Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-25
Prep League
News and Notes.

Georgia Military academy won the first
game Of the season Saturday against a
team from College Park, - to .. Coach
Griffin was well satisfied with the playing
Of his boys.
The coach used three pitchers in the
game-Hardeman, burden and Hurlong,
| burden is a southpaw and pitched fine
ball while on the slab. He will be sent in
! this afternoon against the Marist nine.
Hardeman will also be used.
The game to-day between Marist and
Georgia Military academy will be the first
one on the Prep league schedule. The
game will give the coaches an oppor-
tunlty to see what they have got IN the
line OF baseball material.
Coach Griffin. Of the Georgia Military
academy, says the Marist boys may have
| a little edge on the cadets as far as team
work Is concerned, but in batting and
| fielding il will be about even up. He
looks for a close game.
Cato. a Cuban. will do the receiving
for the Georgia Military academy team in
to.day's game. lie possesses a great
throwing arm and with little experience
will be wonder behind the pat
The lineup for the Georgia Military
academy team to-day will be Cato catch
err burden and Hardeman pitchers, So
second base, Babb third base. Schank left
field, Welsh center field. Hurlong will
alternate between pitcher and right held
Babb was elected captain Of the Geor-
gia Military academy baseball team at a
| meeting held by the members Of the
school Saturday morning
There are about thirty candidates for
| the second team at Georgia Military acad-
envy. The team IL after game with
| any second team I'm the Prep league. They
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at the Marist specials. Coach Griffin
saws he would be pleased to see the sec
ond teams OF the Prep league schools get
together and arrange regular schedule
OF games for the season.
A great amount of enthusiasm is be-
ing shown by the members OF the base
oaIl SQUAD t tn year tbIstic tea5as AT this
school are hampered somewhat by having
a drill every afternoon. The boys on me
baseball team have been getting out carry
in the morning for an hours practice be-
fore breakfast.
The Bows High nine is well pleased with
its victory over the Decatur city team
Saturday Sam Armistead's boys played
a fine game. and he thinks they have
swell chance to cop the Prep league pen
nant
Although they lost to Stone Mountain
last Saturday the Tech High bunch are
not at all disappointed Captain Parks,
of the team; says his men made a me
pected. II was the teams first good try
out Of the season.
Captain Parks. Of Tech High says the
boys are all ready for the opening game
Of the local Prep season to-day with
Peacock He and Weston will pitch and
play third base alternately
The game Saturday with Stone Noun
tain showed that Jim Parks. pitcher and
captain of the Tech High team, Is whale
at bat He got two triples ,s,. and w single gle
pitched a swell game and BedeH played
great ball Bedell made a sensational
catch on second base and also got nice
two-bagger.
Coach Patterson. OF Peacock, will start
Sans as pitcher in the game to-day with
Tech High. Sans has been sick for the
past two weeks, and he may not be able
to last through TIE game. Mangum is
the other pitcher on the team
Two basket ball games Will be PLAYED at
Tech High this afternoon. The race for
the interclass championship is narrowing
down to two teams, the sophomore A class
and the freshman h class. The sopho-
mores have won four and lost no games
and the freshmen have won four and lost
two.
Next MONDAY is the date set Tor me dig
field day exercises at Georgia Military
academy. The entries are all in and Of
fcials have been selected The event this
year promises to be the most successful in
years.
The Atlanta Prep league is having
quite a time finding a suitable umpire
for the baseball games this year Pro-
lessor W. A. Alexander. the famous Tech
assistant athletic coach. has been an
pesled to, but II is doubtful whether
"Aleck" Will be able to give any time to
umpiring this year.
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