The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-12
ANTE-sEAsON GAMES.
BY JAY LEWIS.

By JAY LEWIS.
Fer Wednesday another double
header II scheduled and this time with
the Montreal, another Eastern League
Class A team
Mentreai will be assisted by I'm
pire Rob Fender
These short double headers. Of five
innings each. now being played, seem
to salt our boys. in spite OF the un1-
ptre. They won one Tuesday ana
should have won another. only
We'll, Pitcher Hall developed what
Ia known n yellow streak. II was
n large. landscape effect, which made
the fans think of lemons and China
men. and incidentally yell OH" and
other ordinations a trifle more en-
phatic.
When pitcher who hasn't been
hit to any great extent begins to
make signals of distress. instead of
pitching harder, he certainly lacks
gamenesa. and in sporting circles a
lack of gameness is called yellow
streak, when II Is not called some
thing worse.
Hall quit cold. To be sure. it WAS
rather chilly weather. A brisk breeze
made pitching difficult and Umpire
Rob Fender by no means gave Hall
the benefit of the doubt. SIM, Hail
quit.
Pender's Poor Judgment.
AWopos OF Umpire Rob Pender, he
probably thinks he liz making u hit
with visiting teams by being severe
with the home team. He never made
a greater mistake In his life
Teams that belong In higher class
leagues come here for practice They
- 1<xa III So
Their prefer the umpire to be severe
with them and give tho lighter team
the benefit OF close plays They also
prefer 10 have their pitchers worked
harder than the less experienced huri-
ers. This makes the big ieaguers more
alert play snapper ball and conse-
nnentiy gives them whnt they seek.
real practice, not one-sided game
against less classy outfit.
Fender has favored visiting pitch
ers and made the home huriers groove
the hall. IL he thinks the baseball
writers here with the big league teams
are Soing TO boost him for his new
Job IN the Eastern League, he In on
his reckoning. 80 far he has got
nothing but the dertsiva laugh from
the n~a who have reported the games.
And theFw are other games with East
ern League teams vet to be played.
Montreal and Trenton.
Umpire Hurts Pitc4Hr
Fender took al me edge on Hall.
Shoots inst crossed the plate knee
nigh ne called balls. siants that cut
cornsfs ho called balls He was far
more strict with Haii tnan ne WAS
with knaAn. In GARNER gaines he
wa Just N strict with Pierce. Fender
nsay be good umpire. He may think
ne ID really aioin9 these Young pitch
efs hut Tor AL tnas- ne displays
poor Jnd9menf Tor man WAC has
been In the eame ~ long az ne has.
bus renuer did eAase hall 20
neropiane Ne nad no sueh effect on
young Barker. In tnat ooy hieh .
mond appsafs 70 nave found sure
enough pficnsr.
Barker is there with the goods.
HAs euIvs.; spssa lss anu a.. Z neaa.
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prove 20 q ,ne sta. OF tne ou.n. 1heh
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