Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-10
GAME SCHEDULED TO-DAY
RICHMOND AND ROCKY MOUNT
SURE TO BATTLE, SAYS SMITH
Many Fans Put to Unnecessary Trouble
81 by Delay In Announcing; Cancels
IatiOu of t:umc Yesterday.

'ss Billy Smith and his international
are scheduled to play Ray
ssRyan and his Rocky Mount arIrcga-
sslion Mt Boulevard Field this afternoon
ssat $3.50 o'clock Eilly announced last
ffnight that nothing except vtolcnt
+ storm. SNOW or tornado VIII be al
Flowed TO interfere with the contest
booked for this afternoon. and he cN-
4 poets his men TO Sccur" some excel
salent practice.
A game was scheduled between the
teams yesterday afternoon, but none
was played. some person or several
: persons are due some unkinG remarks
s because notification OF the cancellation
& was delayed until late In the afternoon
Z and the unnccrSSary trouble to which
"A couple of hundred fans were put.
more than one OF those
ffwho journeycd TO the park in the en-
\ ipcctation of witnessing a contest got
several remarks Of that Kind out of
4 their system before returning to town.
The snow OF the early morning. pre-
coded by heavy rain that had made
So mire OF the diamond. and. combined
with the cold. made il Improbable that
u game would he played. Yet, al of
4 the street cars carried signs through
+ out the day announcing contest. The
Offices Of the local club did not am
: nounce the cancellation until late in
81 the afternoon. 1t was found impoSsi-
. BILE to secure telephone responses from
z
& that of business Manager Hap Jones.
and the telephone company stated that
q there was no telephone 1T Boulevard
Field.
So there was nothing left for those
who '.iust had To see the game except
ITO journey to the park. Several up
town cars left thirty or more fans nj
( Robinson aud Broad Streets with the
Sprospect of having to walk To the park.
S5IIowevcr. another car, operating oil the
Fair Grounds loop only. arrived after
4. a time. and conveyed them TO the
field, where another batch Of fans was
gathered. y dozen or more were walk
\ ing to the ground at the time.
Il Arrival at the field brought to light
sithe fact that there was To he no con-
test and that the gate keeper. after
.lforminE several would-bc spectators
srhat Billy Smith had taken his charges
Eto William Byrd Park for practice. had
7 departed for his frcSidc. Mos; OF the
fans followed those who already h;-,l
departed I'm search of entertainment
down town. while others sought recrca-
tion at the training camp. They were
disappointed again. for the locals kept
within doors. on account Of the
weather. II is estimated at least 200
fans made the useless journey to the
park.
None of the squad Billy Smith hns
< collected fingered BAH Yesterday,
them through work-out for fear OF
their catching cold. However, he cX-
poets all OF ths,n to be ready for the
fray this afternoon. and is In hope
! :hat the weather may be fair. enabling
the players to secure The practice of
which they HAY" been deprived so fire.
luently thus far
Each team will take the field with
The same lineup AS that announced for
Yesterday.
Manager Smith stated last night
tN7t Newport News had Informed him
/ he" would not require either Ziumcll
{ or Baker, II is probable that thceo
I n'cNors with several others now on
5llo sound. VIII he herthed in other
cites by the middle Of the week. No
4 dcnritN arrangements for any Of the
.llrr has been made as yet. however.
The team probably will leave to-
night for Lynchhure. where the shoe
makers ar" to be played on Wednes-
dav. Those going are; Clemens, Han
ford, Bruce. Eibcl. Curry. Moocrs
Steirorenncr, McDermott. Reynolds
n Kohlcr, Lee. Hoffman and NickS. Hart
zell also will lac taken ii he reports
/ here In time Cooper and Adams are
expected to join tho team ia Peters
i burg on Thursday.