The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-12

NJ stIon as TO whether figures do lie.
Ihe Richmond baseball team hitting
~ a sait which is really phen omenal
rs, - IN third place by Il scant margin,
having n,ng won barely half OF tho games
by given. the opportunity to make
Few Investigations and ut the same
time ask themselves few questions.
That 1t is possibl Tor team 70 hi
the ball like a lot of champions and
al the Same time lose games is clearly
pr, put when team is losing
games under such conditions somet lining
10 wrong. There is just one diificuity
IN the local camp Every time de,
Zee r. are pointed out some one rises
ns and o yelis stop hnocling
nesscs is knocking. These same naonIs
WI VINO derate the policy of endeavorn,,
, 10 DO polster up the team by showing
Wnere improvements could be made
gre the same people who. In their
business affairs. would never stand for.
+, iaiIdown on the part OF their en-
Logically. baseball is a business. and
one or the most trying of all 1t re-
lures perfect system and the parts of
work smoothly or else there can " be
no success 1t is. Indeed, analogous
70 e o, most business affairs. only II has
more parts TO require attention Each
part OF ball nine bears a direct rcln
ton to every other part. and iust ms
TO no chain is stronger than Its weakest
t INK, So So. too; no ball club IL stronger
nan It's weakest part. The fact that
some parts do weaken at the expense
or others is excuse for having a man
ager of u ball club F -
IL everything could be guaranteed 10
run smoothly. head man would not
pc necessary. 1t is rot tho duty of a
or his :, 10 nnd excuses for any part
OUT, or brokeni or unfit for use. II
Is MS duty to discard the .,oorer puris
ana , replace them with. newer and bet
layman. looking on with nothlne but
inc best interests OF the 1nachi6e AT
n nrars' sees anything which needs I'M
presses his views. there Is no e,use
80. ~, uiarm m: out of oil the suggestions
om , some good ones may be SCI
The baseball season is now more than
a third over. We arc rapidly approach.
ii nS the halfway station. and stiN the
name mani giI ~ ,s not performing In tho
snow u. Something is wrong The
assertion made in this colln, Al M
n " ra TO the effect that the Colts
defensI WEN Is, Stronger 6nln extensively than
ments. Hitting .2S4, the - R IiySGu9pi
pune, ~ Is still In third place. Just a
Vas his Sy p ,i,rs ,a above what the team
was such an AWFUL howl
stronger in every department Than Ias1
year: II Is the first time in wears ia.
ih ~. has bad II team which could
ny. NJ we were uniucky at the BEGIN
remains to be seen whether This do.
partment has been strengthened -
r ,iseasu ar up 70 the standard OF the
b.s t % INC team. The great trouble
n. mr. e,S1t
disposition on the part Of thc ~, =,
10 blow UP at critical moments. Most
IN. me games lost can be attributed
Given team which works perfcct,v
V what gay ana goes to pieces the next. or.
d-out team. Imagine the effect on
he pitching department Renember
.mat inc iabman Is human. and whcth-
be what, for want OF better ' eS.
preston we Will call pschychoIortcal
f e. Ion. on me !, man occupying the mound
h 1e never knows AZ what moment the
o,ow,up Is going to come. and conse-
aue1tiy he Is continually on edge
awai'ing It's arrival. When II does
tSSHle. ne, together with the rest OF
II is not within the province OF Tho
r Writef 10 state hoy this Is to be cor
the team has given 1t consideration
and is trying to work II out IN his
oN see M T Ew.S are the conditions cited
who goes TO the bali park and Watches
game or ball knows the same thing.
90 mat this is not news. The thinr
NJ ao IS nor 70 turn IN the managerial
oninGs are pointed out. but to take
,S nlzance OF the suggestions. using
me ~ good ones and discarding the rad.
frequently the man in the grandstand
sees things which the manager over
LOOKS Just because they happen right
under his nose. i't', - - -
All that tho people OF Richmond y.an,
is good. clean basehall--the kind which
goes with q city OF the size and nres
but e s 90 isc IN The team looks good
soon as they are righted. by what
ever manner just then will The fans
be better pleased. 80 80
IT Is rumored that Dutch Revelie IS
trying to land berth with the locals
IL IL Dutch Is In good condition. and If
ayn,,iS h aGi1cements can be made. he
-, The Colts go up. a gainst Roanoke for
IN, me frst half of the week. Let's hope
games; The cry should be "Overtnke,
Norfolk. and il will mean hus.Iint-
all of the time to do It,
let's see II some of the trouble can
not be disclosed. First, we haye seva,,
men me =, betting better than 800. and not
single man hitting below the 900
mark. The thirteen men now com
posing the outfit have been 10 bat ! An
times. have scored 24s runs md nays
made $50 hits for total of 50I bases
for percentage OF !2s4 While. no figs
ures are ut hand, II is safe bet tna1
no other team in the league can show.
tnls offensive record. So much Cor the
hitting department >IS.'' Fl - . 80
Now let's hays a look at the foidinr
department.. TIL h7e same thirteen men
an OF those released are thrown out
down the average-have had Il total
Of 1885 chances. on which 10 misnlays
nave been made. which is byno means
Ing little. we find that Martin ms
plled up go of these errors; Egan. IL
and McCabe, with but SO chances