The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-04
BASEBALL SQUAD
OUTDOOR WORK
More Than Fifty Candidates for
Washington and Lee
Team.
tspccial 10 Thc Times pispatch

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Lexington, Va, March 3,--A Suuad ot
more than fifty men answered Coacf
Pcllard's call for candidates for the
Washington and Lee 1911 baseball team
yesterday The men reported on Will
son Field, and the work consisted OF
.isht batting and fielding practice. The
batteries have ncen daily practicins in
the gymnasium for the past two weeks
but from nov Oh. when the weather
( permits the entire squad will practice
on tie field. The squad includes eigh,
veterans Of las, Years varsity and a
number OF stars from other colleges
and prep schools, as We'll ms six mem
bers OF last years scrubs. The posi-
lions left vacant by graduation axe
I tlrst base and left field The failure
Of Wat Edrd last years star catcher,
70 resurn TO college IS causing the
co3ches some trouble. Thc most likely
candidate FOR this position is Donahue,
catcher on last seasons Merccrsb, burg
team. who is handling himself like a
Veteran. Beduow last years second
catcher and outhesder. is showing i'm
Hrovement. The best OF tho now men
ere Hereford, II Epworth University,
Oklahoma and Harmon, of Randolph
Macon. who PLAYED end on the football
team last fall
On the mound the main reliance OF
the Blue and White Will he Harry Mo-
ran. who went through The season
without defeat and established a
new intercolegiat strike ont record
against the Agricultural and Mechan n
ical college OF North Carolina, in May
4 OF last Year, in Raleigh. when he
struck out twen,y-cight men in hfteen
innings. tits phenomenal work
.fhrHush the season attracted the at
tcntion OF the major league scouts
throughout the country. and brought
z MIN offers from the New York Ma
ti1nals and Americans. Washington
americans and The Worlds Champions
little over two weeks ago sam Ken
+, nedN veteran scout Of the Cleveland
Americans was in Lexington TO induca
@lcrhn TO put his name to a ilattcrinc
contract for the 1911 season Moran.
howeveT emphatically declared that
ne viii finish his college course before
ne enters the professional arena
I is the hope OF Coach Pollard 1hat
Eali. who twirled on the Universit, Of
Wisconsin varsity in 1907 and 1905.
4 VII be able 10 set his arm in condition.
IN which case lie viii, be valuable ad
diuon 70 the team Paredes OF thn
I aoa varsity, and Gwathmey, who ha s
| peen on the varsity FOR the past three
years are Out again, bu, will have TO
II 'itfs'i-' i>-' = ~ oSal some OIL the new
men OF the new men. the best are
Moore, Of the TeHarkana High school;
thompson, OF Georgia Tech Hnl. OF
3eorsetown College, Ky. and Hamilton.
Of culver Military Academy. Hamil
N'oh stsnos siN feet four and has lots
os speed II he can get good control
ne vii! proba bly, be the choice az ~
coaches for the varsity.
The vacancy at first base owinr 70
'he graduation OF Captain S,ras, will
ne nard 70 iii. PEOPLES, who subbed
for him last season, is out again hui
VII DC hard pushed BY Jennings. new
man, VINO PLAYED class ball nj Annapo-
Is. II is doub,ful ii Captain smith
VITO injured his arm in the gymnasium.
some time since, will be in condition IN
mold down his regular position AZ sec
ond. II not. his position will be hard
- M, as last season he feldeG per-
fectly and hatted 1922 Turbyull Viii
M ~ nicely III left field the only other
position vacant His hitting will he
: indispensable in winning games Last
season ne was used entirely a a pinch
hittsr' and led The team with grand
average OF 1856.
Lemley, last seasons utiity man Is
out ior berth In the infeld Another
new man Who Is Very likely to get a
piace on the varsity is Branaman.
neaVy- hitting outfelder on Rcanoke
1oliege The other old men With their
positions are Erwin. shorts,op: Rrown.
third base, Waddn centre field and
W ebster. right field