The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-18
RE vELLE JOINS
ATLANTA CLUB.
Virginia Fans Will Watch With
Interest Career Of Former
Richmond Pitcher.
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.AEl'ttIii 10 J nc y :iltS- ms ten.
lybchburs Va March 17.-.kil fan
dom OF the Virginia League Will
watch with peculiar interest the career
OF Dutch, RuvcIc The cx-Richmond
PITCHER WHO has joined the Atlanta.
southern Association. squad Tor spring
training ana ,4ou,
Eeveiie's departure from the Viz
ginia League by The draftin: process.
and the release Of George Cowan. VINO
cqusht lin fer several years with the
Richmond colts. tnlscs from the Nir-
sinid League the only players vino
started with the Organization OF the
circui; III 1906 and continued with it
until the Close oC the past season.
Revellc suffered Il very severe at
tack OF TYPHOID fever toward the
close ot the season last wear. For
weeks his life was dcspaired of, but
lie recovered, and the last report was
to the effect that be had fully re-
covered his former health and expected
10 report for training in good condi-
ZION
Revelles record in the Virginia
League has always been II good one.
/ despite the fact that in his first two
seasons his pitching record was below
SOC but he always pitched with n
ihiEher average than the team iinishod
with which he WAS working. In 1906
isor instance when with Portsmouth.
his record was fifteen games won and
twenty lost. an average OF .429, while
his team finished with standing or
al. During that season IN forty
games he struck out 207 batters, and
average of more than five 10 the game
81 was in this seacon that he lost the
longest game Of the season, to O.
with Walter Moser. of the ST. Louis
Americans. pitching against him.
Revclie was with Portsmouth until
late in 1907, when ne was sold 70
liichmond. where he finished the sea-
son. In 1905 Perry Lipc. now of Sa-
vannah, managed the Richmond team,
which won the pcnnaTTt with the high
est record C6S0 ever made in the
league. This year Revelle was pitch
ing mate with lack Quinn, nov of the
New York Americans; "Hoot Mon" Nc
Ecnzie, we'll known in the Southern
circuit. ana Sparks. who came 20 Rich
lnond from the Augusta. South AT
iautic) team. That year Revclle's
twelve lost, an average of ssh In
1909 Revellc's record was the best
of his career. for he won twenty line
and lost eleven games, having a
splendid average of .725. as compared
with sos, the final standing of his
team.
Revellc was drafted three or four
times by the New York americans, 10
lie turned back in the following
spring, and there are seven teams in
the circuit who are hoping that he
VIII make the Cracker team. so they
VIII not nave to look his bendcrs over
through another season. Rcvelle il
one OF the most willing workers the
virginia League has ever seen lie
is in action always and ready to "a
10 the knoll at any time. Ills control
mas always been good. ana under ire
he is as cool as "a cucumber, and
IS he doesn't make the Cracker pitch
ing STAFF ii can be laid to that attack
=! typhoid fever last fan.
IRA HoSue, T.: Carthage. Ohio. lad,
Is another Atlanta recruit who is
looked upon here as n sure come.
HoSue is Sreat big youth, for that
is all he is with a wonderful amount
OF smoke on his delivery If he lacks
anything il is experience, and Manager
Hemphill would do well to go Slow
about losing his hold upon him. Hogue
joined the local team last spring but /
developed a streak Of wildness, and
was turned loose ny Manager Stocks
dale Failing TO get on with another
team he Went TO Norfolk. where mel
played in the ridcwater outflow or
Sanl2ation until il blew up i'm July
From there he went To Richmond,
where he did Well under the tilturshiD
of Fred Lucia, who caught him here
before he TOO, was released Hogua
has bright future, and many l.yrch
lar" and Richmond fans will he sun
prised if he does not develop into :.
great pitcher. YIN the necessary e~