The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-31

| is not all rosos Tho path OF tho man
ager is mono too smooth mt beat. with
n rabid horde OF fans ready and will
| ing at any and all times to climb upon
I his shoulders and pick every remain
! Ing hair out OF his head
! Knowing this. 1t Hhould be tho OBJ
! Ject OF tho league TO remove every
possible handicap. Time and again
the regular fan has seen opportunities
=, land n pennant, whisked away just
! because como valuable man on n club
had become injured. and thcro was no
substitute to take his place. Usually
those things happen when team Ia at
| tho height OF Its stride. when 1t has
| every ounce OF steam on. and Is going
! at top speed, and likewise II invariably
| happens at such tmc OF tho year
when there AFRO no available ball play
| era 10 be secured. The psychologist ef-
feet. under such conditions. la oven
moro dangerous than tho actual loss
of tho player.
Using pitchers ar stopEnps has tho
double effect of making poor sub
stitute out OF n valuable pitcher. and
of lessening tho pitchers lighting
power In order TO make haphazard
substitution. Tho limo has passed
when pitchers can play tho outfcld ono
day md pitch game OF ball tho next
limo was when this was regular
procedure. az aomo OF the old-;incrs
Will recall. but that was In the yester-
| years.
DIRECTORS SHOULD REDUCE
INDIVIDUAL PLAYER LIMIT
The directors OF tho Virginia League
probably know what Ia best for their
organizations. and just what the or
ganization can afford to spend for
players. The National Association of
Baseball Clubs allows player limit
OF fourteen men for Glass c leagues
III fourteen players cannot be secured
for each club with the $3.50 individual
limit and tho $1,000 aggregate limit,
thcn reduce tho individual limit N
sl2b, and get that extra man. We mere
~ make this suggestion. 1t Will not
mako the aggregate cost any greater.
and VIII give tho managers n chance
10 play UP to their greatest strength
"hcn all the lighting power they need
Is required most.
or course. there AFRO those who main
tain that very little regard IS being
! PAID TO the salary limit by any OF tho
cubs: That may may not be true.
FRANKLY, we do not know That we
nave private opinion regarding 1t
amounts TO little. The real point ia
that the teams are going 10 get NAV
ers. IT possible. regardless of tho thir-
teen clause or the salary limit, or both
out they have got TO get them bv
suoterfuge or by finding some way to
e,IcumVene tho letter and the spirit OF
the league constitution Then whv
not come out in the open and rescind
n law that Is manifestly unfair ia tba
public unfair to the managers Of tbe
several clubs. unfair to the league rnae
mates themselves.
FANS ROWLING OVER
LENGTH OF BALL GAME
Many and long are the cries areinst
tho unconscionable length OF tIp,a 80
CURED to play the games here ~ 49,
II has been many a day since hall
game has been completed In less tban
TWO hours. The games are not begun
until $3.50 o'clock, much too late. and
a ar rarely over until darkness Is rapid
~ approaching and the hands IN M
CLOCK are pointing to 7. II NAV he
as the local owners claim, that natrons
would be Kept from the park 3f tho
hours OF starting were moved IN hut
must De equally true that MANY ara
| 80. "AS from the park because the
games continue so long.
Ono of tho explanations o1or.,
| the iength OF tho games here 10 49,
Hianager Ryan requires the roaa -
walt out the pitchers In other wnrd.
uniike steve Griffin. who wanted hi.
B.nn az t ,he hrst good ball over.
hyan likes them to watch what th.
pitcher has to offer. Under tbesa oone
uitiohs' the opposing pitcher a.
CURED TO throw greater nnnha.
Eails' All OF which adds to the $50 OK
| game. piaying the
While It is true thot 81
same means game Of unusual ,ene.th
IS equally true that, up to tho 81 a.,'
en- time, the umpires have NOT soI pres
ca eu president Boatwrights letter of Wv
methods regarding the hurry-up
tributed Will do away with ~" =, as
me.node OF Some of tho players T Stns
- no excuse for the mon taking thai
leisure In going on and coming SEE All
Playing held Unless sometime 10
done to speed up the conflicts. II Is
gong TO tell with nm unwanted posi-
tiveness- Mt the gate