Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-01

Richmond .............'' IVJ % i
Norfolk ................. W 30 ~ 80 80
Newp't News-Hamptn 10 - % -
Roanoke ...........'''.' lol ~ a..
LynChburg ............. lVl % ''''
GAMES TO BE PLAYED.
The clubs will play the following sched-
uled games between now and the l5th'
Ricbmond-Four with Norfolk, three with
Petersburg. and three with Newport
News Hampton. 80
Petersburg-Six with Norfolk, four with
Newport News-IIampton, and three Win
Richmond. go,
Norfok-Four with Richmond. six with
pe,ershitrr and three with Lynchburg.
In addition TO these, the three clubs
have the following postponed games to
play: 80
Richmond-With Norfolk three, with
Roanoke one, and with Petersburg two.
Norfolks with Richmond. three; with
Petersburgs, two; with Lynchburgs, one:
with ROanokes, one. and with Newport
-HaTaptons. one.
Petersburgs with Richmonds. two; with
Norfolk. two. and with Newport News
JIamptOns. one.
This makes the total number OF games
to be played by the three clubs as foi-
lows. Richmonds. i6; Norfolks, q; Pc
tersburgs. Is. Il will be seen by this that
Of the three clubs. Norfolk has the ad-
vantage in point of games TO be played
They play five more games than hlch-
mond and three more than Petersburg.
Then Norfolk plays more games with the
weak clubs than the other two.
NEXT WEEKS PROGRAMME.
Richmond plays Monday. Tuesday, and
Wednesday Of next week with PETERSBURG
and if Tate's boys continue to play ban
as they have in the past few days they
Will without doubt win from them anu
take the lead.
Considering the hard row the Richmond
club had 70 hoe in the early part Of the
league season, the propensity the manage,
ment then possessed in securing Ddi
players. and the manner in which seVeral
of the few good players they did get
treated them. the closeness with which
the team is coming into the finish, Is, 10
say the least. surprising
There was lack Of authority over the
men in the first month or so OF the
leagues existence, but from the moment
the management began TO follow the
Dispatch's advice and placed the players
under proper discipline the club began
to pick up. Without this discipline the
result now hoped for could never have
been attained. and instead Of being mp
among the leaders, the RichmOnds would
have been somewhere in the neighbor-
hood of the other end.
HAVE HAD MANY PLAYERS.
Since the organization Of the club in
April last thirty-two players have been
sighed and played. OF this number only
sixteen now remain.
The club was unfortunate in its selec-
ton Of players in the early part Of the
season, and a considerable amount OF
money was eXpcrdea in bringing men to
Richmond from distant cities on the re-
commentator Of others, only TO find that
they were totally unfit for ball-playng.
W. ". Sctley the Altoona pitcher, who
was gotten at great trouble and expense.
was one Of the best Of the imported ma
terlal. but he soon took his departure.
and under n cloud.
Pitchers have given the club more
trouble than any other class Of players.
For months the team was at a great Dis
advantage on account OF the exceeding
weakness In pitchers.
Blankenship. Mace Osborne, Anthony,
and Wormsley were the first batch Of
twirlers selected. OF this five only one
now remains Wormsley-and he is prac-
tlcally being carried as dead timber
BIankenship was slow and unsatisfac-
tory, and his services were soon dis
pensed with. Mace was not given fair
show as a pitcher, and In n very short
time was released. lie then secured Il
position as umpire. and being released
from that position. signed with the Staun-
ton club, and IS sill with them, DONG
very satisfactory work. osborne anu
Anthony were only allowed 10 draw
salaries for a short time. Wormsley was
taken sick with fever and was confined
10 his bed for a number of weeks. Since
his recovery he has pitched several
games. anI while he is quite slow
re is 4 very good man 10 rest the good
ritchers on, and Will remain with the
club throughout the season. The other
PLAYERS who came and saw but failed
10 conquer, are Napier, buchanan Nor
gan. Grim. JObe, Black, Hodge, and VIII
liams.
PERSONNEL OF OUR TEAM.
Richmond has, altogether. a strong
team now, and one that in the last few
days has clearly shown its superiority
over both Norfolk ana Petersburg.
pitcher Duke came here only short
while ago from Savannah. He IS p years
old. and halls from Columbus, ohio. lie
first started playing ball in GAINESVILLE.
Ohio. In 1856 and remained with that club
for three seasons. In 1883 he pitched Tor
the Cleveland National League club, ana
was by them sold 10 Minneapolis. After
remaining there three years he played
in New orleans in 1892 and 1888 lie went
to Savannah last spring, and came mere
when that club d;sbanded.
Tim Nevins came here from the Roam
oke club. lie is q years. claims as his
home Columbus Ohio. and is carbuilder
by trade lie has only been playing Dall
q shor, while. lie was with the Chatta-
uooga club last season, and in the early
mart of this season signed win the
Mansfield (Ohio) club. From there ne
went with Roanoke, and then came mere
Cleye is from Cleveland, ONO, lie is -
and started playing ball In -oSj. lie nrs'
signed with the Akron club in the TIL
state League. and remained there TWO
seasons In 1891 and '92 ne played in the
Wisconsin and Michigan League, and III
lSs3 went back to Akron. He played win
Nashville the first part Of TINS season
From there he went 70 Lynchburs, ana
then came 10 Richmond.
Gilman is also from Cleveland, and NJ
and Cleve have played together on seVe'
raj teams He was with the Cleveland
league team for one month as a substi'
into for one of the players who was
l.
when that club disbanded. came TO klch
mond. lie is %. and at one time In his
career was on the minstrel stage. Nhen
Il wears Of age he was caught In ar
elevator In the Lincoln House, in Cleve'
land. and his face was badly disfigured
For this accident he was awarded S'Ov
damages. which amount is now held IL
trust for him.
ALL YOUNG MEN.
Baily is % years of age lie Is a ma
tive Clncinnatian, and has been playing
bali since 1880. He has played on the
Rock Island dll) club, the jamestown
IN. Y) club, the Macon tGa) CLUB tn'
New Orleans club. and the Grand RAPIDS
(Mich) club. From the latter place NJ
came here.
Roussey came here from Baltimore
county. his pative home. lie Is q years
old. and a professional base-baliist III
has been playing since 1887, and mas oc
cupied positions on clubs In the following
cities: Milwaukee. Binghamton. Charles
ton. Atlanta, Olean. n. Y, and harris
burg. Pa. He was disengaged when M
came here.
Glttinger Is a. land comes from Frede
rick. Nd. He has been playing since
1sss having first played in Shemoxin. ia.
then In York. Pa. In ST. Louis win th'
league club; In Harrisburg. Pa. In To
Iedo. in Mobile. and then In Richmond
Until this season he only signed as
pitcher. He decided to rest his arm fol
a year, and hence his position IN th'