The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-13
NEW MEN MAKE
OLD MEN HUSTLE
Yellow Jacket Aggregation for
This Season Shows Up Strong.
Games Easter Week.
Snccinl 1o Thc Timrs- Dispatch.


Ashland, Va. March 1.-THE yellow
Jackets baseball squad has been hard
1T work getting in So,nc good practice
before their examinations begin. Al
though the rain Monday prevented the
regular practice. yesterday and to-day
the team has been hard ut work. Prac-
ticc has been going OH for about two
weeks. and, although no match games
have bccn played Coach Rciss has
been able to get a fairly good know
ledge OF what material he has.
The last two days the first team has
been playing the second team four or
nye-inning game. These games have
been pretty close, but as Coach Reiss
would SHIFT and change the positions
ot the men so often, pcitchr team could
he called first or second. in reality. and
so It Is hard TO say who Won
The pitchers have not started curry
ing the hall yet to any extent. and the
batting of the boys cannot be judged
until this starts. but from present in
dications. it looks az though the yellow
Jackets are going To have a hard-hit-
ting aggregation.
walker. WHO led the team in bat
ting last year. Is back on the job and
has betn polling some long ones In
the daily practice
Coach Reiss has changed some Of
The men Of last years team around "A
little. He has brought Bane in from
left field ana put him on first base.
This WAS one of the positions left open
by men not returning To college this
year. holloway. Il last years second
team naH. IS also out for this posi-
ton. Banc has been showing up very
we'll at first base. He has been scoop
ing up the low ones and pulling down
the high ones in fine style.
AZ shortstop a regular battle royal
IL going on for the position. Mdyctte
aud Egglcston. OF last years nine and
Bianton. u freshman. are all working
hard, and Coach faeiss will find II dill
cult to say which man Will I'LL this
position. In the outheld, Tatcm and
Lipscomb. Of last years nine, are sim
out for these positions. apd VIII have
TO work hard to beat out the new men.
Scott. Williams, Turner, Griffith land
one or two others are the men VINO
arc pushing the two old men for the
garden positions
Tho pitching staff Is coming along
nicely. and tho yellow Jackets viii
hsyc at least two steady pitchers on
which they can depend brown, who
did good work for the team last year,
is back again, and Is showing good
form. Ferguson. who pitched such
good ball for the Randolph Macon
Academy. at Bedford CITY. last year. is
sure TO be one Of the mainstay5 this
year. lie las :, great deal OF steam
behind his balls and has very good
control. Blount and Lefty Mears are
the other mon trying for this position.
In the catching department IFazelctt
aud Brown are At present doing the
work Gayle. last years catcher. sus-
taincd fractured elbow last week.
and VIII not be able TO get in the game
Tor some time. with Hazelett. Brown
aud Barrow. the team will get along
,ll right. as ali OF these men are doing
GOOD work. iiazelett is new man.
and seems TO be u hard hitter.
captain Anderson is holding down
third in fine style. and no fear need be
had OF weakness In this position.
The Yellow Jackets VIII have their
iirst game OF the season next week
when they start on long trip during
the Easter holidays. They will line
up against the Virginia Polytechnic
Institute i'm two games. and then Ran
dolph Macon Academy. Roanoke Col
lcrc and Virginia Military institute
Coach Hctss has so far developed
two winning teams. the football team
end basketball team. and now the Vel
low Jackets are confident Of him bring
inc out winning baseball team.