The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-16

establish training school for am
bittoug young bali players who will
pay FOR the privilege OF playing on
the Richmond team.
Why.not?
!. Here's a Glass c league With q
prefer 1850 or $3.50 at the
very lowest, but the Virginia League
beats even that figure with $50 to
spare.
Now, when going in for economies.
why not go at the proposition right?
Here are major league clubs will
ing to pay minor league graduates
real big money. The minor leagues
are q school for the major leagues.
A baseball player does not get into
the major leagues without passing
through preparatory stage.
Why should ne not pay for that
preparation?
Answer:
He should pay for IL. He should
come around with his cap in his hand
and say:
Please. Mr.. Manager, wanta
chanct tub gittin the big league
an-dide like tub gitta chanel tub learn
sumpin on yoh team"
Then he should slip the manager a
yeliow-back, and tell him there's
something more coming to him Just
as soon ms he learns some real big
league stuff.
That In what these am bilious young
ball players should do: these fast
youngsters who are going TO burn up
the base paths and the grass In the
outfields In Virginia League parks.
Right down here In Richmond a
regular school for baseball players lie
about 10 be started, right out In Broad
street park. just as coon AZ the
weather permits.
Watch out for It.
Soon you'll be reading:
Manager Sullivan has great hopes
of young George Cowan. That ster-
ling young player Is lining the bali
down to second like a shot. Sullivan
thinks Cowan In sure to make the
team this year.
John verbcut has the makings of
q pretty fair pitcher. He lie working
hard every day and IL paying special
attention TO the Mathewson fade
away and the slow splitter. With q
few more lessons he may be able to
go In the box and pitch g full game"
Wouldn't Cowan and yerbout only
be too glad to pay good money Just
for a chance to play ball here, IL
only for the practice and experience
they will gain?
Who knows but that Curtis Walker
liz paying out a thousand or two dol
lars to the Jersey City club just to
get experience and reputation In
hy Ian neasue-
"u'un u oe worm Hf
Out upon these salary limits.
Let the ambitious. rising young
PLAYER pay for his tuition.
To be sure lot of finicky fans
declare that in Class c league the
salary limit question should be re-
versed. These fans say no league
should be allowed to call itself a
Class c league that pays less than a
$1,000 monthly salary limit. They
declare no Cias C club could get
that figure.
These fans are wrong.
The Roanoke club proves that.
The Roanoke club declares that one
Of its star pitchers. Cefaiu. "a willing
to take n big cut In salary irst 10
play with the Roanoke cl,,b.
Cefalu In no eager to 90. axner,arca
that he will take two.t hird. shs
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