Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-14

Hot Springs. ARK. he had practicalIy
noth:nS new except in pitchers. Ollie
cMHTa. recalled from Atlant:, to play
second WAS not exactly new. as he vas
with the SupCrbaS from 1914 to 1910.
inclusive. Charlie W. C'chuck') Ward.
obtained from Pittsburgh, reported,
nut went 40 war before the training
season WAS over
mother heavy blow was The hold
out of Xack Wheat. the only man on
The team who hi, soc in 1919. His
mark was .3i2. Wheat has pros
porous farm near Polo. Mo. and
spurned the salary offered him. With
out him the brooklyn team can hardly
hope TO average more than ,25O in bat
ding.
In the winter BROOKLYN traded tho
fielder and George Cuishaw. innclder.
/" Pittsburgh for Pitchers Al MamauN
ana Burleish Grimes. both right
handlers, and Chuck Ward. MamauS
has been suffering from sore arm
Is almost sure 10 hc drafted before
the season closes. Grimes has made
most favorable impression. as have
Southpaw Clarence Mitchell. bought
from cincinnati, and Dan ,;rincr. right
handed pitcher, taken from 81. Paul
VIII" used TO be with the ST. Louis Ma
tonaiS.
What strength the team has will be
in TIL" pitching STAFF. Richard C'RubcD
Marquard, Southpaw. Is in prime Shaac.
and should be Il big winner. as should
has been rcinstatcd. but may be called
10 the navy any day. Jack c"ombs
is going good IN oXhibition games:
Larry Cheney. who. like pfemcr, had
phenomenal bad luck last year. seems
&c be iarinG better this spring.
The regular pitchers at the start
Will probably be Narquard and Nit
chcll. lctt-haudcrs. and pfcftcr, Coombs
and Cheney. r!ght-handerS. The re
serve pitchers will probably be Ma
inauX and Grincr. both risht-irIndors.
otto Miller aud Ernest l<ruoger will
divide the rrSt-striuS catching. with
Mack Wheat. brother of Jack. III re-
Jake Dauhcr,. who shows no signs
~ recovering FROM his batting slump
Of last year vii! hr at first bas"
Napoleon iajoic was bought from To-
ronto to play second. but refused 10
sign. and ollie O'Mara is on second
n,ow. Win Ivan Olson at sh@r, and
hers of the i?l. team. James Ilarle
Johnston is In lack Whcat's lcrt-dcld
berth, Henry Ii. c'lirD Myers is iu
James Hickman is in right These are
all veterans, but their batting averages
o; no. .26> aud .2l?. respectively. do
not make them strong oftcns!v" COM
The lineup indicated should he
stronE IN piichiHg ana catching. weak
in unfolding and only fairly IMPRESSIVE
In oUtii"ld'nG. There is an almost COM
nlct. lack Of reserve material
til"rSn,nGiI'S TEAM HAS uEEN
~ ~ " Nbl.N J'SA
Never in Ia" history OF baseball in
Pittsburgh has the National League
team been 50 scientifically trained az
this year Under the critical cuidan"o
Of Manager Hug" lie2dek there has
been injected into The prcpara,orv
work tho same tactics Of conditiouinc
men that has successfully Charactcrizcd
hiS career as IL football coach Every
man on the team has been studied as
10 physical limits. temperament &c,
mat go toward the makeup of a FIRST
class athlete. Tn" team looks good for
a place in the nrst division.
Tho draft has taken several good
men from the Pittsburgh team such a
Evans and MilIigau. pitchers. while IN
n"ld"r iioeckol ana Pitcher Ponder have
enlisted. but q Well-balanccd team re-
mains. consisting of several fine Young
players To- add to a foundation OF old
timers. the acquisition of Cutshaw
ana StcnEe! from the Brooklyn club
mas strengthened tn" local team in sew
era ways. and has bOlstcrcd up the
!neld, which was worry giraffe In per-
tormancc last year
WIN Hinchnnn back in the game TO
ada To carey and St"uGel In the out
field. II looks as II this combination
VIII compare fayorab!y with any 81
The others IN the National I.cagu"
Mol!witz and CutShaw AZ ilrst and Sec
oNf r"SpHctNcly, have been tried and
'onnc 20 be reliable. hut shortstop and
mira base arc stjll problems. although
some splendid PROSPECTS arc in vi.w,
such 5 Cation. S,pmpf. Mex ocinie ard
Fitcr: M ~ as an extra man for the
oNtrc!f Manager Be2dek mas KIM and
= !SDtr 20 fal. BACK on