The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-05
BAsE-BALL GOSSIP.
CAPTAIN Wells Has Fine Aggregation be-
hind Him.

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II is understood that the Richmond
Base Ball Club has decided upon the new
park on Broad street. and that next sea-
son there Will be found one OF the finest
parks In the country in this city. Mr.
bradley says that the Richmond team
will make heavy bid for the pennant In
the strong atlantic League. The team
that has been gotten together by Mana
ger Wells, Is thought TO be very strong
team Of heavy hitters, and fast flelders
and base-runneFs. Richmond Is consid-
cred to be one Of the best base ball cities
In the country for its size. We are sup
posed TO have population within three
miles OF the park OF about $4,000 people.
and crowds OF 1900 TO 1000 Is the usual
attendance. showing that the people In old
Virginia are taking great interest in the
national game We think with the pres
ent indications of prosperous times that
the season OF 1897 WILL be tho banner sea-
son In base ball."
The relatives Of Frank Behne, who
played with the Newport News CNa.)
team In 1896, are much alarmed about
him and are doing everything in their
power TO ascertain his whereabouts. lie
inherited a small legacy recently and at
his request $500 was forwarded 10 him.
His last address. so far as his relatives
know. was =. O. Box, 3SS, Newport News.
Va. His letter requesting the remittance,
stated that he was III in tho hospital az
that place. Since then nothing has been
heard from him.
IL Is not exaggerating 10 say that the
Atlantic League is probably the hardest
league in the country for an umpire 10
GET along with. II he shows the white
feather 1t Is all up with him, then and
N ere. For wholesale kicking the lea
que In question can give the others CARDS
and spades. and beating. President
Barrows. therefore. cannot be too careful
In his Observation-Disclosures
Thomas Burns. the captain and acting
manager of last years Newarks, has been
signed TO captain and manage the Hart
ford Atlantic League base ball team for
the coming season. His release was Sc
cured from the Newarks for 800
The hackers OF the Portsmouth Club in
the Virginia League, have thrown up the
sponge and declare that they are out OF
base ball for good.
"The hottest game OF baseball I ever
took part in was down In New Orleans
In 1894" said Claud McFarlan. TT was
my first season out in league company,
and / will NOT forget II IL 1 live 20 be
as old as Arson and as Dig as Roger
Conner. II was the first day OF July. and
New Orleans and Mobile were the COM
petlng teams. Jake Wells, now manager
OF the Richmond team, in the Atlantic
League, was manager and captain OF
the Mobile team, and had brought the
"Blackbnds" over from the Alabama
city 10 take three games from the "Peli-
cans" Charley campau was our man
ager and in the team at that time were
Roat, Halter, Jack Hess flaming Baker
Whistler. Braun. Dokie. Flood, and
others. In the Mobile team were Wells.
Taylor, Berte. Fender. MCGOWAN. York
and Gettinger. Underwood. Knorr. and
Cling We're twirling for Mobile. The men
were all well seasoned. but the weather
was so hot that the game had 10 be
called on account or the heat. Three
pitchers were used up on each team and
the catchers were so Frustrated that be-
fore the fifth inning Frank Halter faint
ed and was not brought 70 until 3 o'clock
the next morning. Fred. Zahner was be- |
hind the bat for Mobile, and he Jared |
nearly as badly. schabeI relieved Halter |
In the fifth inning. and he caught for |
two innings. and was pretty we'll played |
out when the game was called IN the |
seventh. I was in centre-fed, and the |
sun poured down on mo Hike TIE blast |
from an iron furnace. When campau |
vas on the coaching lines for New Or |
cans. he had negro boy hold an UNI
Drella over him. There may have been |
,ther games hotter than this one; others
nay have been called on account OF the
ieat. the temperature being il2 degrees;
out I do not recall another game where |
he 'rooters' did not put up a kick on |
account OF II. The people. as we'll as the
players. were too hot for utterance. and
when Umpire Jimmy Peoples called II of.
everybody gave a sigh OF relief"
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