The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-08
PRIDE, TUnKoVICH AND MARTIN
ONLY NEWCOMERS IN MhBEUP
OF VARIETY FIRST PnACTICE5.
McGannnn Injured, But BIDS Strong Tor
Team, M DooH Netnon, Widmyer.
Ki8er and Dopuo.
Spccinl to The 1ntclliEcnccr.

spccinl to Tho 1ntcliEcnccr.
MORGhNTOWN. w. Vn.. April l.
Saturday tho first nnc-inning regular
game of West VirginIa's practice season
for baseball was held. and this was fol-
lowed by another today. Both these
workouts have verified the feeling that
the Muuntainccrs arc again to have one
of their strong teams that will win the
big majority of it's games.
The VARSITY lined up with Garden
and Gregg as the battery. Pride on first
base, Armstrong at second, Captain Rod
gers Mt short. Turkovitch ut third base,
Ncffen in left field. Dawson In center
and Dorsey in right. With the cxcep-
ton OF Pride and Turkovich. every man
of this nine was n member Of the Noun
tainecr team Inst year and 1t was there
fore practically a veteran aggregation
Gregg however, is not yet eligible for
competition in intercollegiate games
and Martin. who handled the slants OF
Lattefncr. Dcpue and Lemly for the
Scrubs" will likely handle the big mitt
in the opening games here Friday and
Saturday Of this week with the Wheel
ing All Stars. Harrck had test in
one Of his classes and was not in Sat
urday's game. but took Ncffen's place
today and will undoubtedly occupy
regular berth In left field throughout
the scha son. The big follow is whaling
the ball with all his pristine fcrocity
and promises to amass u batting average
that will make both Captain Rodgers
and Biz" Dawson hustle for leading
honors. Luke succeeded Garden on the
mound for the Varsity and hc was m
turn succeeded by Carney. each man
pitching three innings Luke Is likely
looking new hurlcr and Garden appears
TO have much more stuff" than last
year, when he was the third pitcher for
tho team. Pride il a high-claSS rrst
sacker and though he has not yet shown
the hitting ability OF Wilcox. last years
regular. he has Wilcox bcstcd on all
points of the fielding game. In fact, no
Varsity first baScmap since the days OF
Newt kec has shown the class" that
Pride has exhibited in his work so far
Turkovich at third base also looks good.
He halls from Monungah and attended
Fair7nont High school. whore he played
baseSS! flor four years. lie also played
ON the Monongah independent team but
withal he was not highly toutcd when
he came here. He has made good"
with vengeance, however and it is So
ing to take hard work on the part IF
McGannon. SturgiSs, Mullen and his
other opponents to displacc him. NC
Cannon is suffering with a sore back
and will not likely get chance In :he
Wheeling games. In Saturdays niRc-in-
| ming clash Marshall Dcpue opened up on
the firing line. and II is no secret that
this youngstcr looks the part of pitcher
from the beginning. He halls from
! Spencer where Roster June. Grey Hum
| man and so many other Varsity Pitch
| ers have come that local fans have come
! to believe that there is something i'll the
| air there that develops mon. In my
| case he stands up we'll on the rubber. is
| cool. has smooth delivery and is said
, to have plenty of stuff" l.attcrncr also
worked three innings against the Var
sity. and II is sufISicnt prnisc Of his
work To say that he looks fully rs good
ms last year. I.cmy. the young south
| paw from MorGantown. worked the Inst
| three innings. He is II mist promising
| hurlcrd and had scvcrDl strlkcouts 20
| his credit In his three innings on the
/ hill. Widmycr. kigrr. (irnhnm ana
| Martin, on the scrubs" look tho part
! of VARSITY mntrrinl without question.
| Martin hnS mn respectfully strong urn.
| hits we'll md also receives In good
shape.
The opening games with the Wheeling
All Stars nrr attracting attention. These
! como on Friday and Saturday OF this
! week and will bring to the local lot ono
! OF tho strongest scmi- prn Hggr"Eni ions
| that tho Varsity has eyer mct. Th" hc2t
| diamond artists in Wheeling. including
Stohhs. Miller. Ncuhnrdt. Candy. WclciI.
i Nil Of whom arc known hero.