The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-05
Cockade City Base
ball Briefs

PETERSBURG va June 4-The Goob-
ers returned 70 their own lairs last
might after one O. -AA most strenuous
weeks OF the season or alien soil dur
tns which they dropped six out of
rlns games PLAYED TIE results FOR /
the week were generally satisfactory, /
taking tnto consideration the crippled +
rendition ~ the club. Winning threa /
Eares az Baseball week on the road /
would ordinarily be considered good /
bat nine games were played by our 4
boys In six DAYS and 20 win three Of
that number cannot he considered bad i
During tire coming week different
showing Is expected to he made The
Coolers will be at Mckenzie Street
Park from Monday until SATURDAY.
tackling the fast flying Truckers the
first three days and the Powder Puys
the last three days Of tho week
King Kelly blew IN with the team
from Norfolk last night. but remained
aust long enough TO square matters
with the club owners and catch train
Cor Raleigh, where II is reliably re
ported he made arrangements to go
some weeks ago, 10 take charge OF
the Capital City club of the North
State League
King denied last night having en-
tered into an agreement with the Raj
eigh owners to take over the manage
ment of the club. but he has 10 q
close observer had more interest In
.he team down there during the past
several weeks than he showed in the
slub from which he WAS drawing
fat salary. Not only In this true, but
he was anxious last night TO know
what the Goooer owners expected to
do with regard to several members Of
the local team and called up Secre-
tary Kidd over phone again today to
inquire about the same players. taking
pains to reiterate that he had not ao-
fepted the management Of Raleigh and
adding that IL he did not land at Rail
eigh he expected TO go 70 Troy, OF the
Jew York State League. or Franklin.
OF the TrI-City League.
Secretary Kidd received q telegram
from Burleigh Emery, the new Goob-
pilot today. dated at Cincinnati.
stating that he would arrive here over
the Norfolk and Western al 8 o'clock
tomorrow morning ready TO get into
the hght for the Virginia League pen
rant. Emery comes to PETERSBURG
highly recommended and with a good
bali club TO start out with he should
have comparatively easy sailing,
II has been assorted by several To-
cal fans who arc close followers OF
individual players that several mem
hers of the team had a. well been let
out with Kelly that the players ir
question had asserted that they would
not play under q new manager. but
the club owners do not believe this
Of any member Of the team and /!
II should prove true they will not get
their release. but suspension withou,
pay.
The Goober owners are not a BIZ
worried over the personnel Of the
team. The club Is undoubtedly com
posed OF the cleauest bunch Of bal
players that ever represented Vir-
Einia city and when they once gel
started they will be seen putting NJ
a great article OF baseball
with one single exception, the team
seems to be pulling together 10 wiz
and in this one case the indvidua
player belongs to an individual on
Ger OF the club n the officer In ques
tion thinks IL 10 the interest OF tn.
club 10 keep member OF the club II
which the baseball loving public am
other members of the tsam have NJ
confidence then IL Is up to him ant
not TO the club TO accept the condetn
nation heaped upon the player an,
the club alike. 4 player that will no
do his best under all circumstances f
dsmoralizing 10 other members of tn
team and the sooner he is let go tn
beteer OFF the club will be The Goob
ers have only one player Of this clas
and every baseball fan in PETERSBURG
knows who that player is. A playe
that virtually throws away two Rame
in single day through his own indif
erence should be branded for life a
an "a Hay n n aae~ IN ha Ma
fional pastime.
Every local fan should turn out a.
Mckenzie Street Park tomorrow after.