Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-04
BASEBALL PLAYERS SOON
WILL Be ON ALL FIELDS
Local College, Preparatory and Anna
teur Teams VIII Hold First
Practices This Week.
SPIDERS PROSPECTS ARE GOOD
Several Veterans in School Insure
Adequate Nucleus for Nine--Nic-
Cures, John Marshall. Academy
and Benedictinc Full OF Hope.

Before another week rolls around,
candidates for baseball mines repre-
sentiny colleges. prep schools and anna
| teur teams in this city Will be seen
working out on every baseball diamond
ana vacant back lot available. prepar-
ing themselves for the season which
Is not far off. Several mines already
have taken advantage OF the one or
| two warm days. and have held their
initial practices but this week will
see the first real practices Of the sea-
SON.
Out at Westhampton the prospects
for winning team are looming up
very bright at this stage of the year,
and the Spider spirit is high Only
two positions are vacant, second base
and catcher. and II is thought that in
the rat" class there will be found
men able TO hold down these places
Dtckersnn. tho diminutive forward on
the basketball team. is said to be a
second baseman with a good reputa-
ton. and It is thought that he viii
make strong bid for the Keystone
position.
The backstor position is causing
Coach Dobson more worry than any
on the team. Monk" Craven and
5lankenship have both been lost to the
Spiders. and 1t will be a hard problem
To find men to fill vacancies left by
these two stars. BlankenShip may re-
turn to college. as he is on the border
with the Blues. but Craven has gone
Into business. and Will hardly return
Pearman. who last year caught for the
Homebuilders. will essay to land a
berth as catcher on the Spider nine
Pearman made n fairly good showing
with the Homcbuilders. and will make
the other recruits hustle. Spencer.
with the Richmond Academy last year.
also Will try for the catcher's position.
nj rh
OF the 1916 nine. are again In college
and arc expected to show up as we'll
as they did last year. With these vet
eran twirlers in harness, and several
recruits trying for positions. the pitch
Ing staff is not causing tho coach a
| great deal of worry
Spiders Hold First Practice.
me nrst practice of the Spiders will
be held some time this week, and tho
| call will he for the new men, as the
coach wishes TO get line on the new
material before he calls out the letter
| men OF last year.
Joe lliggan. shortstop and CAPTAIN
OF the Spiders last year. will be back
IN harness. this season, IS will Mac
Pitt, at third base. Pitt is captain of
the team this season. and is expected
10 show up In his old time form. Cross
~. last years frst-sacker. is again
ON the job. and his position is cincheI
II he displays the form that he did
last season.
Tom Miller and Carter again viii
| Try Tor the outfield positions leayjra.
one place In the outfeld vacant, and
any aspiring recruits that wish to land
their Jobs VIII have to go some
Thc Mcclure nine has started the
oaii follinE amongst the prep schools.
ana already have held several prac-
tices. The team has been working
out under the watchful eye OF Coach
smith ut Byrd Park. and several likely
| trxi
| sitions with the Red and Black nine
Coach Smith Will doubtless find n
u hard matter. with so many of the
letter men from last year absent from
.,ie sauao 10 PICK the right combina-
tion: Rueger. Newell. Horsley and
Ihristian. the entire intleld Of last
year. VIII not he back again this sea-
son. Certainly the first three are
lost 10 the team. but Christian mey
return to the lineup pretty soon. r.
| injury he received during the gootha ~
| season heals
furceli and Ingram are the only
letter men OF last year who have re.
turned to school. and Coach Smith win
crni,s ms men from the following re-
.ruits: Anthony. Smith. Miller. Wat
| kihs. Funsten and Trafleri. In addition
| 10 these men. there are several other,
| try.ns Tor various Positions
.dndioates, for the Richmond Acad
envy team Will hold their first pract;c.
this week. The team was r. haws
started work last week, but owing 70
| the bad weather. the work was noat-
poned. Coach Ancarrow will be handi-
CAPPED by the fact that only a ,sEall
,u.hoer or letter men have returned.
and his team will also be selected
from inexperienced men.
..r Aicsatemy Hns Three Veterans.
| Dirk kuyk. Monk" Brown and
Mrolelia are the members OF the
Orange and Blue nine of last vsas
back in school. and around these vii,
De built the team OF 1917. Kirk nitch-
"a ana played infleld last season. while
hrown performed in the outfieid ana
IN ahe box; In addition to these, the
s ocaies. from Lawrenceville,
~ - rollard and Pell Several new
men VIII answer the call for nra..
team. on the
;, Goosie' Hulcher. a former star .,
,,.;,, ana the Battle Axe teams.
VIII be at the head of the Benedict;n.
nihe. and his task will be much aata.
man that of the other prep-scbooI
coaches. as he will have eight Iettor-
men as nucleus around which To
nntid his team. Captain Scnail. Hes,ns
mood: Moore. r. SAVIOUR. s. SAVIOUR
una heiier arc the men who have re-
turned to the Catholic institution. The
TWO Sanyours. Moore and Hehinr
formed the Cadets infeld last vear
while Wood and Schail were the rean,.s
pitcher and catcher. respectively.
Francis and Keller were reei,iar 80
fielders on the 1915 nine
From this list 1t can be seen tbat
the Cadets Will have team comnosed
OF men who ha-t I'D at least one
years experience in the prep-schooI
league. and. II the boys get together.
the Green and White or Benedictine la
most sure to be floating high when
the season is over
The first practice OF tho season for
the John Marshall High School team
VIII be held this week. and, when the
call Tor candidates Is sounded by Coach
Schakelford, 1t will be answered bys
only one lettcr-man from last year.
the remainder or the combination OF
iel6 Is scattered to the four corners
Or the state and United States Punk
Fcndieton. captain-elect OF this years
team, is with the Howitzers. and hard
~ viii not return to the city before
March 20. Nissley will act as captain
until Pendleton returns. and will be
elected to that position should FUNK,
not return:
Although only one ietter-man In