The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-28
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CONTRACT
AKyTN GOODWIN BOUGHT
FROM WASHINGTON CLUB
~ Acquisitions win Prove Valuable
Assets 70 Richmond Tcam-Wih
Arrive I'm Camp Within Next Few
Days

'Hsorge suggs. formerly of the Gin
hiatt Redlegs. but who has been
|rling for the Baltimore. Terrapins
HE deceased Federal League for the
kkitwo seasons, yesterday placed his
ne TO a Richmond contract. Mana
! Smith has been negotiating with
. pitcher for several days and yes
{day they came to terms. trans
'rtation was sent him last night by
Ink Jennings, Richmond's popular
krotary, and he IL expected to arrive
camp not later than this AFTER
|bn-
|aeorge~ was IN the big league some
hr or I'VE years and In 1913 ne
he into the limelight while pastim-
with the Cincinnati club In the
Itonal League. He got started
but the middle Of that season ana
/ = time was the sensation OF the
her circuit. When the Federal
hgue was organized by Jimmie Gh-
Sre and his associates. George re-
wed q Watering offer from the
Fillmore Terps. and he cast ms LOT
he's with the Monumental CITY OUT
His FIRST season with the Federai
kguers proved a huge success, the
rth Carolina boy winning twenty
II games and losing only fourteen.
ring q pitching percentage OF .os1
the close. That was the year the
1timoreans made such a formidaol pie
bw1ng in the Federal League the
Is fnishing third, with only g. lew
nts separating them from the exait-
Soost
with Cellar Club.
- errny1fV-niQhf
j games. losing seventeen of them
4 Winning eleven. He finished with
|nercanta9e Of 1913. However, II
RI be remembered that Baltimore
= only forty-seven games during
! Of last season and lost 1o7, finish
the year In the cellar with a grand
krage OF SOS. George won his share
HE games. and had he been pitch
for q better team his record would
hbtless have been as good as the
kvfous year, when he was recog~
"a a. one of the best In the Gilmore
ruit. Even at that. his percentage
= almost 100 points higher than MS
Inns. With everything considered.
did az good az could have been
ksibiy expected last year.
1u9rY horne Is In kinston, N u,
4 he got his ffrst baseball experience
" performing with the high school
n OF that little Tarheel town.
brRe In only twenty-six years Ola
those who know him believe
"a he has much good pitching In MS
kry wing. He should prove val
Bic asset to the Richmond pitching
Il. He knows baseball from A to q
y he will be helpful 10 the young
tlsrA
GpHMwin In Bought.
suwws was the second pitcher TO be
I'D TO the Richmond staff yesterday.
nagsr Billy Smith. who spent sun
IN Washington with Clarke Grtf-
returned yesterday morning with
announcement that he had signed
rVin Goodwin, one of the most ike
booking hurlers on the Washington
kn1orx pitching staff. Goodwin was
hxht by the virginians, but he comes
btohnond on an optional agree
NJ 0riffsth reserves the right TO
eohase him at the end OF this sea-
from the virginians IN the event
makes 4 good record.
~ II Highlander of no mean
I11ty, and Manager Clarke Grtnith
- him n very good recommenda-
=. He In evidently good IL Clarke
01th sold him to Billy Smith. Tor
- the friendship that exists pc.
ken the two managers. the oio
would hardly try to WISH
hon on our Billy.
HrtfIith 10 very well pleased with the
Goodwin has been handling MIN
during the past few days and he
n he win make the international
aRna In walk. Goodwin Will
tr tho YaXt dow