The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-16

Manager Steve Griffin is due here
tomorrow to take charge of the re-
cruits for the Richmond Baseball club
in the new park in Hermitage field. A
dispatch from Toledo says that the
famous leader Of the Colts is already
on his way. He is said to have stop
ped over in Cincinnati to talk With
Garry Hermann, just to keep that
gentleman advised on how things are
going in the Virginia league.
That's a.great little league we have
down there, Garry" says Steve to
Garry, says he. the last time Steve
was in Cincinnati.
you don't tell me, Steve?" was ths
reply of the august one.
It's Great League.
II do asserted Steve. IT'S the
greatest league since the old brother
hood days"
Il never thought much Of dose
brotherhood fellus," shifted Mr.. Herr
mann.
Il never did. either" hastily rejoin-
ed Steve, but they had a great league
just the same, Their circuit was
great. They didn't always pull to-
gether, but you never saw two broth-
ers who did, did yuh? But the brother
feeling in the Virginia league is great.
Everyone is trying to be kind to the
other fellow, and
Hey hey. Chop that" cut in Mr..
Hermann. Here you are telling me
that brothers never agree and never
pull together and you say the brother
ly feeling in that Firchinia league was
great. NIT everyone trying to help the
oder felluh Hmmel and delicatas-
sen snearcase, Steve, get your conver-
sations SO they will dovetail. see -
"Oh, we'll you understand, was
Steve's soothing reply. And IL you
don't. it really doesn't matter"
Which is a great truth in few lit
tie words.
Advent of MIR. Griffin.
But to get back TO the pasehau sea
viii surely he here in a dav or two
Bulletins from every prominent town
and hamlet along the way will tell Of
win have a delegation at every train
and the genial secretary of the Viz
ginia league has prepared paean OF
praise In honor Of the manager of the
next pennant winner that places old
man Homer in the bush league.
The. wet weather OF the past few
The ground is little soft naturally
and the heavy rain has not stifened it
any. The water In the mud ponds has
of that the Improvement has not been
noticed.
College of Virginia were expected to
chTisten the new park yesterday after
noon, but the rain beat them 10 IT.
The rain did an effective job. I'll right;
Jupiter Pluvfus has a couple of base
ball teams looking as sad and down
east as "A lovelorn youth. who has just
quarerelled with his best girl and sees
no chance to make up.
Christening of Park.
Outside of the christening exercises
by the baseball teams that did not
come off and the christening by the
aforem J, Pluyius that did. the
whole news of the Richmond baseball
club may be summed mp in the words.
Manager steve Griffin is on his way
here.
Practice will begin this week.
The squad numbers twenty five play
There are four catchers. four In
felders. seven ontfieIders and ten
pitchers on the list. total Twenty-Five
(count emu twenty five,
In order that the men who will bring
the gennant TO Richmond this year
shall be known their names are printed
herewith
Richmond Clubs Roster.
Pitchers-CharIes strain, Harvey
Bussey. Harry Griffin, Q. Burleson, NJ.
Doyle, <. {. chambliss. william Wool
cry. Or. Phipps.
atchers-john Mace, Jay Rodgers.
Connie Bresnahan. Il. j Newton. : -
0utielders-~Fr Frank Burke, ID. Eb-
erts. Kelley Harris. William Laval. q
Charles PieZ. Arthur Smith. j. L. Ten
nant
And don't forget. Steve Griffin is
manager of the outfit.
Rainy Weather Helps.
Secretary Bradley. of the Rich
mond club, is by no means upset by
the spell of wet weather.
1T will do the park good" he de-
clared yesterday. This rain will help
pack down the earth, and make it
more solid. The mixture of sand and
clay of which the diamond is COM
posed absorbs moisture speedily. and
Il will dry quickly
The rain will make the grass grow
and tougher the turf and by the time
Griffin and his men get TO work the
will be in fine shape.
Griffin will bring with him Ten
nant. Bresnahan and Eberts from
Toledo The other boys will drop In
from time to time until the latter
part of the week. I expect that the
entire squad will be here by Friday
or Saturday. and then the work OF
wedding out will begin.
THE season is advancing rapidly,
and the weather looks good for prac-
lice. The rain cannot last forever.
and I am looking for nice sunshiny
days next week"