The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-11
,ARRAGON ANXIOUS TO -.
RETURN TO RICHMOND
Little Cuban Willing To Give Up Big League Ambitions In
Order To Play In Richmond and Local Management
Puts In Bid For Players-Ot Sport Gossip.
cBv ERNEST pouL>RD0

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hands have been tanned by the rays
OF a tropical sun. who has yearning
10 appear in a Richmond uniform
this year as intense as President Wood
& row Wilson'S desire for peace with
the whole world. At the present
time he is the property of the New
! York Yankees and each morning and
afternoon is seen cavoTting around
& the diamond In the Cracker state with
the eyes OF Manager Wild BtlF' Don
Uyan focused on him. He IS star
this young fellow, hut he ts fighting
against No other player than j
Franklin Baker. who placed Trappe,
Nd, on the map ard incidentally dis
tsnguished himself by paving the way
for a worlds championship for the
Philadelphia Athletjcs over Johnnie
McGraw's New York Giants with his
hone-run drives 4 few years ago.
1 That is the man this chap is fighting.
and. although he Is d star himself
there is little Chance cf }fm Wrestling
the ~peep-in'' station froA this crst-
4 while home-run king He knows that
IS we'll as Manager BILLY Donovan,
and now he wants 10 come TO Rich
mond and make his phenomenal stops
and WELD his trasty bludgcon before
audiences I'm Boulevard field which IS
out wonder within close proximity OF
the state fair grounds
This Young fellow Of whom We
have been talking is no other than
Angelo Arragou, she spectacular lit
tie Cuban inHeidtr. who played with
Richmond during tie 1915 season and
portion nf last year. lie is un-
doubtedIv ore Of the most sensational
( inhelders that ever hedecked himself
in Richmond attire. and it is entirely
Yg, # -
aar In local fandoEi This diminutiVe
alien was even more than popular
here. The Cuban was beloved by
every fan who SAN him play last
season, and TO say that the Richmond
.degotees Of the national pastime Will
be eiated u The event he returns TO
The Ntreinians TINS year will be put
ting it ia "a most mild form.
Interests of Club At Heart,
Unlike most Of the ball players WEo
art farmed 6ut lbs major league clubs,
Arragon has the interests OF the clu1
with which he is PLAYING at heart all
the time He expects to make the
game "a profession. and he takes II
seriously. HI is In the game to win
all the time and he keeps foremost
in his mind that combat - never
1 lost until the last man is out in the
i ninth inning IL Is fun of pep
and ginger. hnd these things have
helped hin to- make his way into the
hearts Of Richmoud'S baseball en-
thusiasts.
when ArragGn got wind OF the fact
that Manager Donovan was contem-
plating letting him wear ont his
trousers on the bench. keeping him
around for utility purposes ana &c
permit him la appear in the role Of
pirch butter uou and then when a
good old hlng,e IS needed to break NJ
q close combat in the Polo grounds
or some other field around The Ameri
AZ can league, this peppcry EoungsteI
&ent WORD 10 the local management
RI TO please make an effort to buy him
1 from the Gotham club. He saws that
& nc would rather play in Richmond
than IA any other park in the United
State. and will be entirely content
to ahan5an hls ambition To become
Il star .n tae hic leagues just to play
III this tE. This little Cuban knows
thai he is liked here and that his ef-
forts are appreciated by both Manager
Billy Smith and the fans, ana these
things have prompted him to make
as effort 30 again wear q Richmond
{ Uniform
Make hid For Cuban.
il became known Yesterday after
moon that President ALVIN smith, oil
put ia a lid with Captain Houston
Of the Yankees, some time ago for the
services Of the Cuban, When this
j communication was received from Ar
ragon, the club officials again open
ed negotiations for the youngster.
Some time ago II was stated that
Arragon was destined to go 10 some
other club in the American league
figuring In a trade II IN understood
hat
10 acquire the services OF ~ is spec
tacuiar player. Then there a'e Others
who would be glad 10 land him
There Is hardly a minor league Ia tht
Akcountry that would not pay the your
fellow a fat salary. However. fht
Richmond management hes heor
practically assured that in the event
he Is to be sent back TO the minors
Richmond Is the club to which he
viii come. Arraeon having made thi.
request. The boy has been snow,ns
i up to such good advantage down al
the Macon training camp that Nan
Ager Donovan is very reluctant abou
parting with this boy. and he has ex
pressed himself in that manner. HI
wants to keep Arragon with hin
throughout the season, and whether
I Richmond will succeed In Ian iing hin
81 matter OF conjecture.
The Virginlans could not do better
than to get this young fellow and he
will be well worth every cent paid
for him He IS 81 drawing card and
he will help TO swell the Golfers.
Reporting Season Near.
Next SUNDAY the vanguard OF the
Richmond squad is expected 10 ar
rive. Julian Harold Jones business
manager Of the baseball club. has no.
Il tilted all OF the players to report here
by March 10. which is next Monday
1 and 1t wouldn't be surprising 10 see
some Of the am h,tious boys Tut In
their appearance before that time.
or course. these fellows WHO think
ii they have their positions sewcd ur
II don't bother about arriving or time
and sometimes they are two or three
days late. But Manager Smith viii
have enough on hand TO start train
4 ing on the date set Billy VIII be
81 here two or three days before the
\ other fellows in order to get every.
thing In shape before the players
arrival.
According 10 letters from tho Rich
mond pilot, he Is very well pleased
Il with the material that has been lined
m up 80 far. and believes that he viii
II be able to get a few good men rom
the new ones that have been gather red
q IN the fold since the close OF last
III - son He declares that II no nan.