Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-01
rOPLAY BALL TO-DAY
rhampIoEs to Cross Bats With The
EcCabs School Boys.
nosross ARE COMING.
A Great Game Scheduled for the
Nsnsh-what the Other virsinin
League Teams Are Doipg-rcrscn-
mel OF the Players.
mel OF the Players.


here yesterday. and as a result the game
sctween Richmond College and La Fayette
College was declared OF.
Weiss champions viii play this AFTER
noon with the boys from McCabe's Uni
yers,ty team, and good game will very
likely be the result.
The eranks are all looking forward to the
game to be played here on the sth De-
tween the Bean Eaters, Of Boston, ana
the Biueblrds. The Boston team as re-
organized, Is said TO be the strongest IN
the National League, and the game here
will doubtless be very pretty one.
The team will line up here as follows:
Tenny. catcher: Nichols, pitcher; Tucker
first-base: Lowe. second-base;. Long,
short-stop: Collins. third-base; Hamilton.
ieft-Reld; Duffy. centre-held; and Bannoh'
right-held.
Hamilton is the champion base-runner
of the country. and one OF the hrst me
batsmen of the big league; Captain Duiiy
Is one OF the best batters and base-run-
ners In the business; Bannon Is very
hard hitter and the fastest runner on
the Boston team; everybody knows Tom
my Tucker, the king of hrst-basemen;
Lowe Is said 20 be the finest second-base-
man extant; Long, Manager Lelee says,
Is the finest third-basoman he has ever
seen. Since Long mas succeeded Billy
Mash, every body will want to see him, in
order to ascertain for themselves whether
he can I'LL "Biily's" shoes.
The Boston outfield is the smallest in
the country. Hamilton Is only feet
~ Ilt4ffx + IL
and Bannon, . feet 6.
THE OTHER VIRGINIA TEAMS.
While the Richmond rooters are con-
graduating themselves on the excellent
timber OF which the Richmond team Is
composed, the fans IN the other cues
In the league are equally as joyous anu
are felicitating themselves on having
what they believe TO be winning teahl'
No one seems able to explain just now
all six of the teams are going to win
the remnant unless Mr. Spaiding pro-
noses to send six of his little blue flags
TO Virginia next September; but all the
rooters In Virginia are claiming the nag
for their respective cities, and much
interest is being manifested already IN
the comparative strength Of the seXtette
of mines.
LYNCHHURG HAS GOOD MEN.
The Lynchburg team Is said TO be much
II
Lynehburg News of Sunday, in speaking
of It, says:
The players are getting in shape now,
and will be in good form in time TO be-
Gin the series Of exhibition games with
National League clubs next Wedncs-
dsy. None OF the pitchers have as yet
done their best, as they have all been
cautioned not to cert themselves too
early. They have done enough. however,
TO make 1t certain that Manager Smith
is going to have a strong staff of twlrl-
ers. The field is all right. The men
are active, fast, and enthusiastic. Fear
the new catcher, is as quick as a cat,
Is a fine backstop. u beautiful thrower
to bases, and good batter. He wears
the honor Of having been the first man 10
bat a fair ball over the fence this year,
which feat he performed yesterday after
noon George Schabel the old catcher.
will be the same, old invincible. Little,
the first baseman. whose good work
IS we'll known. is getting down TO work.
and will be in apple-ple order by We'd
nesdsv. Mccain viii be a great second
base An. and Dolan Is lightning on
thlrX Dan Leahy promises TO maintain
his reputation as the best shortshop In
the league. and is already in first-class
condition II will thus be seen that our
infield will prove as good as anybodys;
and the outfield is of the kind TO adorn
a championship club. Pickering, the
left-helder, gives every indication of
being the "crackerjack" that his reputa-
ton, which preceded him, had led the
people TO expect: He is used TO the vast
amount OF space enjoyed in Texas. and
tries 10 cover a territory OF prairie ex-
tent. He Is willing 10 go long way
after the ball. and generally gets it II
It's In reason. Smith at centre, is as
ever heart and soul in the game. chasing
every ball IN reach. and covering his
territory in splendid style. McGrew COM
pletes the triumvlrate. playing right field
for all 1t is worth. He has made fine
impression from the start. The out
posts are well guarded
very essential feature, on which the
fans have cause for congratulation. IS
that the players appear TO be, with but
few exceptions good hitters Hardly one
OF them seems TO find difficulty in find
ing the ball. and the best OF 1t Is they
improve in this respect with each day OF
practice, showing hat the hitting Is not
assidental. but is a matter OF old habit.
NORFOLK is IMPROVING.
The baseball writer in the Norfolk
Landmark Sunday INDUCES in much fe-
iicitous comment on the Improvements
noticeable in the Norfolk team. lie
says:
In the last three games played this
season Norfolk made 4S hits and 10
errors, while the New Haven team made
90 hits and II errors. From this it viii
be readily seen that the present represen-
tatives OF this city In the baseball world
ere far superior hitters to those OF last
season. while in fielding they are about
equal The present team against pitch
crs OF about the same ability, made
as many hits in the three games as the
team Of last season did in five. while the
errors were exactly the same-averaging
FIVE n game.
AS to the pitching ability, OF the two
teams, the comparison is quite as favor
able TO the present team Herr and
eettley were the only twirlers the first
part OF the season who won for the
locals The others proved TO be failures.
Weeks Joined the team later. and in
very short time proved himself valua-
bile man He Is with the present team.
and, with Schmidt, Stevenson. Pfanmil-
Ter and Waite. can, and will. do effec-
tive work. Only Pfanmiller. Waite. and
Weeks have as We. been given any sort
OF trial, and the former and latter Won
their games, while the same success
would have attended Weite's effort had
the men behind him hit as hard ana
helded as clean as they did IN either of
the other contests.
To sum up. Norfolk people have every
reason TO feel satisfied with their team