The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-21

" ID VII BE- . rejuvenAted oaH c3uo
tax goas up against the Pefessours
0oUhoes in Boulevard Field mex
T!knreday afternoon The four new
rsaYor1 acquired Saturday by Owner
TG w, Wilson will. il 10 beheveu'
eiVo ne Colts the necessary strength
6sane In the running for the SECOND
i VSs1Snia league gontaion, All OF the
/ t6ITnRa come here with regulations;
1 - \ they live up to them they WIN
tn1Y put the local cruz IN ehe
fEAtng for the nag.
11l Nah secured from the Rochester
/ 3Tne13era. has already put In ms ap-
neaxance and will play LETT neid lot
SSehmosid this afternoon in Newport ,
News. replacing Doc Bass DOC ie,e
sharo last night for Columbia. . -
WAtrh club procured him m uade.
Moran, who Is twenty-five years
4 ~ ana Z college man. comes mere
With III kinds OF recommendations
(. nrlA FOR 4 while last season he was with
khA St. Louis Cardinals. He is SAID
4 ~ ~ both 4 good fielder and heavy
hittaY. He became disEruntleo IN no
g eHauker. and asked for his release sew
srsl days ago. pre prefer ann, 70 r 81
A-tbAn he held for utility and pinch
1 hiftinw purposes, He Is an ambitious
younsuter, and 1t In believed that ne
4 efll make the Richmond club a good
sAnaan.
Cooch Is Heavy Hitter.
sss Charlie Anderson. the third base
Man. and Lee Gooch, outfelder, VINO
Nueo obtained by the Richmond club
- . cash consideration ana DOC
Dass, are said to be clever ball play
- There 10 some question about
x3Soch reporting. he having quit base
i Nn1l once this season and accepted
no1tf1on At Lacrosse, Ga. Mr.. Wilson
4 resolved = telegram from him yester-
10y IN which he stated that he hadn't
fully made up his mind about re-
& Aad 4 fsght with the Columbia man
i nxer . few days ago. and 1t resulted
\ IN Lee jumping the club. He is a
nysAart ball player and one with wide
experjence. When he left the club
4 ~ was batting. $50 and leading the
DOuth Atlantic league by very wide
saargtn. He had made sixty-four
nifs, including eleven doubles, eight
l tx4rles and seven home runs. Ac-
B cOrdtng TO Mr.. Bell, sporting editor OF
Il ne ColumhiA State, he was absolutely
the most valuable ball player In the
south Atlantic league. and his jump
rave the Columbia club quite set
back. He has beer in the big leagues
once. doing work for both Philadel-
phta ana Cleveland
Anderson, who IL to be sent to third
4 baSe, II another ball player that Is
y hfEhly tOuted by the South Carolina
I snort writer's Columbia having an
ola third -sacker, Anderson has been
playing second His batting average
Tor the season is .321. Last year with
EnafIotte he hit !. 2a4 and the season
~ .v.ous to that .29o. 1t Is said he
has broken up more ball games than
any other man In the South Atlantic
t 3oa9ue this season.
Owner Wilson is especially anxious
- land Gooch. and he is offering him
N the salary permitted In the Vir.
9l6iA league to return to baseball. II
! ~ decided to do SO he will probably
- here before the End OF the week
Club In Strengthened.
with the arrival Of the new play
4 ~. several OF the old men on the
roGAer will have to go. However even
4 n both the outfelders report 1t VIII
q lot mean that Gus Hill will be cast
MaAf4ft Chief Bender thinks well OF
- youngster and in the event the
eeher Two outfieiders can display more
eGof1m no will be held on the bench for
& Mta1l3v md pinch hitting purposes.
\ 1l13l . coming ball player and 1t is
! Bnn1nyod that one more year here Will
~ Gn1Qcient to develop him into good
V fnxarial for the major league. He
y &An the eArmArks OF great ball
1aayor. His improvement In batting
h II the last few weeks has been moth
Ii 49, than remarkable. He Is hit
311w them right on the nose now and
\ f1VS9pi OF his bingles are going for
gtra bases.
q llaetS the young catcher who was
by Davy Crockett OF
IN R6aAoke, II here and will go to New
s&Srf News with the club this morn
- g. - - is,nv
Il 1IEos turned out from the sandlots OF
N ~ Nagfc City and Crockett says he
make good in the virginia league
slFom the Jump. The youngster will
~ given q chance In the Shipbuild-
~ city to display his wares.
66# as Tommy Abbott. who was thought
SN0 have broken q wrist in Suffolk. is
n 1uprovtng fast and will be In the line
II ngain in the next few days. The
4iDt was merely sprained.- and is
S awning around in good shape. Tommy
I'M 70 away with the team today.
n yinaon Fails In Field.
Juat what Is to become of O'Brien.
- ypungster who has been perform
B @SG in both the infieid and outfeld
81 I1Go he Joined the club three weeks
q n y not known al this time. He
81 very good infelder and isn't
& ~ hitter. considering the fact that
+ ~ hasn't heen playing with any regu-
y S1kt. Tillie vtnson hasn't been able
II Eot In shape. and unless he picks
n HIS fielding he will probably be
nqA loose when the new third base
~ arrives The young lieutenant
- star here last year. but he
N been out OF the service long
d to ret In shape. He deserves
ri ~ credit for getting right out
Ef0s Mniform Into the game. without
beact3ce whatever.
W has picked up In his fielding
49enbly In the last few days.
+ n6w handling them in good
- asuund the keystone sack II
u 1nek stArt hitting the bali now