Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-28
Outlaw League Not Worry
inc Richmond Club Backers.
FANS STICK TO OLD CROWD
News and Gossip From Ali the
Clubs in the Old
Dominion.


compared with the schedule given out
some time ago for the United States out
law circuit. shows that the Richmond
team will have ten dates conflicting on
Saturdays. On account Of the large at
tendance in Richmond for the weekend
series the Virginia League has always
given all the weekend games to Rich
mond. well as all afternoon holiday
contests. and the schedule this season h
no exception in this instance. The out
law schedule gives the Richmond team
eleven Saturdays In Richmond, but upon
the other twelve the Colts will not have
to vie with their outlaw opposition for
patronage.
A study of the two schedules indicates
that the representatives OF Danvflle and
Lynchburg on the schedule committee
must have known something OF the outlaw
schedule when drafting the Virginia
League schedule. for neither Of these
sition is at home. Norfolk comes In con-
tact with the Langraf team once; Ports
mouth. twice; Newport News. twice: Pc
tersburg twice. and Roanoke. who travsis
more miles to get there than any other
team. strikes the outlaws three times.
every visit the Tigers get to Richmond
this season.
The conflicting Saturdays are:
may 4TfOrIomOuIn anu ncdQlu&.
May 1S-Roanoke and New York.
May 25-Newport News and Cincinnati.
June Petersburg and Chicago.
June 29-NewPort News and Chicago.
July 6-Petersburg and Washington.
August 10-Portsmouth and Pittsburgh.
August 17-Norfolk and Cleveland.
August 2ARoanoke and New York.
September 14-Petersburg and Washing
ton.
Although the Richmond morning sheets
fho tod fofa
ton, 1t is not believed that the general
run Of Richmond fans is paying much
attention to the opposition to the Vir-
ginia organization. The class of players
secured for the team Is not calculated
to give better ball than the regular or
ganization, and the absence OF stars leaves
very little to draw much OF the patron
age from the Richmond Colts. Richmond
money Is backing the Virginia League
team there, and the Colts will have to
go mighty, mighty bad and the outlaws
mighty, mighty good for the Richmond
people to back the invasion.
The Colts have made a, mighty good
start. despite the fact that Maths is laid
up and his stick is badly missed. An
other dependable pitcher will get the
team on q solid basis and Manager Grit
fin will then be In shape to take care OF
the situation alone. Owner Bradley does
the opposition, and. generally speaking.
fans do not expect to see 1t live half the
season through in Richmond. Here in
Virginia they are not bothered about the
other corners OF the circuit.
Danville has secured an infielder named
Runser, who was farmed by Detroit to
Chattanooga. the player having been let
go by the Lookouts. Rusner got into the
game Tuesday. putting DIP a classy arti-
The opening In Danville was married
Monday by rain, but 1t was had Tuesday.
Mayor Wooding pitching the first ball OF
the season. Thus Lynchburg. the oppoS-
ing team, had three openings and a Sat-
urday game at home in the first four
contests OF the season, opening at home
Thursday. In Roanoke Friday and to
Danville for the initial game there Tues
day.
Bart Woolums. the local first baseman.
is at homo with a spiked wrist, which
Manager CASTOR gave him while taking
q wild throw to retire Castor. He has
cut an inch long on his left forearm.
Bert Spicer q washington amateur, ran
up against Mike Shields In try-out for
the Roanoke second sack and Spicer had
to go because Of the experience and hard
hitting Of Shields. Spicer appears to
he would have almost certainly made
the Roanoke club but for the return OF
the veteran infielder.
The Lynchburx Association recently
mailed every minister, colored as well as
white, season passes to the games played
on the home field during the season. The
Methodist ministers at their conference
this week adopted a resolution of thanks
for the passes. and had the resolution
this condition prevailed here, and it was
wonderful how often the passes were
used. A vast majority OF the pastors of
the city see the games here, and their
presence helps the game not q little in
Lynchburg.
Gross. q catcher from Bardonia, N. Y.
and Bowen, an infielder from Bowman.
Ga. were turned loose this week by
Manager Stocksdale because more ex-
perisn ss IN men We're 1llips s the places places
are promising. and both will land berths
before another week. The local team
tried to place both under optional agree
ments, but failing In this, had to let
Inflelder James Broome Of New York
city has reported to the local team and
he will fight 1t out with Kid Zannelli. the
Washington lad. for short field. The way
dictate that Broome viii have a hard
fight to Gust him.
The first triple play OF the season was
pulled on in Norfolk Tuesday by New
port News. First and second were occu-
pied when q ball was hit back Of second.
Gillespie. who 10 playing second. made
q fne catch. He threw quickly to Oyler
at short. who completed the triple at
first, Wolfe getting the quick throw for
the play before tho runner could return.
Private John" Allen has made q fine
showing with the Shoemakers thus far.
having already pitched fourteen innings
without q score being made against him.
In his second game Danville proved the
victim and only one man passed first
during the nine innings, Castor doing
this on q triple, but he died 1t third.
Allen II m asset OF the Washington team
and enough has already been seen Of his
work to show that Clark 0r1fith did not
miss II much In holding on to the big
fellow, for he certainly looks to be a
conner. Allen has q wonderful amount Of
speed and his control thus far has been
Surprisingly good
Harvey Bussey, who pitched the Dam
vile team to q flag In 1910 will hardly
have such q record again this year. That
season he won twenty-three and lost five.
From Danville he got q trial with WASH
tngton, declaring he would quit the game
II he did not stay with the Nationals.
But BusDey failed to show the goods and
was released outright Later he signed
with Charleston. In the South Atlantic
League, where he was dumped. and he
dnished the season with Greenville, In the
L.