The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-24

As q result of the good progress
that has so far been made by those
who aspire to wear Richmond uni
forms this season. and the rapidly
with which the FASTENERS have been
shaking the kinks out OF their arms
and legs. the first game will be played
Saturday afternoon. Manager Billy
Smith will select teams Nos. 1 and 2,
and tho, boys will be rendered their
first real opportunity to show what
they have tucked up their sleeves In
the way OF national pastiming.
The players who will be seen in ac-
ton on team No. doesn't mea.. that
they are the ones who will hold down
regular berths for the Virginians this
season. Far be 1t from such. Man
ager Smith has by no means decided
on his lineup for the coming cam
paign, and he will not do so until
every man on the squad has been
given every possible chance to make
good.
Beginning Saturday afternoon. the
teams will have game or two each
day until the opening of the exhibit
ton season. which starts one week
from Saturday with the Washington
Senators. BY the middle of next week
the wedding out process will start.
and there will be the usual springtime
farewells. However, from present in
dications all of those who will leave
Richmond will be farmed out to clubs
in the Virginia and North Carolina
League. subject to recall. All of the
men on the roster look good but 1t
will be an impossibility to retain them
all, and the local lea der will make
sure that he has strings attached to
them.
Need More Experience.
Some of the players on the squad
need little more experience before
breaking into company as fast as the
International League. and a seasons
sojourn down in the Carolina Asso-
citation or the Virginia League would
be beneficial to them.
Angelo Arragon, Hendrix and Ross
will be on hand by tomorrow morn
ing and will be able to take part in
Saturday afternoons battle These
men have been down with the
are already In the pink of condition. A
little more practice will bring them
up almost to midseason form.
The players turned over TO Rich
mond from the Yankees, with the ex-
ception OF Cy Pieh. left Macon last
night and are now en- route to this
city. Pieh will hardly come here.
Manager Smith was very anxious to
get his hands on Pitcher Shocker and
Manager Donovan intended to send
him here. However. II is understood
that the Cleveland Club Is after him,
and he notified Manager Smith that
he would send Pich instead. However,
last night the local pilot wired Dono-
van that he did not want Cy. Manager
Smith has not yet given up hope of
getting Shocker, and may yet sue
coed in landing him.
Even though Shocker does not come
to Richmond the local fans should
consider themselves exceedingly fortu-
nate in landing such men as ARA
gen, Ross and Hendryx. The little
Cuban has been singing the horse
hide hard down at the Yankees train
ing camp. and he was one ( the best
looking players Manager Donovan had
In his squad. The boy should set the
International League on Are this sea-
son.
Hendryx Is Great Hitter.
Hendrix is noted for his ability to
break down fences. Last season he
was the leading batter In the southern
League, hitting the ball at .325 clip.
There were others who hit above him.
but they played in only q few garaas-
and he was recognized as the leading
batter. Ross was purchased by the
Yankees from the Canadian League.
in which organization he won fifteen
games and lost seven. He has been
displaying great form In the Yankee
training camp. but owing to the fac
that he Is but a youngster and Mana
ger Donovan is overbL rdened with
good pitching material this season.
the New York leader decided t. turn
him over to Manager Smith for sea-
son. He should prove one of the lead
ing hurlers In the Barrow circuit.
The Richmond players underwent q
hard workout yesterday cut at Broad
Street Park, and when things had
been called off for the afternoon both
Manager Smith and Captain McDer-
mott expressed themselves as being
very we'll pleased with the days work
The boys are fast rounding into shape
and with few more days of sunshine
they will have succeeded in kicking
all OF the kinks out OF their legs
When batting practice started yes.
terday afternoon the boys went after
the offerings OF the hurlers who were
tossing them over the rubber with a
vengeance. and showed little mercy on
the box artists. They lambasted the
old globule to all corners of the ball
lot. Many OF the balls were line drives
to the outer gardens. which would
have been safe wallops In anybody's
ballyard. However. none Of the pitch
ers were allowed to let out. they