Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-24
RICHMOND COLLEGE
TEAM OUT LAST WEEK
several Old Men and Il Likely Lot
OF Youngsters Report for
Practice.
early TWO STRINGS SHOW Up
.ry-Out Given Friday Indicates Ma
teriai for Excellent Team This
Scason-First Game of Year Takes
Place on Tuesday.


With dash and pep to spare. tn,
ichp'ond College baseball squad was
ut for its first real practice OF the
car last week
Examination had Just been completed
ne day before. and the boys gave
tieir whole enthusiasm to the try
Ht work. With the first crack OF the
at. they were OF. and. although their
Nfc!d shoots we're a bit hasty AMI
'cking in control. the snaps were
'cedy and sent with Will.
Mac Pitt, one OF the most adc pit
oidcis OF the last season TO imbIbe
ne instructions Of Frank Dobson. IS
lth PIT there are four other letter
en- OF last year back. namely. Good
In kuYk. Lew Northern, "Duckie''
yland and Jack" knight.
EARLY TWO STRINGS
REPORT FOR PRACTICE
Not quite two strings reported for
-actice on Friday. but this fact War
ie probably 10 the general exodus
ON the campus after exams. AZ tho
adlum field was too damp and soEEy
II permit practice there. the team
owed across the lake 10 the Vest
am pton athletic field. set up It's back
op and went 10 work.
Instructions were issued to both the
st and second string pitchers not
put stuff on the ball. az IL was
arcd that in doing 40 early In the
iason they would Impair their throw :
z arms. Curve pitching was. how
er. allowed yesterday.
SO far only a rough estimate can
made OF the varsity lineup for
e coming year. Pitt is stationed a.
retained there Northern. Spider
cond hascman OF last session. was
accd on Friday in the position OF
FIRST string third hascmnn. kuyk.
no altcrnatcd with Pcarman last year.
III almost certainly be placed benin,
plate regularly, and Hyland IS Ger
IN OF his formerly held position OF
u fielder
Sales. oliver, Hubbard and RauGh
II give good accounts 81 themselves
the tryout lor neideis Hubbard.
particular. is a fast and snappy out
iider "shcostring' catch made
him on Friday called form u burst
applause from the cnloOkcrs. sale.
On his spurs as baseball! paIycr o..
c OF the best preparatory school
ans or the state. and Il seems TO
llege Fans that hc viii land a regular
rth. divers hcIdlig IS fas: a:d
work. with the bat passabic. Eau2n.
freshman. is drawing ULcn approve!
his general good work.
| .Ni:t.tI. PITCHERS N GROI'i'
no REPORT LAST WEEK
Took g a; present acting az second
Ing third hascman. Mack has been
iced by PIT behind the plate. but
Mas not able TO show UP TO an
vantage Friday. owing to "a blow
,ich nc received on The hand from
bat o. AN opposing baieman. lick
son !s a quite passablc inaeidcr and
work al shortstop IS good. Wcct-
nan. {, IS probable, viii be selected
occupy the position o. shortsiop FOR
remaining season
The string OF pitchers includes Low
:; SkagCs Brown and knight.
light. the only veteran hurler. did
IL rcpor, Friday. but. ASSUMING tina;
work this year viii be OF the same
Huber as last year, he viii be n
rular pitcher this season. Skaggs.
IN powerful physique and I trc-
ndous throwing arm. - likely ma
,ial co- Coach pit', and Loving :.
rll shows TO advantage
Particularly IS the work OF MONK
own. former Richmond = cadcrny anu
| Indolph Macon Academy star. at
citing comment. Brown is a south
" O. sterling ability, and it is pre-
Stcd that the slow drop which he
ID with so much success against
local prep school batsmep hrao
,rs ago will be calculated TO dumb
md Randolph Macon. William and
ry and Hampdcn Sidney this year
| pwn owes all OF his former success
his quick change OF pace: he shoots
er fast, hard balls and slow curves
= Ira id succession. While lie is tenn
tarty stationed at first base. it is
;dictcd that Brown will shortly be
itched 10 the pitching stafr.
The tryout OF Friday was given
led interest TO the college students
the presence Of Dick IIuyk. all
Ind athlete OF the University of
tginia, and Nuts" Mocrs, former
Iclder o. the Richmond profcssio AL
I'm. Kuyk was placed at first base.
/ through his frequent suggestions
Spiders learned much. Mocrs
we'd second base for the side in
POSITION to the varsity.
Richmond College VIII play the first
he Of the season at tho boulevard
Id on Tuesday, it's opponent being
Holy Cross team, long regarded
one of the best aggrcgations IN
country y hard fought battle is
tlcd for by the city fans. Eithc: