Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-30
ROTARY CLUB WILL
attend BALL GAME
Delegates From Three States
Will See Richmond Play
Montreal Tuesday.
GREAT CHANGE IN PUBLIC
Richmond Fans Enthusiastically
Backing Team-Season Out
look Very Gratifying.

~ eshA AAS'
Having captured three out OF four
games in the opening series with tho
champion Bsons as the victims. the
Billsmiths arc prepared to go after
Montreal Tomorrow The ROYALS Will
be here to fiji a four-day engagement
and will be followed by the Hustlers.
who fill the last two days of the week
and remain over for a couple Of games
next week.
From the record this week against
Baltimore. the Royals should not he
hard for Richmond to down. The
Orioles split the series with Montreal.
but as tho Baltimore team cannot BIO
much better than the aggregation
Dunn had here last year, the present
Richmond team should be able to clean
1t up without difficulty.
The attendance figures for the first
week. in spite OF rain on the opening
day and a cold spell on the two sue
ceeding days, was extremely crafty
ing, but tho spirit OF the fans was
even more so. Never at any time last
season did the Richmond public show
Its appreciation as keenly as it is do
Ing this season. The players feel 1t.
and consequently they are putting
their best into the game.
William g. Bradley, owner OF the
Richmond club In the Virginia League,
Yesterday rema rlsed that he had never
IN all or his experience in baseball seen
such remarkable change in the at
ttudc of the Richmond fans. From
cold, apathetic critics OF last season.
they have suddenly blossomed out as
wildly enthusiastic boosters This has
been apparent all weckA
The present week should be another
good one In the way or attendance
On Tuesday the Richmond Rotary Club
will take charge of the festivities The
organization hnr no
Rotarians from three States, and some
great stunts are being prepared for
the occasion. The game will he start
ed NJ $3.50 o'clock, and 1t will be worth
the price OF admission alone to see
the antics the local Rotarians have
arranged for the amusement OF their
guests
RICHMOND DROPS BACK
AS RESULT OF DEFEAT
Richmond, by losing yesterday
dropped from its position at the top OF
the heap. Providence and Newark, by
virtue of their clean states, are now.
heading the list. but neither has faced
such an aggregation rs that brought
here by Patsy Donovan. The champs
are already shaping up like pennant
chasers. and II will take a mighty good
team to beat them. Providence bucked
Rochester. which, as is usual during
the opening series, is weak. Newark,
with the veteran Fred Tenney mt the
helm. had little difficulty with Toronto.
Both Rochester and Toronto. how.
ever, will be strengthened within the
next few days by big league material.
Every year they follow similar tactics,
and by the time the Hustlers reach
here they will have team so per cent
stronger than the one that faced the
Grays.
With Angels Arraeon back in the
lineup tomorrow. the Bilsmiths will
q yp.l in tlnN 81
TO beat. George Kircher is no short
stop. and makes no claim to being one
HIS work in that position was partially
the cause of the loss OF tho game yes
terday. but nobody could harshly CEN
sure tho jovial fellow. He has ALREADY
proved his worth to the club by his
wideawake tactics on the coach
ing line and it is safe bet ina,
George Will be one Of the most nonu
lar players in the local fold this sea-
son.
kircher and Billy Smith have done
much TO win the fans over to the
support of the team Kjrcher l,eena
them amused and Smith is showinir
the rams that he has no intention OF Sit
.ihe on the bench and letting the
h'red men do all of the work He IS or
me ines lighting every minute and
tnis is the thing that counts
RICHMOND FANS ANXIOUS
TO GET CRACK AT DIM
+Hlready the Richmond public !.
awaiting the arrival of the Orio,.a
mere VIII be record crowds here wlan
JACK Dunn gets in town. on evar,,
s,de the fans are heard to remar,, -,
MI, ,m's phase of the baseball situat;on
ne proximity of the cities is a puar.
nnt va. the rivalry will be keen
~, counting the fact that tho Rioh
N ono fans want to get cr,ol. I'm.
nunh' not that they dislike ~,
,n"t they want to show hi,, 49,
.ihs them in the lurch. altho,, 10.
s, ome can be found who wouid tras
The Richmond ni,o,
rounding into form niceIv arc now
an" lthoades were touched I'm hi nan
90 .er games but both showed 49,. 80
for sui; ana they displayed a canacit,.
cd III, pun's 81 Johnny Verbout WORT,
eo wen in his game, and seonna, Work-
dependable. HUMPHREYS vii, 10 De
~ -, peat. and Ross seems n en-. h !"
re cry and Gleason are vet to no ho st,
rom, but both will get an opnortmni,,.
10 work this week Unity
Mickey Kelliher seems Ia 49,,
he'd Smiths faith in him. IIc !. s.,.,
ing IN great shape and is hittin,. Ir
demon Unless he takes a slunn
Hack Eibcl will have considerab,e 40
',rEihs to do Al Burch is covering
lot of ground III left field. ana nnSo,a.
Bobby Clemens shows up great in nr,c
tice, the veteran will probably hold
down the garden job for some time
longer.
HendyrN and Bankston are slamminp
he ball in great shape, and are field
ing nicely. Rankston dropped hal,
yesterday, but it was hard try. ana
while II had TO he scored an error.
the play should not he held too much
against him. particularly when II ia
taken INTO account that he had had a
bad jar few innings before in slid
ing into third after a sprint around
ne paths. The slide wrenchcd His neck
and hurt his head.
With the exception OF .Arragon. whose
finger is still bad, the team is I'm good
shape for the week Angels. however.