The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-26
FIRST PRACTICE
At WAKE FOREST
Men Work Out Under Direction
of Coach Thompson-Bright
Prospects.
Especial to The rimes.Dispatch. !

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Wake Forest, y. c.. February 25.---
Every afternoon last week Coach
Thompson, OF Wake Forest, had his
men on the ield and as each aay
passes, the prospects become brighter
Tor winning team. The pitching
staff is the one doubtful proposition
II the candidates for these positions
nre able to develop into tirst-class ma
terial, there Is little doubt but that
the record made by the team this year
VIII DC all enviable one. The first In
held practice was held yesterday. and
the speed and all round work of tho
men was enough to make thrill go
through the most pcssmist'c There
is httle doubt but that the inheld will
oe thc fastest seen here In years The
ilrst men who occupied positions were
ifoldinS, H., at first. This Is his first
year on the baseball field, though No
mas played football and basketball
'Mo years Parker, freshman, oc-
! cupied second, with Belts. of last
years team, at short, and billings
another freshman who gives promise
| OF being sensational player, on third
! Strinsiield, OF last years team, and
Hey, Tor two years versity man
We're moi on the field. The other can
d'datcs for the infeld arc: Aydlett
watkins, Ellington and Holding, r..
VI l"st years scrubs. and ScruSgs and
| britt' two promising freshmen
Five good men are working for
| pitchers. Their work is beina. watch.
. eli more closely than that Of any othc,.
candidates for there is little doubt OF
INC strength oil the other men. Two
OF last years men are showing even
! letter form than they did them They
are Underwood and Smith two OF the
regular pitchers who did the majority
OF the work. Three freshmen, OH, /,
s0"ihp"w' are exceedingly promising,
| Ihfy arc Gates, the southpaw, and
Cu'hrell and Avery. Three men who
nave Won their letters for work as
thtrhcrs, along with n freshman vino
! Is close IN the race. are ight'ng har0
| Tor the catchcrs position Thcv arc
'hcr, Walk ms. Riddick ana Il fresh.
man, Woodan. Riddick IL not on IN.
neld at present. having broken
hhsc Among the most promising
I candidates are Captain Fauccttc ana
Corrtl. of last years team, Dean and
I carter of last ycnr's scrub team.
! troves, who IS on the Held for his
! ilrat time ana Joyncr and Faucctto
! w. two freshmen
/ : basketball season OF varied sue
/ re4 zane to an end III Raleigh Thurs
"hy night when Carolina defeated the
varsity by the score Of ~ to 10. This
/ defeat was the one disappointment Of
b thr season. During the seas total
OF ittecn games were playct nine OF
ihese being on foreign floors and six
at Wake Forest. or the games played
I ~ this place five resulted In Victories
\ Tor the local varsity and one was lost
oh foreign hoors the team won four
out OF nine. This gives the team q
| record OF obG. Financially the season
vas great success. Since the i!rst
(. Eertr Of basketball at this place. every
BASKETBALL team has been financial,
success Five men won their stars
each having hecn member al Inc
| team last year while one substitute
( raruc' patcd in enough games to win
/, ms i"ttcr. The men who were award
cd stars are: Iloldine. b.. Holding. H.
ahh l'enn, H.. and Dowd and Uticy
t,a'n q won his letter for the nrst