Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-09
.ttN HAS No HOPE
or TOrriNG LE<t.li RACE

or TOPPING I.E<tti: NttI.
Connie Mack was an no optimistic
vDd yee,cuday over his ball ciuh of
,urse, Mack does no, see the bottom
taco Tor his team TIA, neither does Ia"
e, tn. Tor, ui tuc ladder. Charlie lhcE.
c.ui,Iiu1 TO the Athletic leader. j %
IKE. aud sammy crane cannot hit &
ME with 81 plank Likewise BliIy
iorIlsscttc is PLAN crazy. Al a;
,hlch sounds bad, un;il !, i c"nsi"-
= red that Mack oily has nh"", three
core players >eatisr-d ;t.ound thc
usn.s
Hichu"ud FANS az. doep.! pleased al.
cadv Win the Aggregation that Eiliy
mith has garucrcd The new 1lim9-
r. are. even At this early stag, nanE.
nnry times better than amy team that
ack Dunn had last year. Tin. tnreiu i
hook FUN OF inside sun. which IL not
es.rvcd for talk but is shown in ac-
ion The outneld. while not hitting
%" hard. j. composed of men noted for
heir StickwOrk, ana with pitchers go
ne GOOD, IN, club should Ice In :. po-
i,ion 10 iighr tn. best OF them.
q The only weak spo, III tine inheld
.,rly In III. week Was At second base.
tye. however. showed remarkable i'm
3,roycment ia his hitting against the
more opportunity - woEk out the
Kinks. Marty may develop into the
I,teadieSt player on the tenn. Ger
ginly he has head on his shoulders.
,nd he has nevc, battdr below -"
In the nine years Of his professional
.arccr.
Marty is clean liver and takes care
|,f himself at all times. lie Is the type
|,f man who inspires respect, and his
Itopc on inside baseball Is generally
Ian to the minute. Red acDermott is
|,hc fashicst little in;ie!dcr seen here
u Il long time. and nc il going TO he
l., general favoriic. He, also. is brim-
lining ever with baseball knowledge,
and his fielding and hitting so far have
|hcen OF the best.
tRRAGON STILL Old
REtIABLE At SHONTSTOP
Angels Arra2on needs defender.
He seems n, home in the short field.
aud his batiin. will improve AS the
weather gets warmer. The FIRST base
iob is still Worrying Billy Smith, as in
E!bcl and fcllihcr he has pair Of
workers hard TO choose between. Either
would be m asset t. any team In this
circuit
i,eynolds is an old and experienced
receiver and with O'!Ioi.nell to help
him out will DC able To take care OF
the receiving department. The sham
rock has mitch To learn, and if he
keeps his head where il belongs. he
will bc wearing the pads in Il big
league OUTFIT one Of these days.
Smith has Il serious problems with his
uitchin- STAFF IL tx troubled with au
ovcrahundancc of material. much OF
which is hard to choose between. G!ea-
son. Ross and iarIaan are sure to stick.
i:irkc. the left handler. flew the coop
yesterday. having been stricken with
an acute case OF home sickness. Will
son has been sent 20 Columbia. Johnny
rcrbout is rounding into shape very
slowly. and must put on more steam
this week il he hopes to stay. Good
win the GnrtlonSNillc, phcnom. is too
inexperienced TO stick. and Ferry has
yet to show anything brilliant.
l,hoadcs, tho twiricr left here ny the
phillcs is an unknown quantity.
Gilmore Thompson was uncondition.
ally released yesterday. The boy had
lots Of stun, but no experience. In
another year he will he worth watch.
ing. l.orin Solon, the other youthful
receiver is likely TO so the same way.
smith has heard nothing OF en-,
IIircher for several days. The funny
fellow was ordered to report here yes
tcrday. and may get into-Gay or to.
morrow.
MILL PLAY GIANTS
TO-MORROW IF POSSIBLE
After playing tho Giants tomorrow
afternoon, the Climbers are due to
hustle To the train for the trip to
Rocky Mount II, however. Ryan wires