The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-12
VIRGINIA LEAGUE IS
FAST GETTING READY
FOR START MAY e
All -Four Teams OF League Have -
cured Managers Except
Newport News.
RICHMOND HAS GEORGE srNsoy
Expected tn Arrive Early Part 81
Week With Number NJ Players.
VIII Put Running Of Tesm Into
Managers Hands.
The final plans for Inc starting 81

The final plans for The starting 81
the Virginia ague on Thursd1ys
May 20, are rapidly being perfected
All Of the teams will be ready on that
date 70 get away to flying start for
the pennant race that will bid fair
to rival any ever staged In the old
state circuit. "
The only thing 10 be gotten now Is
players. Every team has manager
except Newport News, and the Ship
builders will probably have ore b.
fore the world gets much older ~
the var has killed more men.
IT is the war, though, that hes
hampered rapid progress IN ~
leagues plans Both managers 9nd
players are reiustant TO leave WAR
Jobs" that are remuneratinx them
handsomely, for q position on n ball
team that will last for about three
months, and at probably a reduced
salary. MI
Ham Reynolds Job with the Du
Point people at Hopewsll kept him
back from taking over tbs Peters,:
burg club. II Ham had bean driv-
ing a coal cart. or selling bricks Or
hay, he would have jumped At this
Job hurriedly. But this is war tins,
and anything goes In war Tins.
Richmond Has Stinson.
The Richmond manasement was
not slow in securing a manager, al
though they looked them all over.
Finally they landed upon George
Stinson, after the whole pack had
been carefully scanned. Stinson has
been asked to report imm ediateiy and
will probably arrive here m rev
days with a. string of players,
The entire running OF the team on
rhe field will be put into Stnsons
hands. He will be expected to SEE
cure good players and release unsAt-
isfactory ones. He will be the mana
ger, it is understood
Stinson is no new sheep in our
pasture. The old-timers recall George
Stinson. OF the Virginia lea que of
1905. and Whereabouts Stinson vaA
then a crackertack hitter. In tact
his hitting soon carried him out 81
the Virginia league, after leading the
league the first year in batting. He
jumped over to the Pacihc Coaxf
league Later he acted as manager
in the Texas and South Atlantic
leagues.
However. we find George stinscn
back with us again, but not on the
same lot.
Boulevard Park WIN he Ready.
Stinson will lead his underlinSs
out to Boulevard park which will ~
the headquarters OF the Virg1nia
league in this town. On that West
End lot George will be expected TO-
lead the Colts to many victory
and later the pennant
The field will be in tip top condi-s
ton for the start of the sea son, a.
the Battle Axe boys have cavorteA
over the pasture and have WORKED
IL into good condition. They hava.
not showed back the left held fenoess
though.
Norfolk Has Arthur Deviin.
Arthur Devlin will again lead tn
Norfolk club In the Virginia league
He was the skipper OF the good shtv
Mary Jane last year and the tara
OF the seaport city are delighted ~
learn that he has again been stoae0s
to handle the steering wheel. OWuee
Barry experienced some little tsou.
BILE In arranging for park. but evesy y
thing has bean Strengthened UP ana
the Tars are ready. for practice.
Petersburg has engaged Burlstgh
Emery, of st. Louis, to lead thes
Coolers. He is expected to arrive to-s
morrow. Emery has played In the
Texas. Southern and Western laASueo.
besides leading the Coolers last year.
He is good man and will have .
team ready for the start
Arrange Schedule TOAsDESOW. :.
1t was announced yesterday that
the schedule for the league will -
arranged tomorrow at another meet
tiers will also be attended TO- s.
President W 3. Bradley vii b ~.
hand at the meeting tomorrow. He
stated last night that everything viii
be completed tomorrow. N
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