The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-20
ENDS SUCCESSFUL
BASEBALL SEASON
Washington and Lee Won Nine
teen Games and Lost
Seven.

Lexington Va, May la-Thc base
ball season just closed by Washington
and Lee has been one OF the most sue
vessful in the history OF the college.
Ths team won nineteen games and lost
seven. ccntending all the way with the
hardest schedule IN the history OF
Washington and Lee.
Preliminary practice under ~! Ortiz
was ideal. despite bad weather. and thu
season started with Douahue. the reg
MAR catcher, IN short. as Erwin WAS
ont OF the game. This shift caused the
loss Of the second game. and in the
Ihird game Douahue was again behind
1he bat. and with Erwin on short. the
Team played excellent ball. dropping
TWO games in the second week. how
tvcr-one 20 Vermont which presented
In strongest lineup seen here during
rhc season, ana another 10 Columbia.
Washington and Lee won one game
from Penn state. and IN the second
game DonahUe AMI Smith. the real
strength OF the team. were both re-
Sired with bad hands. and Penn. won,
smith got back into the game the next
day. but Donahue was out for three
weeks. and in that time the AGEiCultu-
Ial and Mechanical ColleSe OF North
carolina get away with its game in
Lexington. and West Virginia took one
oui OF two. Donahuc got back in time
10 help beat Gutlford, q strong punch
from North carolina.
The team left on the Southern trip
Without Third Basenau Raftevy, a badly
bruised foot keeping him on clutches
The team played poor ball al Georgia
zyinS ons and losing one. Georgia ad.
sriniSteriuE the only whitewash ne TIE
season. bug then won from Mercer }
TO !. putting up a splendid fielding
same 8; the reunion in Macon. and
then swung up 10 Raleigh. 10 be Joined
10y Raftery and 10 beat Agricultural
and Mechanical > 10 Q in eleven innings.
thus getting back at Agricultural and
Mechanical for the de feat in Lexington
Two weeks before. No team ran the
score into double figures on Washing
Ton and Lee, the only whitewash was
III u iive-.nning game. The average Of
games won was 1871. the record on
games won away from nom standing
at .6Vo.
There was not weak spot on the
team. the only weakness being the
general light hitting OF tho outfeld. bur
every man neldcd his position spl an
didly. ami the team as q wn1le nit we'll.
Donahues record is one of the best
In many day. but his record does not
show his strength. for he was always
Tho backbone Of the team. His ability
IS catcher has attracted widespread
attention outside OF Lexington and out
side of Virginia. and lie has received
numerous offers from managers Of fast
league teams. but these he has refused,
as he expects 10 finish his course here
ana TO he on the team again.
Stewart vino caught twelve games,
lacked the generalship and the snap so
characteristic of Donahuc, but he was
rafting good catcher and fitted well
into his place.
Moran began the spring with a had
kn! in his good left arm. THIS caused
him trouble in the first game against
Columbia. ana he had to give way To
Tompkins, who got credit for losing
the game. The kink caused Harry to
lose to Agricultural and Mechanical, but
otherwise he escaped defeat, but wild
noss due 10 the knk kept him in tn
hole in many of his games. and lie
was unable TO repeat the record of has
freshman year. The kink made it i'm
possible for him TO pl,ci several games
when he was 10 have been used, a cold
w!nd simply putting him on tile shelf.
liut ne ended the season glorioualy by
lwirling eleven innings against the
-Asrirultural and Mechanical bunch.
Glowing them only five hits, shutting
them on; and never being in real dan
ger himself. Ills record stands eight
games Won. ona.lost and one tied. lie
shu, oit West Virginia, Guilford and
Agricultural and Mechanical in the
las, two weeks OF the season.
Tompkins. the big boy from Arkan-
sas. delivered the goods consistcntly;
~ lost four games during the entire
season. One Of these, against Column
hia, is charged against him through
Tho rule Of tho scoring machine. II.
lost to Georgia in i've innings when
WASHINGTON and Ice hrr 10 third base
man. bat West Virginia and Vermont
drove out their victories over 1ommie.
His EDp1 rifgline- itr,,I.rftt brr,ta "a .-f,
Victories to Washington and Lee. lie
latted nearly 800 ia his last three
games. ana always ielded mis- position
neatly