The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-26
Baseball NoIes.

Baseball NoIes.
Outfelder Cavlle is playing gilt-edged
ball with the Jersey City team.
The Syracuse Club has farmed out
pitcher Blakey to Richmond.
Gus. Land has been rendered the po-
sition of umpire in the Texas League.
Jack Brennan Is umpiring in the Texas
League this year, and is giving general
satisfaction.
The new York papers are speaking in
high praise OF Reddy Fosters back-stop
work on the Jersey City team.
James Washlngtons crack pitcher,
| from the Virginia League. is showing up
Yer promisingly, say the exchanges.
Dick Knox, according to published
scores, has got his eye back again, and
Is hitting the ball down in New Orleans
Boston has been weakened by the loss
OF Collins who will no; be able to play
| for few weeks Harrington will take
his place on the nine.
Charlie Mitchell has found berth
as umpire In the Interstate league COM
posed OF Ohio Indiana, Michigan, Yves;
Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Thompson's thumb 'has regained It's
former usefulness and he Will be put in
the right field in Mondays game, which
VIII be his permanent position.
The score In Yesterdays game between
the Champions aitdSNationals stood 10
to in favor OF the former. Batteries
Cannon and Far:nnt; Taylor and Lanks-
ford.
Pitcher Kid Nichols of the Bostons.
thinks that Kansas City has one of the
coming wonders of the country In Runy
Viox, who played third bag for Roanoke
last year
Jimmie Ghard, one of Norfolk's trial
pitchers last year is not holding his end
UP with the Austin team, OF the Texas
League. His inability to locate the
plate is his wors; feature
Bobby Ch.lds. of last years Ports
| mouth. Club. who had signed to pIav with
Lancaster, Pa, this year. has changed
MS MIND. and will not play ball this year.
Bobby has good position with a Balti
more firm.
Fifteen baseball editors of fifteen of
the New York da!l.es have received DR.
ders to roast the Individual playerscf the
New York team while two others are
5evotins their space TO incInera ting
Freedman and Irwin.
Harry Cote has caught on with the
people OF Houston. Tex. He is CAPTAIN
OF the team; and his playing is spoken of
as marvellously sublime" George
keed, late Of the Portsmouth Club. is
playing second bag on the same team
The current issue of Sporting Life
mas an excellent cartoon REPRESENTING
i'e ,aih Watching a baseball game
while the Goddess of Liberty is CALLING
his attention to the Island of c,,ba ;n
the distance. The caption undernea h
reads: Don't bother me: I'm busy!
The Richmond correspondent n,
Inc Nirginian says that il Is
the opinion of many people who
rave seen the Lynchburg baseball tea in,
play mere that the Hill Climbers are tbe
strongest aggregation of players I'm the
state. "elis, perhaps. realizes that his
own team Is not as strong as LYNCH
burg's for he is making a great error,
to secure new pitchers.
Some practical Joker was engaged YES
te;day In working great Jolly on the
public boosting along a runo, thai
Nentz' Pianmiller and several of Nor.
ioik star Performers had shaken the
dust OF McFarian's garden from their
shoes and hled themselves TO mn ss,,rne
new. VI course Il was a Joke, though
some Of the leaguers woudn't obisct ,n :,
oelhg the serious. sober. truth.
III Is hardly necessary 10 inform the
rams ana Tooters in general that the
Norfolk Club will play q series of ,b,,ae
games on the home grounds with the
Roanokes. the dates bsing Monday
IuesoaS ana Wednesday of this week
Consiue' ing me class ofgames that have
already been played between the two
CLUBS, those who attend and there will
be many, nave no reason to expect any.
thing other than starry ball with twink.
les to it.
Mr.. a. a. o'Nell. who has the homo,
and satisfaction of being the owner nj
that crack organizatio the local base.
ball team, has got his eve on the rib.
bon this season. and will lose no oppor.
tunity or seeing shat his friends In This
section get what they are looking fora
hrst-ciass article OF ball playing, even II
they don't snatch ihe pennant. which
latter CONTINGENCY IS lof course. by nc
means imp: obabe only II Is ia,
too soon 10 predict. With this end m
View Mr.. O'Niellleayes Monday for .he
North hisl specific. destination. being :
city not thousand miles away. ,Wher
he returns he not only shall have pnt.
ten back" but he Will have signed two
or more new players. who will help r.
keep the ball tolling toward the tor
notch. Whatever weak points thef e may
be in the team Will b. remed!ed in shor,
order.