Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-14

follows; George schabel, catcher: FRANK
rereuson. catcher and right field' Nai'er
9 p,ock firs, base: Fred ". Patterson,
eecond base George o. Thompson. csn.re
Geld. Dan. Leahy, short-stop; j. ". NC
Roma. pitcher Joe Gray. pitcher; G, G.
i,tter. pitcher; Albert Orth. Ditcner; Ed
ward Kagy, pitcher; Charley Mclnyer'
pitcher.
,snt.winners. have but three of their old
levers back. The team Is made up as
s',iovs. ]. c. Hayden. catcher; G. =. Nc
rluna. catcher: John ID. Foreman. pitcher;
lanes McJames. pitcher; r.. J. Packard.
nifcbor. Charles Harris, pitcher; Arthur
THOMAS. pitcher; George Metz, short-stop;
y B Champlain, first base; Sherman
Perry. second base; II. Il. pendsr. third
base and captain; -----, left field;
smart sanford, centre field; - -----,
right field.
WILL BE IN THE RACE.
Manager Sommers's Oyster-Dredgers
from Norfolk are going 10 play strong
hall, and will no doubt be In the race for
the pennant. There are but two Of the
old players stu with the club. hut II is
claimed that the new ones who have been
signed are all good ones. They are: Cam
den Sommers, manager Ray renley.
pitcher; Philip Geier, catcher; al. Law
son. pitcher: William Setley, pitcher: Jo-
seph Bernard. pitcher; Thomas Elwood,
pitcher: Edward Herr pitcher; John a.
Palmer, pitcher: John Corcoran, short
stop: Harry OHagan, first base. Smith
Wealey. second base; Frederjck Hoffman,
third base. Harry Hauptman. left field:
Frederick Hager. centre field; John Rod
gers. right field: A. u. Crowley, assistant
out-helder.
The club across the Elizabeth river from
Norfolk, which is TO be operated by Man
ager Brady. has an old fayori,e. Pop"
Tate, at its head and aside from
captainlng the team, he viii
play the initial bag. His men are:
Edgar Leach, pitcher: William Brandt,
pitcher; Joseph Mulligan. pitcher; w.
S. Callahan, pitcher; William OBrien.
pitcher; II. j. Knox second base; Albert
Finko. third base; William Harg;ove. CEN
ire field; Ralph Joanes, right field; Harry
Fulmer, left field: John +. Quinn, catcher
Philip Vetter. catcher; John Mullen, short
stop.
There is but little difference between
the seaside lads and Mountaineers. Both
can play ball Roanoke will put out a
team this year which Manager James Z.
Breen. who will himself play short-stop,
thinks will hold its own with any club
III lhe ltdsut. Inc payers are mines,
catcher; Martin, catcher; Stahl pitcher;
Dunn. pitcher; Lloyd pitcher; Fisher,
| pitcher; Crockett, first base; Padden. Sc
cond base; Cavanaugh, third base: Gan-
ney, left field; Farrell. centre field; Brad
| ley, right field; Reed. extra infelder.
THE OPENING CONTEST.
! AS was said In the outset, the league
season opens with the games tomorrow.
| Peterburg's lads will undoubtedly receive
/ a warm welcome here, and the game will
be witnessed by crowd OF proportions
that will very nearly. II not quite, equa
the vast assemblages that greeted the
popular Farmers when they visited u:
about September last
! The Farmers have been loling aloni
the banks Of the ripping AppomattoA
all through a long and tedious winter
There have been no crops TO harvest. anC
no eggs 20 gather. Easter time. however
is the great season for bird-fruit, and to
morrow. II Jake Wells's pets do a!
the rooters wish them to. they will la!
enough eggs along the diamond al West
End Park TO keep the Agriculturists busy
throughout the afternoon gathering them