The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-30
THE BASEBALL WORLD
Kit and Miss Chat Concerning the Players
and Matters in The Virginia League.
MCFARLAND AND MARI COMPARED
The Matter or Prcsidont and Secretary
for the Coming Records OF
Three Good Men on the Norfolk
Team -Where the Men Are and
News In Baseball Circles.

Richmond is to have double decker
grand stand this year
Pitcher Knorr. of Richmond. is now
claimed by Providence. II. l.
Mccain, Gettinger and Mills are also
Claimed by Grand Rapids, Mich.
skinny" Mccain is slated for Roa-
noke and Pawtucket. II. l. Which will
1t be?
Gettinger ana McGann have signed
with the Newark IN. j. club, OF the
Atlantic Association.
Carney Flynn says he has not signed
with New York und expresses a desire
to again play with Richmond this
year
Joe Reiman. an inilelder signed by
Portsmouth, is said TO be u comical
player, somewhat OH the Arlie Latham
order.
On February 10th there will be meet
ing OF the league managers to adopt q
schedule and select president and sec
rotary.
Catcher Armstrong. who will wear
the liver pad for Norfolk. is red-heaGl-
ed and is at present Il fireman on the
Jersey Central railroad.
Mr.. Thos. w. spaine, the local cor
respondent OF Sporting Life. has a
lenghthy and spicy letter in the current
number of that paper
The Netherlands are coming. Three
of the clan are scheduled TO play in
the Virginia League this ycar--two
with Norfolk and one with Lynchburg.
Pitcher Quarles. who will play this
year with Petersburg, held the lowest
batting average In the Pennsylvania
State League last year. but was No.
IN fielding among the pitchers.
Ed. Herr. Norfolk's old standby. OF
last year, will play this season with
Scranton. Pa. of the Eastern League
Sherer. of Roanoke. and Bradley OF
Richmond, are also to play with this
club
The great question of the hour i'm
Baltimore is not as to the probable
destination of the flying squadron. the
Venezuelan boundary difficulty. or the
i'ering Sea imbroglio. but--will McMa-
non pitch next season?
Manager Charley Marston. of the
Fall Rivers. intends to make matters
warm for catcher Pat" Rollins. of his
team. reserved player, who has sign,
ed with Portsmouth. AS Rollins has
mouth moni,ny NJ, ,',.r ~" III, us ,.I,
be expected batwann ,hnso tu.o n,,,r's
vile will msa ono 49, 'Is Lo 'ii!,
and two VIRGINIA I .or,,a o,,bs ~, rr e 80
for their vs1ime MA vers 90 i''' MS
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Learns c ,1 my ~ uss an ,ne rsSas
rinia Ica,-un n,~natas a., ~, ~. ~
to have any ..rnrms,, n Ri - go
League ''h'e
Ex-Ieaeua I,mnira yurio,, 7, D.t,.
has been innaarnd Tho nns;,in,, -, n,,,ar
Of umpires of the Eirrinin 7 mo 90
tb, three csndid,tns fnr ~ s,.i,;,,
Nr I2atts Il. n,,t 49,, nni t nv. pLs!!ioI'
sirable man. and should ba a cnnrt W.
position. will endeoyor 70 .i,n ~ n hnsi
ncssllkc. Impartial and attan,i,.a 81
ministra ton.
E.
The Phillies will start for the Sol
they will put i'm their preliminary mao
ticr until Anrjt Sa,,.',,s - -
nroctica NAV ,h,t , Go, r. ~
diors' Homo would hn -, =. az ny 'ooi-
where Thara &C. nr.,i,n ~ NM al!
playing field and s;nnn iast ct; $50" as
diamond has hrnn NM ~ 81 ..sT ~.
shane nv concton. rnr,, .
have hoap oract ga CO.. lie ',ai,us
lion oC snoctota,s - .'iG aceolhinoaa-
al,Sut ApriI Tho tef,,, , 'n NH, me hom ne
way no!thward. MA viny VII v WIN us
Roanoke portsnopti .S E snei,purs'
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