Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-18
BILLY SMITH is DUE TO
ARRIVE HERE TO-DAY
Continued From Firs, parcl

: C..
was secured from the Chester. Pa,
club. 80
me outhcld is considerably strength
cue" ny the returning of some OF last
years vets" although only one of
me old players. Bobby Clemens. will
Clemens. the star left fielder ~ lac,
season. will return, according to a
statement received by the management,
oi the local club. Clemens was ono of
me "cst hittcrs in the International
League last season. and also ON, nf ia.
leading folders. lie will be of rrca,
hcip To the local club If he l;cops M
ms smuggling as he did last season.
marley iandford. Who recently was
purchased from the Peoria club of the
~ Eye League. possibly viii cover
me position left vacant by the pur.
chase of Ererctte Bankston by the New
iorN Yankees. Ray Elsh will Toe ..ivc,
Il tfNout III the right field aeains;
iianotord Ray has played in the East
crh association two Years. and was
league last season
me center garden will he chosen
from this squad Of ball PLAYERS: Distrll.
nihneli. Graham Bruce. T.. Bruce and
MOTIFS All of these players have had
experience in professional ranks with
the exception of Morris and Graham
Bruce.
occh signed some promising Youngsters
VINO hau made name for themselves
either in professional OF amateur
ranks. '
abundance or Pitching Talent.
Tarbcr. the King William County
iad has won quite renuta,io, ns .
Slrike-out artist, ana is the sn.cd 40.
mon OF that section Of the state. Ic
IS expected to show great devclupmnnt
This season.
troit, rs highly recommended by soy
eral OF the leading baseball mon az In
country, among them being Bin Brvur
inc singing arbitcr Of the ms, iors
IeSer is only eighteen years of ago
ana stands five feet eleven ANA n,-o
nan inches in height.
Luther Barnes. the scns,tiou,, .r.
he"i huricr who was one of The lrnd
ING pilcherS in the Eastern caroline
League last season. is expected In ro.
port 10 tile local club about March oy
re mas good record 10 his credit,
,e"Son p'tchihs twenty games and
winning sixteen OF them
W. II. Chappcllc who WAS .b.u, tho
hrst payer to sign with the local
cruz, WAS the star hurIcr of the Ridge
way Club OF the Interstate I.ca.uc
III i'l6. He comes highly recommend
cd ~ big league scouts
George Miller. also comes WIN ,
string Of recommendations, ana is soiI
10 possess a considerable amount OF
speed.
Emmett Dozicrs is alleged 20 he
the largest man on the team He is
also "a pitcher, with an abundance Of
speed, /! reports are TO be believed
Guy Hoffman. who WAS the lead
ING pitcher OF tho Thrcc-Eye League
Is former team mate OF landlord
the star outfcldcr Of the local club
ana did much TO Win the pcnnant for
tn" Peoria Club las, season
Lefty Crahhlc. who was a member
OF the local club in 1916 Will show his
worth this season. lie has proved vcrS.
effective and uses the slow ball CON
&idcrahly.
Guy Cooper has signed :, Richmond
contract, and is expected /" show tho
old form that he displayed while "a
member Of the Providence Club in
1914. He was III during the greater
part OF last season.
slim Mckcnry has written 10 the
local management that he will pitch
his best this season, and he predicts
that he Will be one Of the leading
pitchers Of the league the coming sea-
son
recommended by Lefty" Humphreys.
is considered one of the best huricrs
in The semi-pros ranks in Georgia.
Nicks. who was signed up several
days ago. was one Of the leading
pitchers in the Virginia League in
1916. and, if he keeps UP his phe-
nomenal pitching this season, probably
will be grabbed by some big league
club.
Vines and Reid are good moundsmcn,
according to reports received here, but
up tc this time neither has broken into
tho professional ranks.
The last man to be signed is Wyatt
Lee. q Southp paw. who worked Tor
the Harrisburg Club in 1913. He was
secured toward the close OF last sea-
son but announced his intention OF
retiring from the game and was sus-
pended. lie returned his contract the
other day. and has been ordered TO
report March ~ Lee is regarded AS
one OF the lil<cliest prospects on the
squad and is expected TO prove n vaiu-
able addition TO the local hurting staff.