Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-26
WARM SUN GREETS TEAM
AND PUTS PEP INTO MEN
For First Time Since Training Sea-
son Opened. Nirginians Have
Balmy Day.
FANS WANT GOOD RECEIVER
Visitors Arc Disappointed ut Lack OF
Experienced Catcher 10 Help Young
Pitchers = Jersey City Gets Big
Manufacturer aS Stakeholder.

Old Sol smiled on Broad street Park
yesterday, and the warm surhcam$ put
ginger into the twenty-five athletes
trying for the Vireiniaus This was
the first really good day since tho
training season opened. and Dunn AMI
his crew took full advantage OF il.
putting In two long practices ending
with Il game tn the late afternoon be-
tween the Regulars and YarniEans
The former Won. but the Scoreksepcr
lost count OF the tables they came so
fast
Everybody was swinging hard a; the
ball. and everybody was hitting Il; TOO.
The slabhsts We're still under orders
TO put them s,raight over. and consc-
auently bat met horsehide frequently.
This jus, suited Dunn who besides
wanting the men to Get their eyes or
the pill. is anxious 10 500 the recruits
perform on the base lines
The crowd at the practice game was
larger by far than many that saw The
Virginia Leagucrs perform las, sum-
mer II was SO big. IN fact. thar Pres
iIent Alvin Smith :ocularly remarked
- ~, y WoNtu ne good business 10
III, Iis;; I,, S'laSs Zee Of le cents.
satisfied with the material on hnuG
anu many Of tn, PLAYERS who Will h,.
NoriteS
There is one criticism. However. tha:
- maIe by pracuoally every. person
worried coucer,inc - rrcai Il%E ne
partment " lille Hasson ana Schaui;c
are SHOWING up eNceitiouallY WE'LL III.
rams are anxious to See AN .Npsri-uU.I
catcher or the grounds il for nothin.
else man TO instruct and steady the
ieaving stan is compos.d pumn -
CNp"Cuns 20 get "a player OF experience
for TINS Department hut the fans are
season opening so near.
Jersey City Prospects Good
from Billy Wieks. general manarer OF
the Jersey City club Wicks states
that his prospects are PARTICULARLY
good team in the field. He informed
Dunn that President Edward barrow.
of the International League. has am
nounced that Colonel Austin Colgate.
of Jersey City. has become a stock
holder in the Jersey City baseball club.
and. with other prominent Jersey CITY
:: baseball Grub owner. Mir. barrow
stated that within a few days h" would
announce other stockholders in tn,
newly-organized club
1t is known now that the club will
he backed almost entirely ~ jersey
City men. This Mil promote 4 local
interest in the club which il has not
-ea;oyed for several seasons The nam
ing OF Georp" Wiltsc as manager j. a
popular choice. The Jersey City play
crs who have already signed are:
Catcher Reynolds. Pitchers Verbout.
Rogers, salmon, Shears, Thompson
Tuero ana Rciger. inNelders Charley
o'Leary. Art Bu.s. Barry. curry. Pcarc.
and Arthur. ana outheldcrs l.Schem,
Farrell and Barney
The Jersey city park Is being rem
ovated for the opening OF the season.
and within :. short time tho players
will be ordered 10 report preliminary
practice. The scale OF prices has bocn
changed and all the graudsiard seats
will be 80 cents with box seats -
cents
president Barrow stated tina, The
. schedule meeting OF tn" leagu. would
he held in New YORK. some time next
week. The schedule Viii be adopted
AT that time.
Dunn Mill begin wedding out his
squad the latter part Of next week. He
expects TO drop several men before his
team leaves on TIA" Carolina trip II =
probable, too, that one or more play
crs Will h- left hcrc next week by
either the senators or connie Mack.
y big crowd Will hc ont 10 see the
and Washiugtou, if the seat sale YES
terday was - t:..dd Indication. The 10
cent seats w.re ,rlN on sale. and many
were reserved for the first game. If
the weather remains warm. II IS On
pectcd that many more Viii go to-day.
Ayers or BochliuG viii probably pitch
for the Senators, with I!uSscl! and Jar
Amam as the opposing slanbtStS