Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-07
SPIDERS SELECT TRACK
AND BASKETBALL LEADERS
Mitchell to Captain Quint. While
Durham Will Head Track
KS Men,
VARSITY CLUB PHOTOGRAPHED
select Organization Is Composed of
& lWenty-Eight Letter Mcn-rrack
VIII Take Up Outdoor Work Tn
der DObSon To-NIorroW.

The Richmond College Varsity Club
il"i yesterday for. the purpose OF HAY
Use In the Richmond College year hook.
known as The spider" In many WAYS
TINS club is the most exclusive amt re
lnarkablc III college and membership
; tudent body numbering we'll over 900.
there are only twenty -ciEh; members
TINS year. In order to h" eligible for
a student has To win his
triiegc varsity letter in one OF more OF
the four regular branches OF sport.
ioothall. asketbaiI, track or baseball.
In the club this Year are seven cap
Aains-prcsent. past aud elect.
immediately after the Varsity Club
photograph was taken the basketball
am was called together hy Manager
6nes. and went into the election of "a
plain TO lead tho spiders next win
r. Perry l.; Mitchell. right guard.
10 XII TINS ni9e% 81 honor ana re
iliarly known, has played tho position
right guard for the past two sea
bns. and has always played splendid
BASKETBALL He has been a VERY steady.
onsistent player, who could always bc
3mergency, 4, amy time. His cool work
critical times has saved many a
anne. and his offensive ability has
then poin, or two was the difference
between victory and defeat. lie WAS
prepared for college at the Anoka High
fCnQOl. Nnoka. Mimi. from whpnC" he
anne to Richmond college. where h" is
bow in his second year Under his
leadership the team that wears the Red
F'nd Blue on tho Basketball floor next
ear is certain TO be a lighting aggro-
Sntion. and in every Way a tit sue
lessor to its Very worthy Predecessor.
| On account Of the failure Of Captain
lkleresahl TO return to college. the
Track team found it necessary to also
ELECT captain. hat their election was
to m the position of leader. for the
nj ~ I'M .l,t
|not affect the team next year Walter
H. Durham. OF .AppomatoX Courthouse.
was elected To this position. and he
rs in every way cmincntly qualified TO
I'M this place lie was prepared for
college at the Appomatox Agricultural
Institute. He is spending his third
year at the college now. and is mem
Der of the Junior class lie is - mem
Der OF the III Kappa Alpha fraternity.
, IN MS iirst year al college, Durham
did n little work in track activities.
ms soph@morc year when he won the
track and field all-around medal. Last
I? car he improved in every branch of
his work and duplicated his brilliant
performance Of the previous year 10y
winning tho medal again. lie is count
20 upon TO d" some still better work
this season, and his election as captain
VIII he In entire harmony with the
wishes OF the student body
Coach nobson announced yesterday
his intention OF starting the regular
Track prhctlc" tomorrow afternoon,
ana Captain Durham will issue the cali
mat VIII bring out upon the athletic
Held all III" harcs and hounds and
wouldhc ground covcrcrs In college. The
call has come because tho time is near
ing so quickly when tn" college will
engage In til" first of the big meets
which arc on its schedule. The track
candidates will he under Coach Doh
sons iutolage from 3 to ! o'clock each
afternoon. and the baseball applicants
WI NIL his time thereafter until dark
from now on.