Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-08
TRAINING SEASON TO LAST
FOR PERIOD OF TEN DAYS
Team Arrives in This City
April 4 for First
Workout.
LEAGUE TO HAVE TOtN iMriRE:S
~ Ortiz. Fred WcstcrNcit. Pop"
shutter mud Mike" Brislfnr Signed.
NaEnatcs UcIirNr Quartet VIII he
uy L.. v. Mitchell.

,npnd team. will begin gro,AlimE his
Colts FOR the 1922 season at WEIGH
". Va. ON March 20.
w. Il. Bradley. general manager OF
th. club. announced Yesterday that 1t
had been decided definitely To hay"
the advance guard 81 players report To
Eyau'S HON" on thai; date Tor pre-
limiuary training. 1t has been under
stood al along that the team would
report To Wclch. hut a definite dc
cisi"u was not reached until ycst"r-
day when word came from WclCh that
Ryan had arranged for Sufficient
warrant the team assembling at
Wcich
Tho preliminary season Will las, for
ton DAYS. the team leaving WEIGH On
Aprii ). to arrive In Richmond the
following day. Exhibition contests
win be played with Gary and other
bringing the team To- Wclch it Is said
that ;hv railroad expenses Will be
cut Consid9rahly as a majority OF the
rockies hail from towns closer I"
W.lCh than Richmond.
Fri" III Veterans 10 tcport Hero.
angels" Arragor. "Eill" Cunning
ham and Ramos. three seasoned play
M Y ne, nG i r%n%r' in to Rt MflSn N oh
April {.
Ramos is 4 Cuban outnclder and is
expected To make a strong bid Tor
ono Of tho positions in the garden.
49, Cunningham is second hascman
and played FOR tho Washington Sen
ators several years ago Last wear
and made an excellent showing
around the keystone sack. lie jumped
into the game without any training
and showed he still has a lot Of good
baseball in him. With two weeks Of
preliminary work. Cunnincham Will
work off much OF his sup"rtiUouS il"sh
when tho season opens on ApTil 20.
kcIIar and shannon To Return.
With TWO OF last years. outtieldcrs.
kcllar ana Shannon. in the fold. The
Colts are not worrying about a lack
Of punch from the iiychasers.
Hook the center fielder sold 20 Gin
cinnati. viii play FOR the Colts in the
event he is not good enough 10 mak.
the grade in III. majors. Ryan and
bradley have received assurances
from tho Reds that they Will send
iioCE 10 this city II u" needs season
ing. Hooks work In the n!dhcId last
season was OF the highest order. More
than one. he brought the fans TO their
feet with sensational catches. His
hating improved rs tho season pro-
crossed and during the final st6ces
H., was locating the pill with telling
effect.
Having elected W. Moyc. q
Rocky Mount. president. tn. virginia
l.eacu" is ready fo' tho opening ui
the season MIR. Bradley. who re-
signed the presidency, said YESTERDAY
that he had turned tn" effects of tho
n"unc"d that the four umpir"s signed
hN him would b.. al for the present.
II was The opinion OF the lca-u" mag
mates at IN" recent meeting in Tide
water that four umpir,s would D."
Sni'icicnt. provided they wcr" OF n"
signed Al ORTIZ. Fred W.stcrve!t.
TOP" Shaifcr and Mike" itrisliuc.
Irsliu. Is from Wilk.s- Barre IA.
and was recommended hy Scout Doyl,.
Of the Detroit Tigers.
thh"tt I" Get surplus Material.
Evan'S process ~ pruning his squad
Cf colts viii bc done At Wrlch. as he
announces that only ne most likoly
looking ulUvcrs viii ho brought 10
E'chmoud 1t is not thought that amy
greet Slash VIII be made. due To- tn"
fact that til" Colts pilot mas found
= marke, Tor his surplus material.
payer ON The Richmond team for
iH-ec wears is managing DnnNilc in
tn" Piedmont League and has asked
RYAN to give him first Choic" uu any
players Do" cannot use Raw has
agreed 10 aid his former player and
lpanN!llc viii E"t any players who are
not UP 20 the standard demanded IN
tn" Virginia League.
mIpht become %.farm, ior rhiladelrhia
payers y"St-- dst raIscd quit. a stir
here. NJ. Eradl-y s.id last night that
Richmond would not be the farm for
any particular club. II. Announced
th,t the Philiies would he here for "a
game and That Il they had a likely
Looking player or PLAYERS they Wished
, u d!Spos" AZ the colts would pur-
chase outright. Directors of tn" To-
cal club ar" against filing their
= roster with players belonging to other