The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-02
ans Drop Close Team Plays Six Contests This Week
Baseball Gossip

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Hath sfroilsa beneath the HtaFilf skies,
And iived in bliss Through Dreamy
what haven't giraa 20 sac your dear,
p cause the baseball seasons here
gowa business. man. are stocks 20
high
They take your spirits to ths sAyf
As answers come ia
Uost feel thou'rt making late ~ TN
@hat. there's no time 10 tend 20 Same
Because you're going TO the gsmal
Dear grandpa. how is your goutf
Put ON your hat lea gs stroll out
The Southern breeze ~ passing nn@,
Wen talks n walk down tire Line,
what. talk like this makes you sore,
And you would like 10 know the
scorer
This week win be = busy ere for
the vlrRinlana. there being a game
scheduled for every day Tomorrow
Manager Smiths Drotewes will again
80 Bp against the Washington Bena~
tors. while on Tuesday the Boston
Braves will be the guests OF the Rich
moua club wednesday and Thursday
the local hopefuts will Oppose Pat
Moran's Philias, winners Of the
championship IN the National League
last season Friday the Richmond
Police Department team will 20 up
against The Inta. while on Saturday
tha VlrRiniBns will battle Connie
Mack's Philadelphia Athletics.
last year the Virginians made very
poor shoWinRs against tins Invading
major leaguars save the New 7 ork
Giants and Brooklyn Dodgers. How
Aum
viii be different conteRts this year.
Following the five exhibition games
this week with big league teams. the
VirKinians viii play the New York
Giants Monday and then 90 up
against teams In the Virginia and
North Carolina Leagues.
Last year thu games with the Glass
outGts proved most disastrous but
with Manager Billy Smith holding
the managerial rsins the prospects
for giving some OF them good spring
drnhbings seem very bright If Man
aser Smith loses a single one Of the
exhibition games with the Virginia
and North Caroitna Leagusrw he will
feel the drafe more than anyone sfs9-
George Rirchsr. one Of the dia-
monds most famous clowns, ala not
kAE ta HtH appear Atsth yGAtEA Jay tAh
time TO display his comedy stunts be-
fore Richmond audience. However.
he IL expected 70 be here tonight or
Monday morning and win doubtless
grace tho coaching lines during to-
morrow's encounter George is funny.
and he will doubtless make a big
hit with the Richmond sport-lowtng
populacs,
"A
terday morning when they read the
announcement that Ma aA@mxsa billy
smith had succeeded On Magaing
Charles Humphries. the - & lung
portpa ~. from the washiR&t "a &ena-
tors The y0ungster waM@pt 80 asecs
ON an optional agTeeaA@ lArke
/ 9rifrth reserving the riM3N De- take
+ him back from the yirgiffAnA ut the
end OF this season He has been
showing iot OF 'Sturr' az Chariottes-
Wills training camp. and II will be
with reluctance that Manager urifT1th
lets him cut However he is over
stocked with good hurlars this year,
end the Washington pilot believes
that he can ges along without him
during ths season
Goodwin. another hurlsr who was
purchased from Washington by the
local club doubtless Will be given a
chance 10 show something against mis-
{ old teammates lgt GomuTrow+A game.
Goodwin IL big right handler Ha
will probably alternate on ths mound
+ with Ferry, whs came TO Richmond
from the American Association,
Manager smith may have an Inter
estlng announcement TO make within
the nsKt few days re- garding the sign
Ing OF another catcher. Hs haa hls
+ eyes on another seasoned r@o@Iv@r and
rs may DO gathered Ia the fold ere
many days slAps@. While Manager
Smith Is golna 80 keep oas OF two Of
hls young eaEeheFs. ne is not sUing
90 permit them TO bear ths orunk of
tha catching aa was ths eass last
/ year, but wAIi have two Ro0ds seasoned
son,
/ From present indications. Everett
BAnkston. Tim hondryx and Patrick
Clamsns are soiag 20 bs the Viz
f ginianw regular outn@la guardians
/ this year All three ot them arc
! naldtng IN grand style. while their
hitting has been OF tia nrst order.
There Ia "a stroaA proba DGitsy OF al
I bert Bureh beina retained as utiitgy
/ lnnsidsr ana Al hAises as ths extra
autdeider. Both OF them hAv@ Dssn
hitting the bail aud they would mako
/ 5000 ptnah hittsrA
8otn msinia Busch OF kna NaleiRA
club and King Kelly. OF th@ Peters
I burg Coolers. ara anxious 90 @St soms
OF Manager Smiths surplus material
/ ana IL ls very probabls that tAsY will
land two ga three GOOD men nom the
VirstntAna Manager Saith viii
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