Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-02
FURTHER CUT IN SQUAD
TO De MADE TOMORROW
Next Few Days Will BE Hard
Ones for Local
Team.
HAVE SHORT PRACTICE GAME
Cold. Hitting Wind Causes Manager
Ryan Z" turiniI Contr.t Between
HcEulnrs nnh atchcr
Grccnnr Injuries Finger.

mpnI Colts. turned wood cutter last
night. and by one swift movement
OF the hand. which Is expected to
guide the local cub to tho cham
rionship Of the Virginia League. fell
cd one uf the trees In his forest OF
t"SsrrS Dennis Sha unon. an inhcider
from Merry Mills, \. Y, felt the cf-
fact OF the decision OF Ray to begin
the annual process Of pruning his
squad. shannon was released after
yesterday afternoons brict workout
AZ Mayo Island Park and has !ctt
for h!s home
shannon should not feel outdonc
for being tnrmed loose. for Ryam's
abatement ycs,erda? was TINT the
slim inh"ldcr vii! have plenty Of
company ia few days with one
Of the largest squads tina, ever ca
N"tt"d cs.r a local Held in the train
ims period IA" wedding out process
must be started al once. Additional
releases VIII De- made TOMORROW, ac-
corhtnr to Hyan.
y cold. biting wind forced the local
pi,pt To cYrtnn the practice game
between IA" Regulars and III. yam
hiShna. IN" boys played only three
and one-halr innings. IN. Yanni-
%ans ""r" leading. 9 10 (. when Ryan
turn in.
Alexander shows Form.
N'Nitnd"r "a uig right-handvr from
h1ushs city. took the mound FOR tn.
lhr'iEans. after the frs, inning auI
hrld tn" Regulars EcUr"lcss in the
three innings that no worked. Thomp-
son. y0uugstcr. was touched for
four runs by ;he Regulars in the
single frame no pitched. Alexander
was instructed not 10 curve them,
hut b" showed Manager Ryan that
he has something besides Il pitching
arm. namely, noodle and kuowledg.
O; :ow to work opposing bat,ers
Ryan regards Alexander as one OF.
the mos, promising pieces OF pitching
material Ia the camp.
Georgia Johnson. Il RICH, handed
pitcher from Chicago. ven, the fun
route FOR the Regulars. Costly cr.
'o.s Of has teammates aided tho
Colts 'n score their five italics three
OF which cam" In tho last inning
Johnson struck out six men in the
three innings. tanning "nill" Cum
ninrhhn, veteran second baveman
twice. He struck GU, three men IN
tn. second chartor.
Tho Colts VAL set down 20 active
work tomorrow morning and viii 90
49, 'is'F "ist exhibition game next
!I hnI$n' hsy Wi! meet the rhIia-
'>"""""'A ana Ryan h"res
~ "''S |" h""" IL interesting
,''J.' go "or' 'onhsoh ana
I,.'N',''r az" 'Np"',"o l" divide me
inou-d work "a the nrst game. Their
exhibitions yesterday indicate they
are III GOOD condition.
Gr.cnnc. ;hc colts catcher las,
yeaT was forced gu, OF the practice
contest yesterday "hen one OF his
ringers came ia contact with tip
iou! Tn" injury is not expected to
hgep him out o! the game.
shannon &" I'lu! Center Field.
Ri. shannon. the Colts right
fielder last year, has been playing
center hc!d in the practice contests
ana Ryan announced yesterday that
lac wiz hr used in the middle garden
durmE the regular season. shannon
has been hitting vel! so lar and YES
teyday droy. on, :. long ,wo-bagr,r
Ramos. tn. Cuban ou,n.lder. is r
u.ctri in calpp Wednesday, and VIII
hc used i'm ria.b, a.iL r,rul.r1v il,
event h. Is ubI, 10 maze IN. ,.,,r
II ksIlcr signs tn. outnoId wnI ha
confessed Of I[.Ilor. I'm I.f, shannon
in center. and Ramos. in riubt nvnr
eNp.c,s Ramos Ia maxi rnod rI.h,
or I'M. bar
bri.f n; re ~, , r.w ., ,h
mnst promisi ,I,y.r. NV. u.nrl.irs
an. win ,i .n,,.,d ,,,,,.
"Eir.-" ,.,,,n, ,tird ,
PLAYED with ~ co,,. g., ,o.n
1901 and w,s ,rc,,hnr ,ha d.
monG team vim ,Iis c,,, ,,.aa g.,
tho International r.e,ruo i-r,,o, -
ono az III, most non',l.r nia,.nr. 90
,sc s1i,.,d II. hit a.; T., 20 - o
las, y.ar ANA mad = nelhi,c 49,,
OF .s57.
Mike Flnucrau. r,rb, .bo,aod
rf.rhcr-Icd ,b.. burior, W.
.snin I.c,cin las, sn,sn, ~. 49,,
..gh,c.u ,-amcs and losire ,hra'
Finnogan came To Tho Col,s iron, ~
ChnrInstop ,nam ~ ,ho ca,,t
lan,ic Association.
Grccnac. catchcr-was obtained
by Richmond from por,smnn,h 80
the Vlrr!nla Learn. Inc, ~nnr W., ~.
batted .3Gl for mo Cn,ts ara 81, 81 i'
teen hsmc run drives rankinn 80
10 xii ns Hnr,oIl, 80 "eN
lforuo ,,i.b .cyo,,on,, 'en the
obtained nv. i,ich,no,i 49, aS
Durham team in tho r,.ar.
boaruo and vo, ana na ~ ''''.
ono after arriv,ny No. ,,r " ,i' .os .,