The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-10
MANY HARDGANES
FOR A. & N. TEAM
Squad Rounds Into Good Shape
and Will Give Fine Account
of Itself.
ESpecial TO The Times dispatch.

i Ispecial to The -l,ispatchl
| vest Raleish =, c.. April ?.--The
| Agricultural AMI Mechanical team is
now rounding into superior shape, in
anticipation OF the many hard games
/ which Will be played from nov on In
! rapid succession.
f! Some OF the very hardest games on
( the schedule viii be prayed in Tie nex.
/ two weeks, before the team starts on
i,s Northern trip.- Two games have
been ad.ded TO the usual Northern trip
/ the Catholic University, IN Washing
| ton D. c., ana Delaware College. IN
! Newark, Del 1t was not found pos
sibic TO arrange Il game with the Naval
Academy, at Annapolis. this year. ana
| it will be greatly missed, as ii fur
nlahed an opportunity to get ii line on
! the larger colleges and universities OF
the North. many Of whom are piayci
| by he Academy.
| 1t is understood that the game with
| Virginia Christian College scheduled
70 be played at I-ynchburs on the re-
turn from the Northern trip, has been
cancelled and It has not been an
nounccd yet what teaiii Will be mayed
/ in their place. The schedule Of games
/ on the Northern trip is as follows
A2ril 2i--Guilford College, at Green's
| boro: April 2a-Richmond Colleges at
/ Richmond April 26--Catholic Univcr-
t Delaware College. at Newark. Del;
| APRIL 2S--Gcorgetcwn University. al
Washington. Z. Z.
| ~ the, beginning Of the season il
vas seen hy Coach Thompson that sec
end base would he the weakest point
on the team Speer, who.rcpaced 6ost
a second base during The early part
OF the season las; year, was shifted to
! third to take Blacks place, who gradu-
| atej last year. Bost did not 5re;urn TO
! college. anu with 10 old varsity man
/ for second base. Thompson tried Pat
! ton freshman, but as he hurt his
| throwing arm in the early part Of the
| hold the position. Tucker, one OF the
| Scrub pitchers ast year. was given a
| trial at second base, and no is now
| holding down the position Very cred
itably. When Tucker is used in the
| box, Robertson, SO far. has been used
| a t second
! Dutch Seifcrt, one Of tic stead
lest and hardest working ca tchers thu
college has eve.' had. is in his best
| form, having allowed very few. steals
| SO far this season.
Fleet Williams. at first although
new at the position, has shown Won
| derful improvement since the opening
of the season. and now plays his posi-
| ton with ease.
shortstop Is Icing filled by Hartscll,
who played this position last year. Ills
| fielding and hitting SO far this season
! shows improvement over his work OF
last season. Spcer, at third. is ably
filling this difficult position. his fielding
| being almost perfect. but his hitting
being below his average Of last year.
| In ROSS left field; Farmer, centre
field, and Brown. right field. a. & III
has an outfeld that will compare IA
vorably with any college team in field
| ing ability and hitting. Farmer is
ably filling Captain Fvecmans place
| in centre field. Freeman was declared
ineligible for the team by the athletic
authorities a the college because OF
his having played in organized baseball
last summer with the Jacksonville team
of the South Atlantic League. The
athletic authoritits at the college have
recognized the futility of attempting
TO bar men from the various athletic
teams who play summer baseball or
| teams not under the protection OF the
| National Baseball Commission but do
declare ineligible men who have played
IN an organized league. under national
| protection
Robertson usually plays left field
when he is not pitching, and Tucker is
playing second base, his hitting being
| valuable asset to the team.
STAFFORD, Robertson and Tucker com
! pose the Red and White pitching staff,
with Jaynes and Smith as substitutes
Stafford is now in his best form and
promises to be as great an aid 10 \.
& NJ. In winning games as Sexton ever
was. There are q great many baseball
enthusiasts who believe that Stafford
is another Sexton. Robertson has dem
onstrated his ability to pitch winning
i ball. having defeated Wake Forest .
| to D. allowing only Two hits and stril,-
| ing out fifteen men, and the UntVef Sity
| of South Carolina. allowing eight scat
, tered hits TO the heavy hitters on that
team, and striking out ten men. Jaynes
has not had an opportunity to show
what he can do in n game. as in no
game thus far this season has A G. NJ
been far enough ahead to allow Codcii
Thompson 70 try out the scrub pitch
ers Jaynes. with sufficient coaching
promises TO develop into first-ciass
pitcher. as he has both curves and
speed.
CASE GOES TO JURY.
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