The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-31
Roanoke a Contender.

lSpeciql 10 The Tiines-DiSpatch.1
Roanoke. We. March 30.--rhc Roam
oke fans arc waiting patiently for tina
arrival of the men who viii report
hore Tuesday TO go into training for
tho baseball season OF 1912. Roanoke
Will put fast team in tho field this
; season. having nucleus OF eleven
men from last years team TO draw
/ from.
W. l. tBuck) Pressly. who has
covered tho first sack for the Roanoke
team for two seasons, VIII succeed
Frank ShauShncssy as manager Man
ascr Pressly win be unable TO report
for duty when the other mon arrivo
TueEday, but Will be here by April
l6.
Pending the arrival of the man
ager Joe Holland, one Of Roanokcs
old mers Will take the squad in hand
and work the men. holland is cx-
pected here tomorrow night.
Following 10 list OF men who will
report for duty. although all OF them
have not been signed by the Roanoke
Club
Catchcrs-Georga Cooper and Bert
Fisher. s. b. McCorkle. First Base
men--Janes Gnrman and w. L. Press
~. Second Basc-M. Nj. Shiclus. Snort
Htop-E. Newton Other Inacld crs-
I'D Ccfnlu and q. b. Barton. Out
iielders-Joe Holland, John Coutts and
Il. Spencer. s G'nn. Pitchers-Sam
Hall. Mike Waldren. J. Eard, d. Gar
an and ". C. wills.
President Hines Is not predicting
Il pennant- winning team. but says
that the Iilghlanders Will retain "A
position around the top of the ladder.
and VIII be contcndcru.
The old men whose names appear on
the roster are well known throughout
tho circuit. The six new corners lave
good records behind them, and promise
to give good accounts of themselves,
but until they have worked out II IL
Impossible to say what they will de-
velop, In the pitching department. the
team has four OF last yearg men. and
Mike Waldren is the only man thus
far signed. who Will have to work &c
wrest place In this department..
Waldren comes from the Virginia Val
ley League. md those who know him
say nc is we'll vcrscd In the art of
mixing them up. and Will possibly
make a strong play for d place on the
team.
S. g. McCorkle. who Will Try out for
n place as catcher. comes from the
Virginia Christian College. ut Lynch
burg. He is touted as a backstop of
some ability. James Gnrman, who will
try out for first basc, comcs from the
and John Coutte. who appears in the
list of outhelders halls from the same
place. Barton. who Will work out for
the inticid comes from the Baltimore
City League. amateurs. b. Spiccr who
Is both an innelder and outficldcr play
cd last year in the Virginia Valley
League.
The majority OF the new men are
youngsters, and 1T Is possible that
some OF them will develop into high
grade players.
The regular practice Will begin
Tuesday afternoon. Just four days
after reporting here the boys Will be
called on TO take the field. Saturday
afternoon against the Nr,y York Giants
for an exhibition game, April 10 and
II the Roanoke team VIII try their
luck With the Rochester club, and on
the 18th will play Montreal.
Manager Pressly has Il far easier
task OF rounding up team than some
of the other managers In the league,
since he has so much old material to
select from.
The Roanoke grounds have been put
in splendid shape. although further
improvements Will be made before the
opening of the season.