Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-25
VIRGINIA LEAGUERS
All the First Basemen Look
Ready to Go Higher.
BART WOOLUMS THE BEST
Weak Umpire Staff Has Been Trou-
bling President Williams All Sea-
son-Zanelli Makes Good.
Special Dispatch 10 Tho star.

Special Dispatch 20 Tho Star.
LYNCHBURG. Va June ~ The vir-
glnia League teams are exceptionally
strong al first base. and II would take an
expert TO decide which OF the six is the
best Jack Law. who is with Norfolk.
would be put out Of the choice by reason
of his mature years. bat this does not dis
count his work this season In Bart
Woolums. the Denver lad. the locals have
a man who viii so higher this sea on IN
he keeps up his batting. II il probable
that Bart has IL on all of them in field
ing his position this year. and his stick
Ing has showed a remarkable improve
ment over last season. Buck Pressly OF
Roanoke is playing his best game. field
ing up about $40 and hitting above the
900 mark. Just how he can keep out Of
the fastest minors next year Is hard -
see. Gus Schrader, "A Baltimore back lot
product, is playing gilt-edge bail at his
sack near around tho harmed class kei-
iher. at first for Petersburg. Is living M
to the winter predictions mace for him.
for he Is one Of the leading stickers In no
league. and his work As a baseman IS inn
proving. lie is the youngest man in tho
business in the league. and Is developing
fast. He is a left-handed thrower and
hitter and one of the best pinch hitters
in the league All Of these men. with the
exception of Law. who has had his day.
look destined for faster company. and
some of them may get 10 the iors be-
fore they reach their best.
Manager ShaGghnessy manager Of Roa-
noke. is one of the most versatile players
in the league. Last week Cooper was out
| OF the game. and Mabry. the other catch
er. was away getting himself wife. and
the tall one took up the place behind the
| bat, working in all three games against
Norfolk, which were won by close scores
| Shag. as he is known around the circuit.
| has done about everything but pitch, and
| the fans would not be surprised 10 see
/ him take up this role
| The Richmond team WAS weakened con
sideraby by fhe absence OF Baker who
was on the injured list. and several close
games might have been COPIED by the
Colts had he been on the job last week.
While Baker was out Ezekiel. a Rich
mond amateur. covered third. and he did
il with credit it TO himself. too. But
Richmond missed Baker at the top OF
the batting list
Joe Sugden. the Detroit scout, IL
ported to have been looking over the ma
| terial In the outlaw league during the
past week. He is said To- have been i'm
pressed by the work of Ira Hogue who
was released by the local team. and Pa
gel. who was with the Sorfolk Tars
| until recently.
/ President Williams has had a barrel ~
trouble with bis umpires this spring. for
| not single man he has tried out has
! given even average satisfaction There
has been more complaint this year than
| heretofore from poor work, and the ex-
ecutive has worked hard and long TO get
together a good staff. Connolly IL about
the best on the staff. but occasionally h.
has some mighty bad DAYS. and the fans
| go for him without mercy.
! Dodge the Memphis lad who plaS 81 IN
the Arkansas League lag season and
who was expected To do wonders In THIS
| league. has had terrible batting slump
4 since the twirlers around the circuit
tumbled to his weakness at the plate.
and the last figures show he is hitting at
.23l.
Frye. who played short for Danvi@.
| is now with the Suffolk team in the out
law league He halls from i1eeshurs. va.
and didn't show speed enough for the
Virginia League.
Beatty. the Blacksburg southpaw, who
was given a trial here In May. has signed
with the Bristol team Of the Appalaeh isn
| League.
Ray Frost. the giant who halls from
i
Stocksdale, to be let out when the team
secured a southpaw. has signed with
Lancaster in the Ohio League Frost
| made many friends here during his snort
| stay. He is a clever pitcher and gen
tleman along with II. and should have no
| trouble making IL 40 in his present
| company, because he has everything a
pitcher needs, aside from experience
John Fox. the elongated knollman who
was with Norfolk several seasons. has
signed with Danvile and is now taking
his turn on the Red Sox slab Fox has
an unusually high pitching record IN the
Virginia League, but II Is doubtful IL he
will be able to stand the present pace
| OF the circuit He dropped his frs.
| game to the Shoemakers. who found him
for ten hits. for seventeen bases
Apropos Of the talk in Richmond Of that
| CITY taking Baltimore's place in the
| Eastern League when Baltimore gets
major league berth. a Petersburg scribe
has predicted that Petersburg will sue
coed Buffalo in the same league in laS.
when the Bsons get a major team for
Buffalo. That's about the way the talk
is regarded around the circuit
The Norfolk club Virginia League has
| inaug,Irated children's day. and the com
ing fans have taken advantage Of the OPP
| portunity with a rush. Looks like n good
way to develop for the future. and its
/, cost is nil.
| Complaint is still made in all If the
| towns of the circuit over the failure or
! the umpires to enforce the hak rules.
| 1t is nothing to see pitchers halk as many
as a dozen times In game with men
| at first, and yet they are not penalizei
| for IT, Hamilton Of Petersburg took adj
! vantage of this here Monday and cams
| mighty near catching several local play
ers Yet Umpire Connolly did not call
/ single balk.