Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-26
EHARD WORK IN STORE
FOR TEAM THIS WEEK
Billy Smith Announces Men Must
Show Ability To Remain Longer
in Training Camp.
PLAY WASHINGTON SATURDAY
Considerable Progress Made on Park
Construction Work-To Suspend
HoidoutS at Once-Club on Still
Hunt for New Players.


; Rumors that CARRIER and Reid would
: be lost TO the squad at the Nirginians
2 training camp as result: OF the call
? for tho militia last night did not cause
4 Bfily Smith to lose his equilibrium
and to announce there would be no
y asserted that the hardest kind OF work
was in store for his mca during the
{ present week and that the players
would have TO show something more
/" IMAM happy spirit TO remain in the
camp throughout the week.
I. The time for the display of ability
! has arrived. and IL the try-outs are
: unable to convince the local manager
( they have that ability they must make
: room for other men. Billy started tho
. Ecliow-slip display Saturday afternoon
when he banned Young Morris. lie
has his lines out for several good men
whom he expects to bolster the PEN
nant chances of the Richmond team.
and the players already here will have
10 do things in order to prevent the
incoming men from replacing them.
II is the plan OF Uncle Billy and
Coach Dobson TO have their men play
game during the morning practice
to-day. and each day during the week
the NirEinans and the Spiders will
have opportunities TO show off before
their respective pilots in actual con-
tests. The Spiders have an on day
from college work o-day and Coach
Dobson has seized the opportunity for
giving his squad an extra session in
real conflict II is not Improbable
that the game Will he a hot one, as
the players and batteries selected for
the Saturday game probably will work
to-day.
HoIdouts TO Bc Suspended.
Wyatt Lee are expected to put in an
appearance AT the WeSthampton camp
early thiS week but Billy Smith has
aoout made up his mind that Nckcnrv
,raopie and TIA lbott will no, ro,,
..e' All of them have been boldinr
o' more money. Billy does no,
ihtend raising his offer, and mo Ma
list '"e suspended
Neithcr the manager nor prcs;d.,,
n "nith VIII make any announce
Inent relating to the detnitc nl,,
, icy are seeking TO bring here for
t'i' Nire,nians, but both of then,
are oestirring themselves i'm an nffor,
secure more players The Yankees
are 10 he met in North Carolin, .nJ
III fetersbure. on their trim Nortb
ana EFFORTS made in these places 80
secure players. This also will cnnbie
.oGai readers TO see the men I'm
considerable progress in the train
me work has been done during rho
week that the Nirginiuns have h.n,,
I" H. ana every member of the souad
appears TO be in excellent conditior
ana ready for the heavy work Billv hae
promised them for this week. Soreness
IN arms is wearing away and tho nIa,
e'rS are beginning to show consid.rani.
speed in their work
Although tho rainy weather of los,
week made tho diamond at Wcsthamn
Ton UNIT for play Saturday afternoon
iiieh were put to work Immediately the
"a IN stopped 10 remove tho water. and
.;,s ,'IouEh' bF TINS morning the field
wiz DC in good shape. Facilities af-
1orded the players at Wcs,hamp,on
are unusually good ana sccm to sui,
INC players III every SAY.
WIZ Fla! Washington Saturdny
PRESIDENT Alvin Smith asserted posi-
'Nely last night that me exhibition
game with the Washington Yanuir.ns
scheduled at the new boulevard parlt
FOR Saturday, would be played Tho
PARK is not completed n vet ~ any
means, and II IS probabl. tina, som.
time Will laps. before the finishing
touches ar" put on Il. However. the
playing field appears 20 ~ In good
condition and adequate 10 INC r.quire-
ments OF an early season confess, Tho
~ork or turing tn" diamond will bc
begun early th's week and probably
Viii be completed Thursday or FRIDAY.
All OF the left field bleachers Trac-
tically arc ready for use. an. great
strides have h"en ~, AGe - IN. grand
stand WORK durisS ,.e. .ast ,wo weeks
The let-held sid' Of th. e7ands,and rs
nearing completion and chairs have
been moved 70 =, u 'vI!l De possible 10
use II Sa,urGay, by which rirrs the
roof probably "!.l bs completed