Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-11

hitting national boys, and was released
lie bids fair. however, 10 20 into the Dig
league next season, ana WILL 10 oOu""
prove TO be q success.
Jesse Tanneh,l another of the star
twirlers. is d soutn-paw pitcher. lie comes
from DAYTON, ny, and hIst played
with the Manhattans, of Cincinnati. lie -
y years OLD, feet 8 incnes III nelbhl'
ana weighs $50 pounds. Last year nc
was given Il trial by the Cincinnati Nd
uonal League team, and made u bood
impression there lie needed httle more
experience, however. 70 move Win sucii
fast company. He has lots OF speed, ana
pitches d most deceptive ball lie Is must
popular with the rooters mere ana, as
a general. all-around player, in the held'
in the box, and at the bat, he Is the star
| of the team. lie is a home-run inter-
and is undoubtedly the best hitting pitcher
in the league
OUR OTHER PITCHERS.
John Grant Knorr. better known as
Lucky Jack knorr," one OF the star
twlrlers OF the Southern League last year.
was born in kentucky twenty-four years
ago. In 1881 he commenced his career as
| a ball-player with the crack Bond Hlli
I team. of Cincinnati. His work that year
was OF such IL high order that he was
| induced by that team to remain with
! them the next season. His second year
work as a pitcher attracted much at'eh-
| tion. and in 1893 he was engaged Dy the
! pensacola club. of the Southern League.
He continued to keep up his good WORK.
and gained such an envdble reputation as
q tyirler that the next year he sun re-
mained in the Southern League playing
with Mobile. ~,
! lake Wells thought so highly OF nun
/ that he brought him 10 Richmond Tor inns
| season. Knorr is jolly, eood-hdtuIeu,
witty ball-player and. even IL nc naS ~.
/ shown I'D this season as well as ihlshC
I he exuectad. still the fact remains thdt
] 10 is one of the cleverest twirlerS we
have. ,.., 4.
Tommy Gillen, the othpr pitcher. Is
new man ON the club, and has hardy hau
an opportunity of demonstrating What
hn can do The first game he pitched III
Ttobmond was won Nv him, and he theh
/ ebovved great ability rs Il t"lil'I'
/ has a first-class record, ana cdihe -
directly from the Southern Ledsu., W.T.
he did excellent work on mo ''''0
| team. .cr,c
rronlx Houseman. who holds down sec
! and bag and gets in front OF larse Pr
Dortion of the grounders that go III III
| territory, Is an eX-national leasuer' an
| came here directly from the Nashihs .1n
! Club. with whom he played aurHhs wy
first part Of the season. ne sot
with the stick and very fast OH us So BE-
! hut he doesn't use his head as Wen as ne
/ ,,,l,bt lie Is excellent as plcker-uP %
49,. e,ronnders. and is usually pretty saio
! g. handle q fly ball. but In throwing ne -
! sonstines away off. and frequently Wn isi
| no could make a double play WIN pu' ~
! RE effort he stands stock Sun anu u0S"
nothing ., ENGAGED TO
MAY third base, and for a huNlpeI ~, U
months covered the bag win great esns
! 10 himself, began playing bali d I'm
baseman on the Bond HIS or Cihoi,''Ht.'
! last season was his hrst' pIoiessioiii,yy >
! and he showed wonderful apIi'', o-',,
plaved with the Mobile Southern League
| 49, co,,erip,- third and second base IN
fine style. besides playing the oul-iield
! equally as well He is fair hltter' az
cnrate thrower. and fast on his feet ms
work since he has been with the ilcn-
mond Club has been highly Satisfactory y.
He Is possessed OF a rare judgment her,.
loses his head. and Is full OF ginger: h0
covers more ground than any third pase-
man In the league, and takes the mus
! desperate chances. At times spec is
! bit oyer-anxious. but he Is always III .n0
game, and when he makes an error LIZ
first thought is TO try and redeem h'hiseii.
Owing TO Mes deficiency as batsmah
and base-runner he has been put on the
| coaching lines for a while and Barley
Kahn, an old Richmond favorite, has been
substituted In his place. Barley was
raised in Richmond. a3 has probably
played ball all OF his life. He was with
| The old Forest I'm team several years
ago. and last year was shortstop for Rich-
mond. This year he was put In ieit
field. but when policy suggested his re-
movsi to the indeld ne was placed on
third base where he Will remain the
balance OF the season. He Is a frs,-ciass
batsman, and as base-rcnner ne Is s1 s-
celled BY none and eQualled ~ iew' n'