The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-27
RICHMOND. TEAMS
SHOULD DO WELL
STEVE GRIFFIN Is SIGNING UP MEN
AND OWNER LANDGRAr
PICKS A FEW.
DOUBT ABOUT MANAGER
MAY BE JENNINGS OR MACK AND
OUTLAW CLUB HAS LIST OF
PLAYERS THAT APPEAR
PROMISING.
BY JAY LEWIS.

signing up all the big 1easuers that
the United States League doesn't
want. Men from the q. +. and the
i. O. leagues. the Three-i League
and the one-I--or Cyclops--League
are affixing their signatures or max
ing their X marks to contracts ci
the Richmond club of the virginia
League 'Tis fine tsarr Richmond
is going to have entirely.
owner Iandgraf. of the Richmond
franchise in the United states League
Of independent Baseball Clubs. aiias
the outlaw League. has not signed
any piayers Just yet He is neEo-
tiating with Hughey Jennings 10
manage the team. II he cannot get
Jennings he will be content with
Connie Mack.
owner 1.andgraf says he has an
eve on a rising young catcher OF
Philadelphia team named THOMAS
and also on Smoky City. lad named
Gibson. He Is not quite sure which
ne will make his first string back
stop. Although Gibson has had
little more experience Thomas mas
Shown some good work behind the
bat and appears to be conner
Thinks Wei Of Pitchers,
For pitchers owner l%anak9h 10
rather optimistic He says that one
Of the quartet ne will sign up Tor
the Richmond team has the best
spitbali he has ever seen. The name
Of this damp bali hurler is Walsh.
Another OF the quartet is young
pitcher named Ford and mira
right ha nGer ts a recruit who signs
his name Walter johnson. To heip
out this trio of right-handed hufiefs
and give the left handed hatstnen a
dose now and again. owner l4andgraf
has obtained the services or prom
Using pert-paw named Marauard.
His inneld he expects. will he up
TO the average, although the boys
may he somewhat new to their sur
roundings. For first base he has pick
ed "A man named Chase, at second !
> viii be a Noungster of whom owner
Landgraf expects much Ills name
is Coiiinss On third viii be hoy
named Baker who IL said to be some
ming of a stit ker. At short Will he
an unknown quantity who re1oiees
under the name 81 Wagner. This
Wagner IL slid to he one of the best
that ever came out Of the bush
leagues.
Outfield Looks Good.
In The outfield owner iahakrat
says he will have one Of the best All
around gardeners ever Srri an 'Nt''t
uond n fellow named Cobb. lie also
oxp%ets much from two other can
didatAs Speaker and Jackson, VINO
are seeking herths For utility in
fielder he believes he has an excel
,en; man in 4.ajoie aud is undeciaed
whether he will hold q youngster
named Schultz or a quiet young fet-
low named Mages for utility out
fielder.
ton "A hl q
Yet 10 make name in Baseball,
owner I.andgraf declares that he en-
poets them To make good with the
Richmond team and put up brand
Of ball that will delight the local
tans.
Latham in Cuba.
In cuba, ii is said, Ariie Aaihain
had the time of his young Ire Along
the coaching lines Ariie played TO
brand new audience and he could pun
all the old stuff that he used TO heller
for United states audiences when Dad
Moulton WAS a boy. Somebody taught
him half Il dozen Spanish words OF
doubtful meaning and with these TO
start on Ariie Invented number OF
words that sounded Spanishy to MN
and which Havana crowed over de-
lightedly from the grand stands. They
almost threw money at Arlie. Just AZ
they throw gold and silver coins To
one OF their own players who makes
timely hit or does anything else
out OF the ordinary. good habit.
the Giants say. and one that ought TO
be introduced.
Baseball isn't baseball to the
Cubans" said McGraw. ITO them a
victory means Cuban supremacy over
the entire American people Why. We
couldn't grow more excited over a big
war than Havana Is over baseball.
They crowd out upon the field In
droves and shout and make gestures
and throw other kinds OF fits TIL you'd
think Bloomingdale had fallen in. One
day the crowd arguing out on the field
held UP the game for more than an |
hour.
Il pitched myself in one game for
Ave Innings" continued the manager
proudly, and they only got two hits
Off me. We won the game, too, to
o. Arlie Latham played out In the
field In another game and made two
good catches. Arlie was always hit
with them and so they set up great
shouting. That was the time a for
eign player came nearer to having
money thrown at him than ever hap
pened before. Some of the crowd
even went 20 far az to put their hands
part way down In their pockets be-
fore they remembered Arlie comes from
the States"
Also Jawn and Larry and the others
had many gold words to say OF the
Cubans. Havana banqueted them roy
ally--gave them big days at Moro
Castle, visiting the Maine wreck, at
their public works. fishing trips and
20 forth.