The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-02
MARQUARDTAKES NINE

nUDD u IN NO HURRY TO AFFIx
SIGNATURE TO CoxrRACT.
poYLE, or THE CUBS.
vERY ILA-
NEW YORK, Feb. Tucked
away In . big envelope, az snug a.
a bug IN . rug. the signed CONTRACT
OF Russell Ford, the star finger @
the Highianders. came into the Of
fees Of the New York Americans
yesterday. Russell II winterfne IN
Minneapolis, and reports that he ~ IN
splendid physical condition. He be.
lieves he will have = great season
this year and hopes to better his 1910
iiGures. t-ss'-- Z - I. 800 I ''.'e''.
Though Russell did not pitch AZ
rood ball last easnn - he pitched
81 1910, stu he was by Tar the Hut
mans best bet He won twenty-five
games and lost eleven. his average
being .ss7. A. the Highianders mn.
ishcd the season with an average or
SEQ. Ford'a pitching was .lSI per
cent better than the showing OF ms
club. In 1910. rord's frst year IN
the American League. he won TWEEN
ty-slx games and lost NIX. his aver
are being .s13. The Hishlanders nm
ished that campaign with an average
OF .SS3. making Ford's showing .z3O
points better than that Of his club
Figuring fnusly Russell was 50 per
cent. better In 1910 than In 1911.
However. Ford lost 1T least three
9ames last season which should have
been won even II ne had had the 81.
Louis Browns behind him. Had he
won these three garres his superior
tty over his club would have been
almost the same ~ In 1910. IN this
respect Ruxselrs case was greatly sim
liar 70 that of Nsthewson. who also
was unfortunate last season In Losing
seysrAl well pitched battles through
the mispiays ky his supporting cast,
Secretary Tom Davis, OF the High
lAnders, Yesterday denied the stories
that Jack WARRIOR. the Etce under
hand boxmAn. was . hold-out- Davis
said that, although Jack had not yet
come into the fold. there MAS NO more
rcason to think he was any more OF
: hold-out than Cree. Hartxeil. Card
ner. Caldwell or the other men On ,
have not sent In their >signed. con-
tracts Davis also denied that Jack
had returned the document which the
club sent him.
stirred presumably by the reports
that he was n hold -oMt," Rubs Mar
guard dropped into the headquarters
Of the Giants yesterday 10 pass m
lido hour with Joe O'Brien. Although
Hubo did not have . signed contract
conceaied about his perpon, neverthe \
less the. genial secretary OF the club
was able to ray after the interview
that he did not think Mascuard was
Z hold out." Mr. ODrien was ioath
TO speak definitely on the matter. but
he did state that neither he nor Nc.
Grnw was worrying about NarQuard
or any other player.
The young southpaw was looking
In the pink OF condition aand declared
that he never felt better in his life.
After . short and mcififluous hts
tYtonic career Rube has retired from
the stage. He said that while the
1ootlights had their pecuniAry Attrar-
tions, yet an actor waa not all that he
was painted. Furthermore. he has
learned that the devote6s OF the dra-
matfc art are extremely touchy. and
he did not Want TO run the risk any
LONGER % making Z. II. Sothern and
Dave warfieid Jealous After Eivins
much thought to the question and
his investigations with
q little nrxt hand experience, Rnhe
haa come to the conclusion that the
diamond II 4 pretty good place for n
bail player to stay. after all. Mar
guard feels certain Of being abba to
hetter the record no made last year
and II anxious for the season to be-
gin.
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arrival Of three more signed con-
sastant At Big chief Myers behind the
Mate, was the veteran Of the day to
come In line. while Evan Evans and
Gus 0ardaila, two recruits, also signi-
lsed their willingness TO play with tho
N1tionnl League Champion Evans
= pitcher from the DalIas club. OF
he Texas League. He had q record
q eighteen victories and sixteen de-
fnaaS laat year. for m average Of SIS.
0ardeila played third bass on tho
eftfthnsnr ard FEffhEaSia tsaisas.
of tho Connecticut I1saxue. last year.
h betted q the rake 81 .3t3 for 100
gAnses. Hi nsidips average was sss4.
The Newark international League
Club announced yesterday the pur-
chase OF PITCHER George Beil and
Third Baseman Enos Kirkpatrick
from the Toronto club. Both Of these
men vore sent 10 Toronto by Brooklyn
la6k season, though neither one ap-
Noarad u Maple IAAf livery. He'll.
14f1f Aax3n3 tf,0uhae With HI ets9 Ikak
~ - fScGi1S6 spIsftnIl non 10 fefGrni
- NJ haeAe n Academy Corners. Pa.
0looaEo then went 10 nOneoettef Reese,
q F9ungseown, and ~ leg improved.