The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-05
GIANTS HERE
FOR TWO-GAME SERIES
With Forty Seven in His Party the Scrappy In
dlvldual from Gotham Feels That He Has a
Chance to Grab Rag-Mighty
MatheWson in Great Shape.

playing intorlocutors TO a world of
ena men. met In extraordinary session
Ira ming trip stories, stories with abb
soiutoly no connection with q train.
inS trip. and other stories were ex-
changed with All abandon which took
one TO the club house along about
July !, when a doublehcader was IN
order and the players were cussine
because IT was too hot, while the
scorers sharpcned pencils with a
mental cHpletivc, pnnctuatins each
stab at the lead.
Here is the way they registered a,
Nurphy's Hotel: Fred Snodgrass, Law
renee Doyle, Bcals Becker. Arthur
thatcher. Harry Gowdy. a. Z, Wilson.
George Schloi. Richard rudolph, L.
Hendricks. Louis Droucke. Richard
Joshua Devorc, John Murray. Albert
Bridwcll, Arthur pevln. George Wiltse.
!. r. Myers. a. J. Raymond. Leon Ames
Walter ShortZ. Wilbcrt Robinson, Attic
Latham. y. Fl. Bell. John McGraw and
christy Mathcwson.
IN addition to The above few
scribes from the city were also on
hand. including Bozeman Bulger. Of
the Evening World; John B. Foster,
sporting editor OF the Evening Telc.
gram and Spalding's Guide; sam
schumacher. OF the Evening Hail; Da-
mon Runyon. of the Amercan Larry
Mercer. OF the Tribune. and Sid Mer.
Ger. Of the Globe.
This morning Otis Crandall will ar
rive from the Yannigan branch Of the
Giants. about fifteen strong They
Jumped from Dallas without a single
stop.
weather permitting. there will be a
game TINS afternoon. beginning at !
o'clock. Owner Bradley says he is a
weather prophet and that the game
VII! take place OF schedule time. Tho
diamond is in remarkably good shane.
ana with just a little sunshine will dry
Oh IN short order The soil will stand
a lot OF water and Will be hard as nails
~ an hour or so under the soothing
influence of the sun.
lteca liiIB the little fstic tngaSemcnt
WNch happened while the team was in
eHas, It appears that some OF tho
"tories sent out from the front were
Juse trllle exaggerated. and that the
hercules Who attempted to clean IN
the entire Giant OUTFIT was made to
take the count on at least two sepa-
rave occasions. But that isn't what ]
started OUT to say. Unfortunately, Larry
posle IN siding into second, in Green's
pofo' hurt his cyc. while Arthur pevlin
was nit by pitched ball on tho Same
spo'. hoth arc wearing optic decora-
IONS as result Neither minds the
.,is"t discoloration. but both are afraid
.nat sons one will mistake them for
.ne com tants during the siege, when
NC worst they did was to hoist a ma.
OF truce. is'7
'pSH bJCEorc, the 1iftlc Iof
Of the Giants. Is rooming win n,he
Ma:qnard The two have becn nan,ed
'"'her appropriately. Mutt and Jeff.
'ahi crane is looking Just as young
yer ana is Just as flt as he was in
ms baseball playing days. / have his
"H statement that he always enjoys
l'a q ipS 70 Richmond a great deal
more than he does his imprisonment
VT even tWenty-four hours In Norfolk.
i1d LIONS vas galivanting around
Wet hen lie knows pretty
49, .Ncfynody in the party There
80 20. 'ifhe When Ed. was of the salt
=. 'nc ealth' In those days he was
roiHs SPORTS on the New York Globe.
since then he has drlfted and dr,ftod
unui now-but everybody knows what
=, 10, IS doing in Richmond sid. Mercer
- a. Oh PAL Of Eds and S many Of
-. 'iahts as could he inveisled into
~, d chancc were entertained at
,"o colonial as the guest Of Mana ger
Lyons = - =
herc sure will he one disappointed
p"ilch OF acribcs in litt)coldncdyork
'rN'IaW doesn't win a. remnant this
scar Every man Of them feels that
a 'ioic Is not another club in tho Ma