Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-23
6CHER bill REYNOLDS
REPORTS TO BILLY SMITH
sEeuow In Best of Condition and
Anxious to Get Into
sxSa harness.
SPIDERS TOMORROW
efst Practice Game VIII he Played
nm Stadium Field, at WcSthamp-
non-Mcn Showing Up Wcll-Good
NWeathcr an Advantage.


NWeathcr an Advantage.
GBill" Reynolds has arrived Yes.
H old friend. who las; year Was the
Stnstay OF the Climbers behind tho
S,. has como 10 town. BILLY blew in
Hterday AMI reported to Manager
9th looking Al as fiddle, and he is
1t Itching to don the wiudpad and
Ssk on a loca! diamond again. The
Il boy has been catching with tho
alas Club in the Texas league, and is
sthe best possible ply S!Ca! condition.
The arrival OF Reynolds brings the
sal Of catchers w. TO three and the
mbers seem 80 he well fortified IN
Ss department. Ehrman. Leibs and
eynolds are the candidates Tor the
Ssls position in harness and fans VIII
Itch with interest TO see which ones
retained.
Ehrman and Lcibs arc both local
Eds, but Leibs IL better known 20 tn"
$hs OF this city. as he has played
Aateur ball in and around this city
81 the past few years. "Ch"esy.' as
Is better known 10 the fans. has
IA some professional league expert
Ice, having caught for the Roanoke
Tub in the Virginia League billE IS
nv much impressed with the boys
fifty TO throw bases. Ehrman ais"
sBesseS great base throwing HOi!iy.
Ia the fight between tn" TWO local
VS. promises 10 be warm
8 PROTEGES WILL GET
OPPURTt NIFTY TO-MORHoW
Billy's proteses will lie given AN op-
Frtunity OF showin: what theY ~"
birth tomorrow afternoon, when TN"
tmbers will engage IN q practice
me with the Richmond College Spl-
u.ll al =
Flock and doubtless Will I've Witnessed
la large number of fans as II Is the
et time the boys have been III -
me. 1t will also y" the nrS; game
the season for the Spiders.
Luther Barnes. the sensational young
uthpaw who halls from North caro-
Ia, has caught the eye -: Biliy. fand
Le local manager Is very iaNOrap!N
|pressed with the work that ia" hurl-
has been doing so TAR. our | c'c
|lly ia so struck on the WAY that the
lung fellow has been handling NM
he that he will start him against the
llleeians tomorrow Leibs or Ehr-
an more than likely Viii wear the
[ndpads with the chances iaNorinS
Iibs. Reid, Vines and Dozier may 10
Xlittle of the hurting bcior. the game
over.
The battery for Richmond college
IS not been selected, but Monk john
bre than likely will start the game
ainst the Climbers. one or W." 90
a recruits viii be used before the
me is over
NO PRACTICES HELD
OUT At WEsrlI \MPro\
Billy took advantage OF the warm
nshine yesterday and Two practices
sre held out AT Westhnmpton tn"
hoe. =
rival hero, and each ono entered into
e work with all that WAS IN him, ami
e work was fast and SnnppN.
NIooers, Breeder. Curry, Stctnbrcnncr
d AfcA1ath were the inncldcr* work
yesterday. and Billy was very
yorably impressed by tn" w"rh ui
Ich. Mooers is II product Of the local
nd lots. and the locat pilot has great
nfidcnce in the younIStcr. The hoy
IS taken on "A great deal of weight
ring the winter but hr handles him.
Iif even better than last year. M"oerS
hs used OH third has" yesterday
|Steinbrenncr played short STOP and
3epite the fact that the cN-liup"w"ll
aver has Just recovered from Il spoil
sickness. he was fielding his pos
pn like he did last Year. and ho also
hacked the ball for some hcttN wal
ps Jimmy Curry Was used on the
&cond sack. and tn" boys playing
.eatly impressed Hilly Brc"d"n. also
|sproduct of Richmond. was used on
He initial sack,
Billy probably viii start this comhi-
ktjon against the spiders to-morrow.
though McMath Viii he given an op-
brtunity before tn" game is over.
1.-The roster of players trying FOR
Births in the outer gardens does not
sclude one Of tn" ,hrc" regulars VIII"
Estimed in the "uiti.ld for TN" locals