The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-23
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to coach tho bascball team this spring.
lie lis physical director OF the univcr-
sity gymnasium and an associate In
the. medical faculty.
Robert Baker Lawson. nntfvc of
Iynchbnrg. began his brilliant baseball
career I'm 1895 at Locust Dale Aend-
cnig, Va. For three years he was tile
star pitcher OF the academy In 1897
lie entered the University Of North
Carolina. and before the baseball sea
son closed had established himself as
the premier college pitcher OF the
South. He held this position for three
Years. In the opinion OF sporting edt-
tors from Washington to Atlanta. On
one OF Carolina's Southern trips Law
ron pitched five games on five success
five days and won five, Out Of the
fifty games that he pitched for Caro-
lima he lost only one, one of series
with Trinity College. The rain saved
Virginia three times. However, he
tied Harvard and defeated, among 9TH
ers. Princeton, Amherst, Lafayette.
Dartmouth. Vermont. Lehigh pcnnsyi-
.anin. Brown and Cornell.
In those days Hugh Jennings was
coaching for Cornell, and he tried to
land young Lawson for Baltimore.
While hero Lawson refused all league
orers- He played in the summer with
the Orange. y. j.. Athletic Club. made
up OF college players.
After completing the two years'
medical course of the university Law
son entered the University OF Mary
land. from which he Was graduated
with the degree OF NJ. ID. in 1902. At
Maryland he was captain of the base-
ball team and quarter back on the foot
ball eleven In the summer Of 1901
he was with Selec's Boston Nationals.
the summer OF 1902 lie was with
McGraw's Baltimore Americans al the
time no jumped with his team to the
Now York Nationals.
In 1903. 1904 and 1905 he was with
hAoonsoeket r. I. In 1906 and 1907
ne was manager and pitcher for
s.rondsburs. Pa, champions OF the
Blue Mountain. League. In 1907 he,
quit the diamond and has since de.
devoted his summers to hospital and
research work In medicine
or the 900 games or whereabouts that
nc has pitched DR.. Lawson has los,
scarcely thirty games. His high quail
ihcations as coach grow out of not
oniy his long experience as player
but also his experience as coach for
Carolina in 1895 and 1906. In the for
1ner year his team. with the mighty
sitton ON the slab. twice took yir-
Etnia's measure.
In Coach Lawson's opinion the prog
poets this spring arc the brightest in
decade Stewart (captain). Hedge
pc;h and Hcarn will be on the firing
line. Buic, Pool and Swink will re-
ceise them Hamilton (ex-captaiI)
VIII hold down the initial sack Dun
s san outoids all opponents for second
Williams intends to I'LL Winn's shoes
at short: Armstrong has a Hen ON the
tnird corner. and Blvcns. Hackney.
fountain. Lyon and others whose
names are legion are candidates for
the ontheld. In fact. ali are but cam
oidates as yet, and 1t is not improb-
apis tnat some of the former occu-
pants OF easy berths may at reckon
ing time get lost in the shuttle.
The schedule has not yet been COM
pielely arranged. 1t Will probably in
Crude three games with Virginia. one
10 be played at charlottesville and two
In North Carolina
Last year Carolina. after tying yir.
GINA and defeating Georgetown, was
adjudged to have the best claim TO the
southern title. Her record was nine
Teen Victories out OF twenty-four
games. This years team will have to
surpass championship class to surpass
that.
Carolina's New Track Coach.
says an English sporting editor in
The Liverpool Chronicle: .By defeat
ing Arthur B. Postle at Stoke Yesterday
over eco yards, Nat j. Cartmell. the
young American collegian, realized
much-cherished ambition, and win
take up his duties as track coach a,
the University OF North Carolina the
undisputhed furlong champion Of the
world 1t Is proud position. and
Cartmell gained his new title by az |
ftnc piece Of running as has ever
peen known IN the history of athletics |
either amateur or professional. Can
dtdly was literally astounded at the I
extraordinary speed displayed by the |
american. He Won by practically four
yards In the extraordinary time OF |
2 1-2 seconds. which is q worlds nro- /
fessional record"
Three States claim the frlon. |
Observation-Disclosures, PENNSYLVANIA and i
North Carolina. He was born In Louis I
VINE. ky.; was educated at the Uni /
Vers1ty OF Pennsylvania, and previous
TO going to Pennsylvania had lived /
Tor a number Of years at Asheville. /
II was at Asheville as a boy that |,
ne began his remarkable athletic /
career as a cycle champion. He gave /
up the bicycle for the track, and undertj
the Wis., direction Of that greatest Of /
athletic trainers. Nike Murphy. of the
University of Pennsylvania. Cartmell /
broke records on the cinder path OF |
FRANKLIN Field.
AS holder of the American amateur
go championship he represented
America at'the last Olympic games in !,
London. In thisNmeet he helped ma
terially by his Victories to maintain
America's athletic primacy After the I
meet Cartmell remained in England
to meet all comers. In Il short time
he added signal victories to his long
list. Last fall he defeated Walker.
the fleet South African holder Of the
worlds title in the 1oo-yard dash, BY
continuous victories he maintained his
position as the amateur furlong cham
pton. But he was not content. Arthur
Tostle. by his magnificent victories In
Australia and South Africa, held the
worlds professional championship in
the 220 dash. ~
Postls In the, gao run made clean /
sweep Of England. Cartmell, at the
cost OF leaving the ranks OF the anna
tours, challenged Postle, Unteralded
by the sporting press and with odds
against him, Cartinell went quietly
into training at the Stanley Athletic
Field on the outskirts of TivernnoI.I