Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-20
TARHEEL SQUAD IS LARGE
CAROLINA BASEBALL MEN
TURN OUT IN FULL FORCE
Eighty Candidates Hcport-New Ma
i"rini StronE-i'iEht Letter Men
Respond to Call.

CHAPEL HILL. February I9.-As-
hlrants Tor positions on the varsity
pasehall team to the number OF eighty
, answered the call recently issued by
Coach Chic" Doak. or this number.
sixteen were members OF last years
squad. including eight letter men, A
most OF freshmen bearing enviable rec
ords from various prep schools were
/ among the first to answer the call
The afternoons have thus far been
devoted TO batting practice and fungo
hiltinS 10 the outiield. Inheld work
VIII start the latter part OF the week.
canning Will begin as soon as Coach
Doak has had an opportunity to look
the squad over and to give each man
a fair tryout
pf last years squad. eight letter
men VIII nave hats in the ring again
THIS year These are: Captain Fred
Patterson. OF Concord. second base;
'nrrie. of Carthage. pitcher: Williams.
of 'ason. pitcher; Hart Of Winston
salem. catcher: iIardison. OF wadcs-
horo. first base: Lewis. OF Kinston.
third base: Bailey. Of Wakefield. cen
ter field. and Ioliicoffer Of Weldon.
right field.
VI prcsen, 1t looks as though tho
varsity Will have AN exceptionally
H''t''- SNdIl " nItcnefS thl3 Spritl.
Williams and Curric, both letter men
Of last year. are said TO have pitched
great bail last summer and arc OK
pcctcd 10 show exceptional form this
spring Ben Aycock. OF Fremont will
probably don the uniform this week
.\Fcock was ono Of Cardinals stcadicst
ana most consistent pitchers year be
fore last. Then there is Plvler. who
pitched star ball for the junior class
last year: Iohnson. captain of the var
sity basketball team: Kinslaw and
Coleman.
Or tho new men. Cuthrcll. who was
ineligible last year is already on the
JOB liill, of Woodherry Forest. and
two eshmcn-Powcll ana Watkins
ana probably others I'll out pitching
staff that should compare favorably
with any in the South.
FIVE MEN ARE OUT
FOR JOB As CATCHER
Five men have already announced
their determination to contest for the
position behind the bat These arc
Hart, letter man Of 1914: Angel, who
| played with the Washington City
League last year: Bennett. from Mcr-
ccrsburg; Roberts and Love.
! Jim liardison held down first base
last year in fine stylc. This year no
has "Yank" Tandy and Mob Long
pttcd against him.
Captain Patterson will probably 70
| tain his berth at second base. thortc n
| Massey, OF Elon College. and Allen and
| jenuctte. OF last years squad. have
| announced themselves as candidates for
| that position
II Is probable that batting averages
Will innucnc" the selection Of a short
stop, rs Shcck. Roystcr. l.owcllyn and
/ bridges seem on a parity in folding. n
! such 10 tho case. ShcclS will DrOba hi y
bc tho first choice. because Of his OK
ccptional hitting and hascrunninE ca
pacity. Lewis Will probably BE- first
choice for third base.
In the out'i"ld Bailey and Xollcoffcr,
! "f last years squad, arc back. FolEcr.
of South Carolina, is working in left
! garden. Bond. RollanIy, Craig, Pier
son and n host OF others are also work
| ing for positions in the outiicld.
With the mon of last years s0ua a