The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-15
BY JAY LEWIS.

by JA1 LENlS.
Manager Hank Ramsay, of the AL
toona team. took a look at the weather |
carly Saturday and saw II was useless |
to expect to play baseball. ----l
Whereupon some thirty-odd ath- /
ietes rejoiced and these self same attn |
letes DO not all belong to the Altoona /
e@am, either.
In fact most of them belong TO
Manager Jim Sullivan's Richmond
busters. fly chasers or whatever yon |
may choose to call them, have been |
working overtime of late.
Manager Sullivan has had them out /
VI the park early and he has kept |
them busy. He has toiled with them !
himself. otherwise there would have
been long mournful howis that would
d. credit to u collection OF coyotes. !
Egan Comi-is Along.
Pop" Egan is the only one who
8rins at this sort of work. Pop /
says he needs it in his business. The
old scout declares that II the sun
would come out and shine around
rinety fer day or two he would
show these young fellows just how fast
a real baseball player can travel.
Make no mistake, Mr. Egau can
play ba'. lie may be q little stiff
"a the knees and he may not have all
The elasticity al an abdominal band
age but every day he looks IL little bet
ter at second base. Anyone who sseSs
t. take Pops place viii have to 4
home Tor Pop is beginning 10 look
good 10 the fans and he certainly eIa
slam the bail.
Those Altoona Games.
Eg4n played Il right ssnappy game
against Altoona. He showed life and
ginger and from present indications
Manager sullivan viii have TO 20 far
- -
shoes, a veteran like Egan Is some
help to- an infteld, toe. lie has
steadying effect.
Later on the fans expect 10 see
Dobson ON first base and when the
Clemson College boy gets on the job
Richmond Win have some infieid. by
that time Egan Will be in shape and
Martin and Baker viii he going al
top speed.
Right now Martin and Baker are
good enough for any class \ team.
They can play the game: hit, run aud
field. Against Altoona Friday Baker
put up game that made the fans
Laugh when they thought Of Bunting
and Martins one double play ~as
good enough TO place him at once III
tine eternal favorite column.
Martins Double Play.
The double play alluded 10 came
Of III the fifth inning Of the second
game.
I.othrop had Clark three To two
and then Pender sent this Altoona
man 10 first on balls. Grist had two
strikes and Pender called four balls
on him. On the fourth Criat dropped
hs bat. trntted 10 first. while Clark
went Ia second. Young Mr.. Lodge
concluded to stretch his arm so he
threw the ball 10 second base There
was no fielder at second but that
The ball went to centre field and
Clark went to third and the fans sal
dumb. What they thought of Lodge
was expressed in one large laugh. His
throw To second the funniest hit
IL bone-head work a Md player ever
put through.
How tire Play Ended.
McHenna hit TO Lothrop and died
at first. Clark being held at third,
which WAS nice work on the part OF
the stuohy pitcher.
Keep 1t In mind that Lothrop can
field.
And then Bates came up. He
f,issnfsed cnc Of Luthrop's lots right
on the lettering and the hall shot
like 81 streak toward second.
Clark and Crist started around for
home They were just trifle too
previous, for Martin took about six
strides. stuck up left paw, grabbed
t'lrneu around aud legged aack for
ne second station, hat he was too
late. Martin had made q ouble play
urassisted
Pretty work
Just go. and the fans gave Mar
tin a great round % applause when
he came in
Barkers Performance
Those who have not seen young Mr..
Barker perform may have heard that
he is some pitcher. He Is.
Barker was ON the mound during
the first session of the sawed-oY dou-
hle-header. Friday, and he pitched
real ball. lie cut the corners. sent
'em out wide and then reversed. sent
nm shoulder high and shot 'em across
at the Altoona boys knees. Only
twice did he appear 10 groove the
ball, split the pan or shoot it across
the centre OF the plate. and both times
he was obliged to do SO. for Fender
was very particular on strikes
Two hits were ali Altoona got off
the boy. and one OF them WAS due to
render's cautiousness, A ball that
dropped over the corner was called
ball by the umpire. Had he called
il a strike only one hit would have
hsrcn recorded against the young
twirler.
Barker and Fender.
In the first inning Barker really
on the Altoona man and shot one
over the outside corner,
BALI" yelled Fender.
Barker grinned. After the third
man had gone down he strolied by
the umpire
you missed thar ONE" he observed
pleasantly.
at was pretty close admitted Bobs
-penders name wasn't Rob Friday
-: but II didn't look just good
enough"
Now that really was a pleasant cpl
sode. Fender must have had n kind
Is feeling for the pitcher. who played
the part OF good fellow" And even
an umpire is quick TO recognize a
gentlemanly player. So are the fans.
One Won. One Lost.
Or course Barker won his game.
lie shut ont the Altoona boys for five
innings without as much as a look
at run. Richmond has a real pitch
es in the Philadelphia boy. He has
a head on his shoulders. too.