Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-22

to do great work this season. Wells has
high opinion of Ames as pitcher. ana
now that he is In fine form. thinks ne mas
a sure winner. Ames was badly hanui-
capped last season. owing 10 badly
sprained ankle.
Dillon is already In good trim. having
been at Hot Springs with the Cnicaso
team for some time.
Rrunemer has an excellent record,
having won laurels for himself on the
Toronto (Canada) team, In the Eastern
I,eague. last year. Brunemer Is rather
small, being only feet incnes nisn
and tipping the scales at 10 pounds. he IS
said to be a good hitter and an All
round ball-player. He has been training
for some time at his home, In EastViiie
N. Y.
Movers pIayed with the Harlem Athletic
Association Ball-Club last season, ana
his good work has entitled him to
chance in the professional ranks.
Jefferson. the catcher, played on the
same team with Meyers, last year, ana
the two are said to form a great battery.
RAFFERTs HAND STILL SORE.
Raffert is too well known here to need
any introduction. His hand Is still quite
sore. but be will be In condition to play
when the season opens.
Dobbins, an old Richmond boy, Is
candidate for a position behind the plate,
and Jake will give him trial. III ne
proves q success he will be kept. but,
otherwise his head goes In the basket.
III has played in several minor leagues.
and has considerable confidence in his
| ability.
Wood. the new left-felder, is said to be
very fast all-'round ball-player. He Is
! O good hitter, always having percentage
| of over 800, and is a very last base
| runner 1t is claimed that he covers a
great deal Of ground in the field. He halls
| from Chicago. and Is rs years old; Is . Feet
! Q inches tall, and weighs 110 pounds. IN
| 1891 he played with Cedar Rapids; In 1892,
with Peoria. ILL.,; in 1898. with Nashville,
Tenn, and in 1894 with Lincoln, Neb.
OLD BOB FENDER.
Fender is a good hitter, and one of the
most earnest and Woodworking players
| that ever put on uniform. 1t was Mana
ger Wellss first intention to play Pender
at second base, but, since signing
| Sweeney, he has decided to make
| change. so he will transfer Pender to
| third. Pnder played this position In 1884
for Mobile in the Southern League, which
club was manged by Jake Wells, and
was in first place when the Southern
| League disbanded. His work at third was
considered to be the fastest in that league
Brinker, the utility in-helder, gives
| promise OF becoming very fast BALL
| nlaver He Is quite a young fellow, this
being his first season professionally.
AFTER ANOTHER CATCHER.
wells is negotiating for another catcher,
whom he expects to buy from the West
ern league. He has already forwarded
| a ticket to the man, and IL the terms OF
! sale can be arranged and there Is every
reason to believe they can, the player
will be here Tuesday.
The following dates for exhibition
games have been made:
| Richmond College, March 2Sth; McCabe-
| School team, March S0th; Bijou team, OF
Baltimore, April I'd; Ted Sullivan's Texas
Steers Cthe New Haven's), April Sd and
4th: Georgetown College, April 9Th; the
| champion Baltimores, April 9TH; Princeton
College, April Sth; Boston. April 9th.
| and Brooklyn, their first time here, April
10Th and 18th.
Those who purchased score cards last
season experienced considerable trouble
in keeping their scores, as the batting
order was frequently wrong. The pub
Usher OF the card did his best to nave
a correct card, but very often. after the
batting order had been given out and
the cards printed, change would be
made. and those who held the cards
were at sea. To remedy this trouble.
Jake Wells has decided to publish o
card himself, which will be as nearly
correct as q baseball score-card can
possibly be. No one else can get the off,
cial batting order Of the team, and the
wells score-Card," which, by the way,