The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-23

Such Ia the schedule for the 1914
Spider team AZ announced by Man
Mger Luck last night Several new
teams have been given places on the
schedule this season, and the num-
Der OF games to be played on the
home grounds has been greatly in
creased The trip through North
Carolina has been omitted, and one
through Maryland substituted. While
doubt attract the greater interest
from the college supporters, the one
with v. p. /. will be OF interest to
the entire city. The game pending
with Trinity college should be one of
the greatest attractions of the season
II II can be arranged
Although Coach Harry Griffith was
absent with the track team at Wash
ington yesterday. Captain Dick"
BeAle had the forty candidates for
the Richmond college baseball team
out ana put them through an after
noon OF brisk work. All of the men
appear to be in the best of shape.
and are already loosening up and
willing to undertake heavy work.
Those In charge, however. are keep
ing the lid down tight and are quick
to stop the "steaming up" process
which many Of the younger members
form. Neither the captain nor coach
tn taking any chances of strained
arms.
sour prospects this year are too
bright to be ruined by anything like
that" declared Manager Luck. "and
we ara taking no chances this early
In the season. There are a number
Of exgeilent men on the squad who
are almost sure OF places ii they do
not in1ure themselves before the
opening Of the season. Several of
them are old players who have not
been In q uniform for several years.
ana Il will take some time for them
to round into form. As rule they
are much more careful than are the
rats, but all need watching. Every
body IL anxious to make good show
Inn during the early season. you
know, In the hope OF getting q start.
with the coach. on the other fellow"
squad steadily Increases.
The suad In steadily growing and by
the end OF next week 1t Is thought that
Nfty men viii be working out. A
number OF the applicants are men
who have never had any experience on
organised teams, but there are also
several who have played on teams
that have made excellent records and
who come to the local college with the
best OF records. They are scattered
through the various departments or
the game and IL scems-certain that the
coaches viii not lack for material.
Among the new men to report for
pitcher Il Peake, from the Chamber
hin high school. He Is big, healthy
tollow with barrels OF steam and
comes to the college with a record oil
twenty strikeouts made in game last
wear. wiley has never had great deal
Of experience, but, during the times
ne was worked last season. showed up
well and Harry Grifiith predicts that
he viii prove a find should he be able
TO get into condition. DuVal another
youngster, Is well thought Of. He
worked for the Rats in the annual
Frcshman-varsity game last year and
managed to trounce the scnooi fcp-
resentative team. AS.
George, OF Fork Union Military
academy. O'Neil, of Crozet. and Jones
are among the new men 70 report Tor
catcher's position. None OF them has
had much OF chance to demonstrate
his abilities us yet but all seem to
have the goods to moro or less extent
and q lively fight Is likely to result for
places. Mercer, OF McGuire's; Thorp.
OF Dumbarton, and Coburn are out for
l1rst base: while Ancarrow. OF the
1919 varsity, and Bedford, from EN-
poria, tire trying for second. Captain
Heale as yet has no opposition for
shcrtstop and neither has Lewis on
third. The outfield is going to he one
Of the most tiifiicuit sets CT plays to
pick. There arc number trying for
thAayMEiOue places and many Of them
nxenald "a ~ able To- deliver the goods
III nrAt-class style. Among those no.
teYlay aft<rnc6n were: L,ealse. oE Bed
x616 City acadon1y: Grey. Wiley, Ry-
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