The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-10
mind either Mack or Hughy jennings
are ready TO wire him expense money.
Doom in Luck.

mind either Mack or Hughy Jennmg:
arc ready 10 wire him expense money.
Doom in Luck.
/ II there is any such thing as luck
I IN baseball. Charley Doom. OF tn,
Phillies, has certainly had II como hi.
way In getting hold of some good col
lege material. Take. for instance. the
case Of Eppa Rixey. erstwhile Uni
versity of Virginia pitcher. Success
in tho fullest sense from his advent II
/ the National League has attended Thu.
young man The Charlottesville slab
Dist entered professional ranks much
( 10 the aversion OF his relatives. but he
has cast aside all prejudices and gone
into the game with a winning spirit.
\ perusal of the Virglnians record
Will bear out the fact that he is
creating Il mild sensation in the older
major circuit. The latest record OF
the Phllllcs recruit credit him with
having won eight games and lost seven.
( q rank twonty-iirst among sixty-sIX
slab artists. and n percentage of 5sS.
An average OF six and one-hfth hits
Il game has been Sarnered from his de-
livery. which is not so bad in a league
where there are twety-siX batters hit
ting over the 800 mark 1t is inter
estinS TO note that three of his wins
showed the classiest sort of twirlinS
and were OF the whitewash variety.
one was a goose esq affair In which
the Cubs only got three hits another
10 to 0 fray. in which but two OF
the Boston braves got SO far as the
second sack. ana the latest was when
he bestcd Fromme in u pitching duel
mat resulted in a 10 0 victory over
Cincinnati Certainly there's a rea-
son for Murphy to offer Horace c.
foscl something like $4,000 for Eppa
declaring ~ the same time he be-
lieved RiNey to be the best twirler
he has seen in Chicago for years
Griffith has 4 pair of collegians
who while they may not be setting
things ahre. still are about as CON
sistent pair OF players as "A MANAGER
could want Tho two IN question are
John Henry. OF Amherst. and Joe
kngel. who has made Mount St Mary's
College famous.
The latter, but boy has taken part
IN ten games, ana IS credited with
three victories and two defeats. Engel
mas been used as relief huricr and
because Of the grand fight the Ma
uona!s nave been making for the flag
II has not been practical to let tho
youngs;er take his turn regularly
According TO one OF the best Judges
IN the world Of a ballplayer the Am
herst asset is the best catcher in tho
game and this critic is none other than
the conservative and usually noncorn
initial Connie Mack ASIDE from his
good hitting qualities the college hack
stopper IS ono OF tho Few good versa
.ie PAYERS IN tho game Under Nc
Hleer Henry CfIon hald down irst osa
In grand style. The Wasbinr,o, ,r't
VIII be able to lay claim to another
co-4esian when Doc Ayers Joins the
team at the close OF tho Virginia STATE
League seaaon This big slX-foo,e~
hal.s from the Medical College Of Vlr-
NOT All Roses for Recruit.
IS not all bed O, roses Tor the
tc'uit IN the big show" as mum
Der OF the university PLAYERS ranl
t!fy "Toots" Schultz oltbo,,.,h ~,
~ test company. is one OF those vno
nave had their bumps The fo-7,o-
university OF Pennsylvania boxman on
Tered organized baseball last vear 49,.
maze poor start but Dooln holto,es
Schuiiz had tho making OF rood
tW'r4er' and t.dcd him over ono cood
s.."E ABOUT him. as well as all Of -he
liner college players is the fact ,b,,
ne IS strong on the stickwort ~
ago OF $50. sood aver
sim another OF the intesooIIer,,,.
stars Who assayed TO make as God =
record In the big League. hu, ,aif.5
is steve White. For three 49, ~
was Princeton's mainstay IN the nov
ana las, year Pitched it to victor,
over Yale The Giants gave MIN
tryoui through the latter part 90 M
season OF 1871 and this sprinr C,orl,
irifith carried him for month Grifs
evidently believed the Orange md
Black boy might develop into twiri-
or OF maio. league calibor FOR h. has
4 string attached allowing the Wash
ington club TO recall him.
Most OF tho players from tho col
EGGS enter professional ranks before
they complete their courses. In fact
some start before finishing htrh
school as In the case Of Jack Knirbt'
formally with Philadelphia. New York
and Washington, and a voungster tho
Yankees have been trying out named
George Lowe. who is but seventeen.
and pitched for the Hackensack. \ T.
nigh school this season. This period
when college men enter into baseball
for a livelihood comes just about the
time that the majority OF all college
men have longing TO get outside the
walls of the institution and take up
a business OF, In fact. anything that
leaves text books entirely out OF the
question. Often this idea OF going
into business especially when 81 has
anything back OF H. is Instrumental