Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-24
v|RC|N|ANs AND SPIDERS
BATTLE THIS AFTERNOON
ers OF Teams for Seeing Them
in Genuine Contest.
TEAMS ARE HITTING WE'LL
Game Staged Yesterday Rcplcte with
Clouting-ScNerul Men Give Prom
Use Of De,eiopment-MoSt OF Try.
Outs Now in Camp

:, Local fans both followers of the
Richmond international League team
spiders s'S ~i nave AVE bsi mo- G onnGi
tunity for seeing the mon Of the two
SQUADS in real contest this after
noon. Billy smith ana Coach Frank
Dobson are stacking their CHARGES
against ono another at : O'Clock ON
the Wesihanpton training camp dia-
mona. and both leaders expect tho
youngsters 10 SHOW something" in
their efforts
They had lively sei-to Yesterday
afternoon that resulted in cxccllon,
knew after Rilly Smith. VINO was UNI
piNns. had called out the last man.
which side had tho more taliics Some
OF the players claimed they had played
seventeen innings bat BILLY was posi-
tive that only ninc had been CONSUMED.
Perhaps It was the weather and the
frequent binalcs that gave tho imprcs
sion Of extra sessions. for tho coaches
Kept ihe men hard at ii im spite of the
several rain iiurrios
iiiltins WAS the order of he day YES
terdaN. and although the several
rltcners pat wrinkles on the bail. most
Of the men connected safely at least
once during the contest Tho result
was that the Heldcrs had moro TO do
than ordinarily rut the work -uut
was interesting chiefly because Of tho
Eeiume Of playing done. and not be-
Spiders Work Dnubic steal.
Tho NirGiniaus played tho rcerila-
non training-calnp game for the most
part. hut the spiders opened some of
Inc stun they expect T." use during
times were successful i'm pu;tinc ono
over on tn" profess onals. In one in
stance they worked the double steal
eNcellently. Neither OF the coaches
would allow themselves to go into
ecstacieS over tn" work OF their men.
nnu' the playing OF several members Of
The squads was pleasing
Billy Smith used Dozicr. Earues and
Miller on his mound. and loaned Coach
Robsom Carrier. Reid and Gcycr to do
getting warmed up, each OF tho hurlers
was allowed Il" open up his curves 10
some extent, but tho batsmcn np-
pail. and continued TO bang the nil
to the fou" corners throughout tho
The NirriniauS' squad is growing
gradually. hut there still arc several
arn an,, \eith"r Mcksnry, crahhlc.
, .aiho,t' Clemens nor Eibel had re-
are expected 10 tUru up AT almost ANY
time. hut Billy Smith now is somewhat
nuplous concerning the appearance
Every. member Of the team appears
70 pc IN excellent condition at this
McDermott. who got on yesterday for
the first time, is somcwha, soft hui
reports that he has been observing nil
mat ne can get into playing condition
iii short time Reynolds is in shane
T HGw, having been training With ihc
playing this afternoon.
Coach Dobson expects tn send his
reEu,ars into the game to-day. THAT
has I'm mind now. In, a, this early
date and with several other PLAYERS
dSsvsiopine RAPIDLY. i! is possible
SPIDERS enter their scheduled contests
ne appears 10 have wcll-halanced
nine OF speedy players ana men MOI
hl,s Nf fllll i,,,, Il. "a.
those who can hit a few ms we'll
they should lac able TO make Il good
attcrnoon. aud. with Joliiff and Knight
dong the hurting aud kuyk the re-
" ',e,,,l, = victory for them is no,
IioWevsT T ;iiy s %' the e T2sss''
send Rebel Cooper and Nicks 10 the
s sleNa ton ,,an, )" tn. Smidsr% viii have
Practically all OF Tie catchers viii Get
4 chance I" work to-day. il is be-
nevcd. Reynolds probably starting the
game. with i:rhmau ANA l.cibs follow
inS ~ the order named.
Although The leaders of the squads
VII open III" contest with selected
sunslltuii"n$ may b" made during the
course OF IN" rnsHGcmcnt, This is
eGS;pctinly 'rG" OF tn" Nirginians. for
Billy smith believes in giving NIL oC
his men every chance possible and
ms early in IN" season win take no
chances or auy Of them OVERRIDING the
Special cars VIII 10" run To ,akc fans
I" Inc wes,hamr,on sropnds this AZ
,srno%n. anA III - probable that the
gathering I" the grounds The seat
ing iarii'I,'s ~ I'VE Wes'n,amptom
Stndihin ar" "m"l". and The diamond
itself is Within " block aud u ralr of
the car line
The teams pr"hahly viii liz" ur this
afternoon as rulloWS.
Nire intan Moo"rs thrd base
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