Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-07
HERE TO-DAY
TO BATTLE v|RC|N|ANs
Connie Mack Leads Strong AGgrcea-
zion OF Stars ON City Early
This Morning.
LOCAL TEAM GAINS STRENGTH
Billy Smith. Handicapped hy Wealth
81 err, Manages TO Develop Nirginians
\ Slowly-Boulcvarl Field Nearing
Completion.

Billy Smith and his N~irsiniars viii
edo battle this afternoon with Connie
Mack and his White Elephants in the
second exhibition contest OF the local
Eseason. The game is to STAR, at $40
kEo'clock and the stree; car company
ngain has promised adequate car ia
%cilitics for ~handurs ;hr large crowd
expected 20 attend tn" same at the
new Roulcvard Field
The Athletics. VINO arrive carly this
morninE. viii put an unusually strong
team in tho field to-day acains; the
ENirEiniars. and local tnns viii hc af-
fordcd tho opportunity or seeing III
action a number Of the men expected
BIO star on tn. his LEAGUE diamonds this
season. Frohahl! tho chic; attraction
will be Connie MacH himself. hut 5o"
bush. who is % do .he hurting for the
sphiladelphians, VIII push him hard fo,
Ethose honors. Then. there is TO bc
Witt at short; Lowry OF t;rover. AZ
Esecond; Strunk. IN center field: Thrash
Eer. in right: Eodic. IN left; McluuiS. AT
first; Bates. on third, ard SchHnr OF
Haley behind tho bat l. Is an ag-
SreGation we'll worth The seeing.
Members Of Tho local squad viii en-
ter the game to-ds! with tho adVant-
age Of an additional weeks practice
over that they had secured when they
ilct II -Ndllcrlh1 ~ lSSl S3tuTIaN y. HOW =
EeHer, that has not proved as henchciai
as 1t might sound. Tho weather has
continued TO plaH havoc with the train
EinG plans Of the vluh and tho coudj-
ttoninE of tho men. and few Of them are
lin much better shape than = week
ago. Billy Smith has been working
them regularly whenever tho weather
was clear: but Yesterday the y wind
and the Chilly atmosphere again made
1t almost Impossible to do effective
practice work. and moro than one Of
the players Is complaining Of sore
muscles.
NirEiniaus Gnin strength.
= In spite Of tho fact that the train
ing has been handicapped ana that
several days have hccn lost during
practice WAS secured yesterday. the
EFirsinians vii! present stronger
team to-day than last Saturday and
should make u better showing. The
FACTORS contributing to this chiefly will
be the additions made 10 the squad since
the contest Srith tho Nationals.
To-day Nicits, Leo and Hoffman Will
do the hurting. All are in fair shape
and. proddcd on by the knowledge
that performances are thc things that
bic they Will give their very best.
y Dung koehlcr. the catcher sent here
|oE HuEhie Jennings. probably viii do
the back-sioppinE Throughout, the
game. as Rilly is anxious to form an
Opinion as TO his ability. and The PLAYER
REPORTS himself in playing condition.
Tho arrival during tho last week OF
Eelhet and il expected 10 give
shc Nlrsininns a much stronger team
IMAM they presented last week. Stein
premier Will be at short. McDcrmot,
ut third. Clemens in ict, field. Haudford
IN center fci!. Eibel IN first. Bruce IN
right field and Mooers or Curry a,
second while the batteries already
named vii! complete the linc-up.
Considerable Improvement has been
made out at Boulevard Field during
INC last week. and the grounds to-day
should present somewhat of a finished
appearance. There Yet remnins some
work TO be done. but il is Of the Kind
that can be completed within relative.
|iE as short time. The riGht-ticld
o~icachers now are we'll under way. adj
ditionai turf has been placed on the
|ncid' the players club Rouse is ahou,
|haif hntshed and the dds and ends
or the labor arc being finished RAPIDLY,
WIRE for the grand-Stand netting /. on
me ground, and the work or placing
1t will be begun to-day.