The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-31
DanvlIlo Like. Prospects.

Danville. Va, March 30-Managar
Dave Custom, Of tho Danviile baseball
team. Is not doing any surplus talking
about the team no and President Don
Gwynn, OF the Danviile Athletic Club
are getting together for this season.
but he Is selecting material with which
to ahow the public instead OF telling
them.
On paper tho 1912 Red Sox look very;
hne. Judging by the nslding and bat
ting percentages in Reach's OMcIa:
Guide. for this league and for the
league from which the new material
comes. CASTOR Is indulsing In no
roseate proph .cies OF what the team is
going to do, but Is saving wood and
laying the dust In silence.
The Danville nfcld Is going to be a
star batting aggregation The four
regular men for those positions VIII
average we'll above 800 with tn, bat.
and are experienced nelders whose rec
ords will bear comparison. II Gus
Schrader Is played at first. the infield
batting Will BIZ great. II may DO that
Gus Will be tried in tho outheld. IL
which event Lefty Boync. the fast port
iinBer, who played first part of last
season, may be tried on tho baE.
Boyne's batting WAS not very heavy
last year. but he was well above 200.
II another hard hitting oithclder
can be developed among the new mate
rial. Schrader will stay on the initial
sack, with Manager Dave CASTOR hofd
! ing down second. one OF two NV men
under consideration at short. and John
Cooper at third.
The names Of the two possibilities
for short field are not yet divulged for
the reason that botn are being tried
out by p team In faster league. and
both look SO good that tho manager
of hat fnur In 1nt nh IL IN
make choice between them. Both
batted last season we'll around 800, and
by a strange coincidence both are
credited with stealing fifty-four
cushions. Besides these two men, one
of whom Will DO brought here to show
what he has. there are Maybcrry, and
still two other men. Several days ago
the outfeld looked q weak point, but
CASTOR managed to pull off deal In
Richmond which has made prospects
look considerably brighter. He traded
Catcher Mace, who Ia u young back
stop. undoubtedly promising develop
mcnt, but who batled only 1876, and
eot In exchange Arthur Wallace, of
Richmond, who batted 329. Wallace
has not his superior In the league as
a fielder, and is n quick and accurat e
throWer from the Outfeld. Roy Chunk
who played the outficld for Portsmouth
and Petersburg. and is "a great smiter
as wen as great gardener, is under
contract. There is Jimmie JACKSON
Also one of the finished folders OF the
League under reserve, and Kaufman is
stiil dallying with the contract offered
MIN. Sun another man or two arc ex-
pected here for trial. recommended by
local players. As for pitchers, Ferry
mans contract is In, and he is to re.
port two weeks earlier than last year,
or on June .. Then there are Harvey
Busscy, Jobson and Harry Griffin NM,
CASTOR has loft handler in his minds
eyo. There arc other tryouts also
who must show the stun or move on
Besides catcher Hudgins, reserved from
last year. CASTOR has the promise OF
an experienced catcher from another
nno hisher league. Th, backstop de-
the rest of the bunch. -