The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-15


Newport News. Norfolk and Ports
mouth are apparently willing to trail
along with the capital city. Peters
burg fans want baseball and the
fans usually get what they want.
They pay the bills. They are the uI-
innate consumers. With visiting
clubs taking away $3.50 for every
game played In the C'ockade CITY the
Petersburg Haagna4es-u iH think
twice about quitting the league. The
club cannot play bal ! by Itself very
we'll and even a series of games with
Lynchburg would not have the draw
ing power of three corered fight
with Roanoke and Richmond for
the State league championship.
The chances are that the Virginia
league will travel along with the
same circuit for the rest of the sea-
son and in the fall the movement TO
form new league will be taken up.
This new league will include Wash
inrton and Baltimore, the clubs in
the latter cities picking UP the
/ crumbs left by the big ieaguers when
they are on the road. The pick
| tngs should be very good. too In
| Virginia il is likely that Petersburg
T wifi have place in tnF new ieague
along with Richmond and either
+ Newport News or Portsmouth. That
! is the program. TO date, as far as
/ can be learned.
! The Richmond club is by no means
| worried over the situation. Win
! good weather the club is a winner
! Rain has cut the receipts consider
I Div but outside OF that the dlrec-
tors have nothing to complain about.
The club has a new director, by the
wav Yesterday Albert ]. Anthony,
| Jr.. retired from the club ana Jeter
Jones took his holdings Mr.. Jones
| is a popular members Of the order
! Of Fans.
| The u. s. Leasusrs.
! The Richmond United states IeaS He
fciuh continues to get along SWIMMING :
Inv. which liz not u mad. merry poke at
(ths weather. The directors have fea-
son tn be proud OF the support given
! them by the fans, and IL President
| Henderson is able to put through any
cor. Of a winning circuit the business
/ nen Of the city undoubtedly VIII make
good any deficiency in the treasury
They look upon the team az travel
ling advertisement, but ii Will nave 10
travel farther than Pittsburg. Pa oe-
| fore the advertisement Is looked upon
as a paying investment.
/ The United states leaguers play bail
and they, look well in action. II Is
t rather remarkable that Pitcher Loth :
| rop and pitcher Adams were not COCA
| enough for the Virginia leaguers, anu
that Catcher McAleese and fnAelder
Adler were found wanting, for they
| looked rather good in United states
/ League uniforms Perhaps the change
of scene affected them.
There will be two games today N
Lee park between the Richmond ana
Pittsburg teams. the first game being
called Mt Q 80 O'Clock. The Hoyals, late
Rebels are going at fast oiip ana
the Fiiipinos, as the disciples of pea
con Philippe are called, will have TO
60 some to establish the claim OF the
smoky CRY fans that the PittsburgeTs
can PLAY rings around any other cluo
In the league They are wrong on 'nis
point at this particular period Tor the
only other team in the league is the
Richmond team, and the Filip.nos re
not playing rings around Manager
Newnham's meg. Not so you can mo-
tice it.
| Speaking OF playing rings around
!anything is reminder that the kicn-
mond Virginia league, club, has The
best ali-around player that has oeen
developed in this section az the coun-
try in years.
I Strain Rising Star.
| In Thursdays game against the
| Portsmouth team Strain gave an cX-
hihition at short field that was as sen-
sational as any ever turned III for a
days work He was al over the M
field. making stops that eiectrified he
crowd and throwing with tae speed
I and accuracy OF buttnr, stto- from
the latest modelled Springfield.
Strstn can play .the, ontfield Wt.h, AIRY
Young minor league. AMI when IL comes
To batting he will hit better than SEQ
as regular. Strain is loo promising
q pitcher, perhaps. TO Size UP This
position to try for an oHfiT.d 1ob, or
Ito make "A bid for short stop. but he
! has the goods, and he delivers them
wherever he is placed, He plays bali
as if he loved the game, and not as II
he was merely holding down job.
Strain is due to make the big
leagues. As he has nerve as well as
Intelligence he will make good ia ans,
company He bears all the esaftnarSs
of "a future bis-ieague star. Honus
Wagner and Tyrus c Obj showed no
more promise in their minor league
careers that this same Charley Strain.
or Richfnnn