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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-28

Left, Ralph Seybold; Centre. G.. Q.
Leidy, and Right, John H. furthermore.
All are good batters, runners, and helaers.
Seybold is a strong pitcher. but Is only
put in the box when 1t Is absolutely
necessary, as he is so valuable in the
field. He has speed that Is wonderful,
and batters are very shy of him.
The pitchers so far signed are Joseph
Yeager and Frank Vert, who were with
Lancaster in 1926 and 1896. Both are valu-
able men, and Yeager is said 10 be the
strongest all-around man in this league,
playing any position in the infeld. Jack
Dolan, the third pitcher, comes from
Newport KY, and was with Lancaster
last season after Dubuque went up He
Is expected TO make his mark this year.
West was with Boston in 1884.
The catcher signed is Andy Roth, or
Philadelphia, who led the Sta1e League
catchers in 1894 and 1895. He has been
with Lancaster for two seasons and Is a
remarkably strong man.. Both New York
and Boston wanted him last season.
Robert Werttake. the other catcher, IS
claimed by Paterson, also.
FROM THE SILK CITY"
Paterson. one of the Jersey teams. is
going to be in the game with both feet.
4
made q strong fight for the pennant. AS
Il was the club finished second and won
the Soby Cup, for which it contested
with Hartford. This season the team VIII
In all probability be made up as follows:
Smink, Morrison. and Boland, catcners'
Cogan, Smith, Jones, McMackin, Viau,
Sprogel and Flaherty pitchers; Little
first base; Whaley, second base; Stuart,
shortstop; Wagner. third base; Heidrick.
Robinson. Hayward, Hardesty and
Wind, i'm the outfield.
Several more men are under contract,
and some may be kept in addition TO
the above. Mr.. Charles |. Mckee, presl-
dent Of the club writes:
eve are anxious to see the article of
bail that is put up by the Virginia
League teams, and will await their
coming to the SILK city with much
eagerness. We can assure you that a
warm welcome will be yours"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-28

Norfolk's "Old Man Steady" of last
season, who gets a warm hand on every
appearance.
John Gilroy Gold jack, Washington.
d. 9. Batting average, 1873; fielding ave-
rage. $780, Gilroy IS one Of the most valu-
able men in the profession. If there is
any place on the diamond that he cannot
play, Il has yet to be discovered
T. O. Sechrist, Ludlow, Ky. Sechrist
is at home in the pitchers box, and 1t Is
expected will make good showing this
season. He won nineteen out of the
thirty-two games he pitched last season.
The last of the pitchers list is Il. ].
Newton, of Hope, Ind, late Of the West
ern League and the Eastern. He Is
south paw of good speed and staying
qualities, and won twenty out Of the
thirty games pitched last year.
For shortstop, the redoubtable Dan. 9.
Leahy. Of Knoxville, Tenn, will ofiiciate
between second and third bags. He is
an Al, and has batting average Of Sl2,
with a fielding average of 9l6.
First base and captain. Charles A.
schaffer Scranton, Pa. An alright man,
as his averages show-batting, $50; field
ing. on.
"Old-Reliable" Jack Wentz Of Norfolk.
will cover second bag, and cover 1t as
wei as ne always mas. JdNh averages
size up as follows: Batting. SO3; fielding.
9i1.
Third base will be covered by Al. We'd
dige. Erie Pa. with averages OF batting,
357. fielding, SCI.
In left-feld, Jake Weihl of New Bed
ford. Mass, will dominate the swamp
swamp no longer, howeyer-and the
bleachers will be his frNnds from the
start His averages-bac King. $50; field
ing sSs-show him n hustler.
The other outfelder Will be Claude Nc
Farlan. last years Norfolk manager
THE READING TEAM.
The Reading team will be made up or
strong. Woodworking honest players,
and hope to close the season well up in
the race. The Wilmington team of last
year composed many fine individual
players. the most of whom will be MEM
bers of this years Reading team The
makeup Of the team win be as follows:
Halter at first, Mcintyre second, Newell
third. Spratt short, Hill left. Minnehan
centre, Meara right The pitchers Will
be Amole. Anderson, Garvin. and Della
ney. with Barckley and Kinsella for
catchers. or these players Mcintyre,
Spratt. Newell Kinsella, Amole, and
Anderson were with Reading last season.
and are drst-class men in every
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-28

record was printed some weeks ago.
Tazena is Is years old. is feet inches
.au and weighs 10 pounds lie VIII
cstch and play the outfeld, and IS eN-
,,octed 20 develop into the star OF inc
.osn He halls from Nashville lehh'
IN 1Se5 ne played with Memphis. IN the
Sarthe,n League and last year he was
Ten Milwaukee, in the Western League
w. - ied This team In batting scoring
recora Of $50: and. though he Westet.,
= oo-,,e ranks next TO the Nauonai
Ieao,ie. he held the seventh positioh ~
the batting averages. ov.,,.
roster schabsl. Berte, Pender' Wcls'
cbolta and Kahn ueed no introduction
80 the Richmond public, as their goou
10y in the past insures a welcome Tor
them. ,,., >,o,r
cRANKs ARE HOPEFUL NOW.
The cranks are well pleased with all
these men, and are prepared TO Dc pleased
With the acquisitions from afar. some
,,rne ago the enthusiasts were gloomy
over the prospects for 1877 but they
I've come out OF the slough OF des-
as,r and are feeling hopeful or great
res,,lts from the team that Wehs mas
s,yrounded himself with.
7 ,rhere was really no reason Tor despair
- The first. as Captain Jake knows ms
business thoroughly, and he can be truH..
"a 81 all times to do the right thing pu'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-28

stands feet high. He has played ball
for a number of years in minor leagues,
and has done exceptionally good work. as
is shown by his records in sporting
papers.
Lindsey halls from Covington. Ky. He
is % years old, weighs 10 pounds, and
in height is feet . inches. He PLAYED
for two years in the best amateur clubs
Of Cincinnati, and cast season played pro-
fessionaly with the Lexington club, or
the Blue Grass League. He won every
game he pitched with that club. with the
exception Of one with the Cincinnati
National League team, when he was
beaten by a score of to l. The Reds
only made .1lree hits off of him in that
game. He has good speed, but his Won
derful curve ball is his feature.
McCord is the only Geft-hander on the
team. and is a first-class man in every
particular.
ELBERFELD AND MAIZENA,.
piberfeld. who will cover third bag, is
Cincinnati boy. He is q years Of age
weighs 100 pounds. and is 5 feet inches
I'm height He is not unlike TannshiH
in build and Is a good. ah-'round man.
He hits hard, runs the bases ike deer
and fields the sphere in great shape. HIS
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-28

Tor seats a little better than the ordi-
nary ones, and two or three boxes will
be put on top the stand for the news
paper-men and scorers. who have to DO
segregated from the crowds.
THE BLEACHERIESf COMFORTABLE.
The bleacheries will DO as comfortable
as il is possible 10 mike them. Alto
gether, they will extend over space Of
AZ feet, and will have very great seat
ing capacity. Those extending around
the southwestern corner Of the park will
cover 1872 feet, and Will contain thirteen
rows Of seats. on the east side there
VIII be go feet Of bleacheries. including
accommodations for negroes.
The grandstand will be protected by a
closely-woven fine wire netting, and the
bleacheries viii be shut out from the
field by wire netting six feet high on
the west side, and four feet six inches
high on the east All entrances, FIVE in
number, will be from the Broad-street
side, and the walkways viii be in rear
Of the bleacheries. instead Of IN front
of them. as heretofore.
STREET-CAR FACILITIES GOOD.
In very fact, Broad-Street Park will
be the best baseball field south Of Wash
ington, and with the street-car facili-
ties that It has, together with the good
games that will be played there this sea-
son, there is every reason to believe that
the seating capacity will be frequently
taxed.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-28

Fect the lads and make up their minds
as r0 what may be expected Of them, and
This year VIII doubtless prove no excep-
zion.
There are a number Of players I'm Weiss
bunch this year who have never been seen
ty Richmond cranks, and those who do
rot catch a sight OF them at the hotel to-
morrow viii, I'm all probability 80 out to
loslen's Park in the afternoon TO see
bow they handle themselves
a WELL-BALANCED TEAM.
OF course. every body viii form their
own estimate Of the team. and the
climates may vary. but as far as can
le judged from the records of the men
il past years, the club promises to be an
eran.y-balauced one I'm an departments.
ana embraces hitters. nelders, and base
runners OF merit. AS 20 hitters. we are
vel fixed. MARI Hargrove, Fender,
Slaba. Sholta Wells Foster. Elsey. and
l.oerfeld, an did 500 per cent. and better
lst year, and the chances are that they
Uil do 10 again in 1884,
AS baseNunners. Kahn, Sholta. Foster.
hargrove, MARI and Berte, ranked at
tae top notch among the base-runners
'r the Virginia League. and Elberfeld
t- an exceptionally fast man on his feet.
ln the matter of feeders, the team is ex-
c..leut Who could ask for better back
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-28
HOW'S This 1?

we offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
FOR any case OF CataTrh that cannot be
cured BY Halls Catarrh Cure.
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We the undersigned, have known +. j..
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ness transactions and financially able TO
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Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, y.
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Wholesale Druggists, Toledo y.
tralrs catarrh Cure Is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
snrfaees of the system. Price, 75c. per
bottle. Sold by all druggists. Testimo-
niais free.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-28
onera for the Rosemary.

1t is proposed by the ladies Of the Rose
mary Circulating Library 10 give a de-
llghtful opera in aid Of that institution
next fall.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-28
THE TRUTH
The truth is all we want the public to
know about
RADAm rs
M|CRObE
KILLER.

We want people to know exactly what
could be- written about its great cura-
tive virtues. but still the story can be
told in dozen words. The main facts
to keep IN mind are that II
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-28

AS r.alders Berte Wells. Pender and
L.t.r..i are all star men. and WEI hold
Gown their respective positions with
g.t credit TO themselves and 10 the
team.
GOOD STRONG OUTFIELD.
Ia the outdeld we certainly have
t.e splendid men TO choose from-Marr
slota. Hargrove Elsey. and Kain. Mari
although an average fielder, is an excel
ut hitter, and q base-runner OF good
Judgment Sholta, who has heretofore
played in the inneld. viii no doubt develop
uto frst-class outnelder being very
East on his feet. which viii enable him
TO cover O. large territory, which is very
essential 10 an outhcdcr. Charlie last
season. owing to his desire TO catch all
tre hy-bals inside the park, often came
contact with the outhelders. HIS
batting and base-runnlng are strong
POINTS. Hargrove. who played with
Portsmouth last year, everybody remem-
ters. he is an exceptionally fast out
fielder splendid thrower good hitter ana
FAST tase-rurner. and one OF the earnest
iari-workng kind Of baH-players, who
does so much 10 help his club
N.n. Barley Kahn IS too well
known here 30 need comment. lie
las for the pas- two years lee the Viz
r1ia League in base-running. and du-
ring last season developed into splen-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-28
OUTFIELDER BARLEY KAN.

particular. Garvin comes from the Phila-
delphia club; Minnehan, Delaney, and
Hill from the Syracuse team; Halter from
Peoria. while Barckley played at Easton
in the Pennsylvania League, last season.
Manager Long has also signed four or
five young players OF note, and Is now
trying them OUT in the spring practice
The team will get IN shape on the home
grounds. where they are scheduled to
play number OF exhibition games with
strong clubs. Already arrangements have
been made for about a dozen games.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-28
once OF City Water Works.
City Hall.

Richmond, Va, March q. ISL.
NOTICE no PARTIES USING HOSH
FOR SPRINkI4lSd.
Parties desiring TO use hose for s9rink-
ling will please call az this once ana ses
water bilf for same.
For sprinkling yard and sidewalk, -
cents per quarter; for sprinkliax yard
and sidewalk and road-bed. - per ouars
CHARLES Il. BOILING,
uh 2s-Su. Tu&Th3t superintendent.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-28
sTREET-CAR FACILITIES GOOD.
OTHER TEAMS IN THE LEAGUE.

Who the Men Are That VIII Consti-
TUE Them.
While Richmond undoubtedly has a
strong team Of ball-players, she has some
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-28
THE BOYS FROM NEWARK.

The Newark club is said TO be one OF
the strongest organizations In the north
ern circuit. or it Manager Ellis writes
Our team viii be about as follows;
Rothfuss and Hodge, catcbers; Lipp
Wittroch, Boyd, Carrick, Setley, and
Johnston, pitchers; Rothfuss, first base;
Gilman, second base; Daley, third base;
Stuart, shortstop; O'Hagan, Wright, and
Killaskey, outfielders. This is very near-
ly the same team that won the cham
plonshlp last season, and we hope to
repeat our success, although we are
making no pretensions or absurd claims
We leave that 10 Paterson and Hartford
scribes, who play a great game all win
ter.
Every person playing on the Newark
club will sign a regular reserve contract,
and 1t would be a great advantage II
this were true with every other club"
In my opinion, the clubs are very even
" matched, and 1t would be as easy 70
pick the winner Of 1.-The Futurity" as 10
name the club who viii land the cham
piOnship.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-28
"a PEEP INTO DREAmLASD.-

THE YOUNG LADIES' AND STAR
ROSEBUD MISSIONARY SOCIETIES
viii give
"a PEEP INTO DREAMLAND'
ON THURSDAY AND fRlDAf NiohiS
APRIL 1ST AND I'D,
n, BROAD Street Methodist Episcopal
church, commencing at ociock.
Admission .'..;.ss..s. $500" A. ssss'-
Refreshments served. ma @o~1e
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-28

NJ the water from the park blind bitches
have been let I'm where needed, thus
making IL possible for the game TO be
played on rainy days, provided that inc
rain ceases 20 fall by the time the game
is scheduled to be called.
So much for the players comforts
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-28

ocders for printing sent TO the Dispatch
Company Will be given prompt attention.
and the style of work and prices will be
sure TO please you.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-28
THE LANCASTERIANS.

The Lancaster team is very much Ike
II was last season, with ths exception oil
the infield, which Is almost entirely new.
Hamburg. on first base last year, goes
into the Athletics; Stouch. second base
man, 20 Pawtucket; McQuaid. shortstop'
10 paterson. and -. Henry to Roches-
ter. by whom he was only loaned TO Ian
caster I'm 1885 and 1896. The new men on
the Lancaster team will be Frank ware,
Sam La ROGUE, James Graham, ana
Arthur Madison Ward Is claimed by
both Lancaster and Toronto. He Is
second baseman, but will play on nfst
In lancaster. He was with Scranton ara
Toronto last year. He Is very large
man. a good hitter. and run-getter.
La ROGUE. OF London, Can, Is
French Canadian, like la Joie. La
Chance. and others. He played second
for Dubuque last season until the west
ern Association went up. when ne came
10 Lancaster and finished the season.
He IS a very heavy batter and good run
ner with ginger enough TO keep a wnoie
team moving.
Jaraes Graham will play third base.
He was with Sharsig, OF the Atnieucs'
for two seasons. and Is well known
through the entire eastern country
Arthur Madison, who plays short was
with the Philadelphia League team al
the openirg Of last season, but vas
farmed to the Athletics. and while play
ing with them he was injured and re-
tired for the season.
THE oUTFTELDERS.
In the outfeld the men will be the
same a. the last two seasons. as toiio"s'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-28

In tho outfeld the men will be the
same a. the last two seasons. as foilo"s'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-11
CCLLOM Is AT HOME AGAIN.
Hifs John Bull q Whack While Telling OF
HIS Trim to Europe.

Hits John Bull q whack While Telling Of
HIS Trip to Europe
Washington, Oct. Ex-senator Gull
lom has returned from a two months
eour OF Europe, and said he had en-
foyed his vacation. He was particular
" pleased with the country in England
and the mountain scenery in Switzer-
iano. He made a short and hurried
run through England, goingas far north
as Edinburgh, spent some time in Lon
don, then visited Brussels, Berlin, Dres-
den. Vienna, Luzerne, Geneva and Paris.
IN the French capital the dressmakers
ana shopkeeper5 were in an excited
name Of mind over the tariff bill and
especially the personal baggage clause.
0ney were somewhat surprised to hear
= United states senator cay he did not
think the law would be repealed.
The English were surprised that the
United States should pass such a law.
put the senator said It was a way with
EnSlishmen to be surp-:.a' Wen any
other people did an, ,..., tn. them
selves without asking ExHiand's adj
vice. The senator was etruck with the
TACT that in European Countries where
there were 30 many exceedingly Door
people every one seemed to be kept at
work and made to earn q living. He
Thought Berlin the best governed CITY
ne saw in Europe. He met ex-V1ce
President Stevenson in Paris, who -ex-
pressed his confidence in the monetary
commission being able to secure some
concessions to silver from English
statesmen
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-11
He Argues for Annexation.


Washington, Oct. 11.-Lorrin A..
Xnarston. ex-minister from Hawaii, has
issued q hard book on the annsxation
OK Hawaii Of eiehty-eishs pages In
pamphlet form. In # he essays to an
eHef all the objcetionsto annexation. The
pith OF ths argument Is the well-knowu
one that the islands are the key to the
control OF the Pacific. and that il we do
not take them somebody else-most
likely Japan-will. The concluding par
agraph is the most significant: The day
has gone by when the United States cantg-
more its international privileges and OBJ
legations. Whether 1t will or no the
logic OF events Is forcing the American
people and to Rake their place as one OF
the great international nations and in
cldentally thereto to adopt such means
as are necessary to sustain the posi-
ticn."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-11
LONG DROUGHT Al LAST BROKEN
Rain Falls In Kansas, Nebraska, Arkansa,
Tennessee and Other States

Rain Falls In Kansas, Nebraska, Arkansas.
Tennessee and Other States.
Kansas City, Oct. 1.-Specials 20 The
Times from Kansas. Missouri, Nebraska
and Arkansaspoints announce the break
ing OF the drought. The rain has been
general throughout Kansas, varying
from good rain TO a regular downpour.
st. Louis, Oct. II. Late last night
rain began falling here, developing into
a steady downpour which promises to
by drencher.
Evansville. Ind, Oct. 1l.-There was
hard rain here last night.
Nashville. Oct. 1l.-After many weeks
of drought hard rain Is now falling in
this city and the surrounding country.
Cincinnati. Oct. 11.-Rain began to fall
here at 1:30 this morning with every ap-
pearance Of becoming copious and con-
tinuous.
Louisville, Oct. 1.-THE prolonged
drought In this state was broken la4
night by light showers.
Sioux City. Ia, Oct. I1.-This section
OF the country had a good rain yester-
day, the first in many weeks. Reports
tell Of good showers in the northwest.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-11

Streator. Ills, Oct. 1.-THE strike of
miners in northern Illinois is still on, no
agreement being reached by the conven-
ton OF operators and miners held here
Friday last. The delegates voted unani-
mously not to accept less scale than
the price adopted at the Springfield con-
vention. The operators positively de-
clined to consider that scale, but Of
fered an advance OF cents over the
scale adopted here last May, which
would be 5Gh cents for screened coal
They argued that they could not pay
the price asked and retain their bust
ness, and said they would let the shafts
rot first.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-11
CHICAGO DAY CELEBRATED.
business Mems Parade. Library Dedicaslo
and Other Commemoratious.

nussness Mems Parade. Library Dedlcaf1o0
and Other Commemoratious.
Chicago. Oct. 11.-Continuing the
custom begun in 1893 when the Worlds
fair enclosure held three quarters Of q
| million people in memory OF the great
IRE Chicago Day" was observed in SO
many different ways Saturday that ii
Is safe assertion that not a child OF
school age or an adult resident Of the
city or the stranger within its gates
but knew OF the celebration and the
| cause for it. The Christian Endeavor-
ers began 1t with a sunrise cong service
and the north side business men closed
1t with dance. The most pretentious
celebration took place on the north side
saturday evening when the business
men ana residents generally united In
an elaborate demonstration in honor Of
the twenty-sixth anniversary Of the
great confiagration Of ISL
The parade gas excellently planned
ana carried out. with floats that gave a
story in animated pictures of the rise
| and fall and rebuilding of the western
| metropolis. Music and dancing and
banQueting followed as a finale and an
enormous crowd filed the streets and
parkways to help on the demonstration.
another happy COMMUNICATION of the
day was the dedication of the new pub
| lie library building. o structure erected
TO hold and care for collection Of 225,-
oo volumes that began in 1872 with a
donation OF 5000 books. The Marquette
club. one of the strongest organizatione
| or the Kind in the United States, had
! lite annual celebration Of the day with
| banquet, at which Senator NJ. a.
Hanna was the chief guest.
Nashville. Oct. 11.-Illinois and Chi
| oago Day was celebrated in a very ap-
propriate and successful manner at the
Tennessee centennial exposition Satur-
| day. The various delegations from Chi
| cago arrived here at 1880 in the morn
| ing, and were met at the Union station
by n reception committee Of representa-
| tive citizens OF Nashville. At 1850
| O'Clock the visitors proceeded TO the ex-
position grounds to attend the exercises
held there. The exercises were held on
the terrace of the Illinois building with
music and speeches. the latter being by
Governor Taylor. OF Tennessee: Hon.
Lyman ]. Gage. secretary Of the treas
ury: Carter II. Harrison. mayor of Chi
| cago: Senator Mason. Of Illinois, and
| others.