Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-02
SPIDER TEAM TO LEAVE
ON ANNUAL TRIP SOUTH
Richmond College Will Play Make
Forest, Carolina, AgSics and
Davidson This Week
SQUAD BEST DoBsoN HAS HAD
Local COllcgians Have Three Good
PitcherS-Nlen Can Hit Them Out,
and Fielding Shows Possibility of
Strong Defense.

tudeT the Suidauc. Of Coach Frank
Dobsou, the Richmond College base
ball team viii leave Tonight on It's
annual trip to North Carolina, where
IL viii play four Of the strongest col
legc teams OF the Old North state. The
team Viii arrive ut home On April :
and VIII open it's season mere with u
game with the Union Theological Scui-
nary on April =
On tho trip thc spiders VIII iirst
meet the strong Aggregation represent
ing Wax" Forest II, former years this
college has put out - strong nine. and
1t viii give the Spiders :, hard tusSl"
in their Initial contest. ON Tuesday Tho
Spiders viii play TIA. University Of
North Carolina at Chapel lI.ll North
Carolina y. ana NJ will he their OPP
ponenis on Wednesday, and Thursday.
Tho last game on the trip w.ili b" with
Davidson College AT Davidson.
The spiders wili give good account
OF themselves on til" trip because this
year they have a better pitching stan.
and their batting has been materially
strengthened. Th"s" taking tn. trip are
Craven and Blankimg ship. catchers:
Jo!lE, knight and Coz, pitchers Cross
", Pitt. l1iggan and Northern. inii.lG.rs :
Carter ana Miller viii be two OF the
Outiicidcrs, while tho other position viii
or Mcneil. Which of tn" three is not
exactly known yet Manager Mo
Daniel and Coach Dobson make out IN"
entire list
The Two practice games With me
Richmond Internal iOnals were crafty
Ing 20 the Red and Blue supporters In
respect |" their batting ability. Nj
the boys stood up TO the plate and hit
tho ball ont. showing that there wer.
no weak -kn.cd cutters In the bunch.
These games also served to bring out
the Rrccnncss OF the new mon. and al
though their fielding was good at
times. at other times il wns rotten.
Knight and JoliG showed UP we'll in
the innings in which they participated.
but Cox IS not In shape yet However
it is SAT. 10 predict that he vii! be
going good when he returns from tho
Trip Grossly. former outielGcr, who
nov covers the initial sack. hes de 70
N"!opcd far beyond expectations. and
;or that position Is the best material
OF which DobsOn has had charge sine.
coming to Richmond College He has
great reach ana ability to dig them out
Of tn" dirt. Northern is not a natural
intieldcr. and is rather awkward. hut
dearth Of material makes it necessary
20 play him at second. IIc Is a good
hitter. however and Will h. retained in
tn" outhcld II another second SaCiicr
can hc found
Tie team as a whole SHOWS 10 much
better advantage than i'll tn. Las, two
Years. n"caus. OF the greater strength
IN the pitching department., and the
marked Improvement in batting
bcSi"cS the regular champion hi n
series OF SIX games. the spiders are
'ao'ui. strenuous schedule III. Uni
v"'S!iE Of South Carolina comes In for
"a game. aud WaslIinl:on ana Lee will
play hey" In the latter part OF tn. sea
son Negotiations with Ran,ioIuh-
Macon Tor tn" game OF April ." 10 h..
mayed on April! -. which is 4 holiday
Easter Monday-have practically been
completed. and i'm all rrobabilitv tn.
gam" VIII to" on that datc =, BROAD
street Park