The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-31
JACKETS
SUCCESSFUL TRIP
WIN MAJORITY OF GAMES ON
EXTENDED TRrP--FRED-
ERICKsBURG TO-DAY.

ERICkSRIRG TODAY.
Especial to The Richmond virginian.}
ASHLAND. VA. March S0.-The
Yellow Jackets baseball team last
night returned from its Easter trip.
which was the most extensive trip OF
the season. On this trip Randolph
Macon played two games with Vir-
Kinia Polytechnic institute at Blacks
burg, one with Roanoke college at
SALEM Randolph Macon academy at
Bedford. and the last game OF the
"trip was with the cadets OF Virginia
military Institute. All of these games
we're characterized by the heavy hit
ting and splendid base running of the
yellow Jackets.
In the first Virginia Polytechnic in
sfitute game the Yellow Jackets did
their heaviest hitting, and before the
rAme was over they had piled up
venteen hits though their opponents
ia made fourteen
ferguson for the yellow Jackets
Fched we'll Hazlett did the receiv-
~ The team was unable to do the
ut OF Fielding because of the wet
I'D. and because of its being the first
ne OF the season. But the yellow
kets Mt no time were unable to
- bases, and in the game they
"a two double steals The game
"a II to II In favor OF the Techs"
fever the Yellow Jackets having
tbt the lead until the eighth inning.
len a costly error gave the Techs
lead.
pa the following day the Yellow
kets played the Techs and this
me was entirely in favor of the
&elIow Jackets. The field was in bet
fxAHH{t4ayf "a n Fhr tIsA
winners, pitched a. SPLENDID game. T.
-. Brown received for him. The
elbow Jackets made eleven hits and
Nd Beautiful fielding. working two
koublc steals, and only making one
hfr0r In the entire game.
hrrro In the entire game. The Yellow
0ackets shut out the Techs" and
IWfhe meanwhile they piled up seven
vhnA.
On the following day the Methodists
Mayed the Entherans Of Roanoke eel
r. at Salem. They were looking for
eFenge for 1t was little more than
Two months ago that Roanoke defeat
ia the basketball team from RAN
slolph- Macon, thus winning their first
victory for several years from Roa-
En0kc college. The Lutherans were
tcompletely shut out and the Metho-
adssts piled up fifteen runs from ten
hits and some walks. Ferguson in
the box started the game for Ran
iolph- Macon and Brown received for
him. Mears, for Randolph Macon,
pitched the latter half of the game
and Roanoke made their only hit.
which was a two bagEer.
The game on the following day
Nth Randolph Macon academy at
BEDFORD, was quite surprise TO the
IN Ya.. fsatx. fnH ~ ha
rreps..ffs The Yellow Jackets COM
etely went to pieces and their
hunger brothers beat them to 8.
ears started the game for the coll
Il, with Haalett catching, The
reps made four hits and few
pport di.conwd t'sgy areceika
liked. But Mears received poor sup
rf. The colleGians in the whole
ne made nine errors. Walker for
college went in for Mears in the
birth and Brennan for Haziett Wal
held the academy to no more hits
HI teams made four hits and the
IIege was unable to overcome the
III taken by the acedamy.
rhe next game. hoewver. was en-
seiy different. The Yellow Jackets
Ns the Virginia Military institute.
~ Yellow Jackets had been working
acop this game since the first Of the
ason, and they took everything their
4tRy. Furgeson's pitching for them
yra4 excellent T. III. Brown did the
recefving. Furgeson was backed by
1nlendid fielding. The yellow Jackets
ala heavy hitting and before the game
was over they piled UP thirteen hits
and seven runs. The cadets We're
4 unable to hit Furgeson to much
sextent. but couple of costly errors
rave them four runs.
This trip was watched with great
1 4nterest. 1t showed that the Yellow
kJeckots have heavy hitting team,
] and = good base stealing team. which
Kids fair to win the championship
cup again this season.
Monday they play Fredericksburg
coIiegc.
Manager Mike Kelley, of the In
Ntanapolis (American association)
Baseball team. took one good look at
Warrington Park Friday, then can
o6led all exhibition games scheduled
&efore the opening of the season April
HIN, and made. preparations to take
d ~ toAm to st. Louis to complete its
txtng training. The clubs playing
Nunds were under several feet OF
kk4r during the flood. all the bleach
III Neye swept away, one pier under
If4MdStAnd waa undermined and
yG&4Ad ana the park ID In such poor
Itton that II Will not be at ball
al ~ wsek or more.