The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-09
RICHMOND HUSTLERS.
SOME REMARKS ABOUT TIE SEVERE
AND UNJUST CRITICISMS.
GIVE the Boys n Chauco aud Let Thorn FAY
Team OF Thei, owo class-No anne
Yesterday -Aiion Released,

There was no game out at the west
End PARK yesterday. owing to inc ram
The Philadelphia team arrived IN Town
SUNDAY aSd IS at present quarter ca ~
the Exchange Hotel. Manager "I'n"i
A. Irwin reports his team TO be IN soou
shape. and the Quakers say thes VI"
keep the other leaguer5 hustiihs '"''
want 20 win the flag. .o
The Philadelphia team VIII H''e' ""
Mustlors this afternoon, and i su'po1e
the rooters will have another Cn"''o
TO have their little say about Wen Ptbc
team. The Quakcrs are oii,ooe,,e and
hardest hitting teams IN the leas Vl,.s,nj
our pitchers VIII doubtless PC S"D'eo'0N
20 a good pounding.
INA Mrs SORE.
The Husuers are justly ana EGty .,. ma"
furaflx sore over the unjust on i '1i
thar have been sNOWcitu "pDn 90 80
But "4u is well that ends well anu l.'
80 f,',roa last not only laughs best,
lnf snf0te Do the most NO" "1.45
TO take a dlspassionaie ana e.sl" l,,, .s
view of the Richmond Dast -Dai Oiry 3. i "3
"A now Stands. having maze ~ lllidi
i.a. 3. Inc Richmond public. nave re-
fused as set 90 roast me men lOI tne'I
DOOR playing. my reasons az W. ~ DD
vi0us ban player is ho1 h" ma 1'..,.
he Isl a human being. ana as such can po
perfect only n greater or lesser degrees.
there may be weak places amongst
The HustIcrs. there doubtless are, Dut
fhpv must bo most conclusiVely proven
so before the men are sald 10 be no toOu'
and not 90 know the game
pirhruou1 has team that IS composed
Of men not unknown, but with records.
There is uO doubt on THIS score lhese
Same men have lain of all the winter
and with one week s. practice they play
the strongest teams pa the country, ~l'
defeated. make few bungling crrois
mis- Is not fair 10 them, for 50 cannot
De- said that they have had trial WASH
ingtou and Boston have played loselhtr
for seasons. and have ha0 the advantage
az gymnasium work this past winter
Richmond has not
soME ALLOWANCE
They have had nearly a months pla'-
tilD This spring The Hustlc-s have hal
over week. You can make allowances
hcIe. Washington ana Boston are ont OF
our class-Way out Of it-ro0m lot some
more allowances. These same cllDs nave
played the other teams of Che Virginia
Stote League and have defeated thcih
Nolfe than they have Richmond, so you
might add another grain of allowance
here.
Use Tmstlcrs came here ont of shape,
nat ually, ana the rOotors have expected
Thorn To- begin the sofsOn just where they
left of. They rave been disappointed,
and have been very harsh I'm their re-
marks This has hal an unnerVing el-
feet on tho men.
Then. again. there has a certain amount
of hard luck attended the Husuers ~
their three games. McGowan and Hall
have certainly had their share. The Ia
ter. when he was transferred to rish1
field took seven chances without It sih
glo error, and yet you would condemn
him without show.
1T MAY BE YET
do not say that Wells may not have
10 release the present men and get others
! only say that they should pe given a
thorough and fair trial before they are
released.
Take the other clubs: Their salary limit
is the same as llohmOnus Can they set
any better player for the same money
than this city?
No. and when the season IL well ad.
vanccd Richmond viii be near the TOP,
~ not in FIRST place.
Some say that playing the National
F4edgue clubs Va a mistake. The manage
meut never dlI a wiser thing, ANA the
letehts VIII he seen later The Hustlcrs
have been against the best pitchers, and
have found tie ball The pitchers have
faced the heaviest hitters ana held their
ov d. ls there no comfort 10 be gotten
ont of these two facts2
Give the team e fair show, and then,
if they fail 10 show Up. howl about tho
injustice of the thing.
Allen. the pitcher from Springfield, has
been released. ana without a. trial. AFTER
seeing his work privately Wells decided
hc would not need his services.
Wells has signed Fred. Housc man fol
second baseman. and he arrived her,
yesterday. HouscWan comes from The
National League. and was ChicagO's shOr
stop during "a part of last season.
Tor a temporary change 10 might wei
TO try Han in LEFT. transfer hain tc
right. and let Foster hold forth at first
This would give Wells and Gibson q
chance to alternate behind the bat