The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-06


THE ATLENTOWN TEAM
Manager Try sharsie. Of Allentown
the new member of 'ra Lcacue. writes
that he thinks everything looks hr
for the League. and that his team IS @
promising one
sharsig was manager OF the A'he'ii".
last season and certainly had some SPLEEN
did players. and when be modestly say
he has O. good team this year he moens
g.
The makeup Of the Allentown team
is as follows. Catchcrs-T1 Segraves.
and Mackey. pitchers-Wo God. osborne.
Miller Boyle. Leeh and Newell' first base
-Shaner. second raso-UlriCh; third base
-Colver; shortstop-rMoes. RIGHT field
Cleve: centre dcld-O tiara. lcft field
Moran. r'sfifute-Lemon.
Foster catcher is our own Reddy, and
there are other men on the team wen
known Osborne viii De recalled as one
Of the best pitchers in me league iasi
season. First bascman sha0er played r.
part Of last season Wish Norfolk. nn'
his work was good until ne Thought De
was the whole team and then he was ie'
CO. uut later be- got back in the league
with shors'r Ulrch The second base
man. started his work in the league wi'n
Richmond and then caught ON for "a brief
time with lanca or. ana finally got q
berth with Sharslg and IS now under
contract with his old manager. Tie is a
scraupy player George Cievc who VIII
play right Geld Is ar o'd Richmond play
cr O good fielder and tair hitter Mo-
ram was in the league last season. playing
the 0utfcld. aud for "a while was one o.
the best men, but be turned into O
trouble-maker and lost HIS hold. The new
men Sharslg has under contract are well
recon rcnded.
DENNY LONG is CHEERFUL
Denny Long the only Denny VIII
caurht-on here so well last season with
his Reading team. writes "a most encour-
aging letter He savs;
"The Pleading team for The coming
season will be made up about as follows
Hevd0n catch slater. first base. Mcln-
tyre second lase. Holland shortstop.
Tetts LEFT fe'd. snro't. ccn'~e hold
straton right field. Garvin Woodruff
Lucky. pitchers. and TWO or three 9TH
ers 7 hove vet 90 nm the position of thrd
base OF the above named PLAYERS 70
viii be seen that Hevdon. Spratt STRAIT.
ton Mcintyre and Garvn are the only
PLAYERS OF last year team who will be
retained.
GAS 90 the pros0crts in my city for the
coming season there can be mo doubt
consider 40 one OF the very best base
BAN cities Of IFS size 600 the entire
country. and n can give them % winner
this year D win guarantee that there will
not he another city in our organization
that viii ont draw Reading Last year
the two weak members were Norfolk and
the Athletics look for much better
results in the former city under Mr. Gun
ningham's management and with new
aud well located park on the line of the
street railway. and Allentown will be one
OF the best cities Boz the LEAGUE Ih
people up there ore more than pleased TO
become a member Of the strong Atlantic
League and VIII leave nothing undone 90
make the national game grand success
I'm lS9S"
Pete Woodruff. whom Long has slated
as pitcher is q Richmond boy and Do
rooters here know be is a good nlaver
After signing with Long he received "a
most interesting letter from Ted Sullivan.
telling Pete that be was reorganizing his
famous Texas Steers 90 play in Dubois g."
the Western League and offering the
PLAYER q position Woodrun regrets thai
he has signed. He wishes 10 be with TED
and his old comrades. and when ne
hears that he ls down for regular
pitcher he g. going IN register o milo
kick He hos heen advised hy friends &C.
take % out1a'd work and ne wants 20.
IN THE MIDDLE OF A Rad FIX.
Som Tcnvor w~i.oe ON Interesting letter.
backing Up everything that has heen go.
about him On this column lie will nor
play han this eeoeon unless no Pets wha'
he thinks he is worth sam saws that "
the onno~fun'fv nreee0fs ueolf no woul7
be clad 10 come 20 Richmond Tho hir
pitcher saws he hos hoo~d the rooe0f
burg end ~ aooo0t terr-s with pl'tsh~~~
We ma 30 aNeoiufelv out az reason "Hc
has Offered mo" save 1.oovo~ "huf .
fraction more than 7 received IN the At
iantfo f.e1rrfe aD7 ~orhaD4 NOT ~ r~,'oN
&c cou'd command IN the Atlantic
League This season Vow do vow think .
am under any OBLIGATIONS m sion IN tho
senior leacne when I ran cov'roond o
better saia~v IN a minor ioag''o7 S0voc
NAV SOW Won a~o acco~fvod v-i'h hi~ho~
honor IN me r~aior ioaeuo o~d that fNov
would not wirs arv ono-fr~i'v VIII
shorid ei~~ FOR such an i~eivnifcapt
salary and piece p s'aio ~ zee o~oce o.
fha h,,ci~ore ~ e~o0,. ofho~ ha'f nforo~e %
u there anv honor IN such y sirnntrre9
well un1eretard r-v n~errnt conClfio"
in matters ccrccrr'~o Nnee ban 0nf
F-ow g. &C. 90 "iay with Ti,tsburg or step
dow and 0uf."
som goes on % cav th7f hr aces ro'
fin,~e ptrh~~o~d for so'f0~ hi~ tn'
fhirtq tho r~o~e convent ehorl1 olve hi-'
a bonus sl,elei oof o. re~W~o p rrae~~"'l
eolo~v a~d eoofo~oe fraf the owners
rho,,ta hovo cvoa tf~, hofo'e eo'"ne hi.,
sann pete for q roo fo- tho eo"oo0 c~'
" he nv's ~ r. piffcNv~~ uniform you
can bet thara the salary he gets.
Notes anh Gossip
The majority OF the men this season.
are single
The new rules are indeed proper Now
for clean ball.
Interest b. warner than ever before.
Good sign for good Tires.
The earned run having been wiped out.
there can he no kicks.
Coaching IS a part OF the game, so r.
roofing Keep II M
"Ail coGns look alike" is the name OF a
new roOiefs cub.
The management hes done much 10 give
Richmond a Food tenn
Fven The ladies declare the club Il all
right. Good euessers.