Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-16

ers--everybody knows him. He has nad
more fun out Of the ruoters IN his posa-
ton Of left fielder on the Pctcrsours
team than any man In the league. He IL
not handsome, but he ID awfully cute.
In 1889 he played both In Jersey City
and Richmond. In 1891 he was with the
Terre Haute Qnd.) team, In lsyz ana 1888
with the Washington Athletic Club, and
from Washington ne came to Petersburg
Tor the season OF 1894.
John Farrell IL q good fielder. a good
batter. and a good all-around player. lie
began his ball playing on tho amateur
teams OF Baltimore, his native city. his
first professional ball was with the VIM
ston IN. CO team Of the Southern At
lantic League In 1891 and 1892. In 1893 he
was given q trial on the Louisville tky)
team. and finished the season In Cum
berland. Md. From Cumberland he came
to Petersburg. and has played with the
Farmers throughout the season.
THREE FINE FIELDERS.
Alexander Brodie is the Adons OK the
team. He Is strikingly rne-iookins
man. and plays first-ciass ball. AS an
infeder he holds his own remarkably
well. He was born In Warrenton. Va,
twenty-six years ago. and has played
amateur ball In Virginia since 1883. Last
year he led the Petersburg team In bat
ting. and was largely instrumental IN
Petersburgs winning the pennant In the
Tri-City League.
Stuart Sanford has played In the out
field with Petersburg for two seasons
and is one Of the cleanest ball players IN
the league He plays without ostentauoh'
and rarely ever allows a ball 10 pass
him. He ia from Addison. n. I. IN
1890 he played on a semi-professional
nine at Hornellsville, n. Y. In 1881 ana
1892 and part OF the season OF 1888 he was
with the Washington Y. NJ. c. A. Cino.
He is the only player In the State League
who has participated In every game
played by his club this year.
Bob Stafford is a tar-heel. and nrst-
class ball player. He plays nrst base as
well as. II not better than any man IN
the league. and his batting is something
terrific. His ball playing was confined
for quite while to the Oak Ridge lnsti-
tute team where his record was excep
tionally brilliant. Last year he played
on the Wake-Forsst College team. catch-
Ing Smith. who Is now also on the Peters
burg team. The past season was his hrsl
year on a professional team.
POT-HOOKs MYERS.
Bert Myers. or Hooks" Myers, as
ne is commonly called. is a great third
baseman. He commenced playing ball In
Washington when a mere boy. having had.
as he claims. a prediction for this sport
His parents endeavOred to put stop
10 his baseball career. but failed. The
latter part OF the season or 1873 he played
with Petersburg, IN the Tri-City League.
and has been Farmer throughout TINS
past season.
Dick Knox, who only recently signed
with the Petersburg team. does not appear
in the group published herewith lie Is
well known to baseball people throughout
the State, having played second base LOT
Lynchburg for some months. He IL
great kicker but a very good baii-player
He started his baseball career at Roches-
ter. y. Y. in 1888 The season or NV
he played in the New York State league
and in 1891 was engaged ut Dayton, @.
From there he Joined the Albany team. OF
the Eastern League, and played with that
club for two seasons. This year he was
with the Charleston IS. O. club until II
disbanded, when he went with Lynchburg.