The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-29
THE CHERUBS AND
NORFOLK To MEET
Some Close Games are Expected
Here This Week
WITH THE MARY JAMES CREW.
The Richmond Fans Asked to DO n
Little More ROoting-Effect of the
War Upon the Baseball Bus
ness-Notes of the Diamond.

DtSS-NOtcS OF the DIAMOND.
Richmond finished her first trip away
from home yesterday. and Manager
Wells and his men will reach Richmond
this evening. To-morro wmorning they
will assemble at the ball park to play
Norfolk a scheduled game and in the az
ternoon will play again. Tuesday after
noon there will be another game. and
then the clubs go to Norfolk 10 play
three games and will return here Satur-
day for one.
The Norfolk club is all right. and il
they play like they did on the trip, then
Richmond cannot take a nap. Manager
JeWen has some gOOd pidyers-men with
good reputations-and their individual
work has been praised 4 around the
circuit. Billy Klusman was one Of the
hardest hitting first basemen IN the West
ern League and Outhelder Genge is a
wonder, everybody says. Claude Nc
Farlan. Al Weddige Jack Wentz. Ed
Fox. Gonge Pfsnmiler. Beauty Bishop.
and Johnny Foreman, we'll known here,
are with the club.
II is the uncertainty OF baseball that
makes the game so popular A fair
game, and there are lots of them, is the
most interesting pastime a lover of out
door sport enjoys.
Surprises are interesting because they
are Just what they are: 80 II is the UNI
certainty of baseball that draws crowds
10 a ball field to watch the making and
death Of a single game.
Who would have ever thought that
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most powerful club should meet and the
union win. Such was the case with Rich
mond and Boston, in Marsh, in Charlotte.
Richmond and Boston had had three
days practice playing the game when
they met. and after fourteen innings had
been played Richmond won. The same
clubs met again d little later. Both had
seasoned up. and in Petersburg. after
the game was all but lost. Richmond got
together in the ninth inning and won.
Allentown looks like the weakest club
in the league. but it has twice defeated
the strong Lancaster team. and has a
Richmond scalp also. Allentown affords
amusement. so does Lancaster. Rich
mond and Hartford. II is what the root
ers want. entertainment, and they get 1t,
every cents worth.
Now that Richmond will play at home
sec If the men have learned to ginger up
a little.
There must be life in a game in Rich
mond. 1t is what'the people expect to
see. They don't go to ball game for
nap, but 10 have a lot Of fun.
Rioters must do more roofing. Rioters
root in other cities and make the play
ers feel like hustling.
The ladies' in the grand stand make
more noise when a little noise counts,
than the bleachery boys. Coachers 90 on
the coaching lines when the bases are oc-
cupied and make a lot Of noise to work
up the pitcher That IS what the visiting
coachers do
Richmonds men, stand on the lines and
post There must bemore life at the ball
park Dan Leahy and Hargrove DO a lot
Of talking when the game is on, and II
the others do. they are the only ones that
hear what is said
There Is considerable speculation as to
the probable effect the war with Spain
Will have on baseball. The magnates
Of the Eastern and Western Leagues are
fearful Of disastrous seasons in a finan-
cial point Of view, and say that when a
man is wondering about the fate Of some
battleship he won't care much for a base
cuse, thus comments on the matter:
IF the patronage of baseball shows
falling off Of 10 per cent. the Eastern
League will not last the season. This
estimate is conservative. If there Is fall
ing off Of Is per cent, the League Is
likely Ia go into bankruptcy about July
4th. II there IS a falling off Of Il per
cent. the Syracuse team will not stick
for il would be a losing venture. and
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In any Eastern League city Springfield.
Wikosbarre and Rochester could not
stand so large a reduction. In Canada
no such effect Is looked for and antici-
pating the decline in interest Irwin and
DoOley are already transferring games
scheduled for the States 10 the Dominion
The rain has made every magnate
loser on the exhibition tour. Franklin
and I are about 81 900 loser each. because
of the bad weather The season does
not begin. therefore, with club treas
uries overlooking"
The Atlantic League, when rain has
not interfered, has done a good business.
Ball players spend considerable time
around the hotels and on the sidewalks
discussing their batting averages. Some
rooters thereupon accuse these men of
being vain and addicted 10 Dragging. Yet.
when the critic stops TO think. he discov-
ers that the men are paid big money 10
learn how to place the base hits to their
credit IN the proper columns and If they
fail there would be a speedy call upon
the club management 10 dispense with
IN rir services. AS we'll might the banker
be criticised for talking OF the rate OF
exchange each day.
Now root. you rooters root,
Coach. you coachers, coach
Such a good club as the Cherubs needs
better place
They are home for four games with
Norfolk.
Many Norfolk rooters are coming 10
town.
J. Pluvius has had his day. It's old
Soils time.
Now get. in the game Keep at 'em all
the time.
Montreal has released Charlie Elsey and
Rochester is looking him over.
The Reading club has released Third
Baseman Ben Ellis.
Birmingham has released Outfelder
Richard Knox
Commodore Dewey Is brave enough TO
be a baseball umpire.
Willis IS rounding into winning form for
the Bostons.
This is Pat Tebeaus tenth year with
the Cleveland club.
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