The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-07
ertinent Comment
BY GUS MALBERT

BY GUS MALBERT
This little monoioguo shall now
be entitled THE Renatssonoa
George Cowan." Tho term renaiss,roa
is used advisedly. for was not this
very George Cowan. now manager Of
inc Richmond baseball team onca
thrown TO the discard by this same
fichmond team, after which no wore
Norfolk and Portsmouth inform,
not at the game time of cuorse?
tully cogn!zant OF the fact that 4,
ne" broom sweeps well and all tbat
inc assertion is nevertheless made
mat George Cowan viii make good IF
mot hait way in the matter of players
lie mas demonstrated the fact this sen
son. as never before, that he can STAND
the san. Playing with a team which
mas been going badly almost from the
osihhihs Oh the season. he has con-
sistently worked hard. and has not
quit for a moment. Not only has he
oone this, but he has been in every
game but one, and has caught many
more than half the games played His
new honors are deserved
Cowan knows baseball, and no Is
p'P"iat win the men. They will work
Tor him. and showed IL yesterdav
Richmond is not going TO win All .,
the games played. nor IS It expected,
But II is expected that Richmond Will
play good baseball even in defeat and
that Richmond will try to win at all
stages OF the game. no matter how
certain defeat may be. That's all that
q Iair-minded public asks. And George
Co"an Is the man to do IT,
Baker showed yesterday that he 1,
valuable in more WAYS than one. He
was on the coaching line for few
brief moments yesreTday-all too
short-and proved that q little more
service Tor him in this business would
help He had the ginger, the far
slgh'edness and the voice to make
himself heard. and his presence was
felt by the opposing players; not a
small asset by any means.
owner Bradley returned yesterday
from New York. bringing Johnny
Priest In tow. Tho boy was in the
game yesterday. and he made two err
fors, but the way he handled himself
IN the field. and especially at the bat.
made atonement for his errors. He
mas not played for some time. and this
Undoubtedly affected his fielding. That
x.
The owner of the locals gives every
assurance that he is going to get some
pitchers. He realizes that he necds
some. and has started the wheels roinr
by which he hopes to land a counIe
y catcher will be here to-day. and II
may not be surprising II that catcher
is our old friend. Sid Lodge. A teIe
gram was sent him, and an answer IS
expected soon. He promised that If
the local club needed his services he
would come. He has been PLAYING
amateur ball since he left and is.
therefore in condition to work.
Richmond by winning yesterday IS
again tied for third place. If Pc
tersburg Will lose to-day-but the
trouble is that Petersburg wins mos,Iv
when we do and loses when we lose
Lynehourg dropped to NTH place. Jus,
hve games separate Richmond from
Norfolk That's a mistake. 1t is only
three games, for surely we will win
three straight.
Here is how the Colts batted yes
terday: Martin got two out of two:
Priest and Dobson. two out OF three,
and Wallace three out of four. The
team was at bat thirty-one times for
twelve hits. or a percentage for the
game of 1857.
fast double play In the ninth kept
Norfolk from scoring. Shaw and
Walsh both hit safely. Walsh was
forced al second by Phclan. who in
to Dobson which retired Kircher.
Johnny Shaw. by the way, made
only four hits out of four trips Tho
beauty of Verbout's pitching was that
he kept his hits we'll scattered.
Maths hit TO the deepest part of
centre field for three bases. 1t Will
stand as the longest hit in the Broad
Street Enclosure for many days
In the third inning yesterday YER
bout caught Staub In between bases.
and Martin and Dobson were running
him down. Just as Martin had him he
missed throw from Dobson and
Staub was safe at first.
Phelan got an error when he missed
Wallace's foul fly, which was an easy
chance.
What to many seemed poor judg-
ment on the part of Priest was the
proper stunt. Phelan was on and no.
body was down. Kircher was IN. and
the natural play was bunt. Under
these conditions it was up to Priest
TO cover first, letting Dobson handle
the bunt. ktrcher didn't hunt, but hit
to Martin. y double play might have
been made had Priest been there to
cover second, but he was at his post
of duty, and there is no censure COM
ing to him, even though Phelan landed
safely on second.
Ii the consent OF Jesse Burkett can
be secured Jack Anthony, the local
boy, Will join the Petersburg club in
few days. Should the dea' be pulled
off Anthony will make Busch n val
liable man. and he will not stay with
the minors long. Anthony is fitted for
fast company. and he will get there.