The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-17
NEWS OF THE DIAMOND.
sOMB PALhThBLE MORsRLs SERTED
UP FOR CRANKs RxCLUsfVELT.
something About the Norfolk CIub-saIs
ries and Attendance-Tho Financial
Outlook-Amatsur Games,


broke up the ball game that was 10 be
played between the Richmonds and Nor
io'hs at the West-End Ball Park yester-
DAY afternoon. They sat on the bleacher-
les ana on the grand stand and walked
about the ground. watching With much
interest the men with the red sweaters
90 httie outside practice work, and
10" ana then some Of them cried, PLAY
pam In true rooters fashion. The
! grounds were in a very soesv. slfpuerv
! cJhuilon, however. and there Was no pos
/ sI'!e Chdhce OF having anything ike a
| tOotVC.a 'lc exhibition Of the sport. Sew
! 80 ~ - egii!!cIShces were held TO consult upon
! VIC auNlSdblllty Of putting the teams On
the diamond. but when the rain com
Ih1lCe4 iol the second time the liz was
uP, ana people began crawling into the
cars TOT return trip 70 the city
! 8, me Nofiolk rOOtcrs We're even more
C'a@PpoIhltd IMAM the local aggregation.
;NIHc several hundred OF them, more or
~. Sdihe up on an excursion from the
B AfteT arriving they went down into their
! POCKETS, ana got together some hard
tarhed cash with which to hire carriages,
ana Guy sort Of cure IN the Capital
ely. Il number Of them drove out 10
the nase-ball park. Alas their hearts sank
Wlthlh them when they saw that old
ItuNiis had come 10 stay n little while.
neg were even more disappointed than
the richmond rOotcrs. and gOOGly portion
~ them have returned 10 the city OK crabs.
barnacles. and Prohibition wrauCles.
WnlIe some Few Of them determined 10 re-
main over and witness the game this
afternoon.
II is believed that large crowd Of
spectators Will gather at the ball park
this afternoon Norfolks great improve-
ment of late has won for the team a snur
place IN the hearts Of the rOoters and
they dont mind going ont for such 4
game as the one this evening promises 10
Little Keenan,, the wizard from Georgia.
IS expected to twirl the sphere for the
ndertakers His clever work IN Peters
burg last Friday endeared him 10 the
CraLks generally and they Will give the
feather-welght pitcher some warm vocal
support. Frye Will probably All the box
for the visitors. He is rather cunning
in that capacity and viii doubtless do
good work to-day.
Foster. the sorrcl top Duke Of Fulton.
will cage his physiognomy for the home
team. and Hodge will act I'm the same
capacity. for the Mariners
Llue kiI Williams Is expected 10 play
centre field, and ROussey VIII probably
decorate the third bag.
THE CLAN EATER.
The Norfolk club has been playing in
remarkable luck Of late. The personnel Of
the team has undergone few changes
since the Clam Eaters last appeared on
the Richmond diamond. Johnson. their
crack third baseman. who. by the way.
has the reputation Of being one of the
cleverest, II not the cleverest, third base
man I'm the state League has been OK
tremely nl az 81. Vinccnt's Hospital. in
Norfolk. with typhoid fever for some
time. The manager Of the club said last
night that be was expecting every hour
telegram from Norfolk announcing
J0hnson's death This Will be sad uc,s
To many rooters who have become en-
thusiaslic admirers OF Johnson
ltls place. however is being ably filed
10y Hauptman. who is making quite q
record on the third bag.
Kisslnger, the Norfolk twirier. is re-
garded by many as the most effective
pitcher in the league. He has done some
admirable work during his connection with
the team. He will not pitch to-day how
ever, $50 / was told, but Will appear In
the box tomorrow.
Lanser. the cap ain Of the Clam-Eatcrs.
is Pennsylvania. He plays centre
field as q regular thing, though bee often
takes one Of the bags or short stop when
necessary. He is a splendid ail-round
wherever he plays. His batting record is
far above the average Lanser played /
on the Erie. Pennsylvania. Club during /
their remarkable record iu the season OF /
1890. The club won tweuty-three games /
out Of tWcnty-fOur In the Pen SylNani1 /
League during that season, and became !
notorious for their heavy hitting. In the |
season Of 1892 Lanser was connected with |
the Southern League. He PLAYED ON the |
montgomery aggregation, which missed /
the pennant boy one game. .osing tie
deciding contest TO the ChattanOogas.
I.dnSer was hero among the Mont
g0mery rOOters that season. The city
didn't have anything good enough flr
him.
NV PITcHrR FOR NorFoIE.
The Norfolk club was expecting Cogan
last night. lie VIII probably nm the box !
for them tomorrow. unless Kisscneer is
td. He has been playing ia Patters n,
y. j.. where he Us said % have done
good work. He comes Oh trial. His speed
is said TO be above the average, and
his friends claim for him q level head
and keen eye.
The Norfolk aggregation play well to-
sether IL is one of the hardest working
clubs IN the South The players DO not
liant plays as Well-balanCed unity.
which has proven very effective. As
itters they are not SO formidable, per
lalS. as the Farmers, though most Of /
heir battcrs are cool and scientific.
The manager Of the Norfolk club said /
asst night he felt confident the Clam
-aters would win the pcrnant He did
1T see that II was at all necessary 10 |
make any changes az present. His men.
tid be- We're playing good and steady |
,ali. and were working hard o. Win Tnev |
eemed fairly confident of final success.
y d. unless some unforeseen circum-
lance overlook them. he believed the
Tub would come out AT the cad of the
ist.
| learned last night that each Of the
layers on the Norfolk club received 50 ]
er month and expenses at home and
broad. The, captain is an exception,
CWever. 10 this He receives an addi-
onal so per month FOR his work IN his
ihcial capacity. The impression that the
atteries receive larger salaries than the
thor members OF the club Is erroneous.
~ more difficult 20 hl than the other
1stiOus. and the work IS considerably
iore taxing on the physique. but then
le batteries rarely if ever. 20 into ser
Ice two games in succession. while most
the other men DO. This evcns matters }
II is a pretty well settled fact that the
edmond and Norfolk clubs Will make ,
snug sum this season. The attendance
the Games i'm Richmond avera ges more T
IAN $1,000 while that In the sttside city {
equally as large. ] an informed that
hen the Clam-Eaters are at hone they o.
ear 800 a game. sometimes more than
ot amount. while they more than pay
lenses when they play elsewhere From
,cl authority IL is Learn I'd that the Nor q
TX club is about $3.50 ahead while that / =
the Richmond club viii probably eN- -
90 that amount. The net gain Of the j.
.tcrsbur2 club is believed % be very / d
tle. If any. They VIII probably come ( ,
Il even az the end of the season. !
Roanoke is understood 10 be from l
.U % 81. 80 behind. and stanton about
U'J in debt. IL is understood that the q
.ncllurS club has failed so far 10 make
penses. The travelling expenses OF the
rec latter clubs are considerably heavier /
an those Of the Richmond. Norfolk and p
tershure clubs and the attendance is b
Ich smaller. l.
PI KID Up HERE AND THREE. ~
rhe alleged attempt on the part of the n
tersburg club last Friday 10 work into al
T. game a liye ball, an account OF which i
Is L.lblished In last Saturdays Times 81
has aroused much indigna-
m among the rOOteTs. and q number of T.