The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-30

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Detroit scribes that the Tigers lack
the punch. Three straight games
were lost to minor leaguers despite
the fact that the Tigers got more
hits. They could not deliver in the
oirch The aforesaid seribes are be-
ginning to figure that the Browns
won't finish last. Ty Cobb to the con-
trary Notwithstanding.
Saws Nick tltrock: when 7 lived
in Cincinnati last winter my fayorlte
authors were Moeriein and Houck'
but down here / have changed to
coco cola and chocolate sundae
Eddie G4catte has bean doing SO
wen IN the coast that, next to Walsh
and White. he is looked on by CAL
fahan as tire most dependable twirler
the White Sox have.
Manager Statings. of the Bostons,
had q brief spell OF disgustedness the
other dav and told his regulars that
If they didn't watch out, he would
fire them al tu the bushes AID s,drt
the season with nothing but recruits
on hand,
The Tigers pitching staff is going
so poorly that Al Klawitter stands a
good chance Of sticking through the
season.
/ III like to hit drive lines" said CAL
vo The Cuban. to a little knot OF
Senator's after driving in the winning
run in a practice game. Yot mean
line drives" they corrected, oh,
YES: always get the cart behind the
horse when / try to talk English.
/ And he wondered why they. laughed
again
/ johnny Evers is trying to make
Fred Toney a spithall pitcher
/ George tIildebrand has left the coast
I for Chicago to Matriculate as mem
/ Der Of Ban Johnson's umpire staff
( An American in Havana who is an
enthusiastic Brooklyn fan, has writ
ten "a letter To Manager Dahlen call
4 ing him to account for not signing
Thomas Romanach. the Cuban short
stop landed by Cincinnati. The writer
had tipped off Dahlen to the player,
but was not needed.
! George Gibsons batting eye is in
fine trim N every game with the
! Red Sox he has got at least two hits
and on one occasion got five hits out
of five times up.
] Cozy Dolan continues to show bun
dies Of speed in the Phillies ranks.
I In a game against Wilmington, he
stole second, third and home in sue
4 cession. Next day against Baltimore,
after doubling, he stole third, and af-
ter Paskert had walked, the pair pull
ed a double steal. making CoZy's sec
/ ond steal of home in two days.
! Bill Sweeney. the captain of the
/ Boston Nationals, is signing up all his
team mates to accident insurance poll
icies.
/ Grover Cleveland Alexander is in
moor health and may not be able to
! pitch for the Phillies until several
1 weeks after the season has started.
1 Receipts of the Red Sox-Pirate
games have averaged approximately
| $500 a day.
Southpaw burning is not only the
| tallest and youngest member of the
Athletics pitching recruits, but he is
making one of the strongest bids for a
regular berth.
! REPORT mas IL IEdI AIIltlud Will NC
! turned over by Tinker To the Birm-
! ingham club of the Southern league.
Ball players of the National league
! gave Johnny Evers the nickname of
/ Schultz" last year and Roger Bres-
nahan never calls him anything else.
Rube Oldring has played shortstop
! in several Of the Athletics exhibition
/ games and looks like the same capa-
1 BILE infielder that he was several years
| ago when stationed at third base.
Sprinting drill plays big part in
4 the training program of the Boston
/ Nationals. Geryais. a recruit, holds
/ the fifty-yard record of the team at
! 6 2-5 seconds. WI
Wilmington, NJ c.. Is the latest town
to fiirt with the Phillies WITH the idea