The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-04-25
PIRATE LINEUP
D0PED TO HEAD
PENNANT RACE
Strong Combination to be
Seen Here at Big League
Game.

Aside from the fact that the Exhibi-
ton park Wednesday, May Z, between
the Pittsburgh Pirates and st. Louis
Cardinals, promises to be one OF the
best exhibition games ever played in
Richmond. 1t demands the hearty sup
port OF Richmond baseball fandom, for
on the financial results OF this game
depends the retention OF Exhibition
park by the Richmond Baseball
Amusement company, the manage.
ment announced Friday.
No great proAt can be made out OF
the game as it costs quite a sum of
money to furnish Richmond baseball
fans with the opportunity to see two
National league teams play here, es-
pecially when that game Is played
after the regular playing season has
started.
1t is the hope of directors Of the
Exhibition company that enough
money will be made after the two
clubs are paid, to pay for the rent of
the ball park for the ensuing year. In
order to do that the grand stand and
bleachers will have to be packed, they
say.
p When Manager Bezdek turns his
tribe OF Buccaneers loose on the park
in a battle against the slugging Cardi-
mails, Richmond fans will see a lineup
Of Pirates that for the first time In
ten years will be a most vital factor in
the race for the league pennant. He
has hard working combination well
balanced with stars good fast out
neld, stout infield and pitching
staff built around Cooper and Hamil-
ton that will furnish any pennant con.
tender trouble.
Best In Ten Years.
In Max Carey and Billy Southworth.
Bezdek has running start for the
pennant. His outfield will finish
around the top of the National league
while in the infeld George Cutshaw
and Vic Safer will inject pep and
punch in the playing Of the club. 1t Is
the best looking ball club that Pitts
burgh has known since the day she
won worlds series pennant ten
years ago, is the verdict Of Grantland
Rice, a recognized baseball authority
on big leagues.
While Branch Hickey has no excep-
tional ball club this year. yet he can
lay claim to some of the best slug.
gers in the National league. R. IT.
Fisher who covers second base for
the Cards leads the National league
basemen last year, playing in SO
games making 141 putouts and assist
ed in 232 more. Fisher also leads the
St. Louis club sluggers. being at bat
last year 246 times, scoring SO runs
out Of IS hits. He made IL two-base
hits, thre three-baggers, two home
runs and five sacrifice hits. He stole
seven bases during the season.
Cardinal Lineup.
Roger Hornsby, shortstop for the
Cards. played in lis games and was at
bat 416 times, making 81 runs out OF
III hits. He pounded the horsehide
for 10 two-base hits, II three baggers
and Ave home runs. He was accredit-
ed with seven sacrifice hits and stole
eight bases. Next in line comes e. E.
Paulette, who crowns the Card frst
bag. Paulette out of 461 times at
bat in 1875 games, hit safely 1875 times
scored 33 runs and hammered the pill
out for Is two-base hits, three three
baggers and was accredited with Is
sacrifice hits. He stole II bases.
Among the outfielders, Heathcote
ranks first as leading batsman. Out
of 34S times at bat, he hit 80 times
scored 81 times and smashed out IL
two-base hits, three three-base hits
and four home runs. He sacrificed IL
times and played in SO games. In
Stock, third baseman. formerly with
Philadelphia. Branch Hickey has ad-
ded materially to his smuggling crew.
Stock ranks third in batting among
the st. Louis players in the present
lineup. Last year he played in 1923
games, batting 4S1 times, scoring 81
times. making 1872 hits, Is Of which
were two-baggers, one three-base hit
and one home run and eighteen sac
rifice hits.