The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-01

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| SON
But this is only the beginning
About the ColIegians.
Now, from the foregoing it would
tappear that those college students are
not going tn have a ioek-in with the
ieaguers, but baseball like war and
the weather, is mighty onsartin.
The team mas not played together,
to be sure. This is their first game.
They have had very little practice
Just the same, they showed in their
work Friday that there Is more than
one classy player on the team, and
the intleld looks especially good. All
/ the boys are fast, Gill at third Ia a
picture and Graham and Beale al
abort and second base made some
very pretty stops and ifeasas,
AL OF them had a tendency TO huri
the ban high, but with the admonl-
uons--Coach Long never roasts, mere
iy admonishes--in their ears they are
likely to keep II down during the
game. Fussy fans should allow for
the excitement of the moment II they
forget during q quick play, however.
This is not too much to ask OF the
fussiest fan who Is always expecting
perfect work ON the part OF everyone.
Perfection Is distasteful. annoying. an
abomination. too. Don't YOU think
SO?
The College outfield.
In the outfieid the collegians viii
| have Taylor. Meredith and Guy, fast
men, every one Of them. and Mere
dlth IL built for u hitter He bats
third on the team. and he certainly
should drive In a run or two with his
willow wand If Taylor or GIL. or botn.
get on.
Clarke is scheduled TO do ths
catching and he looks like fair per-
former. He hasn't had much prac-
tice IN lining the bali down 70 the
second station, bat he appears to have
! Ii good whip.
\ Nearly forgot Gwathtney. vino plays
first, but he Is likely Id create enough
attention during the game to prevent
/ a repetition OF the oversight This
young man handles himself In good
style and is nifty boy for college
fret sacker.
The Richmond College team, has
been a hoodoo for the league team
In days gone by. and has beaten the
professional youngsters mora than
once. It Is said. There is tradition In
the college to that effect anyhow. and
tradition is faithful TO the truth even
in these degenerate days OF printing
and campaign speeches.
fsannxs to Come.
The game with Richmond College
ends a most eventful week for the
league team. The boys looked sort
of sad to the fans this time last week
but from Monday they began TO look
better. Since then the fans have been
! sitting up and taking notice, and they
have high hopes OF the games to
come. =
April 4. whfcf. is Tuesday. tine home
team plays Tenney's Terriers from
Boston MIR, Tenney fas garuerra
very neat bunch OF players and. judg-
ing from the games they put up
against the regulars from New York,
under Prince Hal Chase. they can
play real bali.
Tenney has switched around his in
field n bit and has Sweeney at sec
ond and Herzog at short. 1t was vice
versa last season. The change has
been good. AT third IL Ingerton, the
Tri-State wonder OF Vast year. whom
the Chicago Cubs let so because Stein
feidt and Zimmerman look fairly
we'll to Manager Chance. Ingerton
has played IA grand game for Boston
thus far. and promises to live up to
his Tri-State reputation.
TWO crack Gardeners.
In Goode and Clarke Manager Ten
ney In said to have two grand young
gardeners Clarke IL q brother OF the
Pittsburg manager. II ne lives up to
the family name Tenney Will have
reason to congratulate himself.
And special announcement
"Wednesday the New York Giants.
with the only Mathewsan. John j.
McGraw. Merkle and the unparalleled
A-Al
will be here. So will Chief Myers.
Snodgrass Red Murray. Josh Devore,
Al Bridwell, Arthur Devlin and forty
more. or less, giantlets, that MeGrsw
is watching grow up. They will be
here for two games.
/ And special announcement:
Friday comes Connie Mack and his
band OF worlds champions. the re-
nowned Athletics. conquerors of the
Cubs.
No need to say more about them.
Everybody knows ali about Connie
Mack and Eddie Collins, and Jack
Coomhs and Chief Bender, and Jack
Barry and Frank Baker, and Amos
Strunk and Thomas. and all the rest.
Sure. they do.
Athlctlcs in Two Games.
The Athletics win play two games.
and It Will be surprising II the
grounds will fail to hold the fans
who will flock to the park Saturday.
! And then to wind up tho training
season comes the Toronto club with
Joe Kelley at its head. April 10 and IL
Hank Ramsey viii bring his -Altoo-
ma champions Of the Tri-State League
for the 14th and 18th. and the Tren-
ton club OF the Eastern League will
put the finishing touches to our boys
April II and Is.
| April 90 the fans will be waiting
to hear the score from Danville, good
old Danville, where all they want is
| all they can get and Just little bit
more.
Two more weeks OF practice and
then we're of.
| But meanwhile that game with
Richmond College In vet to be played.
!, The boys are going good. and should
not be too severe with the students.
At the present rate OF progress II may
be said Of them Every time they
play q game things look different"
The man who looks for peace and
| plenty. may have less luck In his
chosen line than the man who Is
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