Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-04
COLTS HOLD PRACTICE
UNDER ideal CONDITIONS
Cloudless Skies and Suns Warm
Rays Result In Fast
Workout.

Beneath a cloudncss sky and with
the rays of the sun just warm enough.
the Richmond Colts continued their
spring training at boulevard Field
yesterday morning under the ever
watchtUl eye of Manager Lee Gooch.
1t was tho second workout for the
team. and the pilot took pity upon
.hc men and cut the session consid
cradle. Instead OF working out for
four hours. as the manager had in
tended. the players put in approx
mateiy half of that time. Gooch
plans to begin hard work tomorrow
morning. when II four-hour session
will take place.
1t was an ideal day for practice,
and the players made the most OF it,
in view of the fact that they have
been In town for several days and
rain has resulted in little work he
ing accomplished. Every one of tho
fifteen men on the squad was pres
emf, and all put plenty of snap and
dash into the workout.
Pitchers Showed up Well.
One OF the features of the practice
was the showing made by the pitchers
gathered by Manager Gooch. In
warming up and i'll throwing them to
the batters. the hurlers displayed .
lot OF stun, and several of the hit
tiers retired from plate shaking their
heads and rcmarking. 1.-TWO of them
went by so fast l failed TO see them
All OF the pitchers are husky-looking.
ana each appears ready for work.
Gooch started the men off with bat
ting practice, and Il number of quar-
tets participated in hitting short
ones. This was followed by Il bat
ting practice. with each hurler taking
his turn on the mound and every man
on the squad getting chance to hit
them out the whole squad was stiff
as the result Of the limbering UP of
| Friday, and Gooch. had them all trot
around tho bases to loosen up the
| stin muscles. The workout wound up
with an infeld practice and fungo
| hitting. The same infield used Fri
day-Milier. Grst base; Luke Stuart
second base: Baker, shortstop, and
Jarvis at third--was worked again
yesterday. Gooch hit them out. and
! the quartet went after the stingers in
earnest. Jarvis. brought here from
the New England League, showed w
especially well in leiGinG.
Several Hit Well.
/ the WOTh OF tNc MI
ters. 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
Leo Gooch continued to wallop tn,
ball hard and placed one OF Red
Stuart's slnnts over the left-neld
fence. The manager accomplished
the same feat in tho workout Fri
day, and has set merry pace for
his cohorts to follow. Luke Stuart
the second baseman; Jesse Baker
Sam Daughton, Tod" Miller Pitchers
Bacon and kirchcr all showed UP vel
in batting.
There were a number OF fans pres.
emit to watch the workout. and the
comments on all sides were tina
Gooch has n fine bunch OF bal
players. and each praised the man
aBor for his efforts in getting to
gcther the most likely looking squat
OF players seen here In practice 70
several years. Owner II. w. Wilson
was among the spectators, and he
too. was gratiiied ut the showinl
made by the team.
Angels Arragoli. the Cuban in
fielder. Will arrive tomorrow. AM
Gooch also is expecting the othc
abscutces. The manager is anXiou
for the fun squad to report. in ordc
that he may begin real work Tn
nrst part OF the week.