The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-30

CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA. Jan.
29.-Virginia's baseball outlook is
very promising. judging from the way
the squad has performed during the
past week of outdoor practices on
Lambeth field. Six successive days in
the open in midwinder is something
unusual for the moderate climate
which is supposed to prevail at the
camp selected by Clark Griffith for his
prospective champions. 1t is quite
evident, however, that Trainer Lanni-
gan is going TO let no opportunity slip
in his effort to develop a winning
team the coming spring.
The year 1913 has started off as if
it is going to he hoodoo for Lanni-
gan Not only does he lose ten point
winners from the track and field
squad. but in taking an inventory of
his baseball stock he finds that two
of the stars of last years nine will be
conspicuous ny absence-Eppa Rixey.
Jr., and Malcolm Douglas - and
neither was lost by graduation.
The present indications are that
this years nine will be very strong
except in the box. There is said to
be an abundance of material in col
iege for both infield and outfield posi-
tons. Although the official call for
candidates will not be issued until
next Monday, as many as twenty five
have been at work at one time on
Lambeth field the past week Lanni-
gan started out with the idea of work
ing out only the battery candidates.
but number of applicants for other
positions evinced SO much interest
that they were permitted to don uni
forms and engage in light work with
the pitchers and catchers
Eight prospective twirlers have
been seen in action so far OF course
little can be judged of their ability,
Tor they have not been allowed to
cut loose They have just "lobbed"
the ball over with the view OF de-
veloping their muscles. The number
includes Ulysses Grant, formerly of
the Episcopal high school. who is ex-
pected 10 be the mainstay in the box
the coming season. Grant was among
the first to report. and his many ad-
mlrers in college predict that he will
increase the splendid reputation he
made last year, when the held Yale
to tie in Norfolk. and performed
almost as well against some of the
other college teams later on in the
schedule. He possesses an ideal build
for a twirler. and is a glutton for
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best hkttens OF the stfutlsf. fTsa wifi very
probably be used in the outfield when
other twirlers are taking their turn
on the mound. In the Cornell and
Georgetown games last spring. on
Lambeth field, Grant started ninth
inning rallies which turned the tide
in favor of Virginia
Besides Grant there are five other
prospective twirlers applying for the
team who are over six feet in height.
they are c. j. Benedict. OF Woodside.
Ind; John Anderson. who halls from
the Mississippi Agricultural and Me-
chanical college; r. H. Galloway, Of
the Norwood tNa.) high school: Wal
ton RtXey, brother of Eppa Rixey,
II, of the Philiies. and Strickland,
the tall substitute center on the bas-
ketball squad, who comes from West
virginia. All of the above have re-
ported for work save Rixey and
Strickland. who are on the basketball
quintet Other box candidates in uni
form the past week were Douglas
Neff, who viii undeu bteGlly be given
AN opportunity to sh0w his worth the
coming spring, G. s. Clarke, who was
a member Of the Richmond Collegians
last summer; Thompson. from the
Culver Military academy. Culver IND.
and Jewish Cooch, a lefthander from
the Paris (Texas1 high school. Neff
has shown up very promising thus
far, and he is expected to live up To
the reputation he made last summer
as one of the best twirlers on the