The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-05
ertinent Comment
BY GUS NIALBERT.

BY GUS AIALBERT
The preliminary season In Virginia
League baseball is now over All Of
the teams are now within the allotted
number Of players and the race Is on
in earnest. Richmond met the re-
uuirements by letting Jimmie Jackson
go, so that there are exactly thirteen
men playing ball for Richmond, In
Guiding the manager.
notwithstanding the fact that Nor
folk has n big running start a nd looks
Tars with the locals gives Sullivan's
team en- even break and more Than a
ehance 10 get abreast of III. Se.siders
Tars have a big majority OF the games
played with the Colts to their credit
this Is not conclusive evidence that
Ills bunch has been going COOL. ana
there Is no getting away from the fact
best in the league Baseball experts
hgurc that without good pitching
star no chance exists for winning \
for the. Athletics TO go ahead Of the
Tigers In the American League. unless
Jennings can get hold OF some more
likely slabmen., To his pitchers Babb
tories so far. Poole, Walsh. Stark and
fAnneran make a great quartet Of hoS
artists. and had Sullivan had the same
have stayed on top In the race.
But Babb's infeld Is by no means
strong. Outside of himself and Dodge
The inheld does not look the best. Law
at first, while a good sticker and Wise
IN the game. is not first basemani
aioek; ~ third. is also catcher. and
SO Is Eircher. out in centre But wher.
ba6b has been lucky Is in being ablo
70 keen the opposing teams from hi:-
Ting. RICHMOND has strong hitting
team. and yet in the three series With
Norfolk they have been unable 10 hit
effcctually III =
folk Is the confidence the men have IN
themselves. They feel that they can
not loss. and as long as they feei that
keep on winning However, every
team must go badly some time and
then comes the rub. viii. Norfolk be
ape ,hd to stand the gan II the team hits
The rest of us must wait and see.
has directed the attention of baseball
writer's to the usual practice OF the
lnheid closing In with men on second
writers have come to the conclusion
that.the inplaying. under the new con-
aitions. Is not advantageous, as II is
IiiuSil 5etSiST 10 make the DlaE horna
by playirg back. because of the great,
er speed with which the ball travols
~ any rate. It Is said that the big
leo cue clubs are now playing hack,
Whioh Is pretty good rea son for believ!
ing that II is best,
,s; lack Sa r g |; On MS way tIenax
given UP hope of landing In the Viz
ginla League. Hetwants n berth Wiz
T sens Of the other clubs: Maybe Heinie
that he is a good pitcher when hn Is
right: He didn't make good here
though, lf 80 sN' 80
OF the game OF baseball. Good ia 'mm ruTes
ms, hn helps the game; and poor umpiring
fered from mr. League has suf
~ the umpires. Something. should be
Done. and quickly, before tn fnnstha
come absolutely disg,99sted.
Some one, writes in to Know which
team won the game between Richmond
and an Petershnrs Monday. May 90 The
therefore counts In the won column ,,f
inc Petersburg team. i
Another wants 10 know bor.
would be scored If, with q man an
third base, tho batter makes q nlasn
h H. to right r, field and an the man on third
of not n seoS ssare ior That kind Of play
man on third would need an underea
taker. 'gl ii oiHiH"c
Here is another batch OF queries.
! !, l5iease answer the following queries
l., I ,,h1 How many home runs has Maths |
How many has Schultz (Chicaro
!. Which of the following has the |
higher batting average: La joie (Cleyeo
thana3,, COBB (DetrotD, Wagner (Pitts-
IS Is Dutch RevelIe, pitcher for
New York Americans In a hospital?
II a man is on third base ond
I two We, men ont, the batter knocks an out.
I cr, s'S and and the man on third gets
ny does the score counts 80
4 hy answering these you viii obiigc
l. seven. $.
2. schnlte's record not given
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