The Washington times., 1913-03-17
By SENATOR"

By SENATOR"
CHARLOTTESVILLE Va, March
11.-Virginia's varsity tean.r opens a
busy week today: facing Catholic Uni
versity in the first college game ~ the
season here. The Washington team is
said to be up to its standards of former
years and may administer a defeat to
the Orange and Blue. Coach Ryan will
start "uly' Grant, has best southpaw,
against the Washingtonians, but may
pull him out after four or five innings
IN order to test Cannon and Gooch.
All these twiriers are left handlers and
showing plenty Of class on the mound.
Tuesday the Orange and Blue battles
the Climbers regular team and on We'd
nesday the crack Holy Cross team,
from Worcester, Mass, generally one
or the best college teams in the East.
Will be seen in action on Lambeth Field
and the local team will have to put
New Englanders.
On Friday Princeton. with "ToI,
Pendleton playing, will face the Vir-
ginia varsity team and the Tigers are
iooked TO to make things lively for the
Youngsters working under the eye Of
Coach Ryan.
Saturday comes another battle with
Clark Grifhths Washington Climbers.
-HoAoh ehS cfS ic6SdciS lOOk upon Il10
game as a mere practice skirrnish. II is
taken seriously here and every effort
viii be made to turn II into a victory
for Ed Finlay's gladiators.
Squad Is Chopped.
The Virginia squad which has been
unwieldy in its numbers ever since the
candidates were called out, was today
chopped down to twenty-five men Coach
Ryan is thus freed from the letters inn
posed upon him from the start.
rom Hrgaes, the .eteran pitcher of
me Washington club, e isy took charge
OF the pitching candidates Virginia is
weak in ihc boN this year where il was
strong for the past two seasons. Eppa
RiSey'. place cannot be filed in a rio-
ment but Hughes will endeavor to whip
Grant into shape to hold his own
against the college teams he will have
TO meet this season
Five pitchers look to have the best
chances of becoming varsity material
Grant, Gooch. and Cannon are ali
southpaws. with only Anderson and
James doing their pitching from the
proper side. Grant is handicapped by
a faulty delivery, which Hughes will
undertake to rectifv al once. This
younsster is a very fair twirler. tboueh
and may be Firginia's malnstay this
year.
James has been trying TO play first
base, but did not make much of an inn
siton. The tall fellow has an excel
lent arm and the tutor decided TO give
MIN. trial in the box If he makes
good. one puzzle will be settled, as yIr-
ginia needs a capable rigtt-hander 70
take turns with Grant
Finlay For First.
Ed F'inlay, Virginia's captain. NAV
play first base this season instead Of
being backstop. Finlay's work be-
hind the bat is badly handicapped BY
the lack of good arm. He cannot ee,
The ball TO second Oh q line for the life
OF him, but that is his only weakness.
He knows more baseball than the rest
of the team and is fighting all the time.
The Washington players. while nettied
at his constant chatter behind the bat.
one ana All agree that he knows the
game and can't be fooled He leads
on the batting order Ia excellent styIe
and is certain TO make the team
i-anoes, tie tall football player, is
another candidate for the first oorne-,
but his class is not apparent
At second a merry contest js nm
among Stckley. Mcclure and RecL
with. Just now Stickley, who is ex-
traordinarily fast. looks to have slight
advantage over the other two lads. hut
the position will not be determined for
some time yet. Stickley hits harder
than either Beckwith or Mcguire. and
seems 10 nave more head in his work
around the infield
Neff At Short.
Men, last years crack third base
man. is now being played in the short
field with entire success. This yciInr-
ster is a grand fielder. has an .rn Of
steel ana can hit and run bases like q
professional He started in this season
al third. but was shifted 10 snort when
Coach Ryan took charge Of the team.
New ne bids fair to blossom into q good
successor Of Douglass last years star
White, promising youngstcr, who
commenced the season at short has
been shifted to third, with every indi-
cation OF his being able TO hold II down.
despite the formidable opposition of
Hume. The latter shines with tne VIII
low. and. even IL he fails TO maize a
regular place for himself IN tho in
field, he will be used as 4 pincn-hi:ter.
lips in condition. Virginia,s ,,t;ffieJd
looks TO be one of the best among the
Eastern colleges. Fitchett. bccanse OF
his class lectures. is unable 20 ;.at into
much practice. but he holds hIs own
with the Others, nevertheless. he is a
clean fielder and a terrific hitter. Lille
Is the best all-around fiel1er on the
team, covering plenty Of ground In the
garden and hitting hard ana timely.
Mickey Guy. the Washington boy.
plays right field against left-hand ritch-
ers- He delights in hitting the south
paws. and will alternate with Phillips.
the latter being woefilly weak aeains.
the southpaws, but straey against the
other type.
Compared with last years team. vir-
ginia is not as strDng hut Captain Fin
lay expects n proso '~nus season ard
believes that by the time the George
town games come aloat; he VIII have
an aggregation strong enough to win
from 1.-THE WashinrtGniIns The GIue
and Gray plays hera on april 49, and
Virginia plays at th- Hilltop ..H Apiil
Is and q.