Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-30
[From a star correapOndent.l

RICHMOND, Va, March 30.-Rich-
mond would be a big Improvement over
Montreal in the International League
circuit. 1t is a crying shame that a
town of this size n with such red
hot baseball fans should be deprived of
class A-A baseball or at least the class
A brand. Richmond is not one-fourth
as big as Montreal, but Sam Lichten-
helms town is totally eclipsed by Rich
mon as a real live baseball burg.
Yesterday it rained hard almost I'M
til noon here and the game was de-
clared off, but late in the afternoon it
was decided to play. In the afternoon
it was threatening, but there were
more than 500 paid admissions at the
game. Owner Bradley, Of the Rich
mond Club, has been trying to get a
winning team for years, but has al
way had hard luck and has tried out
two score of managers in a useless
attempt to nail the right leader. He
thinks that Griffen will turn the trick.
Richmond, with a second division
team, has been the oasis in the Vir-
ginia League desert and the backbone
of the league. So much SO is this true
that the Richmond team plays home
every Thursday, Friday n Saturday,
and all the teams are glad to come
here.
In the International League Rich
mono would not have to stay at home
every week or these days. Richmond
is a real live American city, and is
just the link to be forged into the
otherwise sound chain of cities that
comprise the Barrow circuit. 1t would
be no surprise il Richmond were adj
mitted next year and Montreal dropped
out.
New Ball Park.
A new ball park will be constructed
during the off season on another site,
as the present plant has been sold to
a railroad company. The Richmond
Park is now up-to-date as it is, and
better thar two or three in the Barrow
League. The Tiger camp was all
hustle and hustle today in anticipa-
ton of the jump to Newark for the
first home exhibition game with the
Athletics tomorrow. Immediately after
today's game with Steve Griffen's
Richmond colts the Tigers will board
a north-bound train that will bring
them into Newark in the wee hours of
the morning. Marty Kavanaugh, who
was left behind with the extra men
when the regulars left Petersburg,
was as happy as a kid over a new toy,
because Joe McGinnity sent for him
last night and told him that he will
be taken to Newark as an all-around
utility man. And Marty will fill the
bill. Some of his acquaintances who
never appreciated Marty as a semi
pro may be surprised when they see
Marty in a Newark rig. From Joe
McGinnity down to the newest rookie
all of the boys swear byA Marty and
believe he has the makings of a good
ball player. Paddy McGuigan, who
got Marty his job, is now a full-fedged
scout, and is qualified to discover stars
for any big league club on his reputa-
ton.
Plenty of smuggling.
Yesterdays game was a most pleasing
exhibition from every angle. The boys
sIugged the ball hard and could nave
piled up twice the number of runs in
stead of being satisfied with a 7-2 VIC
tory over Richmond. McGinnity was
afraid it would rain, because there
were several ominous-looking clouds,
and the boys rushed pell-mell through
the first five innings.
Smith a Terror with Bat.
Harry Smith is bound to be a terror
in the pinches this year. On his first
trip to the plate he singled, scoring
Phillips. Later he doubled, sending
two more runs over the pan, stole third
and scored himself on the third sack
er's error. In the eighth, when he came
to bat with Kirkpatrick on third.
Harry crossed the position by pulling
off a squeeze play. He figured in five
of the teams seven runs. Last night
the boys were the guests of a local
theatre and this morning they went
down to court to see Judge Crutchfeld,
who is impersonated by John Kelly as
the Virginia Judge" in vaudeville.
Two years ago, when the Bengals
were here, Joe Crisp was tried before
the same judge. who is a character
every tourist goes to see.
Another Fisher Letter.
Another letter has been received from
BOZ Fisher, also a telegram from Frank
Chance concerning Fisher. Chance
says in his telegram that he saw
Fisher at a Nashville hospital, and that
Fisher was really in no condition to re-
port and should be excused from any
fine. Fishers letter explains that it
was Schultz who got Chance to write
the telegram, figuring that the Iron
Man" would take the Peerless leaders
word for it.
1t is likely now that Fisher will not
go to Newark tomorrow, but will re-
port to Petersburg on Monday or Nor
folk on Tuesday, when the regulars
and the left-overs are rejoined.
The Tigers started off with a tally in
the very first round on Bill Collins's
triple and Eddie zimmerman's sacri-
flee fly. With two gone in the next
session Joe Macs bunch made it an
other when Phillips singled, stole Sec
ond and raced to the plate when Harry
Smith cracked a wicked one to left.
The home boys, however, tied it up