The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-22
THE GIANTS PLAY BALL.
corHAMs CHAMPIONS IN RICHMOND.
The New York Club, Accompanied by y III"
Der of Newspaper Men. Arrived ou"-
dsy-A Game This Afternoon

Tho New York Giants. accompanied oy
number Of newspaper men. arrived Id 'no
city Sunday evening. II was q few moments
before o'clock when they disemoarKeu nun
Pullman car at the Union depot snCi'
time afterwards the twenty-five names Vi 'N0
marty had been registered at fords ho'e''
SIMMER WAS eaten. chats were enjoyed over
the cigars and tho Giants retired 10 'he,,
rooms. Yesterday began the work winch w.
soon evolve itself into battle. ana steep "'''
necessary after the day-long ride. ,,,r,
Tho newsnaner men. with their well-kno"u
propensity for late hours waited many in"ny
minutes before they followed inc SllHnss
ample. but at last they. too, iouS 10 =, ock
of their cOuches about them. anu ~ - IS ,Io
peace dwe.t sereney IN Tue
guests. .,,. ,vas IN
Farlv Yesterday morning the party was up
end the snringlike rays OF the sun "c'o io
ceived graciouslv All had learned the efeu-
mo before that Richmond last week vas WIS
tied by rain snow and sleet, anu a,I 49, 49,
that the sun had 10 do some e1cellcn. re So
before Island Park would be dry ehousn III
the pambolinp prOclvties OF tne now l0 9
Giants. Consequently the opening OF Vne uny
with its Mav-lke ,mildness was a matter VI
genuine ratification. and the GothamlteS Dc
came Immediately pleased with klchnhon"'
AT TIE PARK.
About 10 o'clock the entire party went over
TO the Park and under the personal supeIFIs-
ion of Mr. p. T. Powers manager ol lho 'S Jp
the grounds were filled IN ana roieu. lno
nrogress made was slow. but with warm sun
shine today the Park Will be IN toleraDly
good condition and tor the trst time TINS sea-
son the Giants will wrestle WITH the in1ilo"-
cies of incurves and base-hits ,...
None of the players practiced yesterday
morning except that all OF them TOOK d spi.rs
about the grounds. In the afternoon tno
pitchers and catchers went over 70 the a. n
Arms that have become stlh by dlsuse WIZ
linbereG up. and down shoots ana ous-
curyesn soon became as common rs "eous
were in the Quilted last season. i ne uni
forms used were varied IN color Dut inc leeu11
lar uniform OF the Giants VIII DO useu
in the game this evening. 1hey were 9nlp-
ped from New ork Friday. but tor some rsH-
son have not vet arrived IN Richmond. Inc
men will practice again this morning.
This afternoon az o'clock the first game
will be PLAYED. The teams Will he compose
of Giants All OF the batteries Will DE useu;
and hichmonders will have an opportunity Vi
seeing battery work and fielding seldom VIII
messed il this city.
THE PLAYERS.
Manager Powers will commence the champ
ionship season with the following players:
Catchers-Boyle, Murphy, Fields.
Pitchers Rusie. King. Welsh, Sharrott'
Coughlin. Sullivan, Taylor, Van Iant, Jonh
Ewing.
First Base William Buck Ewing.
Second Base -fassett.
Third Base-LyOns.
Short StOp-Euiler.
Left Field-O'Rourke.
Centre Field Gore.
Right Field-Tiernan.
Substitute Mack.
With the exception Of King. Van Zant and
John Ewing oil of the above players are here,
and will appear on the field this evening. To-
morrow afternoon the Giants will play the
Old Dominions The latters battery will be
two Of the best men from the New York
team, and the bases will be covered by the
pest amateur talent in the city.
Thursday a game between teams picked
from the Gotham party will take place. and
on Friday the Old Dominions. with a New
York battery. will again contest for glory
with the Giants. On Saturday and Monday
the Giants will play the MashlngtOns and on
Tuesday and Wednesday the Philadelphia
will occupy the field against them. On tie
north-bound train that evening they will leave
for New York.
II was expected that during the stay of the
Giants here the Bostons. who are now at the
University Of Virginia Charlottesville. would
come 10 Richmond and play them. but tho
Bean Eaters are under peculiar contract with
the Varsity men. They are 10 stay at Char
lottesville a week or ten days and during that
time three games will be played. the Varsity
men choosing the dates. With such an agree
ment it Is impossible for the Bostons to come
TO Richmond.
Rusie. Boyle Fuller, Ewing and Lyons did
not come from New York with the party.
They arrived in Richmond Sunday morning
from Hot Springs, Arkansas. Mack and
Wood have not yet arrived. but are expected
IN Richmond to-day In time tor the game.
Since last season Richardson. who was with /
the Giants has gone with the Washingtous:
Glasscock and Buckley with the ST. Louis /
club. and O'Connor with the Phiiadelphias. |
The Giants have Boyle. Hing and Fuller from
the St. Louis team. and Lyons from the
Plttsburg club.