Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-13

ATHLETES Do THEIR BIT
MANY STATE AND CITY MEN
IN VARIOUS SERVICE ARMS
Local Amateur Mines Not Yet Injured
ScriousIY-COIIcEc Schedules shat
tered When Athletes Answer tnIl.

Although the local amateur baseball
teams have not felt tho effects OF the
war against the Imperial government
Of Germany. "a number Of players on
various mines in tho city have enlisted
in government service and il remains
TO be seen whether or not tho selective
draft plan viii materially hurt local
amateur baseball
Will" it is true that tho war situa
ton has not materially hurt local
amateur ball such is not the cas-" when
IT comes to the colleges and prep
schools scattered throughout tho state.
Practically every college in the STATE
was forced TO cut its baseball season
short on account Of the war with
Germany.
Randolph- Macon college. University
of Virginia, Virginia Military Institute.
william and Mary. Richmond College.
virginia Poiyt"chnic institute, Hamp-
den sidney College. Roanoke College
aud several others were forced to
abandon baseball owing TO the fact
that either members OF their team had
entered various branches OF the ser
vice OF that the teams with which they
had games had diHbanded and tho
players had gone into the government
service.
Practically all Of the Randolph
Macon College nine enlisted in the
Naval officers Reserve Corps. while
others enlisted in other branches OF the
service. William and Mary College
took similar stand. and its men are
scattered over all branches Of the SER
vice. No members OF the Richmond
college nine. so far as known. have
gone INTO the government service yet.
but the Spiders have disbanded for the
season III order that the men may have
the opportunity Of cnliSting.
Many at FUrr Myrr tnmp
Following is a list Of local athletes
who have entered the Officers Rcscry.
Iorps AT For; Myer: William T..
Word, former member of the Blues
Lhd star in University Of Nir-
sinia athletics; Newton H. An
'arrow. athletic director at the Rich
mond Academy: George Wayne Andcr-
sou. .Ir.. and Edward g. Anderson both
=! whom starred ON tho University Of
Virginia nine in 1916. when The orang.
and BLU" had one Of The most success
full seasons in its history; Reuben Bur
ton. Jr.. star middle distance runner
for the Richmond Light Infantry Blues
tw" years ago: 6. Stanley Clarke, a
wcll-known local amateur bascha II
player; Boyd T. Thliafcrro. a track star
at Richmond College, who has Just
withdrawn from college to enter the
Officers Reserve Corps: H. r. Aaron Of
Black sbur.: l.. II. Gaines Virginia
Polytechnic Institute: John l.. Harrison
ana james Is. lilAct, of the tnircrsity
Of Virginia, ar" State athletes who will
attend Fort Mycr
To give a complete list Of local anna :
tour ball players in various branches
OF tn" service would be utterly i'm :
possible. but Il partial list follows: Cur
lis Thompson. John Marshall High
School pitcher with Richmond Blues.
and irving Thompson, Highland rark
baseball ftcam. with Coast Artillery.
Thompson is now taking his prciim-
mary training at Fort Thomas Ky
Waliy Gordon. Highland Park la scball
team: stuart Sales former John Mar
shall ball iosser. with Richmond Blues {;
Preston Shelton, prominent as pitcher
for tn" Richmond Blues last year. with
Richmond Blues; Hunter Pendletcn
former John Marshall inficlder. with
HowitZcrs: Dewey Gilbert. John Mar
shall GridironiSt, with Howitzcrs:
Hooks Qunries. prominent in all
branches of sport in. this city with
Richmond Grays. and John Bennett,
Highland Park baseball team. with the
Richmond Blues In addition to these.
there are a number Of other local
athletes doing their bit for Uncle Sam