The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-20
AROUND THE DIAMOND
Interesting Information Gathered From
Sources Near and Afar for The RoOtOriaI.
HARGY DECLINES RCaHORD's OFFER
He will VIII, the "Eiuest"-
Norfolk VIII Play Practice Gnmcs
With All the Eastern Eis I.eugucrs
The Amateur League Circuit Still
FavorRbly Discussed.

In baseball circles there Is little that
Is new, locally speaking. Norfolk has
gotten together a. aggregation of crack
players and has secured Tor them u
management that is OF proven worth.
What can be made out OF the material
thus gathered remains to be seen, hut
the fans and GRANTS are of the opin-
ion that u team has been created which.
If it doesn't come out n winner, will as
suredly hold up this end OF the Atlantic
League.
The general public will have an o.
portunity of judging the merits of the
players in the early spring, as 1t can nc
stated definitely that the management
has arranged practice games VITA all
the Eastern big league clubs. inclhl-
Ing Pittsburg.
HARGY'S LUCK.
H~argrovc. Portsmcuth's brilliant CEN
terfielder of last season. now onc OF
from Owner Bradley, OF tn Richmond
team, enclosing him Il tickel 10 come Oh
to Richmond and close Il deal at $3.50 a
month. Harry has declined for several
reasons. one of which being h Il he +
still under contract with the Portsmouth
management. which refuses - release
or sell him.. and the Other i THAI when
he joined the police force il vas IN All
ticipa;!on OF soon becoming a regular
He will, however, keep III condition and
just as ready as the u~nQucnchab!e
Nicaber should anything turn up.
Still. Bl2I.SG AGITATED.
The question Of Il six circuit amateur
league is still being agita;ed ana APP
parently the idea IS growing in favor as
the days pass by. In This connection Il
letterhaS been received from "A ISooter."
suggesting NIapp. shortstop, First Base
49, n~,~~ Nsa.-,.l IpA1.ttEA.,
and Pitcher Putnam as good timber
should the Norfolk boys come "a. These
players are members Of the Brambleton
team and are good men. "A R1cter'
thinlIsthey are the peers OF amy anna
eeurs III Virginia or North Carolina.
NOTES FROM AFFAIR.
The rootorially inclined will fnl litter
eating reading in the notes tlat follow.
gathered from many sources.
FOUND a CRACKAJACK.
Tim Murnane, the Nestor of baseball
writer's and IL player of note in his gem
Grafton. was one of the first to predict
that Jimmy McJames, formerly of the
Virginia League. had that within him
which would some day crop out in the
shape OF brilliant pitching talent. On
the first Eastern trip of thc Senator's,
Jimmy replaced Mercer in a game after
the latter had been batted freely. Re
fore the inning was half over, Tim. who
is almost invariably n blase under the
livcliest and most trying of conditions,
waXed emotional over the stalwart
twirlcr from the realm of the swamp
Cox. lie has n free-arm swing. speed
and q good curve. and If he has got IL
head he'll win out. Watch him next
year" said Tim.
JOYS OF MANAGING THE PHILLIES
Sam Thompson. the famous right field
er of the Philadelphia club, is not rs a
rule given 10 words. He liad rather
knock ont Il homc run than TO tell about
II. and during the playing season was
never known To question an order or
criticize his manager. The Detroit
News-Tribune evidently caught Sam of
his guard, for ii reports him saying:
"unlcss Stallings is given absolute
control of the team, with power 10 sign,
sine and suspend players. Inc will have n
hard row to Roe. Why was Nash n fail
ire: WHY was Arthur Irwin turned
down Simply because they did no.;
haV complete control As soon rs The
I.ltyclrS realized that The auaSer was
HELPLESS ana that he was not the boss.
they commenced to make life a burden
TO him. There are some men of the tnnm
HhO would drive q Saint tn drink. Nash
took his orders every day from Colonel
Rogers. lie was Il ~nonentity. He did
not care TO renew his contract. If Srnl-
lirgs is given fun swing then he viii
have Il charc TO make his mark as n
II not. his u2ma viii he mud
before the season is half over. / know
Stallings. and wish him every sort of
success. He Will not Gnd his path
strcyvn with roses but if'he can give
philadelphia II team that Will finish we'll
up in the race. where 1t belongs, he will
" the burg"
LOWE Will NOT QUIT BASEBALL.
TN following letter has been received
IN Boston i!o.I second Bascman Lowe,
~ the E:pai"n Club. relative 70 his re-
t.trinent :" go into the hotel business:
"fhere mas been a great deal said in
tAe iapers The last week or so about my
retiring from baseball to so into the
hotel business with my brother-in-law
at ifcaVeT Falls. Pa. 1 have also receiv-
- several kilograms asking for corro-
horation or denial of this statement. |
~,sN 10 say thai. while il is true. and
'a2; "" nav" purchased the hotel and in
tim 4" take possession December Is. |
l.tNc never intended or thought Of quit
the diamond. If I had the Boston
management would have been notified at
:.'- earliest possible moment. am
fetiins ~sp.endid!y. ana hope To report
ii. the spring IN as fine condition as +
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