The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-28
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FIRST GAME TODAY
MANAGER GnIEsrIS WILL SNOW MS
COMING CHAMPIONS
TO FANS.
THEY PRACTICE WELL
GRAFF AT THIRD CnEATEs GOOD
Observation-Disclosures sPER-
ny - LATEST MAN TO
REPORT.
Dedidsted 10 Fred Westervelt.
Every day at the baseball groun'
The fans keep a-kickin' his jumps
aroun':
II make no difference II he n
clown.
They gotta quit kickin' his umps
arout'


batting order Of his coming cham-
pions In the first game Of the season
today against Richmond College:
Coates. left feld.
Grimm, second base.
McCabe, right field.
Flournoy. centre Held.
RAley, frDt base.
Cable, ahOrtstOp.
Graf. third base.
Baker. third base.
Lucia, catcher.
ThackerA. catcher.
Brady. pitcher.
Muster. pitcher.
Dreninger. pitcher.
SIX OF the Colts have yet TO re-
port. MATHS, Charles, Lemmhon,
Davis, CAmbrun and Mace. Maths
b the young man sent back BY the
Waahington American League club.
He has not seen IT to communicate
With Manager Grimm or President
6radlsy, but the latter are mot worry
fug. They have plenty OF talent Tor
the outfeld Charles may show up
any moment and he NAV not show
u& all. He Ia a mysterious young
Three Pinaaers 70 Como.
LemmhofY. Dayie and Cambrun are
pitchers who may be world.beaters
Tor All Grimm knows. He trusts that
one 1t least viii report and prove
8 veritAbIe hope OF tho Richmond
fans, Mace IL tho catcher obtained
from pan.l' n EXCHANGE tor ont,
fielder Wai.ase and no. 10 expected
Indeider sperrv reported yesterday.
He looks Hike medical student. a.,
NO may be able to play ball 4
q reputation that way.
In the practice YESTERDAY Gri ,,,'
batted tho bali around and put Willie
Baker in q second In order s g .r. ars
the start He h some ball player.
Tho way he got into the game must
h6ve taft him good and sore by night
fall, He looks like a crab. too. and
Grimm likes a boy who IAN keep u,
his interest In the game.
When the team lines up asains
Is - real first basemau. Jo.
Haley plays that bag.
NiIl Notice Raley-
The fans with take notice OF kAiey
ahe minute he takes his place on
the first sack. Yesterday hs tore
across the fscid and grabbed a high
cut from Grimns Dat beyond tne
aOh. YOU Hal chase!" howled a
Had Face az the ball sank into the
BIZ right mitt of the first baseman
IL Raley can keep up the pace ne
has Shown In practice ne VIII make
Hart Woolums. Buck Preasly and the
rest Of the stars in the circuit 81 up
and take notice.
Rirht across from, Raiey Ii another
fellow who Is some third baseman.
tn. name ID Graf and. believe us.
- has 4 spear In each hand. Fast
On hjs feet, IL Gran. and he Mays
the game az II he iovei IL
sHi. take It easy there. Yelled
grimm as Gran tore of q line throw
- ARA ii midsummer speed. THE
s~asOn hasn't opened yet. Remem-
her YOU have to practice tomorrow.
Graz cut out the owes hand throws
eftey that, but he has = swift chuck
that II almost a. good, besides De-
I'm saving ON the arm. All the IN
slciders used the underhand shoot In
tha warming up practice yesterday.
nttle Willie Baker at the pivot posi-
don cunning the ball 10 nrst with
the accuracy and speed OF ouiieI
Baker Looks Bisger.
Baker looks bigger than he did last
year, but perhAps Il Il tho coat
H played second a. II made Tor the
1oh. but the chances are that h0 will
s66 D14r, II me other ride " the M
Add regularly before the season
atarts. Grimm h figuring on covering
fhnt second bag himself and y VIII pc
N "a Baker to beat out Cable. Or
4nerry. 0rnff seems TO be nxture.
None o. tho pitchers tore his arm
II yesterday. although Claude Brady
showed that he y no AFRAID 70 take 9
chance. Il Brady can stand the gaff
- should mako good pitcher. He.
~ tho making Of one ~ Tar - ap-