Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-17
PETERSBURG'S TEAM.
THE PLAYERS VINO WILL COMPOSE
THE COCKADE-CITY CLUB.
Sketches of the Mcmbcrs-Good
Pitchers, Cafchers, md FfeIders-
A Team TO Play Ball and Strive
for the Pennnnt.

PETERSBURG, VA, March 15.-tSpe-
cial)-The players who are to compose
the team for this city have been selected,
and the baseball enthusiasts are await
Ing with eagerness the battle for su-
premacy, which will commence in this
State on Easter Monday Only four OF
last seasons pennant-wlnners are with
Petersburg this season, the rest OF the
team being new men TO a Virginia au-
dienee. The team will be under the man.
agement OF Robert Z. Pender, Of New
Orleans. who so successfully led the PEN
nant-winners last year. Although
young man, he Is a veteran in the busi-
ness Of managing ball-players. The fol-
lowing Is the list Of players:
PITCHERS.
John ID. Foreman, OF Baltimore, q years
| DID, feet IL inches In height, and
weighs $50 pounds. Foreman's first year
| as professional ball-player was last
year. when he pitched great ball for Pc
| tersburg. and was considered the best
| pitcher In the Virginia State League. AS
a batter he had n percentage or 300, and
| Is swift base-runner.
]. McJames, OF Cheraw, S. c., Is 20 years
| old, feet 10 inches In height, and weighs
| le5 pounds James pitched for several
teams in North Carolina, and last year
| came to this city from Spartansburg. S
/ c.. where he had won the pennant FOR
| his team in that State. He has great
F, speed and good command of the ball. and
| is a good batter.
| Ro. J. Packard, OF Clarksville. IA. Is
| "a years old, feet II inches in height,
| and weighs 10 pounds. In 1892 he pitched
| for Topeka, Kan, Of the Western Asso-
| citation, and in 1898 for Birmingham, Ala,
! OF the Southern League. In 1891 while
| pitching in the South. he was taken SICK
| during the early part OF the season. ana
| had to give UP pitching eor the rest
| OF that year. He has a splendid re-
| cord as a pitcher, and will be one OF the
! heaviest batters in this league.
I Charles Harris. OF Macon, Ga, and Ar
/ thur Thomas, OF Washington D. c., are
1 both young pitchers. who give promise
/ OF making their mark In this leagIe this
| season. Neither OF them has ever
| played on professional teams; but both
have played against some OF :he strongest
! semi-professional teams in the United
| States. Thomas is a left-hauded pitcher,
and won the championship .ast year Tor
the Franklin team, OF the Chicago CITY
League. Harris is considered 'vonder'
,rd &c said to never get ratified while In
the box
| CATCHERS
]. c. Hayden, of Washington ID. C.'
| IS 25 years old. feet s IL inches in
| height, and weighs ls5 pounds. Hayden
| Is an old catcher. and commenced play
ing professional ball with the winston
| IN. C,O team In 1891. In 1872 he caught
! for the Galveston Crex) team In 1875
| he was with Kansas City. of the western
League. hi.
last year he decided to rest and while
| having several offers, refused them All
| and only played occasionally with teams
| around Washington and Baltimore. hay
den Is an excellent thrower, good mt
| Ter. and a swift base-runner. When not
| behind the bat he will play In right field.
| c. p. McCung. of East Radford, va
is q wears OF age, feet S i-2 inches In
height. and weighs 10 pounds. lie start
ed ball-paying with the Lehlgn uniVer'
sity team. In 1892 he caught Tor the
| CHATTANOOGA team, which won the pen
nant that year in the Southern League
In 1884, he caught for Asheville' ~ y
As a batter, he ranks at the top or the
list He will play in right Held wnen MOI
behind the bat
INFTELDERS.
r T. Champlain of Williamsport, Pa.
will cover the first base. Champiain II
=; years old 6 feet 2 inches In hoight
and plays at $50 pounds. Champlain ha'
been playlny for several years with th'
Demorest Machine-Works team, or WI
| Transport He has record equal te
that of Stafford's, and comes highly re-
| commended by good judges OF ball-play
ing. 90,
| sherman Perry. OF indianapolis, Ina.
will cover second base. Perry Is "a years
| aid: 3 feet 8 inches In height. and weigh:
/ ha MIA
| for Topeka (Kan) team OF the west
ern Association In 1894 he was with the
Indianapolis team. Perry is A great base
| runner and has a record second TO pons
as a second-baseman.
| Captain h. T.. Pendsr will play on thirc
| base. He IS we'll known throughout th'
State, and needs no Introduction TO th'
ball cranks. He Is a reliable and STEADY
| nlayer. n good hitter and thrower, anc
the baseball enthusiasts Of this city fee
| perfectly easy with Pender at this base.
George Metz, OF Washington, u. c.
who will play short-stop, is % years o.
| age; s feet s inches In height, and weighs
| l55 pounds. Metz has been playing witt
| North Carolina teams for several sea
| sons. He has a splendid batting-record
and beat the record in that state fol
| stealing bases. He Is a quick and accu
rate thrower, and In the last nine games
| In which he played In that state accept
| ed fifty-eight chances without an error.
Stuart Sanford will be seen again II
centre field, and will field that position
| as only Sanford can. He is in splendid
condition. and writes that he Is improv
ing steadily in his batting.
The position of left field has not ye
been given to any one, although Their
are numerous applicants. The selection
will not be made until next week.
The grounds in this city are being pu
in first-class condition. and a fence Il
being erected inside the old fence to pre-
vent parties from witnessing IN gam
from the outside. Accommodations 70
larger crowds will be made, and tn
grandstand strengthened.
The Petersburg team will report 10
practice on the 18th Of this month, an
early in April will play games with som
one or more Of the big teams from tn
North.
The indications are that the ball-play
ing of the Virginia teams this year vii
be characterized by great skill and ex
cellence, and that much greater interes
than ever before will be shown by tn
public.
The umpires for the State League gam
| har nnt Ino al