The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-18
'OH|O STATE OPPOSES WEST VIRGINIA Nine
~. ON UNIVERSITY FIELD this AFTERNOON
NHPPHN LTADS OPP UNIVERSITY
RAFrIMG ORDNR, WITH RoDGARs
III CLEANUP POSITION.
ratterner TO start Game for the Noun
ta3n.erR, with Chapman for
for the Ohio State.

Special Dispatch 10 thr lhtc'llscnc"F'
NORGASTOWH. ". Va. April IA
radical change in the batting order OF
the W, V. l.. nine will be noticed when
tho Varsity takes The field here to-mor-
row afternoon against Ohio University
in tho first or series Of two games.
Last week against Wheeling. Dawson
led off with Dorsey hitting second Pride
third. Rodgers fourth. Harrick f!fih.
TnrkoviCh sixth. Armstrong seventh
Martin eighth and l.attcrn"r nfnth.
When tho Old Gold and blu" players run
onto the diamond tn-morrow. however
lhnro will hc n decided change. Ncftlen'
who takes DorSey's piac" in right field
will b. leading off Turk"vich will hit
second. Dawson third. Rodgers fourth.
Harrick fifth. Pride sixth. Armstrong
seventh Martin eighth and the pilcncr'
/ whoever nc is, will hit last. Just now
this change will work out is proolemati-
cal Ecfflcn and TurknVich. first ana
SECOND men. respectively. are b"th nav
inS their first Varsity experience. Ihey
nav. therefore, he somewhat less capa-
Bile in point Of waiting out" the oppos-
i,p uitoher than men OF moro expert
pnCe, ana. loo, ucllUtl W 'ioS 49,
We, qualified as first rate hitters. Sef-
: flrn has had two years OF SUBSTITUTE
work on the Varsity. In 1917 he was
| out for the team under the eagle eye or
: charlie Hickman and under this famed
: tutor OF tho art Of hitting h" showed
. promise Last year he was again ont
. hut failed 10 displacr either Dorsey.
! Dawson or Harrrk in the lineup. II" Is
, a finished fielder and knows baseball
! and this year hc may have com" into his
! own II should be shown whether or
. not he has in the oncoming Scrins. Shell
tons determination to rcplac" Dorsey
, with Seflcnd may prove In y" on!
tcnnpnrary move. Dorsey Is in hitting
; slumn and oven In practice has failed
10 come UP 10 his usual standard with
! the stick An outfieldcrS first requisite
/ in the eyes Of shelton Is that he must
: hr Il consistent hitter and II is possible
|, that Dorecy'S temporary lay-oft Will DO
something TO bring him To form But
IL return Ia IN" question Of tho oai'lhR
order for tho Ohio series. II either Nci-
flrn or rurkuvich ar" successful III get
ting on tho basr paths. by whatever
method. in the first inning the ultimate
result surely ought 10 br a run. Biz
Dawson. Rodgers and Harrick. coming
un in order with man on base surely
il moi n pirasant prospect for tho oppos-
ing hurlcr and that. obviously. is JUST
tho prospect m" visiting pitcher Will
face If either Ncfflen or Turkorich gets
on base in tn" first mining OF to-m"r-
row or Saturdays game. Dawson. Rod
gers and Harrick combine. AT rough
guess fully half tn" hitting strength
Of tho cntir" Mountainr"r aggregation
a.: AT present lined up and II this tri"
cannot advanC" man around inc has"
, paths then the whole cauS" OF tho
! Mountaineers for this Scasun is' hope
less,
Ohio pam Strong.
Tho Ohio University nine that comes
! here tomorrow and the next day is
no, undrr-ratrd The team Coach Gull
! lum will bring is largely veteran COM
bination. composed Of six mon who are
seeing either their second or thtrd year
Of service on the team and led ny
{ Chapman a big hurl"r who's" reputation
for ability on III" mound is not con-
fined to the Buckeye state. Whether
! or not Chapman will pitch. against " est
Virginia is not known. hut il ne does
druw the assignment In either game the
MountainncrS will have thnir troubles
weakness on curve balls that was shown
aeninSt Wheeling here last Saturday
! Arrangemenls for the contests arc
! CONFLICTS. Johnson. the Grafton Umpire
who gave such general satisfaction 10
! both Wheeling and Wcst Virginia last
Saturday will ofiCiAte. Local people
were highly pleased with his work and
will welcome the news that ne is 10
, return regularly this season. Friday r
game viii! begin at 1 o'clock and Satur-
days cnntcS, nj $50, n general practice
that has been established for the season.
The wheeling game drew the largest
crowd but this is expected to draw even
better. -....-......
Data On Big College Baseball Game On
University Field This Afternoon.
Opposing tcamS-West Virginia Uni
vcrsity and Ohio University.
Placc-Univereity athletic field. Nor
Gantowu.
Timc-4:0O i. II.
Umpirr-J ohnsou,
Ratterics-For West Virginia, Latter
ncr and Martin: For Ohio. Chapman and
Bradbury.
weGt Virginia Ohio.
Nefflen. r T. Stockdaie. Isl.
.Turkevich. ard Grover, 3rd
Dawson. {. f. King. g. =.
Rodgers, q. 3. bradbury. ..
Harrick l. f. Andrews, r. 7.
Pride. 1st. Fuller. c. {.
Armstrong. md. White. End.
Martin. c. Marshman. !. T.
! Latterncr. p Chapman or
| Tronc 2.
CHALLENGES TO GARFIELD.