Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-02
READY TO START
WASHINGTON AND LEE TIC
OPEN AGAINST WESLEYANS
"ore for Victory Over West Nirginiuns.
money confederation tnuncd Grid
Clusslc 10 10 to Raleigh.

LEXINGTON VA. prii l.-Hy yir-
va" OF the cancellation with Swarth-
more College OH Friday. Washington
'hI Lee VIII inauguratc tho 1916 base
"'l season tomorrow afternoon, when
'eSt virginia Wesleyan plays the first
cement OF two game series.
nc Generals. BY proiitiur from the
al baseball weather OF late. will bc
10 ~ trim for the series
On big ~ Picrotti, Coach Donahue
~ base his hopes tor victory. The
~ pitcher has exhibited all kinds OF
r.n In tho practice games, and viii
Itch the opener. Eddie Galloway viii
To- the receiving
zach Donahuc has virtually decided
ir'n the opening array. Ltt,l. Battle
.. ;l"N, the second baseman. viii lead
~ the hitting order Bob Vance a
10 addition TO the out:ield, has i'm
~ ss"d the General leader by his
~ ny TO hit hard and far. and Will
To- placed fourth 10 clean up" Rill
an VIII be stationed at first John
- ret, AT short and. probably. shrimp
ICES "t third. In the outneld. Vance
play leti Held. with Cy Young in
90 t'r ana CAPTAIN Harrison In right.
Greer Graham six-foot twirlcr.
probably pitch the second game
INST Wesleyan. while Mgcc and
linEton viii he held in reserve to
''seue any falterinS slabinau Algce
eNpectcd 10 be one OF the FIRST three
. "hers before IN" season is over
INDICATIONS are that the Generals
u b" last, iuasinuch as Souug, Bar
I Harrison. Nanc" and Bngloy
N usually fast. while Jones. Bryan and
-Iiowa% are pretty iicetfooteh. too.
coach OF the Generals has trained
- player. especially in the art OF
50 running. and expects to take adj
n'age OF every little hrcnk in tho
lnc9
~ TO What results tho Generals xiii
.ompltsh. there is soin" conjecture.
.aniuch as the nine is composed OF a
b. mbcr of new and Inexperienced
ayers However. the followers are
MONEY CAUSED SWITCH
OF TuRI<EN-DtI GAME
Washington and Lee will no, DO
70 tile, as has been the custom for SOW
- ;ears. on Turkey Day In Virginia.
nouncenen' Was mad. here to-day
MT tho Thanksgiving football en-
segment between North Carolina
y r!cultural aud Mechanical and Wash
ln :ton and 1.e" would lie played in
f.'leigh, y. c. In 1916, instead Of at
N"rfolk
-ince 1912 Norfolk has been awarded
- contest. but IN" Raleigh Chamber
"i,Comrnerce has guaranteed tn. Cen
''fls more substantial amount than
the gate receipts at Norfclk have been
n either OF three years Tie followers
49, IN" Irid,ron iu North Caroline, have
OF laundering for this BATH. ever
nc" 1913, when the Generals switched
ON Greensboro 10 Norfolk
II - a money question with tho Gen
ais In al! rrobability, Washington
"'t3 Lee pays more salary 70 It's head
'"pthali coach than any Other untver-
= IN the South Atlantic division or
eu IA tho southern. logger f.lcock
.Io former Dartmouth star, viii r.
i've over $4,000 for his services as
lad coach mex, year The pcppery
amor VIII receive this amount ror his
'!s-y neat season aud set his expenses
.H addition. We Will report on Sep.
r:her - and remain until after the
thanksgiving engagement with North
'-oli1a Agricultural AND Mechanical
period of less than three months.
However. the Washington and Lee
'rporters feel thai Elcock IS worth
cr more IN TWO years his tennis
- lost but one game. and that y.ns
engagement with Cornell last
ason
u - interesting To note rhat' Elcvck
" receive more remuneration Tor his
rvlces as coach OF The football team
dm tn" members Of the faculty viii
aching pmly few members of The
f.rultr receive "A sum In excess az
100 ;or their work
Seat season Washington and Lee VIII
ola" IN North Carolina. Virgins. New
jerscs, Maryland, New York and
',"crg' Some travelling,