The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-16
BUSCH KEPT BUSY
LINING UP TEAM
WILL MAIL TRANSPORTATION TO-
DAY TO TWENTY-FIVE
PLAYERS.

Petersburg, Va, March 15.--Manager
Heine Busch and Secretary Dick" Will
son. of the local Virginia League
Baseball Club, have been busily en-
gagged today arranging to mail trans
portation tomorrow TO twenty -tw o
players under reserve and recruits re-
Gently signed. with orders to report
here for practice on Thursday, March
rs. Those to whom transportation Will
be mailed tomorrow Twill include Out
fielders Lester Simmons, Dick Donno-
van. +. C. Blackstone, Mile Chastant
and william Riggan; Infelders James
Barnett. George Gross, j. J. Agnew,
Bob Harmon, Dan Gondolf and Theo
dore Flanagan; Catchers Gene Hudglns,
Claude Blake. Paul Cazalot; Pitchers
Leroy Lewis, Ben Pearson. Red" Kauf-
mann. William Herbert. Clyde Rich
mond. Walter Hirsch, t. c. Rice and
Herchal Gafiin.
Young Blake. a recruit catcher comes
highly recommended by Jack Barner,
an ex-btg Lacquer. and Enos Kirkpa
trick, late of the Boston Braves, and
formerly OF the Richmond Club. Cana
lot was with New Orleans last sea-
son and is said to be a crack back
stop.
Have Good Records.
Second Baseman Harmon Is highly
recommended by Ed Konetchy. having
played semi pro ball around St Louis
and batted $50. according to Big Ed"
and thirty newspaper clippings Of
games in which he has participated
Third Baseman Flanagan is highly re-
commended by Hill Howedell. formerly
with the Petersburg Club. late of New
port News.
Outelder Donovan led the Eastern
Association In fielding and with the
bat until that league dlsbanded last
season. Outfelder Chastant played
with Newport News for a brief period
last season but was sick and did not
show up at his best, a great deal Is
expected of him by Heine
Outhelder william Risgan was re-
commended by Duke Lsndgraf and
signed by Heine just before the sea-
son closed last year. There is little
sauabble on at this time between Heine
and Secretary Farrell, Of the National
Commission, over Riggau, which Heine
| is confident will be settled in the local
clubs favor.
pitcher Lewis was with Covington
and Clifton Forge, of the Mountain
state League. until that circuit dis
banded last year, finishing the season
with Newport News Pitcher Herbert
comes from the Canadian League
| highly recommended. Pitcher Gatfn
halls from New Orleans and is highly
recommended by Ray Frost, formerly
Of the Virginia League
1t will be seen from the above that
transportation will not be sent several
players at this time who are now an
der reserve by the club.
Guard New Material,
| Heine has signed two men for each
| of the infeld positions and several
promising young catchers. He wishes
! the old men to understand that they
will have to fight TO hold their posi-
! lions from the start. and that no sem
tinent viii be displayed in awarding
contracts when the season opens,
! Several of the old players are for
! sale or can be secured by other clubs
/ in a trade at this time, and others may
| be let out that would strengthen any
OF the other Virginia League Clubs
! as they are now constituted
Heine is not naming any of the men
I that he would let go at this time, but
does not hesitate To state that he is in
the market for trades and has good
material for eale.
| Among those whom your correspon-
dent has reason to believe could be
purchased are Pitcher Harvey Brooks.
| Catcher Laughlin and outheider Laval.