The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-24
THEIR FIRST PRACTICE.
rur cgxuPfoNN nov THEIR UNI
xvHws ron TnV FIRST TIME.
r.. Nav Men Make "A Good Impression.
The Exbibsion Gavaes-Ir Looks "s
n Foster WIN Mot be = Giant

- ,no nrcsVnce az all ont three nu"ui'"
,ss,,,,o enttrreastS. 5he Champions
- their first practice at the Nest-hhd
-. yesterday aficrntO n. Tho men
Zen, AZ their work with VIM ans Tor
"a, hours Captain Wells kept them nara
at. they shore great "arnes'ness IN
,h.sr efforts. and when IL was Time 10
,u,, exerv player was willing TO think
about supper and his bed Afterwards
The men who. have so far reported and
who practlced yesterday were Bcrtc,
,ra..,,m Graves. Dillon. Giln@triok,
Ames BrInker. Dobb;ns. Kahn Jeusrsoh'
Mevass aud Car tain Wells.
poo.,cr Ra0ers. Brcnncman. and BOZ.
ling ,,a.e yet to put in their appearance
roo SOON FOR OPINIONS.
of no,r.e. every sensible person knows
-, n x,o,,ld be unjust. as well as iooi's"'
IN try and ,,ass sentence upon any o. 80.
men az vet in fact, untll the ICE "'"'
season IL IN, Ter way 1t VIII not pc IN"
n,,elv known who are the cel'aii''es '''
the team. ...,,o, e,,on
rut stin. opii ions may NC 'o''
f.or., Yesterday work
ve,(-,od fh.. men carefully, ana my
in,par,lai orlnion Is that NfHs mas 80,
,en tnyetber q team OF young uiooV"
who viii p,,t I'D such race Tor me po"-
nani as IL will 10 Jour heart soou 10 see
II The worl, ye,ter day may be taken as
a sample OF ,nfs1re eNpeo'a'y'is' wy
Cbamn,ons ars vtronser than the team
x.,n,cl, ,ost ,,oa~ represented Richmond
o,o consoliue act was very much IN
.,,iacpce--,o.nelv the team Is mHch
.,ronoe- hitting or xanization than that
or IaSt season. Esp, ci.diy does this iact
appear 10 be the case with the pitcherS'
or the men with VIII, I'm the public arc
familiar-W,lls. Bertc G. pVo<' id'''eH1i,
Ames. and Kain-I will GAY 'hey are u,
the pink Of condition. ana are capap'e vi
even Improving the most e. cement recor"s
that hoy u4de for fhense, YES last year.
Their work yesterday show go .a4t they
have fcrgotten nothing aboI lhe game
during their long absence fro NJ Inc ola-
mond. Especially Is this true OF Aaih'
Eerte. and Groves.
THE NEW MEN.
In the new men Wells has. MINK
Sound several addition, TO the team
whom he will be proud OF before the sea
son rs over.
Brinker. the general utility man. as
stationed at third base. His work WI S
highly cred.table. and he handled him
self In manner that was pleasing 10 be-
hoio.
Meyers catching will. | believe. bring /
JOY 10 the heart OF the most exacting !
rooter. His throwing TO second was as |
true as bullet, while his general action /
clearly shows that he knows what he is I
about.
The pitchers look like they are capa-
bic OF doing good work. 1 mean Jeffer-
son. Dillon. and fitzpatrick. for the public
needs no Introduction to such men as |
Tannehi and Ames.
THE FIRST APPLAUSE.
Old "Clia" Groves managed 10 get in
his familiar chin music and two sensa-
tiOnal one-handed catches that evoked
an echo from those present while Berte
pulled down hot liner that set the gang
wild. and TO add 10 their joy. Brinker
disposed Of some sixty-miles-an- hour
grass-cutters in a manner that left moth
ing TO be desired
Wells at first is the same old reliable
standby. while Kahn promises to be one
of the fastest outielders in the league.
Dobbins also did some good work, but
Just at present his arm is troubling him
so that he Is considerably handicapped
In throwing to second.
The pitchers were not given a chance
10 do any work. for Wells was unwili-
ing TO let them take chances with their
arms.
one most promising and pleasing fact
IN the mems practice was the way they |
handled themselves. The ginger they
expended In chasing the sphere was a
sight 10 see. Nothing was too difficult
for them. and they took every possible
chance.
EXHIBITION GAMES.
The men will. II the weather permits.
practice every day until Saturday. when
they will play Richmond College.
will DO ]
the Philadelphia Club. of the National
League April ID, Bijou Independent Pro
fessionas. OF Baltimore. April 81 and 4th,
Ted Sulliyan's New Haven Club Of the
Atlantic League: April 9Th. Georgetown
College: April 9TH. Baltimore League
club ApIii sth, Princeton University;
spri 9th. Boston League Club: April 10th
and lith Brooklyn League Club; April
18th. Univ siiy of Maryland
Negotiations are being made with sew
raj clubs Tor April LIST.
The regular season commences April
18th.
No NEWS FROM FOSTER.
The New York World Of yesterday prints
the following about the Giants. under
cate ~ Jacksonville. Fla. March 22d
Fred. Pfcfcr Is IN high spirits and saws
ne now has no doubts about his ability
to etanl the pace during the coming sea-
SON The new second naseman took adj
vantage oil the warm weather yesterday,
and lot himself out. The result was such
that ail fears that he would be unable TO
hold his end up have vanished.
IL now looks as thought the makeup
OF the tear, would be. Tarrel. Wilson,
and Zeerfoss. catchers; Mcekin, Eusic.
Clark. and Seymour. pitchers; Harry
Davis. first base: Ptcffer second base;
George Davis. third base; lid Gleason,
lcft-neld Van Haltren. centre-reld; Tier
nan. right-neld. ConnarghtCn, short-stop.
George Davis has been doing 50 wen /
in practice. and his arm seems 10 have
so entirely recovered. that II Is more than
probable that he will again be seen ar
his old corner. There can be no doubt
Of Gleason's success as an outnelder-
Tro mthe above it would appear that
Foster has not made the team, but every
Richmond lover Of the game hopes that
such is not the case.
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