The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-14
P ertihent Comment
BY GUS MALBERT

Not single soul can be blamed for
the fact that Richmond did not win
the hall game scheduled for yesterday
except Mr.. Boreas. Just when the
game was about to begin he started
to work with his seven imps and that
the grandstand is still on Its feet is
the wonderful part of it all. A cloud
of dust swept over the diamond. which
precluded any possibility of game
being played. and the players were
dismissed. not with glee exactly, but
with not great deal of displeasure.
To square matters and to get even
with Mr.. Borea3, u double bill will be
offered tomorrow. Two games. in
other words. are TO be played and by
the great jimswinger we'll get both OF
those games or order an Investigating
committee TO find out the reason why.
The first of the double entende will
start at 2:30 in the afternoon, to be
followed Immediately by the second.
H,inie Busch has few new ball
players who Will be given an opportu-
nifty to show what they are able TO do
and he will parade them during the
setto. Simmons was not down in the
lineup yesterday had the game been
played, but Egan was. and Egan is
the man who row heads the batting
list. Hannfan was slated to 20 to
the outfield, but as there was nothing
doing no chance was given 10 see the
newcomers perform.
There is not always an advantage in
changing the makeup OF team this
time of the season 1t is a hard job to
get good men. and me manager Is
lucky indeed who in making d change
gets d man who is az good as the one
let go. Then the Introduction OF
new man means n change in the tao
tics of the club. II matters not how
slight this change is, for after Club
has played together for the better part
of u baseball season the men get TO
know each others foibles mad manner
isms. The new man must be learned,
and some time is lost before the club
gets back into it's normal stride or
TO its highest poin, of efficiency, be-
cause the new cog doesn't TT quite
right. This Is not true of pitchers SO
much as II is OF inhelders and outfieid-
Simmons. whom Busch got from the
Tidewater.. has not UP to date shown
any superiority over Benbow. who was
let go. Many thought Befbow good
ball player. and ne was Simmons
Five OF the Virginia League clubs
are all in a heap. Richmond is right
on top of Roanoke and on the heels or
Norfolk TWO more weeks under the
stride the Colts have found should put
them where they began the seasonal
the top. The enc needed pitcher viii
be along in a few days, says the owner.
and then the club which will win from,
the locals will have TO go come.
Johnny Verbout will be on the mound
to-day. and opposed TO him will be
Bruckmiller. Verbout appears 10 be
In form, and II he is the game Will be
good, for Bruckmiller is just about the
or two others have better records than
he.
George Cowan begins every game
with this shout. which should bring toS
to the fans: Everybody together. fal-
lows. Let's start right" And II means
whole lot TO start right With every
man working with each other 10 get
victory. team can go. That's the
trouble with some OF the clubs in the
big leagues. Some of them don't null
together. Some of them are geeing
while some are having, and no team
can pull load or run a race under
sucn conditions. George should he
named George, the peacemaker," for
he mas done wonders TO bring the bows
20 proper understanding OF each
ther. Dobson, 1t is understood is
the fellow who looks after the business
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