Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-03-30
FIRST BASEBALL GAMES
TAKE PLACE TOMORROW
Spiders Play Maryland at Boulevard
ticld-john Marshall to Meet
D,pI,,f,nrS

Ki%hmond's baseball season will
open formally tomorrow afternoon
Wnem Riehmond College meets the
reid and John MARSHALL High School
PLAYS the Union Theological Semi
nary mary nine in Ginter, Park. Reports
scnooi indicate that the opposing
teams will not have II walkover.
or the two games that between
Richmond College and Maryland state
is attracting the attention. II will
be the first time in the history of
Richmond College that it's team has
mot Maryland state in this city.
Coach ll"bson has had hia squad on,
at Wcsthampton practiCing hard for
the last month. hut all Of last Week
found the Spiders working strenu-
ouS.y morning and afternoon in prep
aratinn for the game tomorrow. Yes
icrday Coach Dobson gave his men
their hnal real workout before the
afternoon. but the strenuous work
is over.
Weather Hurt Spiders.
l.. .fichm-ro ETAOl l;TAOlNUNUNUN
Hampercd by the Indictment weather
ana scholastic work. the coach was
able 10 accomplish but little in the
way OF carly training, ami the rush
order TO develop a fair nine to. nut
on the field against the team from
Maryland. Dobson stated last night
tn, that ne MAS not so op',mis,ic over
due to the fact that his team is COM
posed OF untried material. with the
exception OF two or three positions.
Skaggs, a veteran from last year,
will go to the mound against the
Marylandcrs, with Captain Blankcn-
ship doing the receiving. Biankcn-
with the Spiders. and the coach will
dcpend III Il large measure unon his
seasoned battery TO steady the
youngsters. AS yet Dobson has not
Il a hn
start the game. Today's workout
will have considerable TO do with the
selection Of the team.
First Basrmnn Undetermined.
First base and two positions in the
outiicld have not been decided upon.
For the initial sack the coach has
Chambers. Both men have displayed
abou; equal ability nj holding down
tirs; base. and 1T this time " is Il
tosS-up AZ TO which one. will be Sc
iccted. Harry Carter. center field. is
the only outer gardener sure OF ms
position. Left and right field will he
selected from the following: Iho ib
lard Positions on the intlcld. with
the exception Of first base. viii 'bc
looked after by Towill. third base:
In announcing that skagEs will do
the pitching for the Spiders in the
i Hnsn'@iHi o6 5S"' sSsad i" viii oeeupy The
pitchers box Thursday, when the
Spiders will play Lafayette. In max
ing this statement the coach stated
either of the two will be available f0s
the game Saturday afternoon against
Amherst. Reports from the three col
icEcs are that each has a good team
und the Spiders will have considerable
og Il task TO win a victory over any
"Biily'' Hay. coach Of John Marshall
team. has quite II task on his hands
to select the team that VIII start
against the Union Thcologicaf Semi
nary nine Hay called the team our
the fast Of last week. and has had
little time III which to judge the
ability OF the men. He had an UNI
usually large squad ont and since the
first dnv has cut IL down considerably.
The coach plans to use n double bat
terry against the Preachers. crouch
and Durrctt are expected to start tho
same. while hudson and Dudley will
work the other half Herbert Harrcl-
son, the other pitcher on the squad.
will hold down one Of the outhcld po-
SitionS.
Ryder and Brcnnaman will divide
the honors 1T ti-St base; Turner Will
play second; ,Doggctt and Seiph,
sNortstop. and l.ecsfcld and Flippcn,
third base. The outiicld will be ae-
icctcd from Walden. iIalloday. blank
cuShip and liarrclson.