The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-06-24

The strongest club In the league VI
course. | know hat modest Jake mane I"
mental reservation in favor OF 'hc me
ruhs. ~ | were going TO play n cn"r"p.on,
ship series. "said JAZZ, o,hor
grounds would rather play any o,her
eluh than Norfolk. Norfolk Nirginlan.
Did Jake Wells say that
rho Newark News SAYS that 'ogan peat
Paterson. the team Of the city OF hS
ahod. and then the Tatersonians pre-
scented him with a diamond ring. = s'N
umbrella. and a bunch Of flowers. logan
went home looking like u South AiIl'an
chief The ring on his finger. the umbrella
over his head. and ID" thrce-i'"t h"'"'
decoration as a boutonni're.
R,ttimoro Is nearly one hundred per
c.,tsoc polnts ahead ~ what u was this
Tim. last year. and yet T. In second place.
uhU. last year II was I'm first. WHAT an
,.t,rishinr race Boston n making. iihd
poston done as well last year as this u
would have been go Ear ahead OF h"'t'.
more chat The latter would have -''"'u
r,t 4, the race at all-Baltimorc sun
tf,cr having taught tho Princeton IL
c.rs how 10 win the championship. Catch
.r william i. Clark has returned 10
Baltimore. lie was given a great r'''p-
zion bv ~ constituents ON the preachers
Yesterday when he came out on the coach-
inc line. His thumb is nearly healed ana
nc hopes 20 be- back IN the game soon.
~ Johns College Baseball team VIII
doubtless r~c-clcct Orcm manager. Nat'r
l. nradv has already been selected cap
,,t, The intercollegiate series viii begin
In October. The University Of Maryland
has not set signihcd IT. intention to enter
the league.
outnelder scott stratton and Catcher
Thomas Uanlcy were on sunday released
by tho Springfield club.
pittshurc couldn't secure Wagner. ana
now thev are after Elbcrncid. or Rich
m~ond-ratcrson CaU.
Pitcher Callahan has been released by
Lancaster. lie went 10 ~Canandaigua. ne
eays hat he will not join any club. but
will hire himself out by the game. tie
pi,chcd "a good game here against fater-
eor and should be a Walt ole mar LOT
Ramscy.-Patorson Call.
Richmond has secured Pitcher Brandt
from philadelphia. When he gets I'm con-
dition ne will be a valuable man.-fatcr-
son Cail.
Although Lancaster has been IN the
lead tho greater part Of two weeks INC
crnnks do not turn out satisfactory az
home. Perhaps they would do better II
the team was lower down in the race
Paterson Call
Jim Knowles made his first appearance
Yesterday I'm a Norfolk nnif1rn as giar-
dian for first bag. Knowles gave evidence
that when he gets .imhercd mp he VIII ne
"a worthy accession 10 'he team. lie
works IN "a quiet easy ana un'-l'htalr'"9
style. and despite the error 'r'Ilteh go
him. which occurred on a badly thrown
IAN I fancy he's tho man for tine place.
As "A hitter. his demonstration with the
stick Yesterday was ample 10 convince inc
Fans that me- IS COINS 10 increase the
hating strength Of tho tcAm--Norioik
NirGinian.
patsy Donovan. tho Pirates manager.
is stiii on the hunt for e. third hascman.
and Elbcrncld. the guardian OF the third
sack for the Richm md team. m tho At
lautic League. has been recommended 10
Donnie. Flbcrhcl1 rs n su-e and reiiaole
fielder with an accurate thro wing wing.
and hit .3ol I'm tho Virginia League last
season. Washington Post
The diminuiiVc and pugnacious third
baseman Of the Cfcruhs was never be-
fore I'm the Virginia League. Joe Camp
bell is q little of his trolley. Elberheld
was with Dallas. IN the Texas League.
last year. and hit NJ "a 252 clip and rank
cd No. \ among the third basemen or
that icaguc. with an average Of SEC. Some
body BE- trying TO gold-brick Donovan.-
Norfolk Nirginian.
Right YOU are. Brother Bat y. Ball.
The wonderful WORK the Brownie Is credit
90 with has only cmanated from the
minds Of the writer's 81 Richmond pa
pors. and he is by no means the star
baseman of the Atlantic. We guess our
Washington scribe has not seen Al. We'd
didgc. Eddie Henry Of Lancaster, Eddie
Daley Of Newark. or the monarch or
Them all. Mike Dohcrty. Of Hartford.
play the corner mound. Last season we
had the star third bascman OF the Al
lantic. and We come very near moving
when We see a star. A. far as we can
ascertain. the only feature Of Elberield =
PLAYING has been his desire 20 play dirty
bali az every opportunity.-Hartiord
Globe.
This is a glorious case Of sour grapes.
william Brady. coached by James j..
Corbett. was q charmed spectator at the
Polo Grounds during the recent Cleve-
land series. He was particularly attract
cd by the fine playing Of the Giants and
by the extraordinarily large crowds OF
spectators. At the conclusion OF the Sc
cond shut-out on Friday Mr.. Brady stood
M and announced hat he would give
$4,000 for a controlling interest IN the
New York Baseball club.
Then Mr.. Brady made another assor-
ton. II he could get such control. ne
would place" Jim" Corbett on first
base and otherwise strengthen the nine.
1lOUlUIN lt NVhih 'Ntl' ~ -
Of Peter Jackson for short stop. the
Harlem Coffee Cooler for second base.
and get the aid of Sharkey as pitcher.
With all respect TO Mr.. Brady's baseball
managerial ideas, l beg TO suggest that
If he be really in earnest about strength
tning the nine. he should put Fitzsim-
mons on first base instead OF Corbctt.
There are recent records 10 show that
''Fitz" is a better and Il more popular
man than Jim"
And Corbett instead of "Wce Willie"
Clark Now. Mr.. Clark couldn't stand
up nearly fourteen rounds before f1tz-
simmons. but when it comes to playing
first base he is a dream in old gold to a
splotch of mud compared with Corbett.
MIR Corbett no doubt has his useful
sphere. but that sphere Is not baseball.
As a baseball advertisement Corbett
might attract several good crowds or
curiosity seekers TO the Polo Ground,
and then his connection with the nine
would drive away every whit of local
pride which New York takes in its team.
May none of us who love the national
game as now conducted ever see the
Brady-Corbett plan succeed,
Probably the president of the Eastern
League is encouraging Mr.. Brady's
strange ideas. He has carefully chape-
roned Corbett and the latter's manage
during their visits TO me Polo Ground.
j might be respectfully suggested TO him
that if he believes in that kind of baseball
he should find an opening for the pugi-
list in his own league.-New York Herald.
a beautiful game of baseball was play
cd Tuesday afternoon between Squire