The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-03
GAME PUT UP AGAINST RICHMOND
CLUB ARGUES WELL
FOR FUTURE.
LEAGUERS FINDING FORM
LOSS OF ELEMENTS WILL BE FELT
BY TEAM, DESPITE FACT THAT
WALLACE RETURNS TO
PLACE IN oUTFIELD.
Games This Week at Homo.


April rs ......... Phila. Athletics
By JAY LEWIS.
Just because Richmond College
was beaten 10 to / by the league
club it does not follow that the Red
and Blue boys have a pink team. That
was their first game and If anyone
should inquire the collegians did very
nicely indeed.
Wasn't II to 5 the dose the league
team got from New York the first
time the Sullivan outfit went forth
to play?
Something like that
They showed no more in coinpari-
son, than the college boys disregard
ing the score. and at that the differ
ence In that was the same: IL runs.
Coach Long has grand looking
catcher in Clark He can hit and
throw and Is a good receiver. He IS
apt to get fussy when the luck breaks
against his team and a good catcher
should be a cool wise boy, a jollier.
not a crab.
Pitcher Wiley is said TO be the sec
end stringer hurler. II that Is so
Baldwin must he star for Wiley liz
very fair pitcher He has speed
and control and with these two as
sets he will develop.
correct He is By no means ideal
iii butfd for first sacker and ne
seems weak in getting ground balls.
Moreover. he will have to change his
style at bat If ne ever expects TO be
bitter. A strained attitude. giving
the impression that the MAJ, at the
plato is sprung in the knees. is by
no means eommendabie.
Other Members Of Team
Beali. At second rs fast bur he ia
not sure. lie handles himself well,
however, and gives promise % being
a good player.
Gresham at short is bound 10 de-
veiop. for he is not only quick but
ne has good arm. He did not do
himself justice in his first game. but
he certainly looks good.
Captain Gan at third is a grand
young player. He Is fast. sure, a fine
fhrower and can hit the ball.
Taylor, Meredith and Guy form an
outiieid that should betheheSt
entfietd that should be the best among
tho Eastern Virginia colleges.
They all are fast. they all can cover
territory and they all are hitters, Guy
especially.
Meredith is build for slugger. That
boy is a great all around athlete. but
he evidently IN not stickler for hard
training, He has won IA place on
The football and track teams. as we'll
as the baseball team, which speaks
for itself. Evidently he thinks, it is
not necessary for him TO train be-
cause athletics come TO him ! atur-
ally, Yet il is certain thar he would
be far better II he huckled down TO
real hard work. He is a good ALI
around-man now. In his best form
he would be star.
College shows Promise.
When the college team hits its
stride It is going to be q swell team
With good pitcher---and that does
not except Wiley-gotng right The
team viii win its share of games.
Coach Long seems To have ARRANGED
his batting order just about right and
the team viii improve in defensive
work with practice.
The boys showed ina, they, have
the stuff Against teams of their
cwSn weight Trey ssae45ff gfee ii gy,exa
account of themselves.
Taylor is a good man ta lead on
He has a good eye. can hit them
out wait, or lay them down and he
is fast on tire bases. He fell victim
Ia Waymack. left handler. on first
once and doubtless he writ remenl-
her hereafter that a port paw is very
deceptive in his actions. He is not
obliged to turn around 10 throw. in
the manner Of a right-handed pitcher
With Gill. Meredith, Guy and Clarke
the team has bunch OF heavy arti,-
iery. one after the other, Guy being
the cleanup man. lie got two
hegger first time up against Waymack
and banged the bail hard on other
occasions
Colts Have Romp.
The Colts had a romp. When they
started out 1t looked as IL they were
raj fH t,n,
they cut loose they surely did lam
the ball. The game demonstrated
that Sullivan has bunch OF good
batsmen as well as fast players.
Which Is reminder that The team
loses one of its best men, Elements
The Raleigh boy has shown he is
all there as a bail PLAYER. He Is
speedy, a good hitter and corklng
fine man to lead off.
Just why Richmond should lose
this player to Winston Salem. the
power that be alone know. Men like
Elements are not picked up every day,
even by Glass G teams.
Elements knows the game He
could wait a pitcher out II necessary;
lay down a hunt or pickle the little
old pill When he got on he had the
opposing battery worried. The pitcher
had 10 watch him close or he was
off for second with a big lead. Keep
ing an eye on Elements caused the
pitcher to waste balls on the bats
man and hurried the catcher.
Elements could pfsy the game from
every angle never missed signals
and looked to be a star run-getter.
He In certain to be missed and the
worst of 1t Is, he probably could
have been held.
Wallace IL Back.
To be sure Wallace Is back. but
Wallace win have TO show more than
he did last year to make up for
Elements. Wallace can hit the ball
and he covers a deaf - territory but
on the bases he is no wonder. Had
Elements remained ami Wallace gone
10 centre he undoubtedly would
strengthen the team for Maths Ia not
so experienced player nor as hard
q hitter AZ the older man.
However, the fans Will not be alto
gether cast down becaNse Elements
has gone. President Bradley and
Manager Sullivan may spring a new
outfielder who will be regular Ty
Cobb.
Big McCabe is getting better every
day and when he gets into shape he
10 going to be some class. He and
Martin have become prime favorites
already and II in the regular season.
they play up to the form they have
shown IN the preliminary games this
pair will create no end of talk around
the circuit.