The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-11

Gay.
some papers have been crcditing
Wood with a win in the game In
which he went in in the eighth In
ming. Collins having been taken out
of the game to make way for a pinch
hitter in the seventh inning, when the
game was won from Detroit, on Au-
gust 18th, the score being to In
Boston's favor when Wood went In,
Joe Wood, the Boston Red Sox
pitcher, says he seldom uses q curve.
but relies upon his speed and con-
troll. He will need both when ne
faces the Giants,
Matty Mcintyre. left fielder OF the
White Sox team of the American Lea
que has been disposed of to the San
Francisco club OF the Pacific Coast
league. First Basenan Ems was in
formed of his release at the same
time. He goes to the St Joseph team
OF the Western league.
Johnny Evers celebrated his tenth
anniversary of joining the Chicago
Cubs Sunday.
In Philadelphia some Of the super
stitious are wondering about the fu-
ture of Eppa Rixey, the new pitching
star discovered by Charley Dooin's
staff. The lengthy portsider of the
Phtilies has shown evidence of being
one OF the finds of the season on
the pitching mound. He has seemed
to have everything essential to sue
cess in the major league, but, say the
superstitious ones. 40 did McQuillen,
Moren, and Covaleski, and yet the last
named three have all gone back to
the minors. They came, won games
one after another, were hearaleh as
great" and then as almost as rapidly
declined and went down and out.
There's a difference. however Rixey
is not likely to develop dementia
Americana or delirumitis.
The New York State league closed
its season yesterday, with Utica win
ming the pennant. Up to yesterdays
games Utica and Wilkes-Barre were
tied, but the former won the cham
pion by taking both games OF a
double-header from Syracuse, while
Wilkes Barre won its only game sche-
duled with Scranton. For three con-
secutive seasons Wilkes Barre carried
off the championship f1onors Owing
to numerous mfshaps to some of its
best players, this years team was OF
considered a championship possibility
until recently, when 1t won twenty
four straight games including a for
FIXTURE.
Bugs Raymond might have been
one of tho greatest pitchers in the
world today. He might have been
one of the highest salaried men in
the, game. He would certainly have
figured in the worlds series last fall
and perhaps In the big conflict next
month, had he been as much master
of himself as he was master OF big
league batsnen. At a time the baseball
world might have been talking OF him
with interest he dies alone, and pro-
baby destitute. remembered more for
his idiosyncrasies than for his skill.
John ]. McGraw considered Raymond
a marvellous pitcher. For that reason
the Giant chief took him when few
others wanted the erratic spit baller:
for that reason McGraw exercised ex-
traordinary patience with the big fell
low. 1t will be remembered that
McGraw even employed a keeper
for Raymond. a move seriously in
tended for Raymound's good. which
brought the Bug and the New York
club much publicity He was another
instance of the good fellow whose
epitaph is booze did IT." and IL is
now said his death was due to a
drunken brawl Nothing extraordi-
nary in that.