The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-21
BROOKS KEEPS
COLTS GUESSING
Twirler Shows Ifid-Season Form
and Works at Top
Speed.
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EARLY ARRIVALS
HARD AT WORK
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Decker and Landgraff Make Good
Impression in First
Workout at
Park.

The eariy arrivals gave d sufpris-
ing exhibition Of form for their first
practice Of the season Monday morn
tng. Manager Lawior was more than
pleased With the work Of the men.
and said that their present trim aug
ufp we'll for what they will be when
the real season opens UP q month
from to-day.
The morning practice began at
ls.a0 o'clock. and Manager Lawlor
put the Colts through all kinds Of
stunts for an hour and half, .shen
= recess was taken for lunch. The
men went TO the park again at 2
O'clock and continued the practice.
Brooks In Form.
Brooks. the twirler frem West
Point. pulled q complete surprise on
nh the players present - after iit--
tie warming up he began putting
them over good and hard. with the
result that the players. who have not
yet gotten their eye on the ball. tculd
Dot place them safe. Brooks has neen
practicing for the past month, and IL
already in inidseason form. Mana
ger Lawlof stood behind the plate
and watched them coming over. He
remarked that Brooks surely was
ohowtnx form, and had the satters
guessihG al the time. Brooks has
sid4 arm delivery. and . quick break
tnG in-ehoot and out-curye. He put
three Of those outs over successively
% LandgraR, who had been fndine
Wsymack with ease, and the short
0top ducked each Of them as they
eatled gracefully over the plate.
Bfooks Also has ! fast low ball,
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the plate; none OF the batters could
dnd II this morning Both Landge.H
and Decker stood at the plate while
Brooks pitched nunberless balls and
scanned unable to And them.
The practice began with Waymack
IN the box. He IL already IN good
form. and put them over at top speed.
He VS. found Tor . few safe ones,
most Of them being TO I.andgraff.
pho put three over In the left field
bleachers- Manager Lawior Knocked
out several safc ones.
COats Field Well.
Following the batting practice. the
Colts were put In the Held. where
ali showed up well. The lineup was.
zrvtne. catcher: Bigbie, first base:
Landgra6. second base; Cowan, si1crt-
stops DECKER. third base; Wallace and
Lawlor. feeders.
Decker. At third, displayed excel
lent form. h Quick to get the bali
and quick Ia getting Il away from
him. Fits throws to first base were
true ~ every attempt. He - not
afraid TO Accept chances, and took
everything that came his way. Land
graf has not yet gotten his eye on
the bail. He has not had bail In
hts hAAd since last season. and can.
not be expected to make sensation
on hin Arst day out. He made q COED
Impression ON the crowd Of spectA-
tors however. and seems to have the
ability, and -aaly lacks practice.
WAllace and Manager Lawlor were
10th utter everything In the field, ind
the manager took several long ones
cut % the left field bieAchers.
Manager Lawior expressed himself
40 nt&hN pleased with the condition
~ ths men Who hayA already re-
p0rted. and says thar he will have
them fairly we'll seasoned for the iirst
gaEn6 Of, Friday.
Curjey Brown Arrives.
CurlAy Brown, who needs no ia
troductiou 20 local fans. arrived on
the Has tratn from Washington aud
went a. once TO the Lexington Hotel.
Brown Is looking In fine shape. and
says he expects this to be his best
season. He donned n uniform and
accompanied the squad to the park
for the afternoon practice.