The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-04

NtA'oi'G EuootS oSCdT MAI
maduke Mills. OF Roanoke. Va, and
his fifteen or sixteen assistants. Out
1T the Broad Street yard this after
noon, with the help OF Manager Ray
mond Ryan and his Colts. they will
inaugurate the first series OF games
played In Richmond during the earlier
half OF the week In nearly eight years,
which is quite some considerable hon
or for Manager Oscar BIaimaduke
Mills. OF Roanoke, Va
II Will be the first invasion of tho
Tigers. and the sharpness or dullness
Of their claws will be discovered dur
ing the three-game engagement. Just
at present Manager Mills Is tied with
Richmond and Petersburg for second
place The tie will most likely be
broken this afternoon. so como on out
and watch It happen.
Announcement was made last nigh,
that Edwards had been sent to Char
lottc. y. G.. In the North Carolina
League. Edwards came to Richmond
on an optional agreement with Bir-
mingham, to which club he belongs
Birmingham was advised that Rich
mond could not use the infelder, ana
instructions came to send him to the
Carolina organization.
But better still. Manager Ryan
thinks that he has a finger. He isn't
quite certain yet, and will not know
definitely until later in the day. But
the wires were burning last night
with lcttcrgrams seeking information
as to the ability of the young man In
question, and IL everything Is as II
should be. he will work the opening
game against Jesse Tannehill and his
Truckers Thursday. Until then, peace,
ye turbulent spirits. peace!
Connie Bresnahan decided that he
didn't want to work In Portsmouth,
for which no one can blame him. His
sentence was severe enough here with
everybody taking a whack at him. but
Portsmouth-even his worst enemies
would hardly wish such an inNiction
Secretary Bradley took pity on him
and gave him a ticket back home
rather than make him serve out his
term.
Incidentally. Portsmouth is In sore
need OF backstop. They were after
Mike Loan. but Ryan thinks too much
of the youngster to turn him loose.
AS n substitute. George Cowan will
take the job. George is a corking
good minor league catcher. He has
always been. and had he been able to
be delivered from his friends here he
would still be member OF the Colts.
With a rather fiery disposition. Cow
an was wont to resent the nasty hings
that some of the blcncher gods felt that
their 10 cents admission fee entitled
them to hurl: and they didn't like
Cowan's method OF resenting things.
Therefore, they set about making his
life miserable. They came very nearly
doing 1t. and If It is any satisfaction
TO them. 1t cost him his job here.
IL Cowan is in any kind OF condi-
MI txya "a
ready right now-he will make q valu-
able addition to the Portsmouth out
tit. There isn't 4 catcher in the league
who knows more about the game. who
can do more to steady young pitchers,
or who can instill more pep into tho
men on the field than George Cowan.
BE not surprised, yc fans, If the
violent explosion predicted in this col
umn some several weeks ago comes
earlier than anticipated. without any
official information ut hand we are.
nevertheless. sufficiently we'll ncquaint-
cd with conditions to announce that
at least two of the cities In the cir
cult are suffering from a most horri-
BILE and wcll-developed case Of imam
cial palsy right now, while a third Is
having inroads made into It's treasury
at surprising rate.
ule was a-borning, we did our all to
help It's defeat. But the ebon I'm tho
wood pile would not be painted white.
They wanted to take the week end
games away from Richmond, and they
did. Now they are paying tho PEN
atty. We predicted then that Rich
mond would mako money under any
conditions: less money under the now
schedule than under the old. But the
end OF the season would show a profit.
We, likewise. predicted that Newport
News would draw we'll this season,
regardless OF the club Mathews had
gathered. Ho has bcen fortunate In
getting n very good club, which, of
course. helps matters. We further
predicted that Norfolk would show n
worry substantial increase over last
year; and this has come to pass.
thanks to Buck Prossly, who has n
knack of making himself popular
whereYcre he goes.
Now, then. for few more predic-