The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-31
new PREP SCHOOL
. SHOWS Up WELL
Benedictine College Goes In for
All Branches of Sports
and Athletics.

benedictine College, the new school
opened this year. is coming right for
ward In athletics. They have sue.
ceeded In getting together an excel
,Smt paseoail team, and as this is COM
i posea Oh nearly all iirst..year students
NY prospects Tor football this comm 8
bright. ot't s -
the college only opened for nrst and
SceVHu year acuuenilc work this year.
ana inns naturally keeps the material
ior athietics young and Inexperienced
ina,n ~, ING ttrst year of the school, the
leaii as present seAccted from u COM
pdfatively small number oil cuucts. is
inoeed n good one.
Incy played Chester High School on
Ffiduy last, ana only after eleven, IN.
nings OF the tastes, kind of baseball il
aid they go down 10 defeat. This has
only lent additional interest and en-
.nasiasM to tho team and students.
ana they are determined TO come back
Richmond. go
rne authorities of the school thought
league ms spring, but have put in
application for entrance to the league
neSnnlng with the fan football season.
Ncrcrtheicss, Benedictine Will play u
good schedule with some Of the best
teams In town. Dickson Policy has
, nSSn secured 20 coach the boys in
1910 enter the track meet. which is to
be held III May here in Richmond. Good
material Is on hand for track teams
us Two or three fast men are showing
up well on the baseball team. MIR
l'olley has had great deal of en-
pcrienco in track work, and under
MS care Benediciinc viii snow good
results
Streat, Hoen and Binns according
70 Coach Pollcy's prediction, will
bring great honor 10 the school from
er Oh the baseball team is a natural
ball player, and as he has a few more
years at the college great things are
expected OF him.
Martin, McGraw Overinan pugan
tiierholzcr, Parsons and Kahn all snow
up well. and as these students are all
in first year academic schoor work, in
few years they should be great play
ers
II is the intention OF the authorities
to bring the college work on to the
of prep work, and the athletics are
to be kept apnce with the school work ;
SO In the future years Benedictine
field with the higher colleges.
The authorities at the college believe
have decided that they must be man
aged and conducted in such a way as
10 80 right along with the class work.
For this reason no expense Will be
lncut in every way conducive TO good
fellowship among the students, and
TO bring results along these lines also.
The following baseball games are
April 2-NIasscy Business College, at
byrd Park.
April a-Petersburg High School.
April S-Riclimond High school, at
Byrd Park.
April 2s-Richmond academy, at
May Petersburg High School, At
Petersburg.
May is.-1lichmond High school, at
May 2s-Richmond Academy at
Byrd Park.
The football prospec, is very bright.
All the material OF this yenr will re-
guidance of billy" Sitterding, George
towns star quarter back this year.
should bring honor to Bencdictine this
year. Several young men of football
experience are to enter Benedtctinc
College this. coming year,, so even
at the second year OF the schools his
tory they are To so right to the front.
League, composed of High School. Nc
Cures. and Richmond Academy, and
hope TO give good account of them
selves.
At the present time the grounds
and campus about the college are in
very bad condition. The proper grad
ing is to be complete by June. These
grounds about the college will be we'll
adapted for all athletic purposes. be-
sides the military exercises, which
take place now IN the college hall.
All told, Benedictine College is look
ing forward to prosperous future iii
athletic work. Class work and ath-
letics go together in young mans
life. He must have the class work: lie
Will have the athletics; so give him
both, according to the best methods
and best instruction.
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