The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-06
Has Been Hitting Ball.

this season.
Has Been Hitting BalI-~r,-r4.-
He has been hitting the ball hard
for Toledo in the American assocta-
ton this year. and during the first
part of the season he was hitting
over the 400 mark. He will Join
Manager Smith today and in all prob
ability he will be placed in the clean
up position. This means that Han
ford will go to fifth place, while Eihei
will hit sixth. Whether Mcdonald
will continue to lead off for the yir-
ginians is not known. He did very
well in Richmond. but on thu road
he has failed to do much with the
willow. Clemens draws a lot of bases
on balls and is regarded as one Of
the most reliable hitters in the Leagues.
and there Is a probability of Man
ager Smith placing him first in tho
lineup again. Captain McDernott
will remain in second place. He has
good head on him and has certain
man to go to bat second.
Jack Enright will add considerable
strength to the pitching staff of the
club. This fellow was also turned
over to the Firginians by the Yankees,
Although it was reported that the
Toronto club had turned him back
to the Tanks, he returned to Manager
play in Toronto. Enright declares
that he cannot pitch his hest ball
unless he is in a warm climate and
1t is for that reason that he requested
the Yankee leader 10 send him ~
Richmond. He also Will join the
iNirginians todarr- II
Manager Smith is still loolSi az sfQr
another good outfielder. and ne34b&-
lieves that he will have gatheref ode
in the fold before the club returns
from its swing around the Grcuit.
He is after two good men and II he
succeeds landing either CT Them
Richmond will he very well fixed in
every department. Mcconnell has
been placed in shortstop and Stein
brenner has gone TO second which
switch has served to help matters
some but the local leader Is not vet
satisfied. He wants to keep McCon-
nell on the midway station and get
another good. seasoned iniieldag wfor
the shortstop position. a44
Virginians Hitting Ball.
One redeeming feature OF Rich
monds two games on the road was
the hitting of the locals. In the two
games played SO far in Rochester
the Billsmiths connected for no less
THAN twenty-five safeties, thirteen
coming in one game and nine in an
other. The pitchers failed to measure
lit was due to this fact that the yir-
ginians dropped the two encounters.
The acquisition or BankStou and
| Enrighf means chat two or tnree
players will have to be dropped IN
the very near future. Just who they
will be is not known, but it is prae-g
tically certainty that one or more
of the pitchers will be let out before
the club returns home 1t all de-
ponds on the form they display DUR
ing this week as to who will hear
the rattle of the can. Unless Stein
brenner displays better form than he
has so far this season he is almost
sure to be dropped from the Rich
mond roster before the players re-
turn here. He put up some good ex-
hibitions in the field for the Virgin
ians last year, while his hitting was
very good, but this year he has fallen
down niserably in both departments.
But the boy may come through yet.
and if he does he will probably be
kept around for the remainder of tina
J season. Edwin Mooers will be re-
tanned throughout the year. Manager
Smith believes that he has the ear.
marks of a great player and he tx-3
poets to keep him on the bench for
pinch hitting and utility purposes.
Following the game Tuesday ~
Rochester the Virginians will leave
for quartet of games in BUFFALO,
They will finish up the week in the
Bison city and then they will leave
United States soil for an invasion ~
Canada The Virgnians have twen-
Ity-two more games before returning
home and II they can take at least
half OF them they will be In fairly
good shape for the long stay at home
If the home boys can stay within
close proximity of the 500 mark on
the road they are almost sure to ~