The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-06
NO NEWS FROM FRONT
BUT GUNS ALL PRINTED
Giants Anxious to Get at Locals if There Is a
Possible Chance-Prospects for Good Day
Wednesday Produces Pinochle Experts,
With Few Billiard Games.

chance. Mathewson, Devore, Devlin,
Wiltse. Crandall. who had arrived
with his charges. and one or two more
whose names were not registered In
the Blue Book, tourneyed over to the
Colonial to watch what Ed. Lyons had
on tap for to-day. Immediately after
the performance all sent message
home. Am still alive and feeling
Well" which is some recommendation
for Ed. Lyons's showhouse.
Baseball talk was shelved for q long
time Few felt like talking baseball,
and, indeed, few We're qualified TO talk
in printable language. There was but
one conclusion to draw from the sparse
comment heard. and that was that 1t
was simply dispensation OF providence
that the weather man did not call
Richmond his headquarters.
Nothing 20 Report.
What worries me more than anything
| else is what that army Of war CORE
! spondents is going TO find TO send back
nome. Between YOU and me they have
! TO send something, and I'll bet a kopec
that they are more worried about | t
, than ] am They might report that
Fred Merkle beat Johnny McGraw
| two out of three games Of twenty five
point three-cushion billiards. or that
Sid Mercer lost a game to the same
AlcGraw by SIX points. or that Christy
Mathewson did not find an opponent
10 play checkers, though one Is sup
posed to be on tap or that Josh Devore
sprung another funny Joke. or that
Bozc Bulger failed to recognize a mes
senser boy in uniform, taking him for
a Mexican invader. and pulling a ter
| riblc looking. unloaded gun on the
diminutive blue CARRIED individual, or
| that Arthur Devlin bought few
, seeches and swaDped them for a red
neckfe belonging 10 Doyle-these arc
I. q W iSh ertf -
been reported; but take this tip and
It's real Read between the lines of
any of the stuff sent home. and see If
you can't find just plain. unvarnished
oh. h in big type.
That's the way most of them felt. at
any rate. and them's my sentiments ex-
actiy. It's a mighty hard job sitting
around, looking d about forty husky
ball players. all pining for the open
and just spelling for a ball game, and
then come TO the conclusion that the
best they can possibly get is a mud
bath.
Ed Lyons has been renamed This
time he is dubbed "The Ubiuuitous
One. He is long on commiseration,
and he doled out large packages OF
that provender all day long 1t seemed
to set we'll with everybody but John
McGraw, and nothing but a real day
will please him.
l called UP Owner Bradley last night
and asked him to prophesy for to-day.
because of his excellent prognostica-
tons Yesterday. He failed TO deliver,
and gave me the orders to beat 1t from
the wire. did. No kidding, he stars
did shine last night. Maybe you saw
them But taking into consideration
tnat the sun showed his countenance
Tor few minutes, giving positive evil
aence that the rumor TO the effect that
ne mad gone out of business is a hoax
pure and simple. we might take unto
ourselves little hope that in verify
there is a silver lining to every cloud,
ana that behind it all the sun does still
shine. Presupposing that there will he
some sun to-day. there will be
game Of baseball between the Giants
and the Colts.
From present indications 1t looks as
II CLYDE Fullerton will land the utility
infeld position with NIcGraw. The
BOY certainly looks good to the
sorappy one. who regards him as a nat
ural ball player. He hits like a Gend
covers world of ground, IS fast on
lar ball playe. The place made vacant
nH smarter quitting the game will be
nllcd, there Is no question about that
and it is between Manush and
fullertoH for the job NIanush is no
bad ball player. but some Of the inside
- - - 49, ~ WHlSn Z must be taken
With grain of salt. is to the effect
that Fullerton has the inside ana will
stick.
Chrsty Mathewson Is not in the very
pest of condition, as has been reported
Dropping into vulgarism for min
ute, he is just a trine off his feea
Matty mas lost some weight during his
trip south. and it is betraying no con
Huence TO remark that both he and
McGraw are a bit worried over II 10
began losing weight the end of last
season, but picked UP what he had lost
curing the winter months. When he
reported for spring practice he was as
nca|y as eyer. but Just as soon as he
began work, off came the flesh. IIo has
pcen casing UP for some days, and it
Is believed that the rest cure treat
ment will bring him around all right
before the beginning of the season.
ilia arm is Just as good as 1t ever was
but there seems to be some Intestinal
trouble, which must be treated
One thing is certain. and that is thai
no big league club is quite SO popular
locally as McGraw's Giants. number
Of disappointments were recorded yes
terday when rain prevented the game. 1
and this number will be added to to-
day IL there n thing doing Should
the weather clear up. watch for the
biggest crowd OF tho season.
Jimmie Sullivan is Of the opinion
that the few days enforced rest Will
help his youngsters. Unlike veterans.