The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-18
LYNCHbURG TEAM
PLAYS RICHMOND
HOME PLAYERS BATTLE TO HOLD
THIRD PLACE FROM STOCKS
DALE's MEN.
TEAM DUE FOR BRACE
THREE STRAIGHT GAMES ARE LOST
TO NORFOLK BECAUSE
PLAYERS FAIL TO
HIT BALL.
TEAM DUE FOR BRACE

Perhaps Lynchburg will be easier
than Norfolk. The fans hope so. For
1t is about time the home team won
game. The luck cannot break one
way all the Ame, and, besides, hit
ting the toboggan slide Is not popular
with the fans in any city.
Of course. three teams are obliged
to lose every day the league plays its
regular schedule, but Richmond fans
prefer to see any name but that of
the home team at the small end of
the scores.
The Lynehburg team Is playing very
good bail. Manager Stocksdale has
"A couple of good pitchers on his
staff. especially one fellow named
Bruck, If memory serves The Lynch
burg outfit il tied with Richmond
for third place, and the winner OF the
game Thursday will have breathing
spell for forty eight hours.
Richmond should take at least two
out OF three from the Lynchhurg
boys, seeing that they play on their
own grounds. The team. to be sure.
is not in the best OF shape, but the
chances are there Will be big brace
all around. beginning with the present
series. pobson is expected to be
around and play the first bag, and
although George Cowan has played
an excellent game at that corner II
is only fair to expect the cellegian TO
speed things up u little faster
Cowan is needed behind the bat,
too. Sullivan cannot do all the work
there and manage the team,
Three straight games we're lost In
Norfolk because the Riehmond play
ers could not hit the ball. while the
other fellows just naturally came
across with the necessary safepes
when they were needed.
one lone tally in twenty seven IN
nings and series Of ciphers for
twcnty-four of the twenty-seven Is
not what the fans call wonderful ball
playing The team is certainly not
going right at present, but IL is liable
to come around any old time. ANY
bunch of players that can knock three
pitchers of the mound IN the course
OF an afternoon liz good hlttlng
team The only fault with the hich~
mond boys Is that they are not CON
sissent performers with the willow.
Here's hoping they start again III inc
Iynchburg games.
Hanks. of Danville. had the Lynch
burg bows batfied at critical points IN
Wednesdays game and the result was
the Richmond team did not 20 INTO
fourth place. Beatty and Pheiaf,
two stocksdaie recruits, were hit nara
by the Danitss.
Petersburg beat the Roanoke
pougb Riders, with their star pttrh-
rr prapcr Ira the box iiannifan
hurled for the Cockade City CLUB ana
held shsughuessy' men To tive Nus
THE fans appear 10 think that Man
axer Rabh. of the Norfolk team, VII.
do well to drop player Richaras anu
10. him 20 back to the Newport news
club. Down In that sectloh oh Wy
country the owners of the ~ ,'iA
club are none too popular. anu 'hes
cannot afford to offend the ioiio"S'
of the game. o..
rhe svnlpatties of the average ran
Is with the weaker organization IN
bssahstt row, raid upon the Ne"
mort News club ny the Norfois cruz
s,mply obtained more supporters i''
the Hannah league. -, .,a,t
pabb may have meant all rlGht'
hut il locks like q poor move On ms
mart. He can get lots OF infietaerS 10.
s11o. the salary he promised 70 pay
Richards And 1t seems rether npm
zeal that he mas " e g. HE
III. league Ia get player Tor his
s,ate league club. Speaks pretty wen
for the trolley line outfit
If Mr.. Babb is wise he won ,,sr'
the injunction obtained by me Ne@ s
nor, News club prohibiting Richards
from playing with the Norfolk cruz
or any club other than tns -S 70. NJ
News club He should )ust let W.
p,ehards slide and sign up some other
intielder. .hc Nor
folk club. particularly in the PENN
su,a section, appears to be poor pol,
lev. lie, the little fellows 80 an ,sa
and get through the season u unrs
can. But II the Virginia 70 =
ranv Ia create sympathy for the out
laws bv raiding the clubs and taking
the best players only W
against injunctions.