The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-18

know. The rest must watch.
Bridges. from Buffalo, is a big fellow,
strong as the proverbial OK. and II
no has anything. should be wonder.
Woolery played independent ball last
season and won fvo out of eight
games-not a wonderful record. but
he was playing on a tailend club in
very fast set of people. Frey. from
Carolina; Phipps. from the local med
'cal school: young Chambliss, who got
trial from Petersburg season before
last, and Doyle. completes the roster
or Fingers. and II can't pick win
ming four from that bunch I'm will
ing to quit.
What do you think Of that outfeld
talent? There are cleanup men. fast
men. and just ordinary individuals.
But all will go through the sieve be-
fore l am through. / am by no means
certain that all Will be asked to re-
port Laval won't he able to come
before April 10. because he is coach
ing a college down South But Burke,
Harris. Charles, smith. Plez and Ten
nant are ready to come now. In fact.
Eberts, Brcsnahan and Tenant will
be here Wednesday. They would have
come with me, but wanted to stop off
on the way down, and since there is
no especial hurry, I gave them per-
mission.
I'm after an average hitting club.
fast club on the paths, and a sure
club defensively. But first I want q
suretire quartet Of pitchers. Pitching,
to my mind is fully GO per cent of
| the defensive strength OF the team.
The tnfield and the catching make up
the other 40 per cent II my club can
average around .260 with tho stick,
can run tho bases. and can play de-
fensive baseball behind good pitching.
| am going TO cop, and don't forget
It. -Four runs should win the average
game. and IL my plans go, will have
a club so balanced that IT will take
big league chucklng to stop us short
OF that number.
Young to Conch From Third.
Third base is going to be my stand
when we are clubbing. I am going to
stand there and coach the fellows on
the bases. No chances will be taken
on signalling from the bench. 7 tried
that last season and II didn't work. Too
often the signals missed fire, and not
only myself but the players looked
| foolish. Pinch hitting is another of
the things l will try for. Remember
the tag end OF last season? We made
hits enough. but we fell down in the
pinches. That's what cost us the PEN
ant. The cleanup men not only didn't
clean up. but failed to drive the ball
over the lot. That soured me on clean
UP men. It's the average fellows. to
my mind. who count, and that's what
am going to try for.
I'm not going to hurry tho fellows
along. We have plenty of time to get
in shape, with good weather and while
] want TO make a good ST owing in the
exhibition games, / am not going to
butt my head against stone wall or
break any bones trying to beat clubs
in the National and American, or even
In the international Leagues be-
licve that the fans will agree with me
that my Job is to land a pennant in the
Virginia League, and that's what I am
after. Taking chances of running "A
good man just to make n spectacular
flash against the big league clubs. is
folly. and may wreck a good ball play
er. or ct least spoil him for an entire
season. These are just some of my pre-
liminary plans.
That fellow, Piez, thought was go
Ing to give me some trouble. but he
sent in his contract all right He is
running chicken farm. and told me
some time ago that he didn't think he
wanted TO play baseball. l told him I
was satisfied. but now that time Is
getting short. he is in the fold. Ten
nant was with me n few days up in
Mt Clemens. Unless am mistaken.
that boy is going to be faster than
ever Well, work has commenced, and
from now out it will be hustling for
mine And that clubhouse. gee. hut
it's going to be real pip from Abe
marle"'