The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-15
ALL Is IN READINESS.
MEMBERS OF THE RICHMOND TEA"
WILL HERE SExTSUSDAE
The League IL Stronger this Season Than
IL wss Lsst--The First Game 70 do
Played Next Saturday.

lust wait a little longer. To-day wax
II you want TO, you can go down + the
Lexington and have look at Weiis
Champions.
The boys have been ordered to report
By the 10Th. but they will hardly all be
here before Sunday. Bright and early
Monday morning they will don their uni
forms and go to the Nest-Ead PARK,
where they VIII begin TO toss the sanets
around and In other ways excite the snali
bows TO a state OF mind bordering upcn
frenzy.
This is the programme slated for the
Champions by Jake until SATURDAY, 'hcn'
just as a gentle feeler, the CVlcse SVlVt.s'
Will cross bats with the earrings. can
you realize il? on isn't II delightful.
Why lust imagine, a real, sh0w-enough
game of ball, ana not quite Two MeeAs
off at thati Everybody can houo" ana
make all the noise they want TO
BY Saturday the men VIII have become
slightly acquainted, and good game may
be hoped for.
THE LEAGUE STRONGER.
/ think the Virginia League this season
IS decidedly stronger than II was las.
year. and especially do ! consider Wehs
men a stronger AGGREGATION Of ball play
ers than the team which last year repre-
scented Richmond. l am expecting bicat
things from them. and you can just put a
hin here. that / will not be disappointed
of course , don't say they wOnt lose
games and play poor ball at times, oul
in tho end. when the time comes 70
squeeze for IL. Jake VIII come very near
going under the wire winner.
NV friend Charlie Blend. who spent the
winter I'm the city as member OF inc
LEGISLATURE, and framed innumeraplc oys-
ter laws. Will, most likely, not abree VITA
me In my views, but then Charlle WA re-
I'm H.. a IN
season. and which he VIII have 10 dispose
Of again this yeSr. -
OF course. tie Champions are going 10
be in tho push, but they nave sol 10
work to get there and keep there. 1es.
work" Is the word: for, II reports from
Petersburg Roanoke, Lynchburs, folts-
mouth, and Norfolk be true. the coveted
flag is already hanging cut 10 dry on INC
c.othcs-line in those cities. or course II
Is all well enough to talk. ana ucrhaus
the rooters think 7 am doing too much
OF It, but my predictions last year came !,
true. and | see no reason why lhcy should
not this season. or,,r-,
THEY WILL DE N SHAPE.
All az the clubs have gotten together
stronger material this season. and this
same material will be put through a num-
her OF strong practice games 80 that
when the season opens up every cup
should be in championship form. There
will. no doubt, be a great crowd on hand
when the league season opens. me
initial game IS always one Of momentocs
Importance. and in this connection want
TO state that Mr.. Bradley mas maze &C
commodatons 70 seat every one VINO
wants TO 20 out % the West-End Park
TO veil. cat peanuts, keen the score, and
shout their natural voices away upon the
spring b-eezes. .,.-
''Totlrs Ttbbs," whom you all remember'
has returned from Florida. where he
enent the winter. and he assured me when
I met him in the jefferson the other day
thai he would certainly have charge or
the score board this year. j. a W.