Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-18
VIRGINIA LEAGUERS
"Dutch" RevelIe's Future Work
Will Be Closely Watched.
HAS BEEN DRAFTED THRICE
Interesting Notes Of Players and
Teams In the Old
Dominion.
Special Dispatch to 1.e Star.

Special Dispatch to TAe Star.
LYNOHBURG. Va, March R-Au fan
dom of the Virginia League win watch
with peculiar interest the career of
Dutch Revelle, the ex-Richmond pitch
er. who has Joined the Atlanta South
ern Association) squad for spring train
ing and try out.
Revelle's departure from the Virginia
League by the drafting process and the
release Of George Cowan. who caught him
for several years with the Richmond
Colts. takes from the Virginia League
the only players who started with the or
ganization of the circuit in 1905 and
continued with it until the close Of the
past season
Revelle, 1t will be recalled, suffered a
very severe attack of typhoid fever to-
ward the close Of the season last year
For weeks his life was despaired Of but
he recovered. and the last report was to
the effect that he had fully regained his
former health and expected to report for
training in good condition.
Revelle's record in the Virginia League
has always been q good one. despite the
fact that in his first two seasons his
pitching record was below 800. but he al
ways pitched with a higher average than
the team finished with which he was
working. In 1906. for instance. when with
Portsmouth his record was fifteen games
won and twenty lost, an average OF .429.
while his team finished with a standing OF
.411. During that season in forty games
he struck out 2O7 batters, an average Of
moro than five to the game. 1t was in
Of the season. to o. with Walter Moser
Of the St Louis Americans pitching
against him.
RSvelle was with Portsmouth until late
In 1901, when he was sold to Richmond,
where he finished the season. In 1908
Perry IApe, now of Savannah, managed
The Richmond team, which won the pen
nant with the highest record G6SO) ever
made in the league. This year Revelle
was pitching mate with Jack Quinn, now
OF the New York Americans: ''HootMon
Mckenzie, well known in the southern
circuit. and Sparks. who came to Rich
mond from the Augusta South Atlantic)
team. That year Revelles record was
% games won and IL lost-an average Of
.6S4. In 1903 Revellee record was the
best of his career, for he won . and lost
II games, having splendid average of
IDS. as compared with sos, the hnal
standing Of his team.
Revelle was drafted three or four times
by the New York Americans, to be turn
ed back In the following spring, and
tucI6 are ScScA lc<aIIlc Ia Tic ClTCulI WHl1u
are now hoping that he will make the
Cracker team. 50 they will not have to
look his benders over through another
season Revele is one Of the most willing
workers the Virginia League has ever
seen. He is in action always and ready
to go on the knoll at any time. His con-
troll has always been good, and under fire
he il as cool as a cucumber. And IL he
doesn't make the Cracker pitching stan
1t can be laid to that attack Of typhoid
fever last fall.
Ira Hoeue the Carthage Ohio lad. Is
another Atlanta recruit who Is looked
upon here as sure conner. Hogue is a
great big youth. for that is all he is. with
a wonderful amount of smoke on his de-
livery. If he lacks anything It is expe-
Renee. and Manager Hemphill would dc
well to go slow about losing his hold upor
him. Hosue Joined the local team las
spring. but developed a streak Of wild
ness and was turned loose by Manager
Stockdale. Failing to get on with an
other team. he went to Norfolk. wher,
he played in the Tidewater outlaw organ
ization until It blew up In July. From
GAere - wa0k = 11nAnoo1, whore he Ok