The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-05
fBy ERNEST PoLLARD)

That Manager Billy Smith has not
i@aheen allowing any grass 70 Accutnu-
sAlate beneath his feet has been thor
zsoughly demonstrated by the fact thai
he has already secured the signature
of twenty-nine players 10 contracts
esnce he assumed the manAEeriai rSins
& OF the Richmond club. To date nc
4 has nine pitchers. seven catchers
/ seven infielders. and six outfeldeTs
y However, the local squad IT, ny nc
ssneans complete. for four players have
sheen turned over 10 Richmond by the
%yaukees. but their nameT and psi
4 lions are being withheld by the New
4york mana cement Yer reasons better
#knowu TO the Gothamites. However,
III liz understood that one IL an out
NfIefder. one Il second sacEer. believed
&ao be Angelo Arrascu. and the other
two pitchers.
with the ACQUISITION Of good key
&n&one sack guardian from New York
led the signing last THURSDAY Of two
watchers who formerly pastsmed tn
! the Federal League. Manager Billy
4 Smith is very well satisfied with the
Il catching, inaeId and outfield depar--
4 Yserts ard will now turn his ett@ut ton
q 20 his pitching star.
VIII Have Good Pitchers.
Richmond hasn't any pitchers 20
I boast OF at the present time. AMI the
local management Is not trying 70
Accnceai the fact However. the fans
NEED not experience any worry for II
ss well known that the local pilot still
ehas his strings out for some good ones.
snnd they will be on hand by the lime
spring training season begins II n
understood that two good ones have
already been turned over 10 Richmond
q by the Yanks, and at the present time
Manager Smith IN at the New York
srnining camp looking over soma 9TH
sers from which he will be allowed to
! rick two or three additional ones
i Doesn't sound 30 bad. does III
q Al the present time Manager Smith
sfas three men who have had expert
@ence In the International League be-
36ore. They are our old friend, Jswn
@varbout, Billy Lee and Frank lar
Imam. Workout has his good and bad
<noasona, and this may be his g rod one,
Lee IL considered a fairly good mound
EArfist, while Jsrman Is the best five
EInning pitcher IN the busineas. How
*evsr, the latter generally weskens In
The sixth, and has co lay down his
glove and chase 10 the showers Even
mt that he has the earmarks nf a goo1
Epftcher, and under the watchful eye
Riof Manager Smith may develop into a
Egood hurler this season. Then there
- Gleason premier slab artist OF
xfhAs Colonial League last season. Joe
although only twenty years old, Is said
N experts to be a coming star. He
#NAs made a great record since hs
sNroke into the professional ranks, ans
may also show sufficient STUFF Il
Hind a permanent berth with the Viz
Tnsnfans The other pitching aspir'
ssnnfs. 80 far. are untried recruits, One
<~xv, nF hav vsynrIH has Z.
Trs. Who can teli7 II must be re-
snembered that all OF the best pitch
sNrs In the country had 10 get start
"A md some of them sprung into the
fmelight from the jump. This may
" p be the case with some Of Manager
mith's inexperienced boys IT viii
& = recalled that our own Joe Boehiins
4amped from the Battle Axe team. o.
I Which Or. william II. Parker wa
I-sNAHaserr made good with thu
Washington Senator's But II the fel
/ lows who have sent IN their signet