Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-23
|NEXTSEASON'S TEAM.
wells Mil Got psnnant. Winners to
Represent Richmond.
SOMETHING ABOUT THE MEN.
Two Football EIsvsns Already Organised
in This City, and Prospsets for tine
Winter Are bright

"a reflect and dream Of what might
have BEEN" his interest in all That per-
talns to baseball has not yet subsidized;
nor will II till the college athlete. who
is wont to garb himself In padded woollen
suits and wear long locks and kick the
innocent pig.skin over the field. makes
his advent.
The interest that now obtains In base
ball IL not Of the past. for that has been
buried, but Of the future. All, the future!
Does IL hold out any allurements to the
once more sane individual, who for period
of five months just passed was void OF
brains, sense, intellect. or any semblance
thereof. and himself beguiIed by sitting
on a bleak. dreary seat at West-End
Park hollering himself hoarse?
Does Ill Well. / should rather think 1t
does. Jake Wells has the future In
charge. and h. II Is who will see to 1t
that the ever-increasing cravings or the
Richmond cranks for something good IN
baseball are satisfied. Moreover. he VIII
have n team here next year that VIII
be worthy OF all that the Richmond
rcoters may do: 1t will be a pennant-
winning team. and will be composed OF
men whose reputation as ball-players mas
been made.
Wells is himself probably one OF the
be.t.known baseball men outside OF the
National League In the country, ana ne
plays we'll He knows a player when he
sets his eyes on him, and the assurance
that he will select, captain. and manage
the team should be gratifying to the
lovers OF the sport in this city. and re-
store confidence in the ability or Rich-
mond 10 secure a pennant- winning team.
Before Wells left for HIS home. last
Monday night, he spent an hour or 80 In
conversation with Dispatch reporter
and conversed freely on his plans for
next season. He named over quite
number of players whom he would like
to have on his team, and said that the
following would be most likely to COM
prise his club: Himself and Foster,
catchers; Boyd, Mularkey, and Petty.
pitchers; Stafford and Crockett. first base;
Gilman, second base; Corcoran, short
stop; Fender and Myers. third base;
Honeycutt, right field Kelly. left field;
and Gittinser. centre field. This would
prove a strong team. and a pennant-win-
ming one undoubtedly. All OF the men
named are heavy batters, and all OF them
are excellent players In their respective
positions.
Foster will certainly play on the club;
Boyd can be gotten with little difficulty,
while Petty and Mularkey may decide not
to come here. Should they 50 decide, their
places could be easily filled with good
material. Gilman has virtually pledged
himself to return. as has also Gittinger.
Pender and Wells are very warm friends,
and have been playing together for seVe-
raj seasons. There is every probability
that the former will sign with Richmond.
Corcoran can be gotten easily, and Honey
cult and Kelly have expressed their WILL
lingness to play in Richmond next year.
This being the case Wells should ex-
perlencc little difficulty in landing the
pennant here in 1895.
Secretary Woodall said to Dspatch
reporter several days ago that the Rich-
mond Baseball Club had cleared during
the season Just closed $500. This amount
will be reserved for next season, and, IL
necessary, the whole sum Will be eX-
pended to secure a strong team Tor Rieh-
mond. Wells. he said, will be given carte
blanche to do as he pleases In regard u
securing and paying men. Inc league
was organized with the understanding
that the salary-limt should be so per
month. For a while this worked very
well. but some of the teams not
adhering strictly to it, 1t be-
came necessary for all OF them TO
overstep the limit. and soon the rule be-
came almost defunct. When the Southern
League dsbanded scramble was mace
for the best material therein. and much
larger salaries were offered by all of the
teams Wells was given sl55 per month,
Gilman the same. Gittinger Sl25. and
Keenan,. Duke. and Bailey like allow
ance. Larger salaries will obtain next
wear. as the lmpossibllity OF securing
good men on small pay has been Demon
strated TO the sorrow Of all concerned.
While this terrestrial sphere is wrapped in
the icy embrace of winter. the equine
anatomical ephere remains snugly wrapped
in tinfoil and is shelved until the grass
begins TO sprout and the pristine indica-
lions of the approach or spring MAKE
themselves apparent. Until then IL WIN
remain on the shelf unmo!ested. In the
mean time the pigskin VIII De hiCheu
over the. goal. and will be wrsstied with
all over the field TO the delight OF
many spectators. and the remuneration
OF many doctors. Although as yet IN
an embryo condition. several foot-pall
teams will hail from this city this ran
and winter. The principal one among
these is the Richmond College team.
The eleven OF last year will be revived.
hut only n few of the old men VIII
OCCUPY positions thereon. Last year
team was made up as follows: Lioyu'
ccrtre-rush; CULLEN. right guard; MIKE
left guard: Sallade, right tackle; W.
Duke, left tackle; }. Turner, rlght emu
Iirsford, left end; Harrison. quarter
back: f. Duke. full-back; Boscher, right
half-back. and II. Burnett. left halt-back.
OF this team only Sallade and Turner
will positively play this year. CULLEN ana
Mirkle will probably play but have not
vet fully determined 20 do so. There IS
excellent material from which TO seiect
this seasons team. and Mr. A. y.
Bowers. who will manage IL, is buslly en-
caeed in picking out his men. 1ne fol-
lowing men. all good kickers and anxious
TO play. will doubtless be given positions:
Daughtrey. Pierson. Lockett. +. winston
G. Winston, A. ID. Louthen, Martin
White, and Ellyson.
The eleven will have to be gotten to-
cethsr for practice within the next ie"
days. for an engagement has been mac
for them to meet the University OF VII
einla team at Charlottesville on the ~
of october. On the 6th they will go IL
WASHINGTON and play Georgetown Co
lee The boys are very enthusiastic owe;
their prospects, and hope to have WIN
ming team In the field. Captain Bower
is an lndefatigabls worker. and any weak
500; in his team he will at One
strengthen. .
The Young Mems Christian Assocla-
ton will also put a team in the field. al
though its personnel has not yet been ar
ranged.
the Richmond Football Athletic AS
ISOLATION Is an organization recently
formed. and is composed OF number OF
Young businessmen whose ability and
eglllty as klckers Is OF the best. Mr.. X.
g walden will manage the OUTFIT and has
signed the following men: Frank Duke.
captaln: Eddie Harrison. coacher; Willie
Duke. Richard Thomas, st. George An
derson. Frank Hall, Fl. Lewis, II. Eubank'
William Cameron. Charles Frischkorn'
Murray Dill Field Wilbon, Frank Hob
an. Seaton Tinsley. Wallace Lawton.
Charles Lorraine, John Branch, NJ.
Branch. William Kinds. Eliza Baker,
Hardy Freeman. Ally Sands. Joseph
Young. James Walton. Mayo Binford.
Joseph Steircs, Walter Turpin. and -