The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-05
Pertinent Comment
BY GUS MALBERT

BY GUS MALBERT
George Cowan. manager pro tom OF
the Richmond baseball team, has his
hands full just at the present time,
and apparently he is suffering from
the same trouble which made his pre-
decessor quit. The morning game
yesterday with Petersburg was won
by the safe margin of TO 3. Verbout
pitched and he kept the hits made by
the visitors well in hand. Neither
noon game was different. Neither
Rapp nor Pierce was effective, and
the visitors pounded both all over the
lot.
As matters now stand the Coolers
and the Colts are still tied for third
place. "A game is to be played to-day.
and Revelle is slated to work He
should be able to give a good account
| OF himself. and the probabilities are
that he will win. In this event Cowan
VIII have started his managerial ex-
perience by breaking even with
strong club In four games, with three
out of the four played on foreign
ground and with a crippled team.
Such a good start should give him
confidence. Cowan is popular. and the
reception he received from the people
at the. game yesterday when he came
+. across the diamond must have made
him felt good 1t just goes to show
/ that the people of Richmond admire
any one who will work. Cowan is
no shirker and is always willing TO
go the limit to win a game for the
! club. Catching Pierce is no easy Job
at any stage, and especially Is it a
hard job when the big fellow is GO
Ing bad. as he was yesterday. Bus
I George never WINGED, and kept at it
from beginning to end.
But no man can win games By him
self. and Cowan is not going to make
any Roadway until he gets some
pitchers and second baseman and
catcher to help him out large num-
Der of persons would like 20 see Cowan
remain at the helm. He almost seems
like home boy, and is one of US.
But II Is not going to help him any
TO start his managerial experience by
plotting q loser. Pitchers. q catcher
and q second baseman are essential
Right now the Colts have but two
pitchers TO depend upon-Revelie and
Verbout. Pierce IS consistent loser.
He may be all the pitcher that some
say he IS, but he can't win games. AT
least he doesn't Rapp is a young
man of talent. but he. too. has
habit of losing. Regardless Of what
some say concerning Verbout, he
managers to win q big majority of his
games. So. on the theory that tasting
the pudding Is the best proof, he is
good finger.
But two pitchers, regardless OF their
ability. cannot win a pennant, ana
Richmond wants to win that rag.
one Highlander and the other a
portpaw; a good catcher, who. If the
need arose could play the outAeld
or help out in the infeld, and also
relieve Cowan behind the bat; and
last, but by no means least, second
baseman.
Owner Bradley is trying to get
Priest for that position. II he does he
will give Richmond the very best in
field in the league. With the outfeld
we now have, and the inheld as it will
then be composed. and the two addi-
tional slabmen, vice some to be de-
ported. the club should take jump
TO the front and stay there But there
is no time TO be lost. The season is
over half over. The Colts behind
and the other teams are streng then
ing all OF the time.
The sum and substance of the diff
ference between Sullivan and Owner
Bradley is that they split over the rock
as TO whether Egan or Dobson should
remain If Priest came. Sullivan was
for EGan while the, owner was for
Dobson. The question of pitchers may
have entered, but the real niger IN
the wood pile was Egan's job.
Without intending TO discredit
Bruckmiller. for he is mighty classy
pitcher. he would have lost that game
yesterday nine out of ten times Il
simply added to the prevalent belief
that Richmond has no pitcher to stem
the tide ii the opposing team is hit
ting. Ten hits for Ave runs will win
most games.
Everybody on the Petersburg club
made more than one ht except Sell
wage and Bruckmiller. Sewage made