The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-27
News and Views
Of Local (, :, Sports
BY FIITZ

Several inquiries HAYS been received
asking the Whereabouts OF Sam Ed
nlundston, one OF last years pitchers,
who was expected to be with Rich
mond this season. Edmunston is with
Trenton. in the Trl-State League. and
will be there this season. There are.
many better pitchers in tho squad
signed by Manager Lawlor. and the
absence OF Edmunston Will rot injure
the prospects OF the nine.
# It can't be said now what dispost-i
ton VIII be made In regard to Jimmy
Ison. who played with the Colts last
season. and who is now a hold-out.
As the case appears. the player Is not
worth more than $50 a month. and
II he continues to try to compel the
Richmond management to violate the
salary limit agreement. he should be
berred from professional baseball. In
fielding last year he ranked fifth
among the second basemen in the
league, with a percentage Of .o45. and
I'm batting his percentage was 1854.
His record does not Justify the claim
E that he deserves o bigger salary than
any other player this year.
There IS no doubt but that Ison will
improve. and his future in baseball
may be q great success; but the local
management wants the best man for
the place. and wants him right now.
The only meritorIous thing Ison did
last year was to knock clean home
run on the closing day. Ho has GER
8tainly gotten all the credit for the
one hit that IL deserves but he must
think that It will never be forgotten.
and that he is justified in any.demand
" 1xfa5 tn
higher league wants Ison 1t can have
him, I suppose. for medium price.
& Ison and Perry Lipo are great
friends. and may be. the second base
man desires to join his pal in Macon.
Ga. But friendship Is one thing and
justice Is another. 1t would be dam
gerous to future prospects to violate
anything the Virginia League mag
ma ties have agreed to stand for. Let
1son say boldly and fairly what he
expects to do. and may be 1t can be
arranged without taking away from
him chance to make good In base
hall. Owner Bradley will rue the day
he ever gives in to satisfy q man.
even IL he Is a good player. 4 VINO.
ma kes unusual and unfair demands.
85 as
To my way OF thinking, tho sport
ing page Of a newspaper is designed
to furnish, as far as possible, a lit
Tie fEevery class and kind OF athletics.
Uniyersitygan and college has eballS Is Just
as interesting to the great majority
of the readers OF The Tim es- Dispatch
as is the news of those Il who follow
tho game Of professionals. In ad-5
vance OF tho season. correspondents
OF this newspaper in every college
town in Virginia were asked to FUR
|gnislls all that is best In every depart
ment OF college sports and no tom
OF interest has been thrown away.
he result has been; that moro news
has boon printed In these columns
than In any other dali Il and In fu-s
sture, IL posi- bic. \ ven moro space will
be afforded. 81 ~ ~ iss5g
81 But with publishing this news, the
prot essional fie Id has II OF been neg
Ilected, nor will it be. livery athletic
event is of interest, whether t be an
amateur baseball sganlo on a back lot,
or the PlttsburE National League Club
playing With the Detroit 4 American
Lea gues II cam, before an audience OF
10000 people. There Is always a inc
Or two to be found I for ia nythlng in
a very few read ers. he Times, SIS
sports, but 1t proposes, wi TIN the sas !.
sis tancess Of Its correspond ents to do
|stl.is to a. Queens Taste "a t is but
human to fall d own now and & hen, ana
may be once. in q while something
ma escap lint II then however, the
5lnd ton Is: { Fol al ports read The
a. lines, Dlspnt oh, s n 8s55;s "a S "A
He has been dubbed 4. Ia ppy & i q ls'.s
kalylor Nothing could be nj ore, al !
lprop ate. 4. ino ire wi Ing worker has
+ never been In Sch arge 81 4 a'' lhaseball
nine In Rtohin ond, ss He Is glad to be
here. Glad i to have charge OF the
Colts and prom sess ole base ball---7-,;
than til Ii, and better 4 an oVerythtns
I3elses n hat ma ~ be ani OF h I'm. IiaWlor3
|Spron roses to en- force stri tly aveTs, 81 Item
lfof the const} ton OF the u eague.s IL
he does this. Jacl Az ~ ~