Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-21

fho question must be disposed Of. II
hichmond is to have team, n man
,,5.' Is an absolute necessity, as MANY
p!aNerS must be lined up within the
next six weeks. Until the money IL
| BUY out Dunn is in sight, however
nothing can he done
! Players will be drug on tho market
apparently The Feds have turned
iooSc more than enough To start Il
league with. Many of them, too. are
corklnS good men, while others are %
CLASS Il calibcr.
~ looks strange to see the name Of
Johnny Bates among those released by
the defunct organizations Johnny
played with the Hrookfcds a short
time I'm 1914, but 1T the end OF the
season WAS free agent. and signed
with Dunnic, playing here all last year.
Harry licdSDeth is also named as one
OF the Feds. although it was not KNOWN
mere that hc signed y contract with
the independents Ralph Maths. !, for
ihcr Colt. who was with the Iittteds
last season. is also on the market
An important meeting OF the Rich
mond Amateur Baseball Commission
viii he held ut j o'clock this afternoon
~ inc National state and city Bank.
New officers for the year are 10 be
elected. and other business transacted.
i he Providence Baseball Club will re-
main under the control of Joseph j.
i.annin another season at least. unless
some one comes forth with Il PROPOSE
non to buy il. syndicate Of frovi
dencr mon. headed hS John y. Dan
Cannon, tho former Grown University
athletic star obtained au option the
Gr:tys. but this expired Tuesday, the
syndicate failing to subscribe the
/ The Providence club has been regarded
rs the farm" f,r Lannin's worlds
champion Ked Sox.
Further complications have arisen
over the Newark club OF the Interna-
tional League. Charles H. EbbctS of
the BROOKLYN Cnh. ~ one time owned
the team. but II" transferred all the
stock to company headed by Messrs.
solomon and M"iicgS. IL is STATED, that
Mr.. EbhctS Still has an interest in some
OF this old stock. although the fran
chiSc WAS declared forfeited by the
league. Mr. f.hbc,s, it was said YES
tcrday. Will apply to the National Com
mission to>asccrtain if the stock which
he possesses Stiil has 4 value in the
baseball market If 1t has. he intends
To collect.
The greatest thrower in the world.
bar nobody" is the praise which Bill
donovan heStowS on Brad kocher, the
Toronto catcher who is now on the
stan of the New York Giants Kochcr
was one of Donovan's cat.hcrs when
the pilot of the Yankees was directing
the affairs of the Providence team In
IN" international Lcag:-c.
II have seen many great throwcrs
since bccaWe connected with base
bail" said Donovan in a tanning bee
recently. but have never seen one
who could throw with this fellow 7
remember one game between Baltimore
aud Providence when | was managing
HE Grays in which Ilocher ,wice turned
catcher in the American League gets
the b:ell down TO second fast enough
to make Maiscl turn back hut this fcl-
low did il twice IN ono game Other
q n
hay" seen tho ball waiting for them
before thcN had a chance TO. make 3,
slide. lie can shoot a. hall down to
third base like Walter johnson throws
- hatSman. and have seen many Il
throw Set away from his third base
man
:, The defeat of Wladek zbyszko a; the
Manhattan Opera House on Monday
night by Stranger 1..wts may cause
me substitution Of Lewis in place or
Joe Stecicr when the famous Nebras-
kan .ralplcr makes his initial appear
ance In New York. Lewis and Stech"r
have met before, tho bout going over
two hours for draw.
"hNs|koS defeat was rather unex-
ncct"d ~" seemed about 10 throw
Lewis. when the former Richmond fav-
"rite turned The tables on him. 1t may
he that the two viii meet again to
G"cidH WI" snail hay" preference in tn"
= bout wei! worth witnessing.
baseball fanatic has figured that
Frank Gilhonlcy. formerly OF the Huf-
ialo Browns. is a more valuable PLAYER
than i!cnur Kauf. Averaging il all
ont. Tia" far saws. kauff has an nd
vantage in >atting, hut that In base
running, scoring runs, sacrifice hits and
h"ldinc tiilhoolcv is far superior. So
~ would seem that the fans will hav"
I" decide for Themselves Just who Will
be the idol Of the .'olo Grounds in 1916.
DR.. WILKINSON TO SPEAK