The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-03
.RYAN'S YOUNG MEN
DSTATUSQU0
After Invasion of Enemy's Ter
ritory, Return Without Chang
ing Their Position.
THREE-WAY TIE FOR SECOND.
Break Tomorrow May Put Them
Fourth or Next-to Leaders.
Other Gossip.
THREE-WAY TIE FOR SECOND.
ny GUS sIALBERT.

1s ny GUS SIALBERT.
After a week Of wandering in none
too friendly climes. our very own Colts
return little the worse for wear. thanks
to a bencflcent Providence and band
of rather prolific timber wielders.
q Though none the worse for wear.
Mother have we profited to any great
extent. for. AS n result of the engage
ments away from home, the ledger bal
Rnces perfectly with three OH the
credit and three on the debit side OF the
big book.
we closed the week I'm exactly the
same position that we occupied ut the
close OF the previous week. only more
so, since there are two rivals for the
< place. There may BIO little cause for
rejoicing, but your real fan will aver
without moments hesitation that we
! were away from home, and that any
team that can hold it's own on foreign
soil ig. verify, some team.
f Agree with Y. Il. T..
Y. II. F. unquestionably has the bet
ter of the argument at tho outset. 30
the best way out Is to agree with him
and come quickly to the conclusion
that Manager Ryan deserves many
cnconiums for so bravely leading his
ladH into the land OF the enemy, and, IL
not beating him at his very doorstep.
nt least being able to retreat In order.
carrying his wounded with him So we
i
warm being one OF our best attributes.
For.
While yet the seasons lane is long.
The home clubs bound to come,
And sf they do not finish strong.
Well, they caught us on the run.
Modcnty and Diplomacy.
Twas ever thus, Genivieve Never
yet was there a managerial pcssimist
IN professional baseball. at least. new
er ~ pessimist until the race is near
s ly oyer, and then he's sproutints alibis
and discovering optimisms for the
next season. Not that we would ac-
4 cuse Kay Ryan of promising win
ner. n pennnnt winner. He merely as
a serted that tho team that beat out
! the Colts would be the pennant win
ner.s In Washington they would call
that diplomacy; here we call II mod
.esty. 1t all depends upon which part
a OF the country one halls from. Man
agcr Ryan has worlds of time to make
good. and were 1t not for the fact that
Bucl, Pressly. down in Norfolk. Is
going along at a broakneck pace we
might add that he has made good-to
date.
Thrcc-Wny Tie Now.
There happens to be II three-way tie
I right now for second place, so that
the brec,k Monday may put us In
fourth place or may favor us by hoist
Ing us next to the coveted position.
4 Nhere is bare possibility that we
may be slammed Into nth place, but
IS remote. so. why gaworry.
Ihs fact OF the matter is. tina. II
SrSan can garner just a trine more
pitching strength he will have Press
4 ~ on the run before the season ~
4 over. With the pitching strength ne
now has he will be osciIlating be-
tween the first and second division.
ana. at that. will be scoring more runs
~ gfr1rp I.st
, sarles. Great offensive strength is n
wonderful asset. but even great often
sive strength cannot Offset a woeful
weakness in the defense
Can't Score All the Time
NO set of men can go into a ball
i game day In and day out and be ex-
y pected to score eight, nine and ten runs
Y up to the present time. with the ex-
ceptton OF one good game by Harry
Grimm and another by Lloyd Raney.
+ unless Tod Sloan was doing the
chucking 1T kept the ofrense work
Ing overtime to catch up Ordinarily
z fye runs should win 30 per cent of the
ball games. But for Richmond an
average OF eight and one-half runs
{ nave been necessary to land on the
q top side. Such a condition will never
lead to Flagville.
Now, comes the report OF n contem-
plated shakc-up along, with a contem-
plated release. The release brings no
8 qua2:T,s. for Edwards has shown moth.
3 Ing remarkable, nor did he ever show
anything that Billy Ryan didn't have
9 He may have At, but he has been over
p ly successful in Keeping it hid or
course that may be lis pleasure, and
we would not for the world spoil the
young mans pleasure, but we would
like a wiTH,Ng ball club. The other
part of the rumor, that George Rohe
4 is to remain Mt third base, while Dave
Bunting is to be shifted at second, we
hear with alarm. George Robe is
not an old man, but lie is no longer
D young. While not in the aged class,
lshe can qualify for the Veterans handi-
s cap without blushing.
ALTO Those ChangeH.
~ If there is to be Il change in the
:. inner works let's get the youth and
strength where 1t belongs. Manager
Ryan hasn't said word as to what
9he was going to do. Maybe there is to
Sbe no change at all. Nor would we
s try to arrange his club for him.
"a Butasright In this column we are
entitled through courtesy of the man
aging editor, to state our opinion, and
that opinion is first, last and always,
tmtsif there is regular third base
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JOHN MARSHALL VICTOR OF