The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-21
GOOD MATERIAL
DISCOVERED AMONG
AMATEUR PLAYERS
BLUNT COULD GET TRIAL WITH
OOLTS--UMPTRE AND BANK
Frs LOOKS GOOD.

I. The long awaited games between
the champions of Richmond and those
OF Washington are over and the fact
has been clearly demonstrated that
the amateurs of the national capital
are still slightly out Of our class
However grating this statement may
be % those who follow the amateur
games and whose chief cla.rl to being
fans lies in their intvresr IN the
( hocki0t games. the double header
staged in Broad-Sireet park yester-
day afternoon showed beyond a
shadow of a doubt that such is the
fact
The showing made by the Rich
mond Representatives. this year is
considerable better than that of any
former team thought and as such is
deserving Of credit. They won one
game and but for the weakness In the
pitching box might have landed an
other yesterday, for they were maxi
ing a great fight in the first game and
appeared 10 have something on the
Bankers uutil the slump In the eighth
which placed the visitors far in the
lead
Good Material Among Visitors.
But while the series did show that
the local players were somewhat out
classed it brought to light some excel
lent material in the ranks of the
Washingtonians and some men who
Will probably be heard from before
very long. The impression which
Murphy. Mcdonald and Zachary made
with the fans yesterday was excellent
and several were heard 10 remark
that they might prove of value to the
local professional team.
Mcdonald. who PLAYED second base
for the Bankers, is a brother of big
.CE, Nho came here several years ago
with the Winchester team and who
later was given IA tryout in the big
leagues because of his hitting abiI-
lty He IS now in the International
league and rumor has it that ne will
get another chance at the big show
next spring. The boy who performed
mere Yesterday is big and husky, and
has ali the earmarks OF ball player.
It would not be surprising II he
should be offered a chance to tryout
here In the spring.
Murphy and Zachary are both high
~ spoken Of by followers Of the anna
teur game III Washington and the
prediction Is made that they also
would prove acceptable recruits
Murphy handles himself we'll in the
outfeid and bats the bah hard while
Hso' no y E6Nt a ptIlpi NANCE yeSteT-
day that Is not often equaled by an
amateur
Blunt Could Get Trial
Big Frank Blunt is also highly re-
carded as poss! BILE recruit and
should he desire a tryout would un-
doubted be given a chance. The
Colts viii he in need of severa other
good catchers next season and he and
Zachary might not be the worst re
cruits who could be brought here
But while these players did well and
made hrst-class showing the bright
est spark that glowed during the
games as "a professional possibility
was Hughes. the umpire who ac-
companied the Bankers on the trip
South. There was absolutely nothing
about his work which could be crit
ictsed and there was a great deal
which might be omplimented He
clearly showed that he was used to
handling men and that he was the
boss. Besides this, occasions arose
during the game which offered the
opportunity of testing his knowledge
OF the game and each time he came
through with something like a thou
sand per cent. He's good material.
Mr.. Boatwright, and II might be for
the good of the league to offer him
trial.