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ANNOUNCEMENT OF TEAM. The following fourteen men have been selected, twelve of whom will be uniformed and ta ken off on the trips not neces sarily the same twelve each time. The men must earn and hold their places: Stephens, Oldham, Kenan, Honeycutt, Devin, Ma son, Gray, Stanley, Ellis, Moye, Robertson, Busbee, Gregory and Lane. , ' , In additon to this six names have been selected, (Wilson, Gra ham E., Syme, Steele, Biggs, and Hoke), to be sent with the other names to the colleges with " whom we are to contest. These men can then be placed on the learns in case of accidents. All must work now to put our team in the best possible condi tion. We've got to win. '..' "OUR YOUNG ALUMNI." I. H. Manning, '86, who for some time past has been chemist to the Navarsa Guano Co., of Wilmington, has accepted the ' superintend ency of a large Guano plant in Baltimore, Md. W. E. Dardan, '92, is princi pal of the Salem High School, Huntley, N. C. George Ransom, '91, is private secretary to his father M. W. Ransom, Washington," D. C. i Hon. Hannis Taylor, '68, of ! Mobile, Ala. , is an applicant for V the Spanish mission under the present administration. John Wathingtou, '93, is cash ier of a bank in Greensboro, N. C. R. LVaughan, '91, is cashier of a bank in Greensboro, N. C. E. M. Armfield, '88, is cashier of the First National Bank of I High Point, N. C. George Gordon Battle, '81, is making a name for himself, at the New York city bar. JohnH. Winder, '78, issuper intendent of the G. C. & N. R. R., with headquarters in Atlanta, Ga.' : O. D. Batchelor, '88,- and R. W. Winborne, '8i, are practicing law at Beauna Vista, Va. E. C. Morris, med. '91, demon strator of Anatomy at the Univer sity of Virginia. W. S. Snipes, '90, and S. C. Thompson, '90, are teaching in Siler City, N. C. Victor S. Bryant, ' 90, is prac ticing law at Roxboro,t N. C. : James S. Worth, '92, is in the banking business at Wilmington, N. C. Alexander Mclver, . '90, and R. W. Bingham, '91 are teach ing in the Bingham school, Ashe ville. N. C. Chasr A. Webb, '89, is a prac ticing, attorney in Asheville, N.'C. Hayne Davis, '88, is practicing law in Knoxville, Tenn. Frank E. Robbins, '92, is su perintendent of the Odell Cotton Mills, Concord, N. C. C. W. Toms, '89, is principal of the High school, in the Dur ham Graded schools. S. B. Weeks, '86, is professor of History in Trinity College, Durham, N. C. E. P. Mangum, '85, is super intendent of the Concord Graded schools; M. W. Ball, '90, is as sistant. .. H. A. Banks, fellow in English, '90, is on the staff of the Char lotte Observer. We predict a brilliant career for Mr. Banks, with the best paper in the State. 1 i i. 1 1.1 .1 THE PAST WEEK WITH THE TEAM. While during the past week there has been marked improve ment in the playing of the team : yet we think that on the whole there has hardly been that degree of improvement which might have been expected, when we take into consideration t h e material o f which the team is composed. This want of improvement is, we think, in a great measure attrib utable to the lack of interest and enthusiasm exhibited in the prac tice games by the players them selves. It is true that the atten dance at these games is good as could be desired, but the players seem to be playing for their own amusement, and without any ul timate object in view,and as a con sequence derive very little benefit from the practice. Unlike some of our sister colleges with whom we expect to compete this spring, we are unable to have a Nash to train our team or to have the ben efit of practicing with a league club for two or three weeks, but are compelled to rely entirely upon the players themselves, and each player should remember that in every game a great portion of the responsibility will rest indi vidually upon him and likewise, if we are defeated, his proportion ate share of the blame for this can not attach to any one man, but must be born by all. From this time on let us . go to work with greater earnestness and zeal, and make our team what it should be and what it can be made by proper work the best in the association. Concerning the individual play ers we note that Oldham and Stephens are as good as they are made. The former seems to be getting heavier which will aid him in his batting, which has al ways been good. Honeycutt, seems to have waked up for he is playing "good ball" now. His catching is excellent and his bat ting is the best, in our opinion, of any man training. He should sprint some, and learn to ' 'get ofP ' quick in running bases. We hope this will be impressed upon every applicant, for it is absolutely nec essary to start off well and to slide around bases well. Robertson hasn't improved in his fielding. We don't see very well how it can be, for it is about perfection how. Ellis has been sick, so hasn' t been, doing his best. He covers more ground than any other infield man, and his playing is good ; his batting is of the first grade, and according to the pich ers the meanest man they have to face. . The above named are the only players that seem to put the right spirit in their play. They are all enthusiastic and play in accord with their enthusiasm though Honeycutt is still a little lazy, which seems to h a v e affected Devin some. ' 'Billy' ' ought to go down for the ground balls and short bounces, and should occa sionally let his feet leave the ground when a very high ball is thrown to him. Gray's playing is good anywhere you put him is not only a steady player but on account of his activity at times brilliant. Mason has been transferred to third. This is the best move we have noted ; he doesn't always get a ball, but when he does, he gets it quick, handles it clean, and is the equal of Oldham in throwing. Stanley is a sure player, "knows ball" and covers short stop well,' picks up the ball clean, but he can't get it over to first. This is exceedingly unfortunate and .we hope his arm will improve. We would think that some pulley weight exercise and no throwing for a week would do him good. We should like to see Ellis at sec ond and Gray at short, and hope that this combination will be given a trial. Moye's fielding is tip top as he runs well and can cover lots of ground, but it is mighty hard for him to field in a deep field ball. It's a pity he can't bat, because, he runs bases well - He never will learn to bat unless he stops "mon keying" when he is at the plate during practice. He should wait for his ball then hit it hard; With his muscle and build we ought frequently to hear of a "three bag ger by Moye. ' ' Although he is such a good fielder, no one can predict that he will be chosen for left unless he improves in his bat ting. In order to win games, the team must haX, and we know that this will be one, of the strong points when e a c h man .' is . dis cussed. The man who has shown the most improvement lately is Geg ory, who is playing good ball now. Let everybody know that only twelve of the chosen fourteen will be uniformed and taken off on the trips not neces sarily the same twelve each time. The men must not only earn their places but hold them. V Busbee has been very much handicapped by his game hand, but his pluck in trying to play is to be admired. Though such a tiny fellow he manages to hit the ball every time he comes to the bat, usually for a base hit. He doesn't play "grand-stand" ball and try to knock it away and strike out, but uses his , head and tries to place the ball. Kenan is suffering with a sore arm, which we hope will soon be so that he can use it. He is needed in the box. He has improved his bat ting, but there is much room for further improvement. : , HARD TO BEAT. While a gentleman was pleas antly chatting a village friend the "small boy" came in, and when the bulge in his trousers pocket was lightly commented on, he boastfully emptied that pock ety Below we give a table of its contents, .without comments: Two pieces of kindling-wood. Two pieces of broken glass. A paper clamp. Three straps and pieces of old' leather. One harness snap. Pocket-book, one cent, "a lead sinker, tobacco bag, broken piece of blue glass, broken chess man, two . pieces broken suspender clasp, piece india rubber, one shoe eyelet, broken cravat pin, piecof wire, whet-stone, arrow head, dried apple, one, pants button, and a. garter.
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