The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-11

g" LUIS dpS INNER, hlug Cole
and Frank Schultz predict that the
league champions viii win 100 games
this year.
The Giants are to have there own
umpire In the south on the coming
Trip Roy Hansei. an utd-time pitch
or, VIII go To Texas with McGraw's
men ana call the balls and strikes
during the practice games.
Old Cy Young has sent word to
some of his friends In Cleveland from
ms winter home on the farm that
he Is feeling as chlpplr IA he ever
dld IN his lie and that he expects to
he on the Job the same as ever next
summer.
According to she Official statement
made BY the president and directors
of the Nationals. the Washington Bali
Club has outstanding debts that
amount To less than $4,000. While
the whole capital stock OF S100, 0Ou
Is fully paid~4n.
1t viii look like ola times If Tom
Hughes, JIggs Donohue ana Dave Al
TIER come back into the big lea
CUES this year. Tom led the Ameri
can Association pitchers last season
and Dave was the star base ruAner
"f tie same league.
There Is suspicion In the East
that old Roman Cumiskey has his
eye ON the American League pennan,
h~Nt season Just because he purchaser
Matty Mcintyre OF the Tigers ana has
Flns Fpdle coming to Join the Sox.
Let us nope there is truth to it.
nefes no need for the big league
rules committees IT. ct The IDEA that
because the present rules are pretty
good, the game cant Ice improved
( gyfG ION 70
box on a normal level Is worth their
serious consideration observes 4
fan,
! Jack Knight, whom Chase expects
! 10 put at second base this season. has
a strong hankering 10 play that base
i nave been trying to work my way
around To seconu ever sincp I've been
In base ball" he says, "and II they
put mo there thcy'u never take NE OF
Of II"
President Johnson is gathering new
dope on the American League play
trs, Each payer must answer the
toloWing questions Name? Address :
Position? Date Ul birth? What wear
did you start playing professional BAN
and with what club? What othar
clubs have you Ilayed with. what
I year ana how long? Right or left
handed batsman2
Harry SteInfeldt, the veteran Cub
third stacker, Is tue first man of the
chicago Nationals squad to start train
4ns a few Weeks ago Stetay rnade
the statement that lie intended to come
( back and fool the young fellows who
We're after his joH and be has started
rlghe III. Steiny Is taking light work
/ outs at his h.5in-~ in fseIley5ew. Ky
across from Cincinnati.
John McCraW Ee4 styna3 T3,,stbax,or
psteher lro'fF- :fblitne, Kan. who won
10 out of 50 games that he pitched last
sumner. II halt of the phenoms that
the Now York club picked IN last
summer make good the coming season
there VIII pc nothing to the National
! '-eaEtie fttet
! President John l. Taylor. OF the Bos-
+ ton Americans, has received the signed
contract Of John Dale, the right hand
twlrier ffeTn the E7iiias Club, Of the
le&as LeaRue. Considerable talk has
been made over this player. but as
nothing has been heard from The cow
mission. ii locks Hike th, Red Soy for
Dale.
An exhibition g4ne that the Cubs
schedule with Other major leagues this
spring viii take place In Jelican Park
, New Orleans Murphy seems to think
that tho Tigers VS. the Cubs would be
better drawing Gard this year than
the Tigers have ever played In the
Southern city,
Connie Mack and his Athletics will
meet Charley pooins Quakers in a se-
RES OF games this spring in Philadel-
phla. One of the games may be played
MT Atlantic city, where 1t is figured
that the rush OF tourists at that time
would crown the gate. The rest of the
parties wln alternate between Shibe
ana the National League parks.
MRS. Bopble Wallace. the wife of the
new manager OF The st. Louis Browns.
says that she doesn't know thing
ABOUT pase pall and doesn't believe in
women pretending they do when they
don She says She couldn't tell what
BOD oattlhs average was for last year
ana haont even fought OF it. Base
pan ~ OUT OF her line altogether. But
there Is one thihg she does Know. and