The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-27
DUST ON THE DIAMOND
A Lynchhurg Correspondent Says There
VIII Be No State League.
THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHEDULE

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The Lynchburg correspondent of the
Sporting News says:
LAS next season draws near. tho root
ers are ciamoing for n ball team. but
1t is generally understood that we will
not nave team, and there will posi-
tiNelH be no Virginia League. as far
as Lynchburg is concerned. Roanoke,
which was the first to suueal last sea-
son. is the first to cry for league in
1891 IL 1t hadn't been for that club the
'oId dominion would have had its lea
que intact. We don't know why 1t is
that Charlie Mitchell is doing so much
10 organize team in Roanoke and
spreading the report that Lynchburg
VIII be in the league. Nay. nay, we
VIII positively not he in the Virginia
League, and there will not be n lea
que So players who sign n contract
with a Virginia League team will get
left.
our ball mark will be sold on Mon
DAY next. This reminder Of the boom
days will be sold in lots. II Is probable
that syndicate may purchase il ana
run it as usual. for LynchhurG will be
represented in n league in 1855 all right"
The following players have been sign
ca by cubs in the Atlantic League for
the coming season:
With Richmond-O. L. Foster. George
Schabel. a. NJ. Stimmell, j. ID. Chesbro.
I.indsly, j. McCord, n. Elberneld. G.
Elsey..
With Athletics-C. McVcy. C. Cain. A.
Moran. Z. Ames. B. Conn. c. Hamburg.
D. Lever; r. Schaub. j. Ratter H. Berry.
| with Paterson-S. McMackin, W. D.
| Robinson.
With 'Reading-J. ]. Lawler. r. ].
Maa:ran, a. Gray. II. L. Tate, ]. c.
| Barckley.
Berryhill. Raffer and Packard. for
,nerly of the Virginia League. wit this
season play with the Burlington DAD
team. Beiryhil! managing the club.
In letter received by President Pull
! man from Left Fielder Clarke. he saws
| that he thinks well of the Louisville
club as 1t Is made up at present. and
hopes they wiz take good start In the
race. C,arke wrote that he would
| rather play in that city than any other
in the league.
Manager Donovan. of Pittsburg.
thinks that Padden, who will coveer
second base for his club in '97. will plav
the base with any man in that position,
| WIN Griffith. Terry. Friend and
| Briggs. all tried pitchers, and Callahan
ana oenzer as promising experiments,
the Chicago team looks strong in the
box for next season
| Pitcher p. f. Woodruff, late of Rich
mond. Is open for engagement
| shortstop Rothermel has signed with
the Galveston Club.
! Harry Caulinower. who Played In
Norfolk in "a, has not signed with the
Texas League nor is he likely to IN view
OF the recent act of the Texas Leg.sla-
ture In prohibiting Sunday ball. Harry
is still in Washington and Is one OF the
members of local basket ball team.
The following is the schedule Of ro ~. {
ARRANGED for the University OF Vir-
gina Baseball team: University. of
| North Carolina. March 81, at Chapel
| HIN; Cornell. March %. at home: Uni
versity OF Vermont, April l and .. at
nome; Lafayette. April 6. at home;
johns Hopkins. April! 10. at horne: g
| high, April Is, at home Yale. April II,
at home; Yale, April 10, at Lynchburg:
Princeton. Apr. 20, at Lvnchburg:
Princeton. April 81. at home; University
or North Carolina, April &C. at home:
at Danville: ST. Adams. May :, at home:
Princeton. May 10. al Princeton: Yale.
May II. At New Haven; Harvard, May
II, at Cambridge: Cornell. May 10. a.
| lth9ca; university OF PENNSYLVANIA.
| May II. ut Philadelphia: Georgetown
May &C. at Washington: University of
Georgia, June Is and Ii, at Athens. Ca:
University of Georgia. June, IS, at At
/ lanta. Ga.
| Kelley. of the Baltimores, will coach
] the Georgetown University team and
| left Boston for that university yesterday
to take charge.
| The Princeton Baseball team Will
| leave on April lG for its Southern trip.
and the frs; game will be played in
Baltimore with the Orioles.
| ~
| Ia 'timore. Boston. Cleveland, Chicago.
Cincinnati. New York. That's the order
OF the finish for the first major league
next season, according TO the veteran
Mike Scanlon. OF Washington.
! Catcher Bowerman has signed with
| Baltimore.
Catcher thinner is the only player not
| signed for next season by the Cleve-
land Baseball Club.
Manager Donovan has signed Denny
| Lyons, the third baseman. for the Pitts
burg team, which completes its make
up for 1897.
| Arthur Irwin, formerly manager of
| the Washington Baseball Club. and now
| in control of the Toronto Club. of the
eastern League. has bought Catcher
| McCauley's re'ease from the Washing