The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-02
STARTS PRACTICE
FOR BASKETBALL
Randolph Macon Expects to Have
One of Best CUNTS in
History.

Ashla nd. Va December with the
close OF one OF the most successful
football seasons in many years. RAN
dplph- Macon has TUNED her attention
. To the development of "A winning bas-
ketbali team. Interest IN this branch
If sport has been steadily growing at
the college for the last four or five
wears. with the result that the best
teams among tnc smaller colleges have
Df"n turned ont.
Prospects for a good team are very
good THIS year. only one regular was
lost from The quintet last year. Jor-
dan. who pla, "a forward. Is takinS
post-gra Guatc work at Princeton anu
showing up well there as a freshman.
MlllicdH. who was unanimously
elected captain for this year. viii fill
forward position for the third sea
on. y. y. Walker. another man who
has been a rex Ilar for three years.
will play guard. with Wray. one OF
last years lettered men. his defensive
mate. Brown Will probably play CEN
tire again this season. where he played
SO We'll las; year or II Coach Riess
finds him a better goal tosser he VIII
shift him To forward. Hopkins, who
played Il guard on the team in 1910,
but was unable 10 play last year On
account ~ injuries IN football. Will be
out again for the team this year.
W dollhouse. who made his letters as Il
utility substitute. Will give some OF the
old men run for their joins this
year
Coach Riess. who has IN a secure
place in the estimation OF the Yellow
Jackets by his successful work with
the football team. has started the bas-
ketball men in with hard work in prep
aration for the early games, and Judg-
ing from the success he had with the
Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Ran
dolph- Me- con will have cham
pionship team this year.
The only game before Christmas on
the Ashlanders' schedule is with Fred
ericksburg College, on December :.
This game should be easy picking for
the Lemon and Black. II former con-
tests can indicate anything. The sec
ond game is on January 10. with the
Richmond Young Mems Christian
Association. While Randolph Macon
has never defeated the Richmond team
they have steadily increased in their
strength ragainst this team and viii
make an extra effort to bring a victory
back this year. On January IS the
quintet will visit Charlottesville 10
play the University OF Virginia five.
January "a and % the team will make
a trip 20 North Carolina and meet
Wake Forest at Wake Forest and the
University OF North Carolina at Ra-
leigh, y c.
The usual two games with Eamp-
dem Sidney and two with William and
Mary will be played. each team play
ing one game on the home floor. Man
ager Walker has arranged trip for
the team which takes in the Lynch
burg Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton, in Lynchburg. on February 10
Hampden- Sidney. in Farmville, on the
18th: Randolph Macon Academy. on
the 18th. In the morning. and Roanoke
College. at Salem. the same daF, IN
the evening. a game with w axe L OF
est at Ashland has been arranged. but
the date has not been settled yet.
The entire schedule is as follows:
rredericksburg College, December :.
az Ashland.
Richmond Young Mems Christian
Association. January 10. at Richmond
University Of Virginia, January IS.
at Charlottesville.
Wake Forest, January -, at wake
Forest, y. c.
University Of North Carolina, jan
uarv %. at Raleigh. y. G.
William and Mary, February :. Al
william Sburg.
Hampden-s.dney February a. at
Farmvllle. t.
Tvr~hburg Young Mems ChristaA
,ssocia1ion. February Is. az Lyncn-
burg. <-7-
Randolph Macon Academy 'TnoFh-
ire1 February J.. at Bedford
Roanoke College (eFeninS'' ieof"-
arv -. at Salem
Hanpden-S Sidney. February - a.
Ashland. - q,
wiIIiau1 and Mary. February - al
Ashland.