The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-14

Ladies and gentlemen, there WIFI be
Il double-header Saturday" announced
Manager George Cowsn, of the Rich
Enond team. to the ans waiting In the
grand stand, yesterday. and imme-
diateiy arose the cry of;
Play BALI"
OF course il was impossible To play
ball. else an attempt would have been
made by the Richmond and Peters
burg teams to take the field in the
face of the ~on-coming storm.
In fact the Richmond players. with
the exception OF the battery men. were
in their positions but as for playing
ball-well, they might have IL each
player was equipped with an indie
structible aeroplane. the ball tagged
with bunting to distinguish It and
rules appropriate to- a gale of wind and
a dust storm adopted for the time be
ing. However. as the teams have not
arrived at such a degree OF perfec-
ton the game was called off.
II looked like a no-game day from
4 o'clock when the teams appeared for
practice. a ieaden sky served as Il
background for the park. out Of which
h lightning iared sharply and the
thunder rolled an run1hled in an I'M
ce8sing monotone.
Heavy clouds came sweeping up
fromthe North and climbed above the
grand stand but no ram fell. The
lightning blazed brighter and brighter
and the thunder thundered louder and
louder. The wind came I'm quick gasps
/, but still mo- rain fell. Nothing daunted,
Heinie Busch led his Petersburg boys
on the field.
Three new faces appeared in the
Busch bunch. One vas Simmons. an
infielder from the Norfolk club, of the
T~idewRter League. Buscn proposed to
play him at third base put hearing
tina President Williams OF the league
might object. he benched Simmons and
/ placed "A tall. well built a named
Eaton ut the third corner.
Eaton comes from Woburr, Mass,
and was recommended TO the Peters
burg manager by a no less person than
Col. Mike Finn. the celebrated orator
Of Little Rock and the rest Of the free
md United states. Eaton did not do
anything wonderful In practice but he
hsndled himself well ana resembles a
baiiplayer.
In centre field was Mccarthy. a
German, no doubt. who comes from
the IFouton club, State OF Ohio. Lit
tie Sewage, a catcher, was at the
| second station.
Busch has suspended Stein and Ben
bow to keep his club to the thirteen
limit and they watched proceedings
from inc grand stafU. IL is likely they
win get the pink slip before the week
is out.
Eaton was due to lead of the bat
ting list for the Cockade City lads
but he never got "a chance,
BY the time the Petersburg boys
had made way for the Richmond
players the day Was as gray as a
Quaker's cloak. However. Gowan
sent his men 10 their pTAces, White
Callahan. the new catcher. helped
John Verbout warm up, it being Sir
| Johns turn to work for his salary
: and "a game.
Callahan shapes UP well in his uni
form. can move quick when he wants
10 and displayed a good throwing
arm. When he relieved Cowan at
the plate he got his throws of quick
~ with a snap OF the right sort. If
Callahan only does as well IN r game
he will be a real help in IA time OF
trouble for the team behind the IA
At 80 o'clock a perfect gale burst
upon the park and the dust swirled
cross the field until il shut out the
lace could be seen occasionally living
down in center field. Hts example
was followed by the other boys while
Managers Cowan and Busch held a
consultation with President Bradley,
of the Richmond club. The crowd.
OF course. was yelling, PLAY BALI
with all the intelligence and enthusi-
asrn OF real fans.
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i drove them back into the shelter Of