Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-03
BROAD STREE1' PARK.
WORK BEGUN on THE NEW BASE
BALL GROUNDS.
THE TEAM is GOING DOWN SOUTP,
The Lads Have Been Ordered to As
sembie In Charleston on the Goth
of March-will Reach Here April
9Th.

When the Richmond Bluebirds assemble
here next spring to play BAH they viii
find brand-new park awaiting them on
Broad street, and every convenience, both
Tor the public and for themselves
AS was exclusively announced in tho
Dispatch some days ago. Mr.. Bradley
had about completed arrangements with
the Richmond Traction Company TO
transfer the home Of his team to a park.
to be build on the site Of Woods flower
garden, on Broad street, Just west of
Lombardy street. Mr.. Bradley would not
sign the contract until he had seen and
talked with Manager Wells. That gem
tleman arrived here last Monday night.
and he and Mr.. Bradley went out TO the
Broad-street site on Wednesday and
made a careful inspection OF the ground.
Mr.. Wells was highly pleased WITH them.
and it was subsequently determined to
transfer the park. Accordingly arrange
ments were finally made with the Trac-
ton Company. whereby they were TO i'm
prove the grounds according 10 the plans
agreed upon with Mr.. Bradley. The con-
tract. though was not signed. That Will
be done IN the next day or so.
WORK BEGUN.
As a guarantee of good faith. though.
the Traction Company has already begun
the work on the grounds. The lighthouses
that formerly covered them have been
torn down, and A gang of men are at
work now digging up the earth and
leyelling the park preparatory 10 the
laying of Of the diamond and the con-
struction OF the grandstand and bleach
cries. II is a settled fact that the Rich
mond club will occupy that park next
season. and il VIII probably be known
as Broad-Street Park. though that matter
has not yet been decided upon. At any
rate. West-End Park Will be deserted
and the baseball loving public will have
a park of which they may justly feel
proud
The park VIII be model OF perfection:
IL will be equipped with ali the latest
appliances for out-of-door amusement
places. and It's great feature will be that
the grandstand and bleacheries will be
50 arranged as TO furnish absolute pro-
lection from the weather 10 their occu-
pants. The park will be very much
larger than the present one. too. and that
will be a great advantage. from a stand
point OF ball-playlng. The outielders
will have very much more room I'm which
10 work. and a great many pretty plays
that would be impossible on the West
End-Park grounds Will be rendered pos
sible.
TO TAKE A SOUTHERN TOUR.
The park will be ready early I'm March,
II IS understood, but the players will not
assemble for some time thereafter. They
Cob
Of April 5th when they will be in tho
very best of condition. and ready 10 meet
any and all corners, and uphold the honor
of the capital city of the old Dominion.
They will be ordered 10 assemble In
the city of Charleston, :. G.. on the 10Th
of March. They viii remain there for
five days practice. and on the afternoons
Of the 18th. 10Th. and 9th they will play
a series of games with the Charleston
team, of the Southeastern League, which.
by the way. viii be under the manage
ment Of Charley Boyer.
From there they will so TO Savannah;
thence to Macon thence TO Atlanta, and
back TO Columbia, s. c. In all OF these
cities they viii play games with the home
clubs. and they will jump from Column
bla directly TO Richmond, where they will
at once commence a series Of exhibition
games with the National League clubs.
who are coming into Virginia.
This trip was arranged for by Manager
Wells when he was South. but OF course
It was not definitely decided upon until
Mr.. Bradley had given It his sanction.
This he has done now, and Mr.. Wells has
written the eighteen men who are 10 COM
pose the team, ordering them 20 report
for duty in Charleston on the 10th.
MULLARKEY WILL PLAY HERE.
Manager Wells will leave for Washing
ton tomorrow morning TO see President
Young with reference 10 Syracuse's alb
surd claim for Mullarkey. and he expects
to adjust the matter with satisfaction 10
himself. He will be armed with abundant
ahidayits 20 prove that Mullarkey does not
belong TO Syracuse. and also that Blakoy.
the main whom Kuntzsch tried 10 palm
off on Richmond for him was no manner
Of good. As a matter OF fact he needs
no affidavit to the latter effect. Every
body who saw Blakey'3 exhibition hero
knows beyond any question that he Is
only an excuse for a ball player. Wells IL
confident that Mulrs bright smile VIII
continue to adorn the Richmond diamond.
and that that worthy viii win many
game for us next season.
AL Mcfarland, late OF Norfolk. - TO
manage the Savannah team, and Will have
with him Pop Tate who will play first
base: and Davis. late OF the Norfolk
team, who will play second.
Big Little Is 10 play first base for Pa
terson. and DundOn Is signed 10 play
short-stop for the same club. They viii
both be seen here again this year.