The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-24
Baseball Notes.

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All. there. Otis. Glad 10 see you on the
Richmond diamond again.
In explanation of the above ejaculation,
II may be stated tht Otis Stockdale. who
PLAYED i'm the box i'm Richmond last sea-
son. is with the Cherubs. joining them III
Hartford.
The Cheruhs appear to be climbing TO
the altitude where all chernbs are pcpu-
larly supposed 10 abde.-Paterson ca.
McDomald's Hartford friends gave him
a diamond pin, and then il rained.
1t is now in order for his Richmond
friends to give Lefty Mari pm, or
something. and The Times will gladly
receive and print any suggestions along
that line
The people i'm Richmond think the
Cherubs should have been given "A chance
in that last half. before the rain came.
Conroy appears to be a good ind for the
Paterson team
Jimmy" Doherty. the clever third
baseman of the Hartford club. recently
became a Benedict.
Readings uniforms are ugly enough
to keep them in last place.-lancaster
Examiner.
Now we tackle the Cherubs. and we
should treat all Virginians alike-Hart-
ford Telegram.
game to-day: the Cherubs want to get in
third place.-Richmond Times.
We dropped game yesterday, but the
Cherubs are q long ways OF from third
place.-IIartford Telegram.
Hartford won two games from the
Athletics and Richmond tied two. Now
what will these two clubs do when they
get together on Thursday, Friday. and
SATURDAY, Of this week?-Paterson call.
We won't do a thing but take two OF
those games. and perhaps all three
Hartford Telegram.
Until recently the Hartford nine, under
the leadership of TON Burns. had not
figured very prominently. The Nutmeg
gers" have been coming along fast lately
however. and are now third in the race
Richmond has again struck winning
gait. and is now in fourth position, lead-
ing Paterson by a comfortable margin
The Sor.herners have. beginning with TO-
day. about twenty straight games 10 play
OH their own grounds. and, unless al
signs fail, will prove dangerous from no"
on Norfolk comes along In sixth place
and while the nine Is fairly strong. pool
judgment has been responsible FOR q
number Of the defeats The "Oystel
Smokers" try 10 bat IN all Of their runs
which oftentimcs fail when a sacrifice
now and then would have won many
game.-Newark Advertiser.
Pat Rollins. who caught in this city 70
! the old irOnsides back in the SOS, wa
/ In town yesterday He is on his wa!
| home 60 Chambersburg. he having beer
| released bv Brocton. Of the New Eng
| land League. to reduce expenses. Pa
talks in high terms Of young Sheckard. o
| Columbia. who Is now playing such
| great game ut both right field and short
| stop. Pat says Sheckard Is wonder
| and that several National League CLUB
| would like 10 have him. Sheckard lead
the league in batting. and he stands hig
as a fielder also.-Lancaster News.
The ST. Louis Post-Dspatch. under IN
head. "Rase- Ball Brokerage" tells wher
| some OF the ST. Louis Browns have gone
| as follows: Caruthers FoutZ and Bushon
sold 10 Brooklyns for SlS.950 Breitenstei
sold 10 Cincinnati for $4,000. staley an
| Rocklcv sold 10 Pittsburg for 81 600. Cur
| Welch and Whoa Bill Gleason sold to tn
| Athletics for $1,000. Pink Hawley sold I
! Pittsburg Tor So. 500 and Red Ehret ri
! Gleason sold to Baltimore for $50
| pitcher Freeman sold TO Milwaukee 10
$1,000 Hugh Nicol sold to Cincinnati fo
$500 Walter Brodie sold 10 Baltimore fc
| $500 Glasscock sold TO Pittsburg "a
500 and Shugart. Shucart resold
Louisville for $500 Tom Deasley sold
The Ola Nets for 500 Ely sold to Pitts
burg for 500 and Monte Cross. Dow
traded to Philadelphia for Grady m
Hallman and a $500 bonus. McFarlan
traded to Philadelphia for Grady and Hal
man and "a $500 bonus George Miller sol
10 Louisville for 500. Cooley sold
Philadelphia for $500
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