The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-21
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The Newark Sunday Call says: THE
| Atlantic League pennant has arrived In
town. and will shortly be put on exhibit
ton. II Is a handsome blue and white
strcamer flag. twenty feet In length II
| bears the following inscription Newark.
| Champions OF 1881. The flag VIII be raised
al the opening championship game. April
10Th"
Newark has number OF old leaguers
| on her list among them; Rasty Wright.
BOYD. formerly OF Washington: Chauncey
| Bin Stuart OF Pittsburgh. and Wittrock.
for a short time with the Phllies last
| season.
The Newark papers are congrstuaung
themselves on the arrival OF the PEN
nant. which they say the home team won
| so CALAMITY % last season. They also
speak OF the large crowds which attend
cd the exhibition games in that city the
| past week. which ranged from 500 10 100.
| Hartford can beat that. The actual num-
her OF paid admissions NJ the gate. not
| including grandstand extras. In the two
| games Fast day was 5.l00 pretty fair for
| the time OF the year even II We did not
| get the pennant last season. Newark
seems 10 have received the pums In re-
| gard 10 the schedule, She has II Sat
urday games. q Sundays and all holt
| DAYS. at home. The Newark correspond
| tIt or tnc sporting I-llc ItndfkS mat
| Manager Ellis is laughing up his sleeve
over the things the local club will do with
| the other Athletic clubs the coming sea-
son. Well. there are several clubs in the
| league besides Newark. and there may
! be a duh thud heard somewhere I'm the
vicinity OF the Jersey fats before many
| days-Hartford Globe.
Sam Larocuque. the former Rockville
| boy Is covering first base and captaining
the Lancaster league Sam is also hit
ting them out as OF yore.
Con Lucid. formerly of the Phillies who
pitched "A few games for the Newark team
last season. was given an offer by Lam
caster. but his terms were too high. and
Con is still on the slab
Norfolk has a strong. hard-hitting club
that is credit to that city. Norfolk
and Richmond will be heard from in the
Atlantic League Baltimore Sun
The Traction Company are slow in
handling the crowds. a few trailers
would accelerate matters
Berte at second yesterday seemed TO be
in his element
Maizena, was tried at short Yesterday
and was found wanting in that position.
Elsie with the stick Is showing UP very
we'll
The reporters arc still yearning for
those desks that Mr.. Bradley promised.
It's mighty uncomfortable keeping the
score on ones knees.
Bob Fender is missed at his old ac-
customed place. No one has been able
TO ill his place al second.
THE HARTFORD TEAM.
The Hartford Globe. in speaking Of the
team in that city says:
II. asst week mas SHOWN 10 some advan-
tage the plans of the management OF the
Hartford baseball club for the coming
season. From the start. Manager Burns
and the owners Of the local cub. Colonel
Woods and John NJ. Birmingham. have
given the ase-ball-loving public the as.
surance that they mean business and
that they intend TO give the public first
class baseball. The record made by the
Hartford team the past week shows that
Manager Burns has assembled together
an aggregation that is nor only a credit
to himself, but to the fair name Of the
city of Hartford
The tremendous turnout TO the games
Fast day is a testimonial that the people
of Hartford appreciate the efforts of the
management in their behalf as faithfully
chronicled throughout the winter. and If
the present showing IS continued all re-
cords for attendance at professional base
ball in this city will be broken.
one thing that is o. pleasure to the
fans is the playing of Tim Sheehan, the
only Hartford boy on the team. His bat
ting is a feature of every game, and
the way he can line them out when
II is needed is enough TO make the coolest
enthusiast weep for joy. Hank Simon,
the lively Utica boy, las already endeared
himself TO the hearts of the cranks
by his hard smashes into the rivulet
in centre. and they feel easy when they
! see the popular left-felder at bat when
a hit is needed.
Charlie Cavelle. was star last year.
but this season he is more than that
and with Simon and Sheehan II almost
seems an impossible feat to drop ball
in the field for a base with these men
in position.
Doherty at third is. in the language Of
the fan, peacherina. and from the way he
eats up seeming base-hits one might think
they were a regular diet.
Bottenus has not done much work.
neither has Gastright, but good judges
know what they are capable Of doing
when The time comes.
Heine and Radford are almost impreg
nable OF the batteries, Roach and Con
nor have proved themselves up to the
mark: and Vickery. Fry and old reliable
Hoosier Cyrus Bowen from the wild and
woody. will do to count on.
NATIONAL LEAGUE UMPIRES.
President Nick Young. Of the National
Baseball League. has made the fol-
lowing appointments Of umpires to serve
during the coming season: Lynch. Hurst
Emsie. Sheridan, Mcdonald McDermott
and O'Day
A very interesting and pretty game Of
bali was played on Easter Monday be-
tween the Laburnum. consisting Of boys
from fourteen TO sixteen years. and Brook
! Hill mines. consisting of men from M
teen TO twenty-five. on the ldtters
grounds. The game started out well for
the Brook HIS as the Laburnums could
0ot hit Their pitcher Dawson. and tho
Brook Hill rooters were happy. The La
burnum boys. however came 10 the bat
I'm the fifth inning with blood In their
eyes and banged Mr.. Dawson all over
the county. and scoring five runs. whCr
won the game.
The features o. the game were the it
'ing OF Harris for the Brook HIS
for Laburnum. and general ai-round
work OF Laburnum.
Ri. f
Laburnum ......-............'...... :
Brook Hill ........................"4 b
Umpre-P Lathrop.
Tre Leaders defoated the Fourth Streets
Monday by the score OF II TO s. After
The second inning Neurohr's curves could
not be found Clark. the heavy hitter
could not connect with the balls
Score by innings: r. II.
Leaders ..........O O315242 Il 2
Fourth Streets ..s2201 OOOO-s 2
Batteries: Leaders-Jones. Neurohr and
Fogs: Fourth Streets-Badger and Left
wioh: uuniro-Mr Bolton