The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-30
BAD WEATHER PREVENTS FIRST
SESSION WITH PHILADELPHIA
NATIONAL LEAGUE TEAM.
PRESIDENT FOGEL TALKS
HE REFUSES To BE QUOTED IN re-
GARD TO LYNCHBURG TEAM
But HIS MEN ARE NOT so
RETICENT.
BY JAY LEWIS.

he was pleased with the prospect of
nice weather Thursday evening for
nice weather meant a game with the
Richmond team.
Bad weather lost one, Wednesday.
incidentally, the Richmond team is
n real baseball team, p
Uncle Horace watched the Rich
Inond boys at play, early Wednesday
and said;
Those fellows look like ball play
ers,''
How about the Lynchburg team: ?"
he was asked.
Uncle Horace" looked sorrowfuily
at his questioner.
Il have nothing to say for pub
licatiqa,' he replied,
Cart be that what he would say
would be unfit for publication?
Perish the thought. II cannot
cannot be that anything concerning
the Lynchburg team could he unit
for publication
Why should IL be
1t certainly seems impossible that
the Lynchburg club should be go bad
that nobody may say a good word for
ii.
or course not.
The Reason Why.
Uncle Horace. no doubt, refused
TO say anything for fear he would
discourage Richmond fans about their
own team. He probably realized that
Richmond fans have been in doubt
about their team and to laud Lynch
burg would be the last straw.
But II that Is the secret of Uncle
Gorace's reticence some of his players
do not agree with him.
One rude. uncuitured Quaker de-
ciared:
Why. DO. they haven't got a ball
jokee. That Zimmerman guy you
mention needs a basket. They pun
him on second the first game and he
couldn't stop a trolley car. They put
him In the outfeld. and he couldn't
catch one OF those New York cross
town horse cars.
There was fifteen flies sent out
20 him and | think he grabbed one
yet, one,
Lynchburg's Performers.
They had a guy on first base and
on the level he had arms like dwarf.
He had to jump for a ball that was an
inch above his cap.
When one of us give him the laugh
one time he peeps: Don't go knocktu',
I've enough to do TO hold me Job as
il is
fielder or pitcher in the bunch that
we see. . We got tired maxim runs.
Why we couldda made twice as many
but we didn't want tuh.
SAY. could go out around the
lots OF Philly and pick up bunch
for fifty or seventy-five month that
would make even those fellows look
poor Fer the love or Mike. can't
figure how they got EN-. I didn't
know they could be found any
where"
Lsut perhaps this person was a trine
peevish. Someone may have told
him that the Quakers played 20 a sls
gate at one of the games in Lynch
burg and not much more at the
others~0
Home Teams Task.
Still IL is pleasant to hear that
Richmond has omething like a real
baseball team and II the boys can do
better than the Lynchburg club the
fans will be delighted. Lynchburg
was beaten . to 0 and ii to ., scores
that should prove easy TO surpass.
still those Quakers look to be real
classy youngsters. Pat Moran is in
charge of the outfit. Moran is one
of those old time backstops who. in
the language OF the players. is there
with the noodle.
Captain Pat was on the Boston
Nationals one time and later he went
to Chicago. Uncle Horace Foget need
cd a real. reliable catcher as "A help
meet to Manager Doom. one who
could teach young pitchers, and he
obtained Pat from his friend, Mr..
Charles Webb Murphy.
Mr.. Murphy has been kind in Other
ways to Mr.. Fogel for he gave him
Luderus--proEounc Loo-dare- US
In exchange for Pitcher Foxen.
Pesident Fogel Talks.
Il expect Luderus to develop into
= star first baseman." said President
Fogel IN a talk with the writer. He
is . grand batsman. fast on his feet
and can play the bag in beautiful
style. II BransfieId's leg should go
back on him we will have q first class
man to all his place
As Kitty Bransfleld is quickly get
ting into the old man class President
Foeel In certainly lucky to have such
a man as Luderus to step into his
shoes. The wonder is that Frank
Chance let him go--and then again,
perhaps II In not so wonderful Chance
is getting along in years and he prob
ster step into his shoes just yet.
Chance certainly did not get any
the better OF the trade Of Luderus
for Foxen for the pitcher. while
capable pott-pAw. 10 one OF the per-
petuAl sore.arm performers and they
are mot much help to 2 club.
Two Star Out0eaders.
President Fogel Is sweet on two OF
his outhaldsrs. WAllchance and Mayes.
The latter 10 an Indian. Cherokee
probably. for he comes from Okla
honaa.
"Mayss II a wonder for speed"
commented Mr.. Fogel. Dale Gear
picked him up somewhere In Okla
homa- Saw him at one Of those open