The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-11
RYAN HAS BUSY DAY
MAKING FINAL PLANS
Wants Real Regular Outielder to
Take Place Of Laval-Otherwise
Affairs of Colts in Good Shape.
ny CTS MtI.NEIsT.


Raymond Ryan. manager and sole
dictator of the Colts Of 1913. spent Il
strenuous DAY. We have this choice
hit Of information direct from Mans ger
Ryan. He had no enc in whom he was
particularly Interested sick in bed but
he was unable TO answer telephone
calls. and lac WAS a busy man never
thclcss and Notwithstanding Answer
Ing telephone calls. whether one wants
to or not * Il very apnrccjahlc part OF
III" duties OF Il baseball manager
. and other people Sometimes. if the
manager is an adept at the art lie
may plead sickness. or use other artful
methods OF dod"ing tho issue. and
sometimes he may require that mes
S:@eS hc sent him by proxy. However,
THAT is by no means part OF ;his story.
Manager Raymond Ryan. with Mrs.
Ryan ana their son. are now housed I'm
Marshall street. West, and the chief
concern of Manager Ryan. since his son
and hoir has rcgaincd his health, is
securing an outiiclticr to take tho place
OF Bill Laval. who vampcd to Peters
burg for no known reason. since Rich
mond offered him tho maximum salary
-Sl50 a month-Il!owc under the
rules ana constitution of the Virginia
League. OF course, Manager Ryan
has u number of outficlacI's. but lie Is
by ne means rcticent ia admitting that
he considers 1871 Laval a mighty good
man. Therefore he is busily engaged
trying to yet man just as good rs
Laval.
Even though the equitable schedule.
which is manifcstly inequitable. as we
have pointed out. has been adopted. and
even though that schedule d"prives
Richmond of week end games Manager
Ryan and the owners OF the Richmond
club are anxious to turn out :; winning
team. Indeed, II might be said that in
spite OF the schedule the manager and
owners are bent entirely upon pro-
ducing an organization of ball players
capable Of making the rest OF the
league sorry for taking the Weekend
games away from Richmond
Ryan Is very positively impressed
with the excellence of the men who
Will report next week. and from whom
he expects to select his winning team.
Eut he is shy an outnelder. Or nj
least. he thinks that if he can land
the man he wants he viii have an out
field. n picket force. to be explicit, that
cannot only knock the spots out Of a
ravishinE attack from the enemy, but
can turn in and smash the opposing
defense to such good purpose that it
Will be utterly routed
Just what the nune Of this new out
fielder is was denied us The silver
voiced siren. who answered our call
when we got Monroe SIS, where Man
ager Ryan may he found when he is ut
home. told us thnt he was out. Later
ana persistent calls rallied to find him
In. Therefore we are relying upon the
assertion of Secretary Bradley that
Manager Ryan is trying 10 gct-nay.
may have scCurcd-an outiieldcr the
like Of which has never been seen in
the Virginia League
It's merry world anyway. And it's
mcrrier when YOU don't know Just
what's happening Maybe to-daAsMan-
aScr Ryan may be reached by tele-
phone. Maybe II he is reached tho ncva
VIII not come that he can't talk And
maybe sore throat VIII not be the rca-
son why he can't talk. At any rate.
there's n new outilcldcr. name unknown
who may be announced
oh, Mr.. Ryan, don't be so stingy,
Don't keep us so dark. so dinCy dinyv
Please, oh. please, answer the bell,
But Ii You don't you-oh, well. oh,
we'll.