The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-01
DANvILLE HAS BUNcH ~ nA1
HrTrERs AND oooD FTELD-.
EMS SIGNED.
PITCHERS FARE, TOQ
PERRfMAN. BUssEy, GRIFFIN. xoI1s
soN AND MAYBERRY WILL
Do TO START OFF WITH,
s.t sCHRADER THINKS.

Gown TO work Immediately. AlreA1fk8I
Manager David CASTOR ana 4 $780,
out pitcher, who has considerab ~
smoke" are here. and are WORKING
OUT and conditioning. Manager Gas~
son has been in daily conference Win
President j. Don Gwynn. or the iccaa
club. in the selection Of the best
aNaiiasie new material. but only sui. \
Aeent we'll recommended new rnArl
VIII be brought here 10 fill In the sapgs1
n me almost complete team OF ~
perienced men under contract.
The Indications are that DanvtllSs {.
Al going to start out with the beaf
alshced batting team OF the eight
Competing cluss. based on o.ssrial
-eeei dis. First, there Is MannveeT
sas.on' VINO lated els in lis games
WITH columbus. nj the South Atlanta. 4
'ast Year, and heided .sa1 In iuE'
,afnes at second base. He stole ~
asses. Gaston gives every indicatfoaSs
OF making an excellent manager. ana
- certainly an exemplar for his menEs
IN every Way. Quiet, reserved. 0YA
,ooa manners he is a man Of f1na,3
character and of hixh infelltxencea
During the season he spent frere. when
ne helred. To chp, a remnant, he IN.
9ressed everybody farora by ,atts a
or first base, there Is Gus Sci,ra DER
Sno needs no boosting, a quiet. hagAys'
working and brilliant player ana NSI
enable man In every sense. GuSa
sounded the bali at .3fs In los gan1p11sl
iast season. scored II runs and stoieg
40 bases; John Cooper. at third bass. 4
the good natured, chirpy boy. VIM
makes things lively. batted al d .309
.hp IN 1p2 games land stole Is basex
He folded 500.
Southern League Recruit.
FOR shortsfop the locals have thu
fromise Of one of two men men n,rvss
'cmpet!ng for that position with ri
strong Southern League team. Dan
,iiie TO get the one the Southesn
League manager decides to let "a.
totn men are very I, ct on bases eatek i
having stolen "a bases last seasolSs
Zach man batted close to the 400
marx Thus II will be seen that thN5
-i1cal inAeld win average above 400
A. bat. and with be a tenn 81 basa
swipers. ~ -
For the catching department !
Southern League backstop. who ~
strong with the stick, will show up
IN que time, and Hudgins. OF last
years Tidewater and virginia Learun-
will be the second catcher.
In the eftching den1rfment there
VIII be Peach" Perryman. OF Geor-
ia. the quiet. elongated twirler. VIA
won eleven and lost but eight - me~
With safi-end team last year. h.
VIII not report until June 5ff Har-gs
tey Bussey. who did remarkable WORK
for the pcnna mt winners OF 1910 vi1f@
'eport for a trial and will be worked u
n the early games. Then there -
Harry Griffin. the Fork Union 49,
who Is a willing worker and wfth s,,s,- S8
BORT steady pitcher. and InAsc,a ~
Who did good work with fhSsES2 az
water last year, and with tks
near the seasons close. 'MaybArrv re
also under contract ana WAY come I
BESIDES these Manager CASTOR No n u
prospect an effective leYthander NJ
Southern League calibr. ana ona 49,
two highly recommended tryouts ThHS
management figures that with . stror~Ss
batting team and a bunch of fast No. 4
on the base lines, almost anv 7itchsss !!
who can twirl at all ought to mars I
fair showing N
wallace In Outfleld.
In the outfield is Arthur waucc>
well known to Richmond az one -
he greatest fielder. and batsn,an VIA 4
ever PLAYED In this IeaRue. n IfTss3
yames he batted Al .3eg ana stoIA n "
sases. He fielded al .gsa. HoS.
Chunk, the big fellow who PLAYED viii, 4
Portsmouth and Petersburg two yearas 4
ago, and who IL a finished fielder 49,
+fact. ~ Kaufman. WHO isoundaa ~
pellet II .275 In III wnmes fsSs 81
season and stole ~ bases. is exnecf.
ed to sign w. but has NOT yef dona u
so. He ffrfded a. .g5g = : - ~
Several wen endorsed new man - 4