The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-14
RECORD OF TEAM
UNUSUALLY GOOD
Agricultural and Mechanical
Won Seventeen Out of Twenty
Games Played During Season.
Especial 70 The Times Dispatch. j

West Raleigh. n. G.. May l3.-The
1910 baseball season at "a and NJ Col
lege closed Monday with the cancella-
ton or the Washington and Lee game
on the home grounds. on account OF
rain. II was thought at first that q
game with the Nirginians could be
arranged for Wednesday afternoon. but
II was found impracticable TO do so, on
account of the fact that the cadet bat
talon had TO take part in the Raleigh
Memorial Day exercises as the escort
of Major j. C. Hemphill, editor of The
Richmond Times Dispatch. who dellv-
cred the Memorial Address. Washing
ton and Lee was then offered a game
here Wednesday morning, but Coach
Pollard decided that Ii would tax his
men too much to play a hard game
with Trinity Tuesday afternoon. and
then play A. and NJ Wednesday morn
ing.
The cancellation of this game was a
source of great regret to, the team. the
student body. and to the people OF
Raleigh generally, a. a mighty pitchers
battle was impending between the two
premier southpaws in college baseball
In the South to-day Moran, of Wash
ington and Lee and Robertson. of A
and NJ. being slated to pitch agains,
each other. and also because of the
clean article of ball always put up by
the w. and L. team.
The season Just closed has been one
or the very best in the history OF the
college. the team winning seventeen
out of twenty college games played
which gives 1t percentage Of $50
inc highest percentage of victories OF
any team in the State and also the
highest average of any team In the
South Atlantic States when the per
cent. is figured on the basis OF games
with colleges both in and out of the
State. The game with the Philadel-
phia Nationals, which was won by
y. & NJ, is not counted In the list OF
games played.
Fine Pitching Records.
Robertson pitched ten games and
won eight OF them In the game
against Guilford College. on the local
grounds. he struck out twenty -threa
men. eqpaling the worlds professional
record for strikeouts in nine innings
and breaking the college record. lie
struck out fo,ty-one men in three
games with Wake Forest and only
allowed four hits. ono of them being
scratch hit In only one game dur
ing the season did he strike ont less
than twelve men. and in the v. P. l.
game he shut out the Virginia Techs
! to 9. allowing them not semblance
- :. ~ nNo Shiin'Hb out SSNeiteei!
men.
Stafford this year won sevon out OF
eight games pitched. losing his first
game in three years of college base
ball. Stafford is steady. works hare
all thr time and fields his position
we'll. Ills pitching record Is an en-.
yiablc one, placing him In the from
rank of college pitchers in the State.
=. and MS only substitute pitcher
used this year. Tucker. pitched three
| games and won them all. 1t was Tuck
er who pitched against the Philadelphia
Nationals and defeated them. to 4.
| At the close Of the season A. and NJ
has FIVE men who batted over 800 dur,
Ing the entire season. these men being
Farmer, Robertson. Hartsell, Patton an,
Ross. The batting average for tn,
team for the season was ETA, which !.
considered a good showing for a col
lege team
Few Equnis Anywhere.
| The record OF Frank Thompson as
] baseball coach has few equals any
whore Since he took up the duties o
baseball coach at a. and NJ. three year.
| ago he has turned out teams that hnv,
/ lost only nine games In three seasons
| Year before last a.. and NJ. played
ltwcnty-onc games, winning fifteen
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