Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-20
THE BALL TO BEGIN.
TOMORROW RICHMOND's Blue
BIRDS WILL BEGIN PRACTICING.
ASSEMBLE IN CHARLOTTE TONIGHT
What the Magnntes Propose Doing
in Philadelphia Next Thursday
right for a. Longer Schedule-Re-
ports from other Cities.

At last the baseball season Is at hand
tomorrow the boys who are to fight fol
the supremacy of this city on the dia.
m0nd will assemble for their pro.
season practice. Several of the Bluebirt
heroes will be in Richmond this morning
out they will not tarry long, for at moor
Jhey viii embark on a Southern train,
under the chaperonage of Manager Jake
Wells, for Charlotte, n. c. and for the
next ten days they will be diligently en-
gaged in getting their wings" into con-
dition.
Manager Wells is not sure as to how
many players will Join him IN Richmond
this morning, but all OF the men who
have been signed 10 wear a Richmond
uniform this season have been instructed
TO report in Charlotte tonight, and those
who do not come through Richmond win
reach the Tarheel city by another route.
and every one of the eighteen men signed
viii be at the Central Hotel. in Charlotte,
by breakfast time tomorrow.
THE SCHEDULE MEETING.
Manager Wells will bs with the boys
Monday and Tuesday, but he will nave
90 leave them Wednesday morning to 80
90 Philadelphia, where lie will. OF Thurs
day.. attend the schedule meeting OF the
Atlantic League. This meeting Will be
one Of the most impOrtant OF the year,
and besides the adoption OF a schedule,
rla mdgnates viii have up for ccnside-
ration the question OF the proper main
f.lauCe of order on the ball-hcld. They
VIII undoubtedly adopt tho rJleS and
agreements looking TO this end, whlch
were adopted by the National League
usgnates. and they win probably take
some action looking 20 The malntenance
To-. order among the spectators
At the big league meeting, Manager
Rogers. of Philadelphia. e~ndeavored to
have a law enacted empowering the
umpire 10 eject from the grounds any
spectator who used Objectionable lanSuase
q. any uIayer. This law was defeated by
King" Brush, but the Atlantic League
bosses will probably adopt the IheasIIe'
Just what viii be done with the sehe-
duIe Is as yet an open question: IIesr
...r Barrow has been working Tor SONIC
time ON a schedule which he THINKS WIZ
meet the views Of the magnates' Dul
there will probably be some changes nidue
.a 10 before il is finally adopted ~ no"
arranged. the schedule calls TOT Tue Do
-.ntug Of the league season on Monua
April 18th while the NatlonaI Le"sue
SID begin work on the loth'
OUGHT TO COMMENCE EARLIER
Manager Wells thiuks-and very wisely
'.l-rhat the Atlantic League ought "
Commence play about the same time as
tra bIg leaguers. and he viii nuke d
Strong feht 10 have the schedule OF TINS
le.gue changed so that play VIII ON
r.r.. ON the 18TH OF April. Last year
Atlantic League schedule conslste"
Of Ip games for each club, and IL lS nj,
p. rows p1rpose 20 have only rs saineS
the championship series this year -
however Manager Wells succeeds IN no
oF8r, the number OF games VIII 10
20 13i. oauia
One OF the provisions OF ths 49,
70 he adopted next Thursday VIII 20 'n~
no aOuble-hcaders-or two gahs9 ~
1ag-WM be scheduled before INC !"
July. thereby giving the PLAYERS aaaE5t-
time 10 get into 6rst-class playing .oso
ton before they are called upo" ="
double service.
GAMES At CHARLOTTE.
The practice games at Charlotte 49,
Wells purposes making as tDoioas
rs circumstances Nill permit, anu - :"
this week Is AT all propiuos
Die men will come TO Richmond mex
Wednesday week in first class conGl.loH
0r the exhibition games 10 De plIyou
here. The first 1--WE days OF the p!as
in Charlotte will be devoted ~
outdoor work, u as
'attng. and running, and on satuiues
the real work OF play win eoI
hence. on that afternoon the BluepiIue
yul meet the Augusta Club, OF ~.
League. and on the 2Sth 'uys
cross bats with the B~oslohlano
hey will then leave Charlotte nome
ward bound, and viii stop on at Greens /,
oro and play Boston once again. '"
he 9th. ~
Peaching Richmond on the morning OF