The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-14
TEAM PLAYS
TWO GAMES
HOME OUTFIT LOOKS BETTER As
SEASON ADVANCES. ESPECIAL
LIZ YOUNG PLAYERS.
BATTING PLEASES FANS
McCABE AND WALLACE CLoUT THE
BALI. WE'LL. MARTIN ~ COIN. -
STRONG. MATHS, maker \
EGAN ARE IMPROVING.
BY JAY LEWIS.

by \ LEWIS.
Those Altoona boys who play With
the Richmond team Friday and Sat
urday, Weather permitting, were
champions of the Tri-State League In
1910. The Tri-State is "A Glass Il or
Eanization and graduates MANY play
eHs into faster curnpany
Five Of last years Altoona club
went higher u~p-Ingerton, Coulon
Steele. Miller. Conroy, Most OF these
men are likely t. stick with the big
SHOW SO il is up to Manage Hank
Ramsey to get busy and fill up the
holes. MIR. Ramsey has had consid-
Nrable experience IN his particular
work. so the AltoonE team will be
ont fighting for nonors she same as
UnAaI this year.
Against Richmond Ramsey viii put
eut his strongest team. Tor there liz an
Impression all hroug Tho Virgins
League that the Richmond team is
the n to beat ii n pennant il 10
be won IN any other team this year.
Richmond Fla yfng Hall.
All the fans h have seen. the
team at work this year are mighty
well pleas<d with the work Of the
bsyA Taken as a whole. the team il
playing good ball. 1t hasn't struck
IL Zeal stride yet. II v han 1t Toes,
= team that beats ii will have to
st3p som@.
what il especially promising Is the
work OF the young Martin. MATHS,
Mr~abe. h and the new pitcher,
DArkar- OF course any young player
that Connie Mack recommends il
apt to he = good one and they all look
rod when they're far away. It Is
when we glimpse them at close range
that we begin TO notice the freckies
on heir noses and other hlemishes.
Barker has p~erfornaed Just once
fer Richmond. bat that time no shut
cut the hard-hatfing Toronto team,
~ former big league stars. A boy
who can keep men like keeler, Jor-
dan. Deleh&nty and Bradley from
scoring for i've innings il some pitch
er. Barker looks the bail player from
every angle.
MATHS Gains Confidence.
Young Maths II gaining confidence
and 10 rounding into shape. He has
improved In his hitting especially. His
fielding was fair from the start and
he seems TO be covering more ground
every game.
Maths suffered a little from stage
fright 1T frst. but he IL gradually get
ting owe that diaeane.
Martins PLAYING at short has been
fast and consistent. He is one OF the
xureAt hitiers on the team. and when
no drives a ball IL travels Martins
hits are usually line drives. He sell
dom lifts q ball into the air. Which
il the sort OF hitting the fans en-
joy.
In Earlier games Ma rtin has been
slow in covering third and the fans
complained tina. he played too deep
at short field. in the last three gam ~
they have had no chance to kick on
these scores. Martins playing has
been invariably excellent.
Eaxle-eye McCabe continues TO bang
h bah. Mack is a little shy on
style. He is sort OF clumsy in hts
movements but when he pokes that
bat against the ball he certainly gives
It q ride.
McCAbc Tine Batxnlan.
III makes no difference 10 Mack whe-
Their n pitcher Is a port-paw or a star
board hurier. They all look alike 10
him, except that he changes his po-
sition according to the man who is
Ringing them over,
III a left handed pitcher is on the
mound McCabe bats right-hander. If
Ne fIndg q rfght-hhnded hurier in front
az him he bats left-handed. In either
position he hits the bal! equally well.
He holds his bat with his hands
against the knob or the handle and
awnings Into cot much To tho dis
may OF ~more than one star pitcher.
Even Louis Drucke. who looked best
OF all the pitchers shown here. had
no terrors for MeCabe.
With Wallace in his best form Rich
mond has two mighty swstsmen In its
outer garden.
Baker il picking up in his hitting,
too. and ali the fan are glad for this
young man Is "A great favofffe. -
a Will 60 Higher.
The only thing that has kept Baker
from being q star has been his weak
ness at he bat. lie liz meeting The
ball this year. stepping into 1t with
something like confidence.
Nothing like the old confidence"
george Cowan declares. and George
should know. George always looks
equal 10 hitting out a couple of home
runs every time he steps to the plate.
Certainly, there is nothing like the
old confidence.
At third Baker has played as bril-
iant a game as any Young PLAYER
seen in these parts Some OF his stops
nave been little short OF the marvel
GUS, u his throw have been well.
hiSh perfect. To be sure. Baker In
an experienced player. In spite of his
youth. but the game he has put up
around third base would do credit 10
any big Lacquer.
bakers Judgment in. handling huntH'
- one Of his strong suits. He Is far
better Than Bunting at this work.
Bunting Not For Us.
Which is a reminder that Bunting
will not play with Richmond this wear
IN spite OF all the hopes expressed by
the fans. II looked an utter impoe-
Eioihty from the nrst.
a ycungster like Bunting. who gets
= tFyout with a big league club il MOI
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