The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-11
John MARSHALL PLAYS
CHAMPS WEDNESDAY,
Game of Vital Importance In Deciding Winner of Prep School
Race This Season VIII Come Off at Broad Street
Park-Gigantc Crowd Is Expected To Attend.
Standing Of Clubs.
BY RALPH DoNrBROWER.

BY RALPH DOMBROWER.
The baseball game which viii be
played this Wednesday afternoon in
Broad Street Park between John Mar
shall High School and Benedictine
College will be of vital Importance in
the winning Of the gonfalon In that
amateur circuit of Richmond. Me-
Cures showing in the two games It
has played has practically put that
school out of the r~nning, but tho
Academy, as considered by wtseacres,
have men on their team that are able
to play winning ball with the cadets
and public school boys. Academy hoS
made many surprises In the last two
athletic seasons, and no one can safe
ly predict defeat for them.
Benedictine defeated McGuire's by
an overwhelming score last week, and
the John Marshall team also defeated
that school. The work of both teams
in these games was all that could be
desired. The men performed in ex-
celIent style. Hitting. fielding and
running the bases were found to be
strong points on both teams. Indi-
vidual featuring seemed to have passed
from the realm of the prep school
league teams and moro machine work
on the two teams that will battle
Wednesday was especially noticeable.
Followers OF the Benedictine team.
as well as those of the high school.
we'll realize the Importance of the
game Wednesday. A record crowd
will, in all probability, be out t. see
the game.
VIII Put Men to Test.
Coach Hedgepeth. of the hign
school, will put his men through the
last grind Tuesday evening. Practice
will be held Monday evening at Byrd
Park. 1t is doubtful whether there
will be any change made In the high
school line up. All of the men are
in splendid condition. Lee Turner, in
the left garden for the public school
team, seems TO have retained all tho
ability of which his friends boasted
for him last season, and still more.
There have been rumors aioat that
Turner was wanted by Virginia
League club. The boy, however. In
unwilling to discontinue his school
work.
Another man on the high school
squad who has shown wonderful abiI-
ity in fielding and assisted greatly in
the winning of the game last Friday
for the school by his batting Is Captain
Jack Tinsley. Tinsley played on the
champion Alec team last season while
he was away from school. In the EN-
poria games he showed UP in excel
lent form around the third corner.
Stuart Sales, in the shortfield, stands
like an iron man against his OPP
ponents. Although "Blondy" has not
shown much work with the stick this
season, he is due for Improvement
Punk" Pendleton has shown every
thing that his nickname does not
imply in the way Of the national sport.
Punk" who cavorts around the key
stone sack, has won much favor from
Coach Hedgepeth. Although Pulliam.
in the left garden, has done nothing
sensational so far this season, the boy
has shown consistent batting ability.
Wharton, in right field, and Percfval,
on first base, have also shown up In
good form. In Jollif and Woodland
high school has a. good hurting staff.
Jollif, formerly of Maury High School,
Norfolk, pitched against the MCGUIRE
outfit and allowed them only three
hits. Woodland, who has twirled f0t
high sch sol several seasons. Is steady,
and ought to prove a blockade to the
cadets. Pete Stumpf, who Is cele-
!, brating his first year as receiver for
a regular baseball team, has shown ups
well, and Lou Stringer. who does thu
relief work in the backstopping. has:
allowed but few men to steal second
base when he was behind the bat.
Cadets Hold Final Practice.
Final practice before the game We'd.
nesday will be held by the cadets
Tuesday afternoon on the school
campus. Coach Bigbte will be on hand
to direct the work of the CHAMPIONS
Of last year while they get In condi-
ton for the contest The team ~
not lacking in hitting ability. A total
of eighteen hits brought them a like
number of runs in their contest with
McGuire's.
Oyerman. who pitched for the.
cadets against Union Theological Semi
nary some time ago and allowed them
but one hit up TO the ninth frame.
them losing his game, will be on thu
mound o-ainst John Marshall. Over
man IS showing much larger variety
of curves and speed this season than
ever before
Captain Pollard, at short. Sutterlfn, I
at second base, Asher. at third base
and Cheatwood, at the initial bag.
compose the Benedictine inffeld. In
the outer gardens will be found Wilt
liams. Hierholzer and Francis. The
Benedictine outfit will sorely miss