Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-26
THEY CAN PLAY BALL
RICuMoND's PLAYERS WEIGHED
AND Not FOUND WANTING.
A prncttcc Game Mt Forest mn ."
which WcIis's niue birds Arc
c,,r I, Trt.l-Au Good Ones, and
Oupbt to Land tho Pennant.

Richmond has pcnnant winners In inc
,,au team selected by Jake Wells To rep
-cscnt the capital city on the diamond
his season.
The thirteen players are about az wen
matched and will play together ABOUT
na well as any team In the country anu
unless the other clubs in the state League
have wonderfully improved over ias'
ycar they will find themselves enureN
purchased by Weiss Blue Birds.
First Of ali. they are a gentleman'y
lot Of fellows. and are ball players. every
inch Of them. They are all athletes. ana
ave as quick on their feet az gaz'i'eS'
Their team work will probably be thel'
strong point. and they WILL undoubtedly
ptn many a game by the excellent sup
BORT which each viii give the other
The plavcrs an arrived here yesterday
that * an except pitcher Alen ana
Yesterday they were taken out 10 fo''S0
I'M PARK. where they were put thT"ne"
several hours Of easy practice NJ 20
that they would 90 there was announce"
in sundays Dispatch. ana az d, 'V"'
oucnce about 1Op rooteTs were '"''' ~
NEE, th,m and 10 gee them practice a"
~a,nc away well pleased and rejoicing
in ,ho fac, that Richmond would be so
well represented.
Al 4 GOOD CATCHER.
Al Gibson who will play behind the
hat will. unquestiOnably. DO honor 10
,re uv.r-nod lie IL always on the alert
scons no, TO get ratified and his throw
inc IN second is perfect. He pauSes NOT
q moment after receiving the ban be!oie
delivering II. and his accuracy Is eNCetu-
incy pleasing. 49,, ,y,orr
and DinsmOre-were not pefmll'e" "
show their ability for fear OK lnJGi'ns
their arms They Will he linipeIeu w
oraduailv Wells covered first YESTERDAY
and aid some very pretty work. All
know what 10 expect Of him, anu II -
s,fo f. predict that he will fulfil. as IN the
INST all expectations our new s'coh"
I.e.mar. Hail. was really the Only ven
t're Oh the team. lie Is J'"ei, ~"
over and il his work Yesterday l. any
criterion to judge his future Playlhh ~
h. may bc called "a cracker Jd'N' u
j. even quicker on his rect IMAM i"S
Gilman. and his throwing IS n revelation.
D.. v,ul most assuredly become "a great
f,v,ritc Harry Eertc. who VIII succeed
U9,I.v Kahn as short stop, starts uhder
lai.,.f,iee ae he will have 10 do lar pei
.r work than did our friend batIey De
-.,. ba win be apulaudcd. But the indi-
......rs an. that he viii prove equal 10 the
,.-r IT,. covers a larger territory IMAM
.r. man who has yet piaNtd mere anu
"a. clever manner in when ne plchS up
-...dcrs D. more than pleasing. In
..itr,~ ~ him Yesterday Wells SAID
,qt lc threw more accurately 10 hrst
and with lc-s delay than any man with
.tom be- had ever PLAYED.
GOOD MAN At THIRD.
Nt.,;ow.n the third baseman. is proba-
lt, Ga. U.-t alb around man on the team
saith a.. possible exception of Wells
a-I Gibson. and the great beauty OF his
Ulayius his difficult position IS the quick
ness with which ne RECEIVERS himself To
avoid an error. H." does not try 10 avoid
"a bail but VIII make a try for everything
iu reach. lie and Berte play beauuiuliy
together. the one backing the other up
whenever ID becomes necessary. In left
nc,l our obi friend Barley Kahn viii not
La fquud lacking one hing about Bar
ley is that h. Is in the right place where
ever he is put. and II a fly or groundcr
gets beyond him this season II VIII not
be- because he could help il. ChH Groves.
who viii play in centre hcld, VIII remind
Gerry one of tho Cranks OF Gittinger.
His movements are very much similar to
those Of Our old fielder. who has now
graduated into the nationals. and when
be, gets under a tiy he is apt to hold il.
Last hut not least. Is Reddy Foster.
RoIdy is in good form. and he swung on
II "a number of flies that wandered out
into right field The Fultonite reminds
one Of nothing 50 much as he does "A
chameleon. He takes every fly that
comes his way.
The team will practice again to-day
and every day this week. but it is hardly
probable that they will again so to Forest
Hil