Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-21
VIRGINIA WILL HAVE A
CORK|NC GOOD NINE
Excellent Weather Conditions En-
able the Athletes to Work Out
in the Open Air.
AN ABUNDANCE OF MATERIAL
Seventy :ispirants for Diamond Hon
ors Report to the Coach-An Even
Dozen Twirlers on the Staff-Two
Infleld Positions to Fill.

CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA. February
2o.-Nirg!nia's baseball squad. num-
bering about seventy players, has en-
countered better weather conditions in
tho past two weeks than was eXpe-
ricnced during the antire stay OF the
Washington Nationals here last March.
Nine week days out of the past twelve
the squad has practicei on Lambeth
Field, which Is just now IN excellent
condition. only one day was missed
from practice this weck-Nlonday The
indications are. In fact. that when Man
agcr Griffith sends down his first string
Of players he will find the baseball
diamond on Lambeth Field ready for
use. and with no snowstorm within a
hundred miles of camp
battery Practice in Order.
Battery practice has been the order
OF the day this week. while some little
attention has been given to inheld
work. More infield work would have
been engaged In but for the fact that
being dug UP and rolled. Three bat
ting cages have been stationed on the
been an abundance OF pitching mate
rial on hand to toss the ball for this
form OF practice.
This daily outdoor routine will con-
keeps up. as Captain White is anxious
for his men TO be In shape for the
games with the Nationals when the
opening OF the season is ushered In on
March 10.
Captain White. despite his duties on
the basketbaii quint. has found time
candidates for the ball team, and
stands pat on his prediction made some
nine this spring would he the best that
has represented Virginia since he en-
tered college.
Dozen Twirlers on the STAFF.
Tho candidates for the twirIing staff
number over a dozen, and in this de-
partment or the game the team should
be much stronger than for two seasons
past. Galloway and Carmen are the
two letter men who have made good
records rs members of the Orange and
Blue pitching staff The former
and pitched consistent ball throughout
the season. His work gained him the
reputation Of being the unlversily's
my other pitcher on the team He
was also called on to do the rescue
act on number of occasions. on the
batters scorcless for eight innings.
Cannon; the left hander, who came
the team for two seasons His hest
work last year was against Yale. when
he held the New Haven nine to four
scattered hits In the contest In Nor
folk.
School STAR was used Hery lite ias,
season. but showed good form In the
one game IN Whlcn ne OftClatcu-that
against Cornell. forcing the Ithacans
TO go ten innings to win. lie is fast
ON the bases and a good hitter.
Hot Fight for Places.
The new pitching material on hand
shows n number of college twrlcrs
and there promises to be n hot fight
amongst these aspirants for positions.
The most promising Of these candi :
dates are Drummond. Fields. TIanau,
Moran. Dunlap. Ward and Hohen
Drummond hails from Salisbury, Md.
where he was member Of an amateur
nine and high school player Of note
Hanau pitched for the Jersey City High
School for three years. Fields halls
from Louisville, Ky. where he played
on the louisville Manual Training
School team.
Dave Dunlop is well known to many
of the high school teams around Wash
ington. as he pitched for the Episcopal
High School two seasons. Moran halls
from the Miller School, this county,
which institution usually turns out
one Of the best teams In this section
OF the State. He fields his position OK