Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-21
V|RG|N|AhS BEGIN WORK
At WEsTHAMPTON CAMP
Billy Smith Distributes Uniforms
and Gives Players Practicc--.tr-
rangemcntS Please Men.
PLAY SPIDERS THIS WEEK
Daily Games Start Next Wcck-Fivc
More Try-Outs Report for Work.
Allison, OF Y. NJ. &. a., to Work
Out with Local Squad.

Fellows. they got going yesterday.
Sure thing; Billy Smith set to the
business or ball playing out AT West :
hampton yesterday afternoon. and for
nearly two hours ten Youngsters
frtsked about III" field, swatted the Of
ferincs Uncle Billy iohbcd up To them.
chased a few flies and then came home
with sore arms. sore legs ana COM
pletely tired out.
Your Uncle BILLY was assisted TO the
car and spent the early part Of last
night rubbing luimen; into the mus
Giles OF his right arm. Billy AYERS he
will not he able to raise the wing for
a week. But neither he nor the PLAYERS
are DISCOURAGED; they know the initial
practice always takes its toll for the
weeks OF rest enjoyed during the win
ter
Billy Smith gathered the members
of the squad who had reported ycst"r-
day morning about him up q; the
Hap" Jones business Office. and there
distributed uniforms. He took the en-
tire squad out To Wcsthampton on ar
early afternoon car, and. after the t0cn
had been shown their quarters and had
got things arranged To suit them, the
manager bundled them into uniforms
and took them out 10 the PLAYING field.
First Game This week.
Practically every member Of the
squad phSSCl some lrllafh on inc quar-
ters, and the field and every one Of
them were complimentary TO those who
had made the arrangements possible
The men especially are well pleased
With the dress Ing rooms and the
showers. and no, kicks have been reg
istered on the diamond. Work Of put
ting that into good condition was
started yesterday, and tho ground
should be in excellent shape by the
end OF the week.
Fans viii have their first opportunity
of seeing the players in real game
before the week is out If the plans Of
Billy Smith and Frank Dobson go
through \ game was suggested yes
terday By Coach Dobson. and BILLY
Smith readily assentcd. so il is prob
able that both leaders will take ad-
vantage OF an early chance to see their
charges at work this week.
There are now fifteen men in the
Nirginians squad. and IL is believed
that several others will arrive to-day.
Billy Smith is of the opinion that with
the exception of Clemens, VINO is not
to report here until April l. practically
the entire squad OF try-outs will DO
OH the field by Saturday. Several of
the former iichmondcrs. however. may
be delayed slightly longer than that.
More Players Hcnch itichmond.
Those who arrived yesterday were:
Ste0 premier, Ianeilc, MCMath. Miller
and Distell. The men already in Rich
mond were: landlord. Fisher. Bruce.
Vines. Reid. Cooper. Erhnan. Mooers.
LeibS, Breendcn and Monroe.
All fifteen Of these mon. together
with any others who arrive cn,ly this
morning, Will begin regular practice
to-day. The first session is to start
by 10 o'clock ana will continue until
II o'clock, when the players VIII b,
taken Ia lunch SILLY expects to get
them back en- the diamond by o'clock
and to keep them working until 3 il
the afternoon. That will bc the usua
time for ending the days work bu, il
is probable that the practice frcuucntl,
VIII be heightened. the Nirginians be.
ing scheduled To play tie Spiders {;
short game each day beginning mex,
week.
Erhman and Cooper both were on,
Mt "esthampton yesterday. and ap.
penred to he in excellent condition
They have been keeping in condition
at the Young Mems Christian Asso
riation along with Physical D!rccto,
George Allison. He expects to join III,
Nirsirians shortly for daily workout.
ana reports himself in excellent shane
Allison is an old professional rlayc,
himself, and expects To get a great dca
al pleasure from working out viii
The locals