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

the Petersburg Ball Club lost games
the attendance would drop TO nil.
While the club was losing this abso-
lutely obtained. We were at the
games and know. Since tho club has
begun its winning stride the atten-
dance has increased slightly: but, with
another slump. II will drop. Peter
burg occupies the unhappy position
that II has nothing to shoot at The
! fans over there have seen two pen
second during the three years the city
| has been in the league. Nothing less
than this Will satisfy. and even u win
ner begins to pail. One can get too
! much sweets.
Roanoke and Portsmouth are losers
! and big losers.
Here is where the equitable schedule
hurts. for. while admittedly II cuts into
Richmonds pocketbook. for every dol
lar II costs Richmond II costs the
league as q whole two. Somebody Is
going to have the burden of carrying
/ two losing cities. Richmond has had
/ this burden heretofore. Now the bur
den Is divided for the reason that Roa-
noke and Portsmouth. both losers and
unable to draw with any kind OF n
club, have as many games Mt home as
! the three clubs that are making money
Never does Roanoke give more than
the guarantee; Portsmouth rarely plays
| to the guarantee. What's the result?
1t isn't puzzle. It's too obvious to
need explanation.
Which reminds us that In making
| predictions We are laying ourself wide
| open a s target for the sharpshooters,
! just did those Projectors who a
few days ago, were shouting that the
| Athletics had dropped out OF the race
] In the American League. Just to prove
, that there was very much life left IN
them, Connie Macks 100000 lnfleld.
his 100000 outtie!d. his 100000 catch
ing equipment and his 100000 pitching
staf-sl, 10000 total-count it-pro-
ceeded to Kick blooming daylight into
the Senatorial carcass, tripping over
It's bleeding remains to second place,
right on the tall OF Jennings Tiger.
Washington writer's arc busy these
days explaining why Walter Johnson
lost two games In row. No explana-
ton is necessary. Johnson must lose
few games each year. and II he elects
/ to lose them early in the season. that's
his business. Anyhow. II Is far better
to lose them early than late. It's gam es
won In the stretch that counts. and
! Sir Walter has never yet been called
upon In vain. He pitched Washington
into second place two seasons in sue
/ ccssion. and IL Grim's attack will just
"oTR up Httle steam ne may pitch
| Washington to n pennant.
Time was when Richmond sent many
wonderful ball players to the big show.
/ There were Lever Tannehiil, Sparks.
/ Chesbro, Donovan, Mccain, Elbcr-
I field. and others OF comparatively mod :
ern times. Then few years In ad-
vance. there were Billy Nash. Fer
gusson, Pop Tate and a few more that
we can't recall. Now we have up there
two lads who are making names for
themselves and winning. ball games
for their employer-Joe Boehling and
Doctor Yancey Wyatt Ayers. Ayers
doesn't rightly belong here. being ma
tive OF Hillsville. In Carroll County.
but ne has lived here so long that ne
calls Richmond home. History does
move In a circle. and they are coming
back to the Old Dominion TO got their
good ball players. just rs they are COM
Ing back to get anything that they
want really good.
Wilbert Robinson. who ate bread
! Mt McGraw's table for so many years
that the mind OF man runneth not to