Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-03
JACKETS LEAVE ON TRIP
RANDOLPH MACON TO PLAY
THREE STRONG COLLEGES
Meets Georgetown, Catholic Iniv~rnity
md Mount 81. .Ioscph-PIny~ tho
l:pIsropnI High ON why Home.

Especial 10 The Times Dispatch
ASHLAND, VA, April 2.-'rhc Ram
Golph- Macon baseball nine leaves Ash
land tomorrow morning at ? O'Clock
on a Northern trip Of fOu! days The
Yellow Jackets viii play four games
on this trip. thrc. OF which arc with
very strong college teams Tu-mor-
row tn" squad po-s 10 GEORGETOWN.
whore Il lines mp against tho strong
tiiiltop aggregation. On Tuesday the
Catholic University will be the oppou-
cuts. on Wednesday. Manager Grooves
VII! tnk" his team ia Baltimore to pla y
Mount 81 Joseph. Returning home on
ThurSdav the Jackets stop on at Alex
andrih to stag" contest with the
Episcopal High school
Coach Reiss ana Captain Lancaster
have picked thirteen players 70 make
;hc trip. and with Manager Grooves
and the coach there viii hc fifteen mon
IN the party. Marston. Woodiin and
Walton vii! do The twirlinr, and But
terworth the receiving. Smith, Hard
away. Lancaster. ISrittinchain and Cog
on arc tho inhcldcrs, and Moss Left
wich, Morton and Fiunsy outticldcrs
Tines" arc tn" men that have PLAYED
he Blues and iiowit2crs ana arc look
ed upon as the best OF the large SQUAD
that started the season.
This is the nrst time for six or eight
years that the Jackets have PLAYED bail
In I'll" North. and they arc anxious
I" max" a good Impression Formerly
TIE JasEcts have gone to tho Western
part OF this state. ana tho outcome
OF tn" chang" ia aaXiousIy awaited
The trip is expected to round tho
team into shnp. for the championship
games which start or Monday after It's
return lIampdcn- sidney viii be met
first at iiampdcn- Sidney
All Of tho four teams in tho Eastern
Virginia intercollegiate Association an
a :, 10,
year. and Il lively fight will TO waucd
for the cup. Last wear every team in
the league came out with 800 per cent
and no cup was awarded.
The Jackets hav" II better team this
year than last. and should get a better
start in tho race for the championship.
Coach Rciss is wOrking hard on the
weak spots, and rs there are several
men for each of the doubtful positions
every player is putting forth All nc
has
Smith, At first is showing improve
ment in his batting. and played the
entire game on the initial sack ycstcr-
day against The Ilowitzcrs. T'nney,
an outfclder. hurt his ankle Yesterday
sliding back 10 first, ana may be out
OF the game for a f"w days. Walton.
the fish pitcher. is now showing good
form.
The Yellow Jackets beat the Rich
ninth inning Of q close game, 3 to 2.
The IowitZcrs tied up the score in
their half Of the ninth, and the Jackets
came back after two men were out
and added the needed tally. The game
WAS the second victory of the season
for tho Jackets. They are steadily I'M
proving and should he in fine shape
for the championship series, which
starts April 10 with JIamnden- Sidney.
Score by innings: RH. IL.
Randolph Macon - 0 o O o o o q i--3
lIowitZcrS ........001 90 90 Ia 3
Batteries: Randolph Macon College
--Woodfn. Walton and Butterworth.
Yorke; HowitZers--Tiller, Powell and
Bell.
summary: Two-hase hits-LancaSt-
or. Jenkins. Empires, Trcvill;an and
Midyettc.