The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-23
VIRGINIANS RETURN
HERE WEDNESDAY FOR
LONG STAY AT HOME
Whether Not Richmond Will Be Pennant Contender Will Be-
Known Next Two Weeks-Local Team Has Twenty seven
Contests Home Playing Every Club in International
League Before Taking Another Trip. s4

coming back for revenge, and II he
isn't careful he and his gentlemen
from the land of chickens, clans, ct
cetera. will get 1t in the neck again.
The Grays come here in much better
condition than when they were In
upon their last Journey here. Both
Tutweiler and Onslow are back in the
game. and they have put new life In
the Rhode Island aggregation.
Following the Providence Grays th6 &
Newark Indians will come here for
three games. After this club departs
our old friend. Jack Dunn, will bring
HIS bunch of Baltimore Birds here for
a quartet of contests Buffalo. To-
ronto. Rochester and Montreal will
then follow in order named
After completing this stay at home.
the Virginians will go away for three
more weeks, taking in the entire cir~s
cult, including Baltimore. AT thu coma
pletton of this road trip they will come
home and finish up the season with
the Baltimore Orioles.
Humphreys Coming Back.
Lefty Humphreys. who has been
spending the last three weeks at hts
Georgia home recuperating, will Join
the club here Wednesday morning.
According to word received from him,
he Is ~pidly improving. and will be
ready to take his turn in the box when
the club returns here. Humphreys
,return to the Richmond lineup will
mean much TO the Richmond club, and
II will bolster up the hurting staff cons
siderably. With this boy ~oing good
and the other members of the pitch
ing staff lending some assistance.
Richmond should be able to take this
major portion OF the games at home.
According to a telegram received
from Manager Billy Smith, william
Reynolds. who has been bearing the
hrunt OF the backstop work all this
season, Is out OF the game with a bad
finger. The lacerated digit has beer,
giving him considerable trouble re-
Gently. and he will probably not ID
any more catching until the club re-
turns here Wednesday, Bill deserves
lot of credit for the services he has]
rendered behind the bat this season
He has been doing much more than
his share of the backstop work bufs
he has never refused to don the wfnde
pads and mitt when requested to do 81
by Manager Smith When he left
Richmond on the last road trip his
hand was twice It's normal size, but he
took his turn behind the bat. and has
been catching most of the games up Ia
this time.
Mcnermott j. Improving.
Captain Frank McDermott, who In
tured his back in Buffalo. and who
has not been able TO get into the Rich
mond lineup for the past few days.
is getting better, according to word i
received from Providence Yesterday.
He will probably he in the line-up
against the Newark Indians
Manager Smith has not vet decided
upon a pitcher for the opening game
today In Newark but II Is very prob
able that ii will he either Rebel Ross
or Albert I4eake. One or the other
will work In Mondays encounter.
while Mckenry will doubtless close tho
road trip by tossing EN- over to the
Indians.
Humphreys has taken a good rest.
and Manager Smith will probably
pitch him In the opening game with
the Providence Grays Wednesday at
ternoon. The youngster is anxious -
break into the lineup against tke
Grays. and he should be able to akd
considerable strength to the hurting
staff.
Despite the fact that Richmond has
not been doing so we'll on the road
much interest is being manifested in
the team, and large crowds are ex-
pected to attend the games here next
week. 1t will be Providence's last trim
OF the season here, and the grand-
stand and bleachers are expected ID
be packed each afternoon