The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-01
BOYS
READY FOR PRACTICE
YOUNGSTERS WILL SOON DONN
BASEBALL UNIFORMS AND
FIGHT FOR POSITIONS.
FOUR TEAMS IN RACE;
RACE THIS YEAR BETWEEN JOHN
MARSHALL, INQUIRIES, BENE.
DICTTNE AND ACADEMY Ex-
PECTEn To BE LIVELY.


pirants for positions on the four pre9s
paratory school baseball teams OF Rich-
mond will DOM their uniforms th4$
| latter part OF this week or the early3
part of next and begin the first springs
practice. #
| Basketball has been practically aban-z&
doned in the four institutions and thoN
| principal topic of conversation amoneX
| the respective students is baseball4
| Prominent daily SCIENCES on the cams
puses arc groups of students discussinGT
prospects for winning teams and4
whether or not there is a chance OFT
| annexing the silver trophy. Al
[ One or two of the teams will Begin
practice the coming week. while AIM
/ four are expected to be on the fieldH
| by Monday. March 9th. al
Four teams will hs in the ract fora
, the silver cup this year, Benedictina9
college having been admitted to thas
league. The other three teams which
/ hav heretofore comprised the league
and competed for the trophy are Me-
Cures university school. John MARI
shall high school and Richmond acads
envy.
McGuire's CONFIDENT.
I In past years McGuires has easi1yt
captured the honors Of the league. and
several seasons went undefeated a&ss
the hands of the other local prepares
+ tory schools Although members of
/ the team and the student body Is equal ~
/ ~ sure of annexing the cup this year#
! 1t has been whispered in many dark
| corners that this season they will meet
/ with some obstacles. All of MCGUIRE A
save Captain Joseph Graves, who hail4a
from the sunny Southside and Jimmie
Paschall. who matriculated last Sep
TENDER in the University OF virginfAX
| Notwithstanding the fact that then48
| two players are lost to the led ana
| Black nine. two good men have beer43
| secured. both OF whom are pitchers ofxs
no mean ability. One is less ~
person than Baldwin the heady ltttlG$
twirler. who was responsible for manyH
OF John Marshall high schools vic
tories the battlefield last yearl8
Bruce, the heavyweight pitcchhiskecf48
Bruce. the heayy-hitting pitcher. wh0N
last year was the mainstay OF the
Chester Agricultural high school team%
/ Is the otneT.
Monkey Craven will again weat
the pads for the McGuire's outfit. while
the other members OF the infield wfllS
probably be Mac" Cogbill. Leach an6
Starkey. Tillman Cogbill. Whittm0FG
and Swineford will probably Comprise
the outfield.
| Benedictfnc Looks Good.
| All of last years regulars Of thu
Benedictine college squad are back
with the exception of "Bitsio Litt1cs
Barrett. VIII olast year cavorted around&
/ the middle sack. While this young#
ster will not return, two good mem
have been secured and will probab1y7
make the followers of local basebAf&
stand up and take notice. These ads
ditions are Robert Lafayette Amos
and David Crockett Scott. The work -
/ ngs of Amos around the sandlots al
Richmond are we'll known, while Dav4
made quite a reputation last year with
/ the Technical High school, of Atlanta
Ga. The following men have beer
slated for the inield: Scott. nrSt F.
Amos, second: Pollard. shortstop, And3
I Parsons on third slim" OvermAMS
and Little Frank" Curran are expecf-
ed to do the twirling. while F1etchsEs@
will again be seen behind the batM
| big Chief Hierholzer. Streat, Jo9a
West and Tucker are likely candidates.
for the outfield Many others will be-
4
MarshalIites In Race.
/ John Marshall High schoof win
again have a team that will make 1%
high bid for the championship Of the
preparatory school league. Eight o.
last years letter men are back, whNoS
many other likely candidates have anil
nounced their intentions to try foFH
the team. Although Captain HooreEs
will not be member of the team thi1
year. there are several good men M
the institution from which to pick NH
good backstop. Nandienhurg - ex~
pected TO land the place behind tho
I bat Although Crais-s injuries may
prevent him from pitching this year,
| there are two good men to pick frof4.Fs
namely. Woodland. formerly OF G.. 60
A., and Atkinson. who last year wA12
a member of the John Marshall pitcb-
/ ing staff.
/ The infield will probably consist Ot "
Asher. on first; Wood. again on sGc~M;
ond; Matthews, at his old position .n4
down the third sack. There are manu.
candidates for the outfield and q 408 N
I hard to predict those whe will be foS&
tunate enough to make places.
l. Academy Dark Horse. sxgs
Although Richmond academy NJ
somewhat of a. dark horse. thArG3s
| comes from the Orange and BtWGfss
representing this school Will benz t1G3S
race for the cup from start to dni1N'
The plucky little team from this ilS
stitution last year gave -McGuire'4 NSM&s
0 fthe biggest scares Of their itySS
and at one time It was thought tAM
academy boys would emerge from
league with first honorS y,
Last years infeld. Captain Pitt.
Ter. d. and f., Roden- are back A1
this year and expect to be ut tha1X
| places Kuyk who came t1
academy from Barton H-.ght4s
pected tn Hucceed Malone ~ <1z
Wood. TrAinham. Brown 8hAC1
and Miller will try for plaeee
pitching stan. while lax1e
OF candidates will BE- ont 101
positions in the garden "