The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-03-24
BASEBALL GOSSIP.
What the Pirates Are Doing and
Will Do.

used up yesterday morning, resulting
from their hard days work Monday.
But by 10 o'clock they were out at the
baseball grounds ready to go to work on
another days practice.
Elmer Smith, the crack left fielder.
was out first and took a run around the
grounds to radu some of his surplus
flesh by Precipitation, but by the time he
had finished his rounds the other boys
had put in their appearance, tine practice
commenced.
Jimmy Donnelly went up to third base,
while Pat Donavan went to bat to strike
at IA few of Tannehill's curves "Kingn
Hawley didn't have his wing sufficiently
limbered up to do ,>,uch pitching, but
amused himself by batting flies to the
boys i'll the outfield.
1v.'.Wun Lung" Ely showed up splendidly
and didn't seer, to have Il Joint in him
when he jumped for a ball, and if moth
ing happens Ely is going to do some won
derful work for the Pirates this season.
Manager Morriss, of the BASEBALL park,
has made arrangements with the Roam
oke Street Railway to carry any PLAYER
in uniform to and from the grounds free
of charge.
Harry Davis was down on first base
yesterday morning and proved himself a
clever first baseman, and is getting in
fine shape Brodie was not out yesterday,
haviug not sufficiently recovered from
his cold.
AT $3.50 to-day there will he game be-
tween the regulars land the Monopoles,
which will be the beginning of regular
series of games which will be played here.
The regulars will play about asS follows:
Davis, h.; Padden, 3D.; Ely, s. s.; Dom
nelly, 3b.; Smith, l. f.. Leahy, C. f.. Don.
avian, r. f. Battery, Tannehill and Sug.
den. The Monopoles will be arranged as
follows: Hawley, h.; McGinnis, 2b. /;
kohns, s. s.; Hastings, 3b. Hughy, /. f. ;
Barrett, +. e.; Mason, c. f. Battery,
Gardner and Merritt
On Monday at $3.50 p. m. .'the regulars
will play the Roam oke College team, and
on Tuesday will play Allegheny Irs.i-
tute
a telegram was received by Manager
Donavan last night from Newport News
wanting the club to come there and play
n practice game, but Mr.. Donavan con-
cluded that 1t was too far. Norfolk also
wants some games with the club, but the
first date the Norfolks can give is April
IL. and the Pirates expect to be ut home
by that time.
Denny Lyons hasn't reported yet. 1t
is supposed that he is ut the bedside of
his sister, who is sick in Cincinnati
The boys practiced hard yesterday after
noon and about O'Clock the Allegheny
Institute club put in its appearance and
wanted to play with them, but Manager
Donavan declined, saying his men had
worked hard and were tired
Donnelly, Hastings, Merrett and DON
AVIAN are Elks, and were given an inn
proptu reception by the members of the
order here last night.
Elmer Smith, the fat man, says that he
will walk any man from town to the
baseball park. and that he is rapidly los
ing his spare flesh.
The club wishes to extend it's thanks
to the street car company, who so kindly
gave them free transportation to and from
the grounds; also to the Y NJ C. A. who
have rendered them the use of their bath
rooms, etc.
Mrs. Walter Brodie called on Mrs. NIer.
rett at the hotel yesterday AMI the two
took long walk through the city. Mrs
Merrett is we'll pleased with Roanoke and
the professional baseball business. This
is her first season with the club, she hav-
ing signed only few days before leaving
home, at the earnest solicitation of Billy
Merrett.
The boys are we'll pleased with the way
Kohns is showing up. He is only an
amateur, but it would take some money
to get him from the Pirates
Pink Hawley Is the handsomest man
in the National League and the best
dressed. When seen last night,after sup
per he looked the perfection of neatness
and taste. He is the pride of the Pitts.
burgers in more ways than one.