The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-28
NATIONALS MEET
RICHMOND COLTS
Large Squad Of American League
Club Here With Manager
Jim McAlser.
SEVERAL FAMOUS PLAYERS
Gabby Street. Germany schafsr
Kid Elberfeld and George
Mcbride Here.

Inc Richmond Colts and Jim Nc
Ayers Nationals mset 1t Broad
Street Park Monday afternoon In the
N1Gt OF their series OF two games.
Q9h from thelr training camp at
Norfolk. the SenAtors are eager for
Deey, and will endeavor torwslk away
Nith the Colts and wallop the local
pitchsrs Al over the lot. The Ma
Hpnals arrived Sunday night and reg
VII not 50 to tho local park until
~ afternoon. wiaen they will have
+ rood working ont before the game.
xher0 are eighteen men In the squad,
the several other members having
ioft Norfolk direct for Washington.
III am highly gratihed at the result
- our workout In Norfolk" said Mo-
AIaer. II do not believe that there
= A-teasa the country. with tire
exception, perhaps. Of pitchers. that
q, Ia better condition than ours We
could not have hoped for better re-
0natg. The men are in condition TO
play good ball. =
Az to our pitchers. they are not
Hotng ~ good az the other members
oe the team, but ! think they will
% Ia good shape by the time the
o66Aon opens.
..sss.As Is returning to Norfolk for
training next spring. I@cannot say
now. Results must determine that.
W We ret on good, of course, 10 will
"a to show that Norfolk In good
p5ace for training
81. Dolly Gray May Twiri.
Manager McAieer says that for
Mondays game he VIII probably uee
etthAr Gray or Oberltn In thu box.
anA either Street or Rapp viii BE- Ut
t. rsceivtng end. Local fans are
- ~ "a
JOhnaon. the Nationals star twirler.
ana 1t u hoped that he will ba work
"a In the game Tuesday. sosbby"
Street. considered by many the star
0atcher OF the American League. viii
eakow the local followers of the game
something Of the me points OF catch
lnw. Street first made = reputation
fOF himself by catching bassbai,
thrown from one OF the windows at
the top OF the washington monu-
n4ou&. No other catcher has ever
SUCCESSFULLY attempted the feat. Street
r d marvel OF speed and Judgment
Anhlnd the bat, and . reel treat b In
store for thos ewho viii zee him In
&G<iou-
Tho Nationals will line up AZ fol-
lows: Pitchers. Gray. Oberiin or
0room: Catchers. street or Rapp:
unglsub. nrst base; echaefer. second
:
1Aft: rpwn, Bright, right Acid; Milan,
ceutar neld; McBridge. shortstop.
A number OF the Rationale team
are famous players. and will attract
considerable attention. here. George
Mcbride 10 about the fastest field-
tne shortstop In the American League;
Germany Schaefer ID well known to
the entire baseball world, Washing
ton acquired him through = trade Tor
a. Kid, has many ntauds here: Wal
ter johnson, Dixie Walker. Dolly
Gray and Bob Groom. the Nationals
ms twirlers, will be noticed with In
tsrsst.
Manager Lawlor took his squad out
to the park Monday morning for a
mod workout preparatory to the
eema with the Senators. Discussing
ia same. Manager Lawior aid Nom
day mnfninf: II hope we will be able
10 make = good showing against the
WnshinGton team. Lake the Phfladei-
phfe Nafionaie. they are In aimoSt
perfect training. but unless things
break badly for ~. We viii prebs-
bly, do fairly vel. -
Manager Lawsor win use his three
other twirlers. who have not ret
Worked in game this seeson. They
Ncrk win be watched with interest.
u4d Il 10 hoped that In At least one
AZ them the Colts will have = md"
The line up Of the Celts for Mon
Geyu 9asne will be- a. foliova: Pitch
81 Hale, Archer and Peterson:
Cafchers, Irvine and Keifel; First
Dase, Bighie; Second Ease, Landgran'
xhtrd Base, Brown: Shortstop. Baker;
l.eft Field, I.awlor: Center Field,
wallace; Right Field. Tftnlsn.