The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-31
Pertinent Comment
BY GUS MALBERr

s siaio wo o eq pse , to es
from Ise the Tidewater League. has, been
not accompany the team to Petersburg
to-day; High was many pumpkins in
f fne R u,i cbmons but failed to deliver
and with proper handling will make
somebody a good man. He went into
the game Saturday afternoon in the
for the remainder OF the game. High's
going means that johnny Verbout has
been reinstated. His suspension mean,
mothlne; except that the club had to
get withip the. player limit. Tor 1t was
certain that the locals could not and
would not let the most consistent win
mer on the stan go. There be some
man iishtly. but whether lie has any
.hing or whether IL is just pure. un-
auulterated luck. he wins and that's
the essential which counts
without wanting to NEEDLE or 10
pry into other peoples business or to
make suggestions which are unkindly
will come to the conclusion that Man
aser Cowan might get better results
out OF his players If he exercised his
ri h 70 suspend a few Of his men
mat two or three OF the players were
laying down. This charge may or may
NOT be true At any rate. 1t Is not
Is, as a careful observer can see. that
some of the men are not exerting
themselves or taking any more interest
than necessary to hold their jobs.
1t is an awful handicap for "A man
ager to work under. especially a new
manager. The fact that Cowan was a
member OF the team before ne was
assigned for the men tagging. Cowan
Is trying to make good lie. himself. Is
playing the game for all 1T is worth.
and, In justice 10 Dobson. II should
be stated that he. too is working hard
somehow or other the other members
OF the team do not seem TO be ablo
10 pun together Base running-that
Is, sensible base runnins--seems to be
a lost art The men get on and are
either caught off or remain glued to
the bag. Taking into confederation
and realizing that this has a depress-
Ing effect. IL IS st!ll not explainabls
Why club composed OF good !nd!vid
ual material is not making a better
showing. Cowan should do some sus-
pending. and the suspension should
mean no pay.
Players. II they are not obtaina Bile
from other sources. can be recruited
from the amateur ranks OF the city,
many of whum would 60 as we'll II not
At any rate. more life would be put
in the game. and they would earnestly
try 10 win. The suspension would
have the effect OF lessening the rocket
money OF the offenders. with no cor
responding lessenng OF the appetite.
TWO things whirh cannot we'll be made
10 dovetail. AZ soon as the men thus
disciplined come TO realize that George
Cowan Is manager. not only in name
but in fact. they VIII play better ball
and he VIII get fair chance to mako
good Nor should the manager be in
teriered with by outside Influences be
they Just Idle busyhod!es with nothing
at stake or the owncr OF the cluo. He
should be allowed to establish his
policy. run the team according 10 that
policy. and then. 10 he doesn't make
good, new man can DO secured.
What's everybody business is no.
oodys business" Is maxim as old
as the hills. II the man managing a
ball club Is to he dictated to by his
players and by the man who employs
him. ne VIII have very little time left
TO exercise his own judgment or TO put
into effect any OF his own ideas I, Is
neither fair 20 him nor 10 the patrons
OF the game. Generalization may be
one cause TO which can be attributed
the recent poor showing Of the Colts
hut 1t Is not the only one by any
means. and no one cause has contri-
buted more than that the parts OF the
machine are not working in unison.
The fut!l!;y OF the sacrifice hit un-
der present-day coalitions is clearly
carded by the majors. OF course. once