The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-03
RIcnMoNp's GLORIOUS rrA,,

'o1hc people are never satisfied, and
the kickers are now kicking about the
Richmond baseball team and its splen-
did work on the diamond. Counting
the game played on Monday, this mar
Neiions aggregation of artists had APP
peared eiGhty-six times in the open
Held TO contest for the echampionshin
of the Virginia League. secondarily.
hut primarily for the purpose of af
fording clean and wholesome anuse.
ment for the people. Many is the
time when from the grandstand and
the bleachers have they been greeted
with thunders of applause for their
Daring ana intrepidity against fearful
odds. What matters it that out of
the eighty-six games they have lost
only forty-six? and that their per-
centage is only .i65?
There is Charleston, with one of the
finest clubs in the South Atlantic
League. which has played thirty-six
games. and has won only twelve and
stands with only 1888 to it's credit in
the percentage column. Then there
are Cincinnati. which has lost 5s games
out OF possible 80; Brooklyn. which
has lost sc games out of 81. and dear
old Boston, where they do everything
better than 1t is done anywhere else,
which has lost only IS games out of
~ played and accounted for at the
time these statistics were assembled
These Yankee clubs all belong 10 the
National League; but things are not
very much different in the American
League, in which MISUNDERSTANDING
Capital of the Nation. and for the
support of which everybody in the
country is taxed-has lost 80 games
out of 81. and ST Louis, which has
lost Ga games ont of 81.
Then there is Danville in our own
glorious Commonwealth-"the Mother
of Presidents" the admiration of all
people and the hope of the world
which has scored only IS times. when
IL had the chance TO win eighty-six
victories. and which has besides n nor
eentage of an even .4i2, whereas last
year Its percentage was .595. When
you think OF knocking the Richmond
club reflect, If you please, on the far
sorrier figure Danville cuts before the
eyes of the sporting world. Danyille
is proud community Its people
are generous almost to fault. they
have school houses and churches and
factories and railroads and at least
TWO excellent newspapers-the Regis
ter. well edited by II man named Tav-
lor' and The Methodist. in which
Brother e. c. Moseley pours ont his
soul-stirring thoughts touching the
better things of this life and the life
that is to come after all the frivoli-
Ties of the present passing stage hava
been left behind. Picture IL. think Of
II II YOU can, how the people in that
community must feel when they read
the baseball news and the truth dawns
on them that they are really in thA
cellar! Think, further. how near wo
are to that comfortable abode ana
shout it on the housetops tina; tho
Hlchmond team is illustrating on al
most every field the old-time devotion
OF Richmond to its neighbor soma
where down near the line n. boundin.
and abuttin' on the North Carolina
territory That's it: the Richmond
team can play ball when it wants IN
pu' PERISH the thought that it should
every play ball to the further discou..
agement of the Danville dubs. and tina;
IL should ever forget that the inter.
ests of Richmond and the interests of
Danviile are one and inseparable. II
panVilic shall stay In the cellar. Rich
mond Will be within easy call. and if
by some sudden freak of the sphcyc
Richmond should go down into the
depths there is comfort in the re0cc.
ton that Danvule will not he far nfr
why don't YOU roast the Rich
mond team What's the use? The
weather is too hot. and they nre do.
ing the hest they can 1t is a pretty
poor do, TO be sure; but they NAV
yet learn to play ball. ana while there
is life there is hope. Probably the
members of the team could make more
money picking cotton or grubbing for
peanuts; but it is our team, and, 1--we
or die, sink or swim survive or per-
ish. we stick :. it that everything in
Richmond and about Richmond is a
little better than 1t is anywhere else.
Play ban!
"'IIIE DIN MANI