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, IL to b. Coach
Griffin was well satisfied with the playing
Of his boys
The coach used three pitchers in the
| gafne-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. Inc
tunlty to see what they have got in the
line Of baseball material
| Coach Griffin. Of the Georgia Military
academy. says the Marst boys may have
| a little edge on the cadets as far as team
work is concerned, but IN batting ana
fielding IL will be about even up. He
looks for close game.
Cato. a Cuban. will do the receiving
for the Georgia Military academy team IN
| throwing arm and with a little experience
will be a wonder behind the bat.
The lineup for the Georgia Military
| academy team to-day will be Cato catch
er, burden and Hardeman pitchers. So
Iano shortstop. Smith first base Davis
second base. Babb third base. schank left
field. Welsh center field, Hurlong VIII
alternate between pitcher and right field.
|
Babb was elected captain OF the Geor-
| gia Military academy baseball team al 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 is after a game with
any second team In the Prep league. They
are particularly anxious TO have crack
at the Marist specials. Coach Grim
| 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.
great amount Of enthusiasm Is be-
| ing shown by the members OF the base-
ball squad this year a. Georgia milit AIRY
school are hampered somewhat by having
a drill every afternoon. The boys on the
| baseball team have been getting OUT carry
in the morning for an hours practice be-
fore breakfast,
The Boys High nine is well pleased with
| saturday Sam Armisteads 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 nne
| showing and did as well as could be ex-
pected 1t 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 WIN e9
play third base alternately.
The game Saturday with Stone Noun
| tain showed that Jim Parks, pitcher ana
captain OF the Tech High team, Is whale
| at bat He got two triples and single
out OF I'VE trips to the plate. Weston
| pitched a swell game and Bedeu played
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 the game. Mangum Is
the other pitcher on the team
Two basket ball games will be played at
Tech High this afternoon; The race for
down to two teams. the sophomore a class
and the freshman b 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 for the big
| field day exercises at georgia Military
/ academy. The entries are all in and Of
! 9cials 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 APP
| pealed to- but II is doubtful whether
SMeck" win be able to give any time to
! umpiring this year.