Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-13
dunn HOPES FOR DRAFTS
BIG LEAGUES HAVE RIGHT
TO CHOOSE PLAYERS SOON
Locnl Club Can Also Pick Over What
II Lett In MinOrs-Biues start
Football Tonight.
BY TIM PATCH.

ny TIM PATCH.
Jack Dunn is looking eagerly for
ward to Wednesday of next week. when
the majors will open their drafting
season. For six days, then, the hig
circuit clubs will try their luck in the
draw in the International League. AL
though Dunnie has disposed of sew
eral of his men at satisfactory prices
he is hoping that couple more may
prove attractive TO the scouts
While 1t is not probabl that the
seasoned men will be drafted. there is
a possibility that Schautele and Few
ster may go up although both are very
young, and will need more experience
to make sood on tho big circuits Sew
eral of the others arc also eligible
Dunn will also. within the next few
weeks. get a crack al some OF the stars
Of the lesser leagues. The draft sea-
son for the Glass a outfit is September
3o-October 3: Class b. October 7-l2;
Class c, October 1920. The prices
range from $500. for the Glass AA
players down to $500, according to the
class league from which he is drawn.
Glass IA clubs and those below this
rating also have the privilege OF draft
ing from still lower standing at a
similar descending scale OF prices.
The big league scouts say that few
players OF worth are available for
draft The cream has been bought or
otherwise disposed Of hut even at that
each has hopeful eye out for some
promising yoIngster. hoping for a
chance to gobble him cheap.
The Dummies to-day enter on the
home stretch for the 1915 season The
club has seven more games 70 play, and
Will finish on Saturday. AS the team
Will be in Montreal when the season
ends. II will he disbanded there. and
the men will disperse for their homes.
several. including Dunn. will return
20 Richmond TO move their families
Dunn will live In Baltimore Big Ed
Sweeney II is understood. likes Rich
mond we'll enough 70 winter here
The Richmond Blues Will inaugura,e
football practice tonight when the
candidates for the team will meet ut
tho armory at Sis o'clock 10 start
work under "Piggie" Hargrove, who
Will he assisted by Fergus McRee.
Hargrove was for two years a, vir-
sinta Polytcchnic Institute and three
years with the North Carolina Agricul-
tural and Mechanical. where he was
under some OF the hest coaches in the
South, and consequently IS we'll quail
fed TO handle the Elues. Many OF tho
older men have reported and been
issued their toys. and there are some
huskies among tho new ones. which
hrightens the prospects for 4 strong
team
The Blues will practice every night
this week in preparation for the opcn-
Ing game OF the season on September
25 with the Union Theological! Seminary
A battle royal is expected, az the Blues
have been walloped twice hy the Theo-
logs. and are after revenge this year
Manager Ferton Jacobs denies ru-
mors that the Blues will try their line
with baEbed wire acknowledgements.
The Phillies have twenty four more
games TO play before the season closes
Brooklyn has twenty, and Boston TWEEN
ty-tUo. II the Philles win - out OF
- their percentage will he .604 and
Brooklyn will have 10 win every game
10 tie If the Phllies win Is out of
-. they would have n percentage o!
.57s, and Brooklyn would find IL neces-
sary to win IL out of 20 and Boston Is
out OF % to tie. If the Phi!lies only
win half OF their remaining games they
viii fn!sh with n percentage OF SIS.
and Brooklyn would have 10 win IA ont
Of 20 and Boston Is out OF 90 TO tie.
These figures OF course, make no
allowance for games lost through post
ponement
'$c"io on SATURDAY, fefcaied
II. B. Lee for the tennis championship
OF the Hermitage Golf Club. TIE
match was an exceedingly close one
as Blair. after winningIwo sets. los,
the next two In the NTH set the score
stood four all, and Blair had just
enough reserve 10 get the final games
for the set and match
Late in his career Larry La toie shows
mis- versatility covering third base and
snort as well as he did second. Were
tho Athletics higher in the race La
1ole's brilliant playing would stand out
better this season. but the Mackn.n
are IN last place. and Larry's work has
not been appreciated the way IL should
he mas been great man all year for
connie Mack In every position on the
infeld he has been success He
started a second, and soon saw servic,
at short, third and first. In all these
positions he has been big help TO
Connie Mack.
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