Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-04
|COLTs HOLD PRACTICE
UNDER IDEAL CONDITIONS
CloudlcSS Skies and Suns Warm
Rays Result in Fast
Workout

| Beneath cloudncss sky and with
the rays of the sun just warm enough.
the Richmond Colts continued their
| spring training at boulevard Field
ycste-du: morning under the ever
watchful eye of Manager Lee o;ooch.
II was the second workout for the
team. and the pilot took pity upon
The men and cut the session consiG-
cradle. Instead of working out for
four hours. as the manager had in
tended. the players put III approSi-
mately half of that time. Gooch
plans TO begin hard work tomorrow
morning. when hour session
will take place.
II was an ideal day for practice,
and the players made the most Of il.
in view OF the fact that they have
been in town for several days and
rain has resulted in little work be-
ing accomplished. Every one OF the
fifteen men on the squad was pres
emit, and all put plenty OF snap and
dash into the workout.
Pitchers showed Up Well.
one of the features OF the practice
gathered By Manager Gooch. In
warming UP and in throwing them 10
the batiers, the hurlers displayed a
lot OF stuff, and several OF the hit
tiers retired from plate shaking their
heads and rernarking. Two of them
went BY so fast ! failed 10 see them"
All OF the pitchers are husky looking.
and each appears ready for work.
Gooch started the men of with bat
ting practice. and number Of quar-
tets participated in hitting short
ones. This was followed by bat
ting practice. with each hurlcr taking
his turn on the mound and every. man
on the squad getting a chance to hit
them out. The whole squad.was stiff.
as the Result Of the iimberinE UP of
f'riday. and Gooch had them all trot
around the bases TO loosen up the
stiff muscles. The workout wound up
with an infield practice and fungo
hitting. The same intieid used Fri
day-Milier. first base: Luke stuart.
second base; Baker. shortstop. and
Jarvis, at third-was worked again
yesterday. Cocoa hit them out. and
the quartet went after the singers in
earnest. Jarvis, brought here from
the New England League. showed up
especially we'll in fielding.
Several Hit Well.
Judging from the work of the hit
lerS. the richmond team, from
pitchers down, will possess consid-
cradle OF \ punch this season. The
batters managed to get away with
several long hits. despite tho excel
lent showing made by the pitchers.
Lee Gooch continued TO wallop the
ball hard and placed one of Red"
Stuarts slants over the lef;-neld
fence. The manager accomplished
the same feat in the workout Fri
DAY. and has set 4 merry pace for
his cohorts to follow. Luke Stuart.
the second baseman: Jesse Baker.
Sam Daughton, Tod" Miller. Pitchers
Bacon and kircher all showed up we'll
in batting.
There were a number Of fans pres
ent TO watch the workout, and the
comments on all sides were that
| Gooch has fine bunch OF bal
players. and each praised the man
ager for his efforts in getting to-
gether the most likely looking squad
| OF players seen here in practice fol
several years. Owner Z. w. Wilsor
! was among the spectators, and he
too was gratifed at the showing
| made By the team.
Angels Arragon, the Cuban in
fielder. viii arrive tomorrow. ant
| Gooch also Is expecting the othe
abseatees. The manager il anX!ou
for the fun squad TO report. in orde
that NJ may begin rea! work tn
first part Of the week.