Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-08-18
INDIANS TO PLAY COOLERS
TWO NEW PLAYERS GO WITH
CLUB TO PETERSBURG TODAY
Winning Of Series In Cockadc City
VIII Put Team Well In Lead
for pcunnnt.

Led by their great old Chief" the
Indians Will leave this morning for
Petersburg to play n three-day series
with the Coolers, piloteG by another
old big Lacquer. Andy Mcconnell.
one thing will be uppermost in the
minds of the players-to work like
demons to win the series and increase
the lead OF the club in the pennant
race Tor the second half OF the season.
are hard opponents There is no love
los; between the two clubs. and i; is
n9' !ar wrong 70 say thai the Cockade
citS in The raruc ''t Win SCI ,Sc any o'nYt
than Richmond. So i, Will be three
battles royal before, the series is over.
Bender want the Virginia League pen
nant just at this season of the YEAR
worse than they want anything else.
rsht way TWO new players Will re-
port this morning-Lee Gooch and a
pitcher whom ne will bring with him.
tersburg this afternoon in the out
heid II he does not come across with
some hits all concerned Will he dis
appointed In forty-siX games with
The Columbia team o. the south At
!anic League he hit for total OF say.
sarnering in the, total swats seven
Disagreement with tho manager caused
MN TO cut loose from the club and
ne was secured by Owner Wilson. but
previous contract which he had to iii.
Nothing known of Pitcher
speculation is rife about the berth
GooSh VII! MI. whether IL vii! be left
heid or right field. Daughton in center
ana chief himself, so it is up to either
Moran or Hin TO warm the bench and
"a az In me ne newcomer show his wares:
hrinS with him nothing de6nitc is
SHOWN. His name is still unknown.
i inTi GooS en-, thinks enough Of his
nam, however. The new arrival may
get a chance in one OF the Petershurg
games and II he shows stun il is the
end Of Napier. in all probability. as a
RICHMOND pitcher.
Napier has been given a fair trial.
hu' ne has has not shown enough ability
20 WIN pa!! games TO warrant his re-
Ish,ion II a steadie- performer can be
secured Four good pitchers are
nesaed TO finish out the season and
iake part in the post-sea son series in
which the Indians seem certain 10
participate. ~
Althoush stunned temporarily when
me third inning OF the first garns nf
the double -header with Newporr News
saturday. Bender is now fully recov-
cred. and will re able TO do his trirk
~ the box this week. He viii mn rH ,h
coy Work IN one game OF the Peters.
ou!S series and in the weekend series
Hith SuHolH mere on Thursday. Fri
.Chief" Hn. Worked Hnrd
Chief" has worked so hard and often
III the las, two weeks that he needs a
rest The only hope OF obtaining one is
Tor the new pitcher 10 90 we'll and re-
!teSe MN somewhat Richmond fans
are jus: waking TO. q realization OF
no" haEd me Chief has eXertcd him
se!' TO win ball games and put The club
out in front in the Virginia League
race: and the high esteem in which
tAey hold him is incre asing every day.
sport followers, looking back in later
Years over the baseball season OF 1919.
VIII recall Bender pulled the club out
o. the hole III great style and nut
Richmond on the has eball mar
Bende! says there is nothing TO the
report that he will 20 20 Cincinnati
at the end of the Virginia League sea-
son: II Is true that scou, for the
Reds did come here in an effort 10
pe!s4ade him TO leave, but 10 him the
chief turned deaf ear. He also de-
c.ares that he has no idea OF becoming
manager Of the New Haven club. He
VAS -eticert concerning his plans for
the future. Richmond fans will only
nope that ne Will return here next sea-