The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-04
BEARS ARRIVE FOR FOUR
GAMES WITH NIRGLNIANS
Manager Knabe Gives Fans Early Opportunity to View Work
Of Star Right Handler Secured From Charleston
Club Last Game With Birds Prevented
BY Rain.


INT in today for a four-gane series
4 with the Richmond virginians, two
OF the battles to be staged today.
The morning game will be called
promptly at 1890. the afternoon fra
cas- At o'clock
J Manager Knabe has announced that
Ernest Cox, star Highlander of the
4 Charleston club. will be worked in
the opening contest Cox arrived in
I Richmond yesterday and warmed up
7 In front Of the stands before the rain
started. He Is a likely looking young
ster and is touted as having plenty
( comes to the virginians heralded as
the hurting wonder of the Sally cir
cuit, having won ten out OF his twelve
starts this season. Cox stands about
nix feet tall, weighs 10 pounds and
halls from Alabama
The Birds most probably saved
themselves another mauling yester-
day by nxing things with the weather
man. Although they are flying near
the top of the column. they don't
seem to be able to start anything with
the virginians and get away with IT.
losing game fikc- tho Monday mix
up. after having it tied up in nice
pink ribbon and presented to you on
several OCCdElOns, is mighty apt 10
take the heart out OF most anyone.
Pitcher Carmichael was rendered his
unconditional release last night by
Manager Knabe. and Is said to have
found a berth with the Bridgeport club
OF the Eastern league.
The Mtssiasirptan -esmA-he re-wef
recommended. but he failed 30 exhibit
anything In his several try-outs which
f1t II
national league.
Ths Bruins are leading the Barrow
circuit. but II the vi-sinians have saved
anything OF that fighting spirit they ex-
hibited while trimming Jack Dunrs
outht, the Bears will know they have
been playing baseball tonight. no mat
ter what the outcome OF the two en-
counters may be.
Jack Enrisht will probably be given
m opportunity to retrieve his two had
starts against Toronto this afternoon.
However. the memory Of those disasters
was about ohliterated Monday. when
the boy from Texas won the hardest
fought game of the season from Bal
timore. In keeping with the rivalry
between Richmond and the Monument
NJ City In business and financial mat
fers. the virEinians play harded against
the "Man-with- the-raxored<e~v O i 6 e
acd his charges, than against any
other team in the circuit.
Even though possessing unhounced
confidence in the abilities OF the home
boys" we must confess To n sneak
ing feeling OF thankfuness and relief
when Nap La ioiss Leafs blew out OF
town. Not that We fear any ball
gone com pletely crazy. Gathering i'm
petus by their four straight wins from
the locals. they have steam -roliered
over the unfortunate Hustlers since
their happy departure, heing held
down to two victories each day by
the custom which permits no triple
headers. To date. they have eight
consecutive wins TO their credit
Pat McGanigsn is rendering good
serviea TO the EirginIans by his con-
sistentiy good work In every game,
He takes all kinds Of chances aa~ers
q lot ef wroand ard possesses throw
Ing arm the equal Of any IN the league.
The Birds are A well-named asgre-
satlon, and Judging from the way they
exercised their vocal organs on the
Held during Mondays game. might be
called the ''Msgpies." Only there
are no records extant charging those
innocent chatterers with the kind of
language in vogue among the Balti-
more pastimers
1t develops that the record Tyrus
Raymond is straining every nerve to
break Is one of his own making. The
liking OF em air hit safely IN forty
Eonsecutfve games in 1911 and Is well
on the road to doing himself one
better. With yesterdays game he
boosted his record 10 thirty-lwo. with
no Ggn of a let-up.