The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-13
Wees Caravan Scores Hit
Players, Manager
Sponsors Make
Five 'i'oclr Stops

The bovs from the laet stop
before New Yor','s Yankee
Stadium were ii town Monday
and everybody enjoyed this
ef'lsh with the BASEBALL talent,
the front office brains ard the
financial ANGELS Of the Richmond
Virginians of the International
League.
It was the season 5 third Wiz
einians motor caravan which in
Guided stops at Powhatan. Cum
berland, Buckingham, Farmville
1880 pm. and lu1ch' and
2urFeville t2:.20 pm.
General Manager Jack White.
@arager Steve Souchock and
PLAYERS, Bill stafford. Tom
Acker. Fritz Brickell and Jerry
Thomas, were the diamond at
fractions. Rounding out the cara
van party O. Nv we're Richmond
businessmen: Edmund Brill. di-
rector Of public relations for the
Richmond c h q m Der of Com
nerce, ard radio and television
sportscasters and photographers.
The Two Franks
The latte group Included the
well-known voices Of the Vir-
ginians. the Two Franks, Mes
ser and Solder. who give the
play-by-play broadcast5 over the
Vlreinians 18-stat:on air net
work. They ditto in the fall for
the VPI football broadcasts.
Brill, the Capital City Chamber
substituted for Mayor
A. Scott Anderson. who was IN
able to make the trip one Of
the few caravans he has missed.
The party of II were guests
of the F'arlAville Chamber of
Commerce fol- the luncheon at
Hotel Weyanoke After tie lunch
con. General Manager White,
who is as much at home among
the hierarchy Of the Bronx
Bomhers in New York as he is
at the capital Of the Confeder-
acy. introduced Manager Sou
check and the PLAYERS.
White, who is also vice presi-
dent in the Virgininas organiza-
ton. told bis Tarnville business
men hosts Of the local Chamber
that there was significance il the
naming Of the Vifoinians.
The team PLAYS q Richmond.
but as The name 'Viroinians inn
plies, it is team for all Of the
State It takes 4 lot Of support to
keep international League base
ball going. and We hope all of
YOU will get to lock on us as
your team, even though it plays
at Richmond (" White said.
Team Analysis
OF bis sudderly-in-thi rd-place
Wees, who have come to life
eight wins il last 10 starts
after q slow break from the
barrier, White predicted: If the
ball club can leave Richmond
next week in the first division,
We'll be a contender all the
way"
White pointed ont that new
Major League affiliations and
player acquisitions have streng-
thencd the AAA loop, and that it
will be tough Dull. He added
that the club expects some. adj
ditlonal strength after the May
20 cut down deadline BY the par
ent Yankees, though.
The aifablo. articulate White
gave press box sketch of the
four Wees on the trip in intro
ducing them to the Chamber
gathering. It went like
this.
Fritz Bri c k ell, temporarily
sldelined by a tern hgament. but
the best shortstop in the minor
leagues today, Already better
thar several ehortstoDs now hold
ing down Major League berths.
Bill Stafford. our young t2oi
righthander. who S had two great
games already this vcar. Some
day he'll pitch in Yankee Stadi-
I'm. White and Souchcck were
still a2low over Stafford's nire
strikeouts, 10 walks. seven hit
shutout Of Rochester Saturday,.
Gerry Thomas, your homo town
boy, a great clutch hitter, can
rlaE any field and a smart