The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-22

EN-umpi:c and rx-Manager Villa
L. HoEGins is wimtcring in Richm-r,
va. He is urging his appointment 4
chief of umprps and secretary OF IL
Virginia League. While Mr. Hoggir
| may he an exceedingly clever and affa
without any false notions of delicacy
or desire TO dctrac, from that gentle
mans ability. that Mr.. Hoggins is no.
he man for the place and the time IS
most opportIinc Tor NoTfoli: and Ports
month to combine most StrcnuOuSlv 10
oppose the appointment of Mir. Hog
gins. The position 81 chief Of umpires
and secretary OF the Virginia IIGa%ue
next year Will bc one which will requitc
the administrative and business abili-
" Of 4 man Of stamina. and far great
eli claims to the confidence CT baseball
patrons
Albert Mott, the Baltimore corrcspon-
dent of the Sporting Life. says about
til" reduction of draft money III minor
leagues:
The League drafts on the minors and
the minors draft on themselves. II is;
Class y. Il and so on down through an
all hal"tical ,iiscorA. They complain
of combine and make no effort to COM
hinc aginst ii. II ono good lonc-hcad-
ed fellow say like O'Ncii. of Norfolk
would correspond with All the others.
and then call Il meeting al some cen
tral point the thing could be done
i'm short order if they could only be
Eottej to he Of one mind on anything
The l.e;,cnc has things its own way. be-
cause. while the maEnatsa fight among
themselves to some extent they are
solid as against MI The other fellow;
~ IS net 81 question Of money ut all.
! ~ ~ pnIciT Il matter OF players whom
IN" League cannot by any possibility
| use until they are certainly mot ;rn,,i
| isingiS) developed"
Umpire Charley Mitchell. of the Vir
@tnia League, drouugd into l,acoi,n1I
ne'dHua.tc.s III Pittshurr recently. saws
snoring Life. and discussed tho game
with the boys present Asked if thcrn
was amy more talent left in the Vir
Eihit I.ea&ue fast enough fer the Ma
ti"nal League company. he said: ~
| don't think 50. The best was taken ont
| long aGo. Forcmnu was a prize There
| IS ina; man Orth Of The Philli,s 10
~ II me" big fellow, can hit the bah
Wen, but. do YOU know don't bc!iey,.
NAV ne IS a good pitcher. II was him
| W"nlH Try and make an uu:ficldc,. nr
| myself He would shine out th.,E
while | believe his DAYS as n nitrhcr
VIII soon 'c numbered. He struck M,
Is heing Very lucky i'm making his rec
ORD III IN" National League recall
| one game whore ~ hits were ma.o Off
| MIN. but that day the PhilIles made ~
Connie Mack wrote me about .cttinr
the man for the pii;sbu,gs. watched
| MN couple OF gamcs and saw hin,
get swat'cd good and hard made up
| my mind that he would not exactly do
| III me fastest ccmpany. He hadn't
mnch nt anything. He is certainly :.
strong hitter and can throw long and
hard. AMI ought I" develop into a FIST
nuthei"er Next year will tell whether
am mistaken or not as to his pitch.
inG."
Mitchell is taking excellent care Of
himself. and win Ice ready to iu,np In
next spring and umpire from the call of
time y wsjl-knc"n League inagna,c
mas advised Challey to make IL try 70.
he League STAFF next year. He dc.
clarsa that Mitchell had. been thor.
on%hiy seasoned sill 3, he Mas on Prrsi
oehi lonn.'s staff three years ago lie
made q great reputation last season. a.
heciaiiy for hrnnra' He ncYrr asso.
Grated with the players before and after
the came. lie did'not seek their praise
Tor being good fellow. no this can bc
attributed much ~! his success Good.
,sii"w business in umririlg ia always
bound Ia sic The umpire a lack of dig
nifty on the Held.