Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-03
THE RICHMOND CLUB.
A Nine from tho Best BaiI-Pisycrs Of the
CITY to BE Formed.

Owing TO the great interest taken in
baseball this season, Squire V. Donati
ana others have determined 20 formally organize
from the best PLAYERS IN bich'n4iin az ,e"' W "o
Every member OF the team VIII be required 10
sign with the managers Tor The season. ana tne
business viii be conducted in ACCORDANCE WIN
professional base ball methods
There viii be n meeting Of those Interested on
Monday night, whom REORGANIZATION will be per-
foctod and tho names Of those connected with
tho team announced.
This club, II Is understood, VIII put ont an open
challenge to any club desiring TO come TO Rich
mond and enter the diamond with them.
II Is thought that tho new team will embrace
tho same men VINO played against the WinstOns
Monday and Tuesday, with one or two e1cep-
tons. whore the nine will be strengthened. 1be
club will be required 20 practice nj least threo OF
four afternoons in tho week. and IL Is expected
there will be much fine sport IN that line before
the season closes
GAME YESTERDAY.
The Buffalo team and the Quicssteps met in
contest on the diamond at Island Park yestef-
day afternoon and very fine game OF ball for
amateur clubs of boys WAS the result. Tho
RuffalDs bore away the honors by n score Of 9 10
&, some good playing being done on both sides.
Below Is given a list Of the players
BunalOs Quinn, catcher; Nolte, pitcher; ;
Burke shori-stop: Bucker, first base; Fitz-
patrick, second base Gerring, third base Bern
stein. left field; Harmon, right field; Callahan,
centre Held.
QuickStcps: Denne. catCner; behsley pitcher, ,
NoTdendOri, short-siOp; Hcrsnan, nrst base; 4;
Wyatt, second base: Mitchell, third base Barks-
dale left fold; Dorley, right field; llill, centre
field.
THE GAMES or THE FOURTH
Now great interest is being manifested and
much speculation INDUCED In as 10 tho outcome
OF the two games TO be played 10y the University
ana tho Old Dominion teams Tomorrow. The
first game VIII be called at ii O'Clock IN me
morning and the second at o'clock IN the alter
noon.
The Universities are a fine set of men, intel-
lectually and physically. Besides being athletes
they are among the best students OF that cello
brated institution whence they hail, several OF
them having graduated at the recent commence
mont.
Maury Mcclure, the pitcher, is a son Of Mr.
John +. Mcclure, Of this city, and is twenty years
old, stood his college examination most crcdita-
bly and Is the champion man in the box IL is
said In the State Of Virginia. In game OF this
season no struck out u men ont of possible ~.
The biggest men on the team are tho Grcen-
way broihers. Mr.. Addison Greenway, VINO
PLAYS lett field, graduated as N. ID. at the recent
examination and is the only married memDer OF
tho college club. He will be appointed assistant
professor Of anatomy Of the University next
wear lie stands six feet three inches high,
while his brother, John c., is six-footer and IS
an excellent man behind the bat, having passed
but thr rec balls this season out OF twenty games
Another Of the Grcenway brothers, VINO IL SUD
stitute, stands over six feet.
Lee Thurman, grandson OF Hon. Allen u
Thurman, il the shOrt-stop OF the Universities
lie is twenty-ono ana was graduated bachelor
Of Law this year.
j. T.. Winston of this city, who plays right
field passed all Of his examinations in medicine
this year and stands well as n student.
William Smith, the fret base. graduated IA
Bachelor of Law and is regarded as a phenome-
nal player.