The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-23
GOSSIP OF GAME ALL
AROUND The CIRCUIT
Snapshots at the 1rdividual
Plays and Players Of All
the Teams.

VI.
A doublerheader in Roanoke to-day
is the work cut out for the Colts. III
the boys will play as they did at,
horne Richmond ought to take Its
even share OF the games in the Magic
City.
F!schran, OF Lynchburs. is likely
candidate for the heldins honors at
third bag In the last series In Lynch
burg he monopolized the glory, and
ON Saturday at Roanoke he handled
his seven chances at the left corner
without error:
Not few fli,s that should be easy
outs are registered against the pitch
ers who do not handle in1eld hits
toward the initial sack. Whenever the
ba grnan goes after a ball the pitcher
should be on the bag to receive the
throw.
Ralph Reeve is the star shortstop in
| the lea que. whatever the fielding
averages may say. No man throws so
Is fast sprinter who can beat out a
drive to short field, however slow the
4 hit.
/ Walsh is a clever general behind the
/ bat. His coaching OF the in and out
i1ields and his strategy when men are
/ on bags Is not SO much noticed as 1t
| deserves to he.
/ slebrio and Hobbs sre the mos:
4 tsignlfied players on the Richmond
team. They ind no trouble unbend!ns.
/ however. whenever anything come 5
their way.
/ The scouts OF the big league will
\ find some valuable box-tinber In The
/ Virginia League. II it is Class c. The
entire list of pitchers is tar above the
average.
/ Look ont for revival OF that At
| lantic League rumor.
- Cowan was late striking his stride
4 with the bat, but he has hit ana Is
4 doing fine work. AS an emergency
the team.
i Hevener Portsmouth's new second
sacker, is not winning fame with his
bat yet. He is playing the position
well, however.
a Loos, OF Portsmouth, is one OF the
B best hitting pitchers in the league HI
has not been worked much recently
but is in the game again. and has hi
club with him.
Claude Hooker, the Richmond bo,
I playing centre for the Shoemakers
had on his batting clothes Saturday
In four times up he cracked out three
Z singles.
The New York Americans. who made
II the Colts look like amateurs in the
ante-season games. seem to be I'm.
able to break into the first division
In fast company.
Cote. OF Roanoke, and Edwards, O
J, Norfolk. have probably caught ii
more games than other wearers o
/. the wind-pad. and both have done fin
work.
J, Roanoke Is missing Lohr from It
p batting list. Fish. his successor, 4
not making as good leader Of tn
. batting order. The blonde outfelde
2 has been henched temporarily.
o Danville is outhitting any othe
q team. and has fine string of twill
o err, but somehow seems unable t
Q reach the top again.
0 Mailman, the veteran, recently pitch
0 ed no-hit game, and. In fact. tn
0 hingles off his delivery are AWAY
Q precious few.
l pitcher Loucks, Of Danvkne. VIII
3 recently assaulted Umpire Why, wa
4 fined five spot by the Police JUS
, tice of Portsmouth and another by tn
q umpire The player salary canno
\ stand this pace. He must learn self
q control or get out of the game.
a Reggy, who has been leading Oar
0 villes batting order for the bette
/ part OF both seasons, ls bacls at tf
! head after several days relegation
0 a position lower down.
o Fetzer,.o OF Danville. who was one {
: that teams heaviest hitters last yea
2 is again striking his stride. and wi
/, be a terror to pitchers ere the seaso
I is done.
81 Pitcher Laylnder allowed Portsmouth
81 hut one hit when Hallman let tt
y, Dan!tfs down with zero. and as h
l. team played faultlessly behind him, i
0, won his game
: Gettig seems to Il be the man II
II management has been seeking as
Il third-sacker. lie is a fa:r hitter al
8. is very fast on the bases. besid
10 guarding his corner seal9usly.