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BASEBALL OUTlOOK- HOPEFULL
Five Letter-men :Back
The 1926 baseball prospect ap- pear fairly bright just at present, although only five of last year's let-
VIRGINIA EPISCOPAL SCHOOL, LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA APRIL 16, 1926
practices have developed several new candidates for infield berths, the most outstanding of whom appear to be Vance at third and Barber at
second. The former, while not as fin- ished a fielder as the latter, is a com- ing batter, and he will be relied upon
to use his stick to advantage. Bar- ber is an extremely difficult man to pitch to, and it is hoped that he will draw his share of walks. H owever, this· early in the season nothing can be decided definitely, and several other candidates have shown up well ; among whom are Bryson, Shackle- ford, and Southall. Newton seems to
be the infield "dark-hor!'e" this year, and he may be seen on the keystone sack instead of his usual position in one of the outer gardens. Among the veterans are several strong swat- ters,. and all are more or less sure
African Lions gave the dance a lot other socia'l events in the evenings.
FIRST SPRING DANCE AGREAT SUCCESS
New Orchestra Adds Enthusiasm
FACULTY SPEND A VARIED V ACA TION
During EasteT, V. E. S. presented
a much less forlorn appearance thao
is usual for vacations. The P enclle- tons, Ladcls, Costolos, Bankses, Daw-
GARNET AND WHITE TAKES INITIAL MEET
Easy Victory Over H. M. A. and ' on his heels with 20. HoweYer, they
I I.
On Saturday
Mr. Ladd and the Hop Committee gave us our first spring dance, the
when going good they should present •.Coleman with Miss Ibby Payne; Max Meadows.
spirit, and Hubert had resolved to
night, April
l Oth,
defeated Hargrave Military Acad- high-point man in this meet. )lapp emy, and Randolph Macon Academy led the list for H. M. A. with 9
in a triangular meet, scoring a total counters.
ter-men have returned. Tl1e early best of the year so far. Morris's There were numerous bTidge and of 94 tallies. Hargrave came second
\Ne wiS'h to extend to Nate Lavin- der our deepest sympathy and we hope that his ankle heals before the end of the season so that we can once more have his assistance, at least in the state meet.
During the meet one record was ken when Goldsmith put the shot 42 feet, 10 inches, and the 100-yard dash record tied when Smith ran it
in 10:2-5.
. When the condition of the track is
considered, it mu~t be said that the team showed up exceptionally well.
1 he visitors took only one first 'place and this was in the quarter when Map] (H. l\L A.) ran it in 56 :1-5. In this team we haTe the
makings of champions and with the backing of the school they should push through to victory in the state meet.
Summary :
100 yards : First, Smith, V. E. S.; second, Gordon, V. E. S.; third, Scott, H. M. A. Time, 10 2-5 sec- onds. .
120 high hurdles : First, Cabell, V. E. S.; second, Bailey, H. l\1. A.; third, Sherman, R.-M. A. Time, 18 2-5 seconds.
· Mile: First, Phillips, V. E. S.; second, Constantine, V . E. S.; third, Hale, V. E. S. Time, 5 minutes, 12 2-5 seconds.
220 dash : First, Smith, V. E. S.; second, Mapp, H. lVI. A. ; third, Gor- don, V. E. S. Time, 23 4-5 seconds.
220 low hurdles: First, Smith, V. S. ; second, Lensing, R.-l\I. A.; third, Bailey, H. l\L A. Time,
28 2-5 seconds.
HO dash: First, Mapp, H. M. A.; second, Smithey, V. E. S.; third, Farinholt, V. E. S. Time, 56 1-5 seconds.
880 run: First, Day, :F., V. E. S.;
second, Constantine, V. E. S.; third,
of pep and added to it greatly. rhe
girls were unusually attractive and 1·ery much occupied by their promis-
able, and their exquisite dresses gave ing new gardens while the boys spent us an excellent foresight into the most of their time in working on the
smith, when this goes to pTess, was high-point man for V. E. S., with 21 points, while Day, J ., followed close
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THE ENDLESS QUEST
Once upon a time, in that glorious
athletic period of schooldom, Hubert
:fielders. Boyd on first is both a
fielder and a hitter, and consequent-
ly he will be expected to hold up a
large share of the team's defensive
and offensive work thi year. Pink-
erton at short is one of the best field-
ers the school has ever developed,
and, though he is not particularly
strong at bat, he will make a good
lead-off man since be is hard' to styles for this spring. We were very athletic field aud tennis courtS'.
pitch to.
In the outfield are two letter-men,
fortunate to have some of the R.-M. A.andH.l\i.A.cadetswithus. May
BasKET-BALL TEa:r.r, 1926
The Ladds enjoyed a visit from J!Irs. Laclcl's sister, Miss Lauriane B.
Captain Loffler and Luck, P. Andy we sa)' that if the rest of the dances Couleru, of New York.
probability act as a clean-up man in mittee will have had an unusually managed to get away. great institutions where the only
the batting order. Luck is also a successful year. Mr. Baker spent a quiet, but pleas- perfect person is the all-state foot- good hitter. Lewis seems to be the The couples dancing were : Lee ant Easter tide. After visiting ball star. Somewhat taken aback by next most likely outfield contestant. ,Beasly with Mi.ss Beth White; Henry friends in York, Pennsylvania, for the noisy boisterousness and unique
He is rather strong at bat and can Belt with Miss Mayo Bass; Ledyard a few clays, he returned to his home food, the young man moved as in a
Andrews came forth from his fa- is a dangerous batter and will in all are a fine as this one, the Hop Com- A few of the faculty, however, ther's home and entered one of those
E.
Gannaways,
sons, and
Miss Andrews and several of the boys spent most of their time heTe.
Deyerle, V. E. S. Distance, a fairly likely brace of hurling Hobert Copeland with Miss Grace MT. Colton returned to his former find the ideal form of this quality 10 inches.
strength. Luck will probably be used ·Kerr ; Frank Couch with Miss Mary haunts for his spring vacations. Car- and live accordingly. It was the High jump: First, Goldsmith and as a relief pitcher in addition to hiS' Merryman ; Floyd Day with Miss thought of this grim search that led Young, V. E. S.; third, Day, F.,
olina, of course, featured as did the boy to forget his home and
po ition in the field. Three back- Virgilia Nash ; James Day with Miss Leakesville, Greenville, and Chapel V . E. S. Distance 5 feet, 5 inches.
tops have been working with the throw all his energy into the task Pole vault: First, Goldsmith, V. twirlers, Gordon, G., a veteran, Tur- ·Lucy Hundley; Oscar Deyerle witl1 Hill. We hear Tumors of a thrilling which would make him a perfect E. S., and Day, J., V. E. S.; second,
ner, and Wilkinson, W. Of thi trio, Miss Louise Whittaker ; Churchill episode, but as yet they have not as- student. l\fapp, H. l\L A. Distance, 9 feet, 9
Turner seems to be the best hitter, and Gordon will have to fight if he expects to retain his last year's po i-
tion behind the bat. The team last year seemed to lack the punch which has put teams out ahead in the past. It is hoped that this year the nine will plug the pill all over the lot, and keep in mind that a baseball game
jsn't over until the last man is out. The game Friday with Lynchburg High, if it can be taken a. any sort of a pointer towards the future, would show that the pitchers with proper support should come through
a successful season. Both twirler ~howed up well, and Lynchburg Teal- ly scored only one earned run. How- ever, we appeared rather weak at the bat, and it will take heavier hitting
Dunn with :.\1iss Charlotte Baxter ; sumed a tangible form. Since he was sharply observant, inches.
Burt Evans with Miss Eleanor Hub- Mr. Crocket chose to pend his Hubert soon discovered that he was .Tavelin: First, Day, J., V. E. S.;
bard; Duval Goldsmith with Miss Easter tide in Richmond with occas- surrounded by several different second, Goldsmith, V. E. S.; third, Mary Goldsmith ; ChaTle Graham ·jonal tripg to Y orktown and James- classes of young men. The most Scott, H. l\L A. Distance 154 :feet,
with Miss Amelia J ohnston ; Cbarles town. noticeable were the broad-shoul- 4 inches.
dered, bull-necked athletes who were Broad Jump: First, Day, J., V.
Smith with l\[ iRs Elizabeth Holt; than was done to put us the necessary Beasom Tatum with Mis. Elizabeth
has been considerably smaller than of March, however, the number of
90% boys has increasecl in spite o:f
Mrs. H olt,
with 16 points, and Randolph-Macon everal members of the faculty were brought up the rear with 7. Gold-
Kitty Abbott ; ably figure this year also. Now for Torrence; George Boyd with Mis
the battery. The two most effective Mary Berkely Cosby ; Burton Brown Tied him into Southwest Virginia, ther had often told him of that all Shot put: First, Goldsmith, V. E. pitchers are Belt and Spruill, and with Miss Sarah Christian; John where he visited with Graham, in important essence known as school S.; second, Day, J., V. E. S.· ;·.·n
;Blakeman
outfielder's heads. Beasley will prob- Thomas Boswell with Miss Boline holidays.
pole out some wicked hits over the
in Norfolk for the remainder of the
with Miss
R.-M. A.
On Saturday, April lOth, V. E. S. Oppleman's· Specialty Store for the
trance for the first few clays of his new life. However, he could not be deterred from the great policy he
George, V. E. S. Time, 2 minutes, Mr. Johnson's vacation route car- bad decided to carry out. His fa- 10 4-5 seconds.
Mr. Barger returned to Baltimore always conspicuous and recogniz- E. S.; second, Abramson, R. :.\L A.; for the Easter holidays. Aside from able. These Olympian creatures third, McCormick, V. E. S. Dis-
H amner with :.\1iss J ean T aylor ;
Duncan Hamner with Miss Eliza- attending a wedding (no, Dot his; seemed to fill the school with their tance, 19 feet, 4 1--l inches. .
beth Wi.ley; John Heald with Miss 1Jetter luck next time), he spent a muscles and personalities. Some Discus: First, Goldsmith, Y. E.
Polly Tyree; Richard Holberton quiet Easter at home.
with :Miss Ann Davi ; Perry Howe Mr. Mattfield spent a few days
with Miss Frances Cocke; John with i\Ir. L. l\L Kinnear at Lex-
one was continually pointing this or S.; second, Day, J., V. E. S.; third, that one out to Hubert. Smjth, H. :\I. A. Distance, 109
ington and then, throwi ng all r e-
(ltraint to the winds, he braved the ever dressed as if they expected to
.Hiles with i\Ii;"S Langhorne \Vatts;
John ;\Ioyler with Miss Aubrey rlazzling n11etropo1lis, Buena Vista, be transported to a show-window at SPRING HAS LITTLE EFFECT ON
Chesterman; George Payne with where he visited Embree.
any time.
There was another group which
90% :BOYS
rrhe list of boys averaging flO%
J\fis · Ruth Baron; Edwin Quimby
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BISHOP CONFIRMS CLASS
Our annual confirmation service This was the cluster of lementecl
Cabell, Causey, Forsyth, D., Gor-
with Miss
K itty
.iVIarshall ;
Lloyd
one heard little about in any form
mel nothing that was complimentary, usual this year. This· last month
margin ahead. :\Tevertheless, con-
sidering the fact that Lynchburg has :Heal