The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-25

Looking as At as the proverbial I'D
die and with every man in the best
of condition, the Buffalo Bisons, in
Guiding eighteen players and Manager
Patsle Donovan. arrived in Richmond
early last night and are now quartered
at the Lexington Hotel. Manager
Donovan says that his men are in good
dieting a victory for the champions, he
believes that the opening game here
Wednesday will be close one.
While he has not yet definitely de-
cided as to who he will send against
the Virginians in the initial contest,
1t Is very probable that Rebel" Coop
err. who was with Providence last
season, will be sent to the mound
against the Virginians. Manager Dom
ovan declares that the former vir-
ginia Lacquer has been displaying
great form in the exhibition games this
spring and he believes that he will
be able to stand up before the local
boys. In the event he decided not
to work Cooper, Patsie will send either
Cav or Bader, both of whom were
members of last years championship
team. against the Richmond club.
Manager Donovan last night an
nounced the following lineup for the
opening game:
Lonergan, shortstop; o'Neii, second
base; Hummel. first base: CHANNEL.
right feld; Mcdonald. third base; Jack
son, left field; Kopp, center field; On
slow or Haley, catchers; Cooper, Cav,
Bader, Tyson, Anderson and McCabe.
Carlstrom and Holmes will be used
as pinch-hitters and utility men.
Donovan Has New InieId.
Manager Donovan will send COM
plete new infeld against the Virgin
ians. silent" John Hummeli, the for
mer Brooklyn player, will be seen on
the initial corner; O'Neil. who was
with Utica a couple of seasons. will
guard the keystone station: Mcdonald.
who was procured from the Boston
Red sox. suppiants Carlstrom on
third. while Lonergan. a youngster,
who halls from Rochester. will be
seen In the shortfield. Jackson and
Channell played the outfeld last year
for tho Bisons, while Kopp was secured
from Washington in the Judge janet
| son deal
| Onslow was with the club last sea-
son. but Haley was a member Of the
| Providence club. Manager Donovan
also has another young receiver named
wyider with him.
| Bader, Cav and Tyson were with
Buffalo last season, while Cooper was
procured early this spring from the
Boston Red Sox for additional season
| ing. Anderson and MeCabe are new
| men, but they are said TO be good
| ones.
The BIson leader Is very well pleased
over the way his team has been going
this spring, and IL very optimistic over
the outcome OF the four game series
with the Richmond club, which comes
to an end here Saturday afternoon.
| The Herd will hold only one prac-
tice session out at Broad-street PARK
today. that following the Flrginians'
regular morning workout. Manager
Smith will send his underlings through
two short sessions. after which they
will undergo a long signal drill in
the clubhouse.
with the exception OF the inturl es
Of Captain Frank McDermott and An
cello Arragon, the Virginians are in
excellent shape for the opening en-
counter. While Manager Smith has
not yet made any definite announce
msnt as 10 who will pitch the OPEN
ing game, 1t is very probable that
Ross will be sent to the mound against
the Buffalo club.
Arranging for Opener.
Elaborate arrangements are being
made for the opening game here by
the committee representing the Kich-
mond Advertisers Club. The big
parade will start promptly at gao
o'clock from the Eighth street side
of Murphy's Hotel. Following is the
line of parade;
Down Eighth TO Grace Street, and
then to Ninth. turning into Capitol
Street, and then down Governor TO
Main. down Main TO Seventeenth, ana
back up this street to Ninth up Ninth
to Broad and up Broad to Laurel. turn
Ing UP this street TO Franklin. the
parade will then proceed up Franklin
turning into Addison and gong
straight to the baseball park.
The parade will last an hour tho
PLAYERS arriving at the baseball park
about thirty minutes before the game
; Is scheduled to start. The contest
will be called promptly at o'clock
/ A large number of merchants havo
agreed to close their doors tomorro"
afternoon not later than o'clock In
tho afternoon in order to give their
employees an opportunity to witness the
conflict.
The committee in charge OF the ar
rangements are exertinR all OF their
EFFORTS to get out $4,000 people AND
from present indications their EFFORTS