game with Eastern College
on the 18th. The third game win
V. NJ I. has also been cancelled; this
was TO have ended the season May
So far this week there has been only
one day OF real baseball weather. and
Inc team lis not in good shape for the
Emory and Henry games. 1t is hoped.
however. that in what little time in
teryenes between now and the dates Tor
the trip North. there will be some
chance to GET the men into the form
that will be necessary 10 defeat the
teams they will meet while away.