Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-26
ATLANTA CLUB MAY
PLAY |NTS SERIES
Five Games Proposed Following
Close of Regular League
Seasons.
LEAGUES EVENLY MATCHED
Only Slight Difference in CLASH.
Acknowledgements Offered
Antiseason Game.

Plans f"r Il series OF games hc,ween
Tn" Atlanta club % tho Southern ~.
soc:aiion. ana the Richmond luts at
the close OF tn. season are alreadt
being considered ~ the local rnagnntcs
While tho Crackers .rs IN a circuit
Of lower classification, the grade of
ball is not far below that Of IN" u.
ternatioual. and a corkinS good sertcs
should result t tho arrangements are
compile ted.
Last Yea: tho climbers finished th..
season III tn. Canadian cities. and
consequently the expense of bringing
tho team haCs TO f;ichmoud to engage
IN an intcr-leagu. series would have
been prohibtiNe. Should TIC team in.
\ ish ~ home this Year The distance
between Richmond ana Atlanta would
not he too great for such "a series
!as that proposed. Two games could
nth. II il was accessory. or neutral
territory.
Alvin NJ. SMITH. nr".i"cnr of the R,ch
mond Exhibition Company. is In favor
OF such series, and will communicate
with the Cracker management The
fact that Billy Smith for seven years
managed tho Atlanta club would add
interest In the Georgia capital 10 =
series OF games with Richmond The
lntcrna tional League and Southern rs
J
die or September. aud there is plcntv
OF time for games to I've PLAYED before
cool weather sets in
INDIANAPOI.IS tLtH MAY
PLAY HERE NENT MONTIJ
Another team which may be brought
, here early In April is the Indianapolis
club OF the American Association. 'rh.
iioosiers arc scheduled TO play the chi
caEo Cubs In Albany, Ga on March
90. and President Smith will write Of
! tertnE the team one or more games
! during the nrst week In April. lf the
/ HOLSTERS decide Ia swing back this
I way they can find a number Of minur
league towns willing to give them
| dates until the time scheduled FOR The
games here.
The local lnts staged a farcica, prac.
tlce Samc Yesterday ri Broad Street
Park. While 1t could not bc seriously
considered game. IL was excellent
practice for the players. and afforded
amusement e." the large crowd of spec
tators. there being fully $500 persons
out To witness the work
Smith picked up two teams, called
by courtesy tho regulars" and yam
niF"ns The regulars took the long
end of to score, the game being
called at the end Of the eighth inning
YOUNG CAMPBELL GIVES
HtBi: MEADOWS PERFORMANCE
MI OF the twiriers were given an
opportunity tn show their goods. Frank
Iarman led off for the regulars and
held the yanniEans we'll for four in
ningS. lie was replaced by Campbell,
the big Southwest Nirginian. who gave
! IL performance a In Ford Meadows
I" say Campbell was wild would be
expressing II mildly. He hurled five
pitches that could not he handled by
the receivers. and passed eight haty-
men withou- one smackiRg the ball IN
safe territory. The :oungster, how
e'er was making his FIRST appearance
against .caGuers ard was also Justified
In getting stage fright before such n
hsssmbiage.
The inlelders put UP some sn,n,v
work. particularly hlcDermott. Eibe,
and Nye. The crowd was interestei m
tho work OF this trio. all OF whom a..
stated TO remain. Unfortunately
Angels ArraSon. the fourth member 81
he inner works, did not reach her.
| In time TO work
So!on and Thompson were carefull,.
watched by the crowd, and these tvn
youngsters are making Il great 6phr
!"r Il place OF the receiving lob Solon
| snacked out the pill twice Neither. ~
'ne youngsters or Harry O'Donneli.
VINO also worked. were much on nep
LinS tn second