The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-01
nYIGUs MAI.nERT.

|s9sss5SSThe second week, or rather one
@S week and half. of tho Virginia
season has passed, and pa
HI irons of tho games have little cause
EsIto b . dissatisfied with the work of tho
rs men Representing this town. The
E$SCclts up to date have won siS games.
EEslost two and tied one-not BY any
Esniehns a bad record-nnd they suil
E&&iead lthe Cue. The Denvilic series
Mshegins to-day, and on the result de-
4pends tho continuance OF leadership
.honors.
That some improvements can he
sssnade TO strengthen the defensive work
E0f the club goes without saying. But
II great proportion of this strengthen
Ling is going to come from the men
FRthemsclvcs. who will either Improve
as they get more familiar with each
IN others style OF play, or else look for
new joins. as Sullivan Will not tempo,
h srize with lazy or Indifferent players.
"a SSeithcr has he 2Rrsroom for the fellow
can iuSttIold his Job. He is look
ss Ing for the boys who are willing 10
E3worlS III order to make better places
81 ior themselves. -s
5Sgs On the whole, an Impartial Judge
SHwill admit that the team looks good
rs One of the places which looked weak
est at the beginning of the senson-
left feld-has improved so rapidly
GSthat Maths is regarded rs ono OF the
H5jbest mon on the club. His stick work
u; has hecn marvellous for younGstcr
+ He swings easily al the bnll yet man
ages TO put II in safe territory fair
$i1erccntagc of times lust rs soon as
|sahe gets little moro confidence he Is
+ REong to make fielder who will make
Nthe older ones hustle to protect their
Stair name.
Even Sullivan tl mi Lut biS
S8 pitchers are not going MS we'll as they
|; might Though We have won games Il
large element of luek has helped, ana
II we may ms we'll be iair With ourselves
NJ Mt the beginning and not try To fool
81 each other. 1t may he that Donovan
~ and Trcvillian. The latest recruits. will
thelp matters. Something definite will
= be found out during the Danvllc Sc
y ries. which begins to-day
y sugEes tion-and TO lie regarded MS
N n suggestion pure and simple--is that
ed Lodge he shifted TO first base and
this in no sense to dlsparaEe Cowans
ahility asa ball player. George is n
H hard worker and valuable 10 the team
las an auxiliary catcher. hut he is not
n q first hascman. is not built like ono.
sE does not act like one, ana does not
claim that he is one.
fe3 On the other hand .odgc has nil tho
~ armarks Of an intia, sackcr IIc ia
III thll and Sincwy, fast on his feet n t-ile
&snnd quick, ana youngstcr who liycs
+ 5l on work. His whip Is one TO DO pro,,d
OF. ana under the proper care he could
pc made a star mt tho first corner
Is Certainly It could do no harm to shift
nm until the arrival of I1obson. who
rs expected about May 90.
h,$ Reference 10 the team batting and
[sNneining averages Will show that. as n
who're: the club has fallen on in hit
,.nE' hni picked M In holding. This
may be attributed 10 several c,ueos
but chiefly 10 thc fan dawn ~ H.
hcarN stickcrs and 10 tho added nun.
her of times at bat charged ~ ia
pitchers still the difference is small
ST. : nose without misplav have Noon
Tcuuced from eight during tho 0rst
series 70 five nj the close of last wncl,i
"a martin leads. with the greatest NM
q pef OF hiis nnd runs lie has bottod
AsaleiN Ten times ont OF twentv-ni,,a
\ attempts, ana has scored eight r,,ns
I,aKer follows. with nine his OF, nr
.nlrtN tries, hut MATHS and wallaca
,l poth iead him IN the number az r,,ns
t ,sd, me former having six and IN
\ nnc runs 10 his credit. Lotbron
\ f.l6ouse. Barker and Vcrhout have tboi,
s. into make, though Barker bas
scored one tally. mas
H'.ogciher 1t is not a bad shown,
bn,.a - me me OF Year. and II Will rci
55 Jt-,,., 49, ,ne mon get into their stride.
mastnr ,'uIii 'h Is no n hard task
as much OF his men as hn ,,,,,, 'ns 9nst
ne viii go some FOR instanca " =, ahn
sa i saturday. he twisted his a,, LIZ
so'ns 70 first. and 1T looked for q me-
t'it as II nc would he out os IN