The Washington times., 1915-03-12
WIND THREATENS TO
BLOW GR|FFS AWAY
Old Fox Insists PIebes and Reg
ulars Must Play Two Games
Today, Though.
BY LOUIS A. DOUGHER.

bAFLoTTEsVILLE, Va. March H.
-i"o more practice games between
Srln regulars and Uncle Nick An
rocks Plebes are carded for today. even
II the Arctic wind does keep abIow-
ing. The Old Fox insists that wind
won't prevent his youthful athletes
from showing their speed on Lambeth
Field and that he will continue TO send
them into battle just as long as the sun
shines and they won't absolutely freeze
to death while waiting their turn at
bat.
This is the best kind OF practice for
my players" explains the Old Fox
They take more interest in their
work and I don't have to drive them
Being ball players, they all like TO
play ball. I'm not kicking about the
the exhibition season at home iii have have
my team ready. That's all a manager
ever has to worry about"
The regulars celebrated two victories
yesterday over the Plebes, as Nick Ait
The morning game. as Yesterday
Times showed you, was a 5 to win for
McBride's crowd, and the afternoons
win went to the regulars by a score
OF to ]. Neither contest went the
sions were sufficient in the morning and
only six were finished in the afterenoon
when the Virginia varsity squad began
trooping upon the field, forcing the Old
Fox to call halt.
The regulars grabbed the afternoon
victory by slammins Ayers when hits
counted for the most. At that tho
Richmond sawbones didn't break his
neck. relying almost wholly on his
ing his underhand delivery. Bert Gallia
was saluted with a couple of blows
when he followed Ayers to the slab
cinching the victory for the regulars.
Jim Shaw and Booth Hopper worked
for the regulars. showing good form.
Three hits were corralied off Shaw and
two off Hopper. A passed ball counted
IN the run scored by the Plebes off
owing to the indisposition of zeb
Milan and Fateem Foster, shanks was
used at third base. while Jack Bentley
played left field and young Lamar
caVorted In center for the regulars
Both boys did we'll in the garden,
wns nip and tuck. neither side getting
anything. but in the fourth the regulars
got busy with Doc Ayers seaside dc
livery and showed over a couple of
tallies. Acosta gummed up Bentley's
hot drive and then Gandil poled a long
one over Rondeau's dome. scoring Bent
ley. The big firstsacker reached second
on the drive to the wall. Morgan fol-
lowed with another double to right
scoring Gandil. Ayers caught Morgan
mapping and the little fat man was run
down to hts death. Lamar whitfield OH
wide ones. Mcbride walked, and AiIr-
smith closed the inning when Rondeau
shoestringed his slam to left.
Both sides pvt a run across In the
fifth. Some one left the gate open in
right for Jim Shaw's wallop and he
reached third. He scurried over the
dish when Henry's toss to third went
to left.
Rippy williams cracked a safety to
left for the Plebes, only to be forced
by Bill Brown. the Texas gardener. a
passed ball put Brown on second from
where he tailed when Galia singled
| sharply to right Shortly after that
| came the onslaught of the collegians,
seeking room to practice. and the tattlc
| ended to let everybody run home to cat.
The score: