Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-01
TO PLAY IN THREE WEEKS
RICHMOND iNTS ARRANGE
! FOR PRELIMINARY CLASt
VIII Meet Washington American Rock
81 les Here This MOnth-l.caf>
VIII Train In Jersey city

sslB. W." IRAN IN Jersey city.
Baseball fans will see some real
action here on tho diamond before the
end OF the month. Clark Griffith having
reached an agreement with Billy smith
Tor an exhibition game in addition TO
the one previously scheduled The
Washington leader will send team.
but not his frst squad. for the prcIim-
mary clash His best bets. however.
Will come later.
81 The local baseball season car rather
tho prelminarics. star; ia Just three
weeks. Players have been ordered hv
smith to report on March 20 when the
nrst work will be done. 1t is prob
liable that the Washington rockies viii
be here OH March -. which is several
days before tho first exhibition game
Is scheduled 10 take place
Silly Smith will leave tomorrow for
Macon to watch Bill Donovan put his
-fookies through the PAGES lncidcntally
Lilo viii discuss with the Yankee leader
sthe players who arc 10 bc sent here
,GFour OF those now working out al Ma
y. con, consisting OF two pitchers an in
snelder and an outneldcr. will wear
i.e,Rlchmond uniforms this year
z, 1t remained for Alien Russell the
@1ormer Richmond Int, to pitch the first
sRpithall OF the 1916 season. According
40 New York papers, Russell is looming
LIP big in tho Yankee camp. Here is
..ewhat ono said:
o. The FIRST spitball Of the 1916 cam
SsSra,Sn was turned loose by Allen Rus
sell. who made quite "a reputation with
Inc saliNary slant with the Richmond
e-fnternationals last season. Russell re-
ported himself as perfectly satisfied
sSyith his short effort. and tho hattcrs
gssreportcd satisfaction when Russell was
~ waved away by Donovan"
81 Another was Just rs complimentary.
.ssREnE:
-, Russell had the hattcrs guessing
with 4 side-arm spitball. They hi, late
~ at 1t. With tho step and tho side arm
:" m otion tho hing had Il cross fire effect
Z. that Duke Farrell says it is hard ball
- to catch.
-. The International League clubs just
cannot get out OF tho habit Of taking
southern training trips Joe Birminu-
ham has announced that his Toronto
shopefuls will 20 to jersey city for its
t.traininE work. Montreal has decided
ssto move from 1iackcnsack Ia Hackctts-
...tcwn In tho same state Of New Jersey
.,hut fcw miles nearer tho Mason ana
:. Dixon line.
eSe- In times past the International League
Srluhs made as prctentious trips as the
\-:smajors. hut that is all in the dim past
ntThis year Providence viii train at
.hhomc. Newark and Richmond will do
-nthc same. and Buffalo and Rochester
rtwill probably move to the suburbs
saJack Dunn. however, viii not abandon
::..nhis annual hike to Carolina.
u, The Leafs by the way. will no, re-
roIort until April >.
B"ehlinG. the Richmond Thunder
is will he taken TO charlottesville
" by Clark Griffith. not that the WASH
inEton leader wants him. hut because
Joe happens to have his name 10 q con-
tract with Two more years To run at
$1,000 per. and no other club seems 10
want him. Unless B"chlinr shows
something. Griffith is threatening TO
put him III the minors aftAr letting him
swarm the bench while without pay
.' Boehlinr. however. is not done hv
: any means as a big league pitcher lie
Ihas the goods if he will only buckle
down to work. Probable now that tho
Feds can no longer tickle his ears with
,soft whispcrinEs he viii get busy and
spitch tho kind of bah ,hn, earned him
his former cnviahlc record
Stranger Lewis win wrcs,lc q, Nadi-
son square Garden next Monday night
No oppon"n: has been selected I'm,
according to tn" management. Lewis
is ont wiki a challenge 10 throw any
four men inside Of an hour Lewis
guarantees TO take on any and all COM
ers, and any man he does no, pu, down
-
Gnt OF $500" =" -
. Lewis. who is an old Richmond fav-
toritc. was shown Yesterday at tho
+Golonial Theatre going through some
soi his training stunts For the last
1.-TWO days Of tho week local Wrestling
l{ans VIII have an opportunity ia see
,their favoritc winning the catch-as-
catch can wrestling championship in
1.-THE big international tournament in
new YORK He was awarded a purse
e9f $4,000 for this feat. II YOU don't
reoiieve il, Sc the pictures
= Manager Shean. of the Grays. WIN
.Sirc Gus Johnson tryou, win the
stfaininr squad next month Johnson
spiaNed shortncld IN the colonial i.carue
.for TWO wears and showed great prom
alSc as fielder ana did good work ON
the paths. Ills batting however. was
mot strong. II: Will lac given every
,chancc 20 make good with tho GrayS.
.and with an Improvement in his stick
e~ork should put himself i'm line for a
.1oh, II not with Providence, then with
-aom. Eastern I.ca.l.. team