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Gl to 2:3. Olll· srring of successcR was broken ou Fl'i)rnary 2<1 wlwn we lost to Woodberry Forc::;t S<·lwol hy the ::.core of 21l to 1!11 on the following Rnturday we wouml up the sea·
so11 by wi11uing from Lynchburg Uigh School, ~ l to 16. BASEB.\T.L AND THAC'K
Ou ~~nrch G abont fifty canditates t·cportNl for haseball practice 1mdt•r Coneh J. W. Om111nway. For more than two wt•cks practice was confined to hatting drills and infield workouts. These were held between the )Jain lmilding and the Gymnasium, due to the fact tl1at the athletic ficlcl was in poor condition, unsuitable to an,r practice ·what8ocvcr.
Dunn, ~[(•ad, Wilson. Phelps, T.t'<.', and Cnptuin Humph- ries arc the lcft-0\·ers from last ;·ear's team. The c men arc pra<:ti<·all_y certain of'holding thC'ir position', although many of the new men are showing to advantage and are bidding fair to give the letter men a run for their berths. A strenuous schedule is ahead, but :Jfr. Gannaway is fairly optimistic 1·egarding the tenm's suecc-;s.
A short while before the opC'ning of baseball practice Conch E. R. Han·is issued the cnll for Track c·andidates. 'l'ltcso reported in plentifu1 nnmber.s. Tho jumpers aud WC'igltt men wcrC' put immediately to work and the runners were scut duily ou long jaunts across CO\mlry. Captain Darst und Goldsmith were the only two memberd from last year's team on qand this spring, but despite this dearth of old materia) prospects seem to be hopeful for a good season.
A.H.S.,G; Y.E.S.,7
On Wednesday, April 11th, we opened our baseball sea· son by nosing out Amberest High School with a one-run margin. The score was 7 to 6. Phelps drew the hurling
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