Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-04
.D0BSON ISSUES CALL FOR
SPIDER BASEBALL SQUAD
veteran Material VIII Report for
Practice This Afternoon at
Westhampton.
FIvE-LfITTER ARE MEN BACK
Prospects for Season Look Bright.
Southern Tour VIII Bring Rich
= m"nd College Against Many Well
known Carolina Institutions.

pobson VIII have an opportunity to
look over his veteran varsity and scrub
baseball material for the first time this
afternoon OH the stadium field at West
hampton. The preliminary practice OF
the new men has been successfully
started and is nearing completion. and
the call has been Issued for all the old
men to report In playing toys ready
for their first work
This call will greatly augment the
squad that has been practicing rcgu-
iariE Tor some time past. and will bring
under the eyes of the coach every APP
p!icant for u position on the Spider
team. OF the old men there are no
candidates for the bacEatop position,
both the old receivers being out of
college this yoar. For the slab work
.hrre ~ only one man Of anything like
varsity timber, ana the rest are those
VINO have failed to show tho propcr
mnaiity ana speed in the past ycars
thcre Is no telling. however. what
'hey may do thi. year with experience
pehind them. In several Instances some
81 me nest pitchers that ever twlrlcd
me horsehide for the Red and Blue
We're would be pitchers who never dis
played any class at all for their first
Eears at college. and only came Into
season tryouts.
Robinson. Il sophomore. is expected to
snow some good form this season in
~, , u.Partmcn,. Last year he WAS
trlcu IN ScNcra! contest and AT times
Wtchcd very good baseball but he
seemed TO be lacking in strength and
endurance, and Was unable to finish a
hard game with any degree OF control
lie has good speed and II he can add
10 ms strength and overcome his ten
nency to nervousness along about the
seventh inning he should prov. to be
very good aid this year in the box
Ihree or last years varsity inhcld-
ers are back and will report this A.
ternoon for the team They are cap.
IAN Wiley. who. last year held down
ne shortfield position in good style.
Neville Ancarr"w at the middle sack.
ana Lee l.igEan at tho hot corner All
OF these men should show much i'm
provcmcnt this year. and will make
hnrn n'ds Tor positions. Crosslcy. who
subbed at third base last season is go
ing To be watched this year very close
~ and he is very likely to put up a
,r%%mennous light for 4 position s"hc
unwicldv in his nrlding he secms to
be natural batter, and he did some
good stickwork last year when lie was
given the opportunity.
In the outneld there arc three old
men. Robins. Wicker and O'Nenl. OF
these three III. last is probably the
rrpon to be one Of the main contcndcrs
Tor an outer garden berth this year
Lag, Year h" was compelled TO with
dsaw from college before the ba.cbal!
f"lt. With his speed and his natural
ahvantagc OF stature, he is very good
man TO have In the lineup
Manager Johnson has arranged n
very extensive schedule with n great
many games here in Richmond. and
a.Sp very good Southern trip. on
,hlS tour, the team will play such
teams as Davidson, Trinity and tho
I'M |crsity OF North Caroline also
pia|iLE Clemson College and Furman
University In South Carolina The for.
mcr ialcmctto State Institution will
welcome Coach Dobson AZ the college
"her" he produced some wonderfullv
succrSs!ul teams for period OF three
years just prior To his coming TO Rich
mond College.
With the opening Of the home season
very near AT hand. and the champion
ship league series following close af-
forwards the Spiders have some heavy
work laid out ahead OF them in the
very near future. and this afternoon
viii see tn" first of IL begin in dead
earnest.