Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-30
BALL PLAYERS HERE.
,tFTEEN LIVELY BLUEBIRDs ARE
IN THE CITY NOW.
I ST PRACTICE GAME YESTERDAY,
, Large crowd Saw the New Men
Get 10 work, and All Were Wei
which They Did Their Duty.

Baseball IS now the all-absorbing topic
o. conversation in sporting circles in
Richmond. and the rooters and cranks.
whose name is legion. have had an OPP
f-rtunity OF seeing the majority Of the
men who are 90 battle this year Tor Rich
rnls supremacy in the Atlantic League
Flteon OF the Bluebirds are here. and
,ne others Will be along soon Wells,
ponder. Foster. Sholta, and Kahn have
Boon here pretty much all the winter,
a. there have arrived since Saturday
F.rte Stmmell. StTtz. Elsey, Elber-
.at Schabel McCord, Schmidt. Ches-
.-o and Maizena,. summell and Stultz
ue IN on Saturday afternoon. and Ber-
U E'scy. Elberfoldt. and Schabel came
.- over the Chesapeake and Ohio Sunday
.r.rnoon. Their coming had been am
1cod. and they were met at the depot
f. a large crowd of rooters. Schmidt.
r..-bro. and NcCord came In yesterday
morning. and Maizena, showed up last
r.It An the men are Quarterod at the
lexington. and are bent on getting them
..s into good condition.
Will lNL Nf mere MiIAA AlIAlA AHNif
.. Mari viii not come until the 5th.
...r having been granted concessions by
t. management In order that they may
.r.Ietc certain business contracts they
f.Iu entered into.
TAKEN OUT FOR PRACTICE.
Tho men who are here were taken out
q, the cd park grounds on Main street
Yesterday afternoon and put through
..-. practice. There were several hun
lr. people. including many ladies. out
e.. ..c them. and an were well pleased
vn Che work done 10y the men. The
I-. of feeling prevails among the team,
and Che Indications are that they VIII
good work for Nirginia's capital city.
Certainly the lads are earnest in their
..rE and praCticod with a vim that was
-..-,--.u.. Schabel behind tho bat looks
url and IS in good condition lie
,-.tcei for some time vita Stultz,
,...r hc caught on the Lynchburg team.
1.-The pitchers warmed mp, and all show
I.r wei. making favorable impressions.
l..-t~o has st0utened considerably since
f. appearance here with Roanoke. and
r.-t.. u.s. little heavier than when ne
II. here last year. He IFS the same
r.ry though. and is rs chirpy and
..t ON his feet as ever. He can be
t.r.r5ed on TO take good care OF the
s-.rr-Geld.
no will have as his side partner
rrerf.-dt. the new third baseman. He
. yv and Well built, and resembles
worry closely VoiX. OF last years fame.
I'D. is remarkably quick and active ana
throws exceedingly hard and fast across
Old. diamond. lie Is probably the best
t.-l raseman Richmond has ever had.
rre.v is the giant Of the team, and he
t n handsome fellow. TOO. He is great
colder. and q hard hitter, and "a terrific
troUer. and he made favorable i'm
preston on an who witnessed the prac-
STRUCK or THE NOSE.
ruerfelIt was the first man 10 meet
with au accident. and he narrowly cs-
cared being seriously hurt Elsey was up
u bat. and was swinging a new. stick,
-.-flv oiled. His hands were wet with
-r-ulration and as the bat was slick
.rf slippery. the heavy stick flew from
r. hands. and struck the stocky little
...-a baseman on the bridge Of the nose,
cutting cash about one inch long. Ell
feldt was Immediately taken i'm Mr.
H.gFaIPs buggy TO a physician, and the
wound dressed. AS soon as the surgeon
..l the nose was not broken general
ssh Of relief went mp.
The men will practice again this after
=
,.-es stretched so that the crowd VIII
boo interfere with the play.
TO PLAY THE SPIDERS.
The came will commence here i'm earn
o.. or Saturday. when the Bluebirds will
,-.-s bats at Broad-Street Park with the
.rmond College Spiders on Monday
though. the first big game will be played
.rf PItsburg viii oppose Richmond. 4
rr..t game Will. no doubt. be played, and
tr. uroerlmme. as now arranged, calls
.o- Tarnehil TO do the twirling for the
nusyNauians.
Manager Wells is still dickerng for
Cu.r Flynn and a telegram from the
...- Hbarnian. which was shown the
Dispatches sporting writer last night
would Indicate that Carney will I'm the
Ie1- l.V days. sign a Richmond con-
ua-t
H.r1r0va IS expected to sign i'm a day
o- el rrl He has about come 10 terms,
end re lrg that ne viii have 10 play
h.r. 0r nowhere. viii agree to come here.
Work u the new park is not progress
SING as rapidly as 10 might, and unless a
mighty hustle is made In the next day
co., $50 20 viii not De IN condition for the
exhibition games. The ground has yet
-. he -oliad and sOwn with grass-seed,
lrI there are q number of rough places
20 te smoothed down.
The College Spiders Won.
Il. team from Richmond College has
t scalp OF another victim, and the /
1 now feel sure Of keeping up the
winning stretch throughout the present
f.E Considerable batting strength was
shown in The teams makeup yesterday
when they sized up the stars tosser for
treou clean drives. with total Of
uer,y-four bases.
D.. Camps the Spider pitcher did not
exert himself any scarcely, but proved
r. he could put them over at Will
which ls the greatest factor in win
s pitcher after an.
. Iow is appended the score by innings:
1886 ar. H. u. /
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summary. Bases on alls-Leonard, Nc /
A.l Enyson. Kaufr m %, Quarles 'z)' /
Baker, D0ushdy. $ zen bases-ElIyson' /
kaufman Cd. II ne run-Rea. Three I
Dr.. h.ts-McNeul Wills Ellyson, ana
Irost TwO-base hits-LeOnard and ked' |
Sacrifice hit-Kaufman. Batterles-i3e- /
mH. and Hirsh, Doughty and HICKS /
Double plays Mcneil TO Read %; Frost /