The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-22

Leshy from Knoxville; Third Basemsn
Dolan from Omaha; Left Fielder Picker
Ing from Vincennes, Ind; Right Fielder
McGrAw from Shelbyville, Ky. Mans
ger Smith will play center field, and is
already here.
Ferguson, Of last years Lynchburg
team, goes to st. Joseph, Mo-, In the
western League, this season; Thompson
to Fort Worth, Texas; Berryhill and
Mcintyre to Wilmington. Del; Willis
ana Mason to Syracuse, N. Y; Rsffert
ana Ames to Richmond, and McKenna
TO Brockton, Mass. Flock Is still on
the Philadelphia police force.
Manager Smith says the league has q
splendid staff Of umplres this year. he
ID very much pleased with all tne selec-
hons. He knows Ed C"Fat.y") Cline,
and has seen him wearing she bird cage
smith thinks the big fellow is great as
an umpire.
The uniform Of the Lynchburgs while
playing &C home will be of steel pray
with maroon trimmings. The black
and red, used by them the latter part of
last season, will be worn by the BOYS
when playing away from home.
baseball Season Opened at Norfolk.
NORFOLK. March 2l.-The baseball
season opened here to-day with an ex-
hibition game between the Norfolks and
tranklins. The former won easily bya
SCORE OF 30 to z. All the team showed
up in excellent form.
fhe Norfolk Landmark has the fol-
lowing to say about their PLAYERS: 1t
looks little odd to see a left-nanded
shortftop on D diamond. but Lilly"
LAnRsford, Of the Norfolks, uses that
lett arm OF his with great Judgment.
Meredyth, on third base, looks some
thing like Hoffman, and throws to bases
with that same accuracy. but there the
comparison ends, for Meredyth Is a ball
player and Hoffman WAS o disappoins-
ment.
Tom Turner will WELD the willow
with the same telling effect this season
rs he did last, and in consequence many
pitchers in the State League will uffer.
stephenson. big Amos" Ia already
one of the mes! popular men on the
team. He is good jollier, with
level head. Much is expected of him.
JACK Wentz ia very proud OF his hand.
some blonde moustache, but 1t does not
get In HE way when he fields q hot
grounder.
Redding is conner" His work in
right field is OF the gilt-edged order.
"Reddy" Armstrong and Shirly
Thompson will prove themselves pow
ers behind the bat. The former will
coach the young pitchers.
Manager mcFarleu Is also centre
fielder and captain of the team. but fills
all three positions with ability.
Ramp Is one Of the quietest men on
the the team, but he plays hard ball all
the time.
Phil Geir, last season with Norfolk,
has signed with the Fall River team.
New York Baseball Club.
New YORK, March 2l.-Andrew
Freed IMAM. president of the New York
baseball club, arrived from Jacksonville
this afternoon. Mr.. Freedman ex-
pressed himself as thoroughly satisfied
with the New York teams prospects for
the coming season. He would not pre-
dict anything, however. The men,"
he said. Twill leave Jacksonville next
Sunday by steamer. The new pitc be rs
give good promise. Young Seymour,
OF Albany. lacks experience, but he is,
think, Conner Ksgey, the Virginia
lea no 'South-paw.' has not done much
yet, but the little he has done proves his
ability"
Boston Beats the University
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, March 81
The Bostons and the University OF Vir-
Rinis teams played the first game of
baseball OF the season here this after
noon. Bottom, ~; University OF Vir-
ginia, !.