The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-10
MANAGER WELLS PAYS TIE CITY A 1IsIT
He Is Full of Hope for the Coming
Season e Richmond ana Norfolk
Tebcnu Doesn't Think Much OF
"Brother" Ioc-The PhiiIies VIII
Go TO Augusta.

celVeu from the Brooklyn management
yesterday stating that that team would
put In appearance here while in training.
Manager Jake Wells. Of the Richmond
tean is in the city and Will remain until
this morning. Jake is as urbane and ac-
commodating as ever, and talked I'M
reservedly of his expectations for the
future. He expects to put team in
the field that will be Il credit To him
self, Richmond and the State, and
though he did not say it in as many
words 1t is not hard to see that he has
his eye on Norfolk and will do his best
to beat her out If he does nothing more
in the next season.
In fact. there is bound to develop n
rivalry, not necessarily unfriendly, be-
tween the two cities and the best team
VIII win ii everything is conducted as
sQuarely in the Atlantic as is promised
GUNrBERT OFFICIALLY RETIRES.
Addison Courtney Gumbert has been
appointed Clerk Of the Court of Com
mon Pleas of Allegheny courty. Pa, and
has decided 10 quit baseball altogether
This announcement has already been
made, but AID. did not make his official
announcement until New Years eve
Then he sent the following letter To
Colonel Rodgers, of the Philadelphia
Club;
Not knowing whether or not YOU
might see of my appointment as Clerk
OF Court of Common Pleas No | OF
Allegheny county. ] thought perhaps 1t
might be well for me to inform you of
the same, so that you would not count
on my being member of the Philadel-
phia ball club next season. wan, to
thank You, MIR. Reach, Mr.. Shcttsline,
Mr.. Nash and the Philadelphia press for
your kindness OF the past. ana ! must
now say Sood-by to all and our dear old
national game
"A happy New Year to all and best
wishes for the clubs success.
LAD. G. GUMBERT."
the Norfolk baseball team. has given up
the game for good. and is now profita-
bly, engaged in conducting Keely In
stitute AT Parkersburg. w. Va.
Hargrove is suffering with a carbun-
BILE on his foot.
Catcher Bolan. who played with va
rious clubs In the Western and South
ern Leagues, died at his home in To-
ledo. o., on Saturday, January 9Th. of
consumption He had been an invalid
for over year, was 81 years old and
unmarried This is not the Boland that
played with Richmond last year.
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Manager Seele of the Boston Club
says he has secured in Stahl. the new
outfielder drafted from Buffalo. and for
merly with Roanoke in the Virginia
League, great hitter. fast base runner
and fine fielder Seelec. like Hanlon and
several other managers. is opposed to
any change i'm the present playing rules
and predicts that Robinson's anti
coaching amendment will be moved
under when a vote is taken on il at the
next meeting of the league.
II
Tom McCreery, who has played ball
in the Virginia League, but now of
Louisville, was in Pittsburg last Friday
He paid visit to President Kerr to
find out how the deal for him is pro-
crossing. He got no satisfaction.
Last Wednesday, at Lowell. Mass
William H. Merritt. catcher of the Pitts
burg team. was married To Nellie V
Riley. Manager Donovan and Connie
Mack were among the witnesses 10 the
marriage ceremony.
Manager Hanlon. OF Baltimore, has
denied that Second Baseman TRULY
who came 10 Baltimore in the Brodie-
Donnelly- Stencil deal with pittsburg
and one of the ex-Virginia Leauers. had
been sold to Kansas City for $500.
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Perry Werden. the old ST. Louis first
baseman, has been drafted by the Louis
Vile Club for next season He was
drafted from the Minneapolis Club of
the Western League, and will play with
the Colonies next year.
"S!lver" King. the WASHINGTON pitcher
is laying low this winter. Kings father
Is wealthy contractor in South St
Louis. and the big white haired pitcher
ia associated with the old gentleman in
the business. Kings uncle is school
director He wanted to fix Charlie up
with fat job during the winter months,
but the cannon BALI twirler thinks
he can do better with his father. King
has all his old speed and expects to be
in the fight from start 10 finish next
season.
Two baseball games have been ar
ranged between Brown University and
Princeton for next season. 1t will be
their first meeting since 1899.
III
Now that Joe Corbett, well-known in
Norfolk as u good pitcher, is on the
racine Coast and the seasons are at the
dead centre, the Pittsburg Daily News
says There seems to be n sneaking
suspicion among the major league bats
men who faced Joe Corbett that one
Oriole twirler will be exploded next sea-
son. and that the victim of this cX-
plosion will be none other than Joe him
self. The twiring. brother of the POM
Padour champion was certainly lucky
at the finish of last season. Though he
displayed no more than an ordinary
amount of skill in his Temple Cup games
against the Spiders. he managed to get
away with his games. He has no great
speed or command. 50 Pat Tebeau de-
clareS."
NJ