Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-05-07
COOPER AND BARNES ARE
RELEASED BY BILL SMITH
Hurlers Have Not Shown Best OF
form, and Manager Lets Them
Go CnConditionully.
NEW MEN HAVE JOINED CLUB
Everett Bankston and Jack EnriEht
Report 10 Local Managcr-Play
HuStlerS Last Game of Series To-
Day-.idamS Against CauScy.

Guy Rebel Cooper and Luther
Harness members OF the Richmond
pitching STAFF. have been released by
Manager Billy Smith NJ Rochester. ac-
wording To an announcement from that
city last night.
Cuoper. who has seen considerable
service IN the international League, did
not play last season. but reported 10
Manager Smith early this spring. APP
parcntly having entirely recovered
from tho illness that Kept him out OF
tho game during the pcrvious season.
However. nc has not been showing the
best ot form thus far and has demon
strstcu that hc has not The strength
10 go he fun nine innings without
Weakening prcccptihly.
Barnes. tho North CaroliniaD. was
one cf the first hurlcrs TO get into
>Alapc and during the early part OF the
season appeared to he ono OF the best
mon on the Staff As the others got
their arms into shape. though. Barnes
did not stand out so we'll and has lost
two OF the SamcS in which he has
worked. Barnes started twice. but had
10 DC yanited each time. while on ~"
other occasions he was sent TO the
mound after the game had been ios:
simultaneously with the announce
ment OF tho release OF Cooper and
Rankston and Jadl Enright have
Joined the team, They reported TO
Manager Smith III Rochester yestcr-
day, and II is expected tH;,t both will
SEQ servic" at an early date. Bank
ston probably viii be used in an out
field position to-day.
Billy is expected 10 send Adams after
the Iustlers i'm the final game Of the
Rochester series to-day, while Red
causcy appears 10 he the logical choice
OF Manager Mike Doolun
Piny tiusticrs This Afternoon.
There really is no game scheduled
for today. Richmond being booked for
holiday. but the Hustlers havs ar
ranged an exhibition game with the
Chicago Cubs FOR Tuesday. SO Man
ager Smith has agreed TO Shift In the
r!ayirE dates and will take his holt
day tomorrow.
No announcement; has been mad. ny
the club officials as to the probability
Of Richmond playing AN exhibition
game away from home. SO it iS prob
able that Smith Will permit his mon
TO rest. The team no doubt Will re-
main in Rochester for The Rochester,
Chicago contest. and will leave there
tomorrow nigh; for Bunalo. Win
whom they play during the rema inder
II the week
ON the following MONDAY the local
r'uh Will have LEI, the confines Of the
n!tec States. provided the Canadian
authorities are willing 20 PASS no
:, : - 80 Ni'' H!aN o!Ne
5ia mes as Scheneoerge-, SteiNb-enner.
L!o+!. Hoffman and Koehler and viii
DE IN Toronto Tor the arst uor..s. of
= foCr-s@i!.e serl,s From Toronto tr.
team goes 10 Montreal for four game,
The irst sunday con;es; Tor ,ne Hien-
:ncnd team %ill o. PLAYED ,her. ne
series ending on Nay :. Tuo or-iays
'o!o~ IN SUCCESSION, are. which Rich
mora visits Providence and Newark 10
your games each before rsai,-ea.ir.s
on Ihe local lot
silly Smith appears &c De WORKING
4!ons n right Lines for s:reuc;heatrs
liS club, and &; = PREDICTED that ,h.ra
VII 80 several ether new faces on
ne ne roster eeior@ ;a- team: reaches TINS
NY again Also il is believed tina,
ne Team viii BE- much improved. 90
ma rs standing iu N. faara. rso
Nlti Q" considerably rette. 1han ~