The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-06-18

Yesterdays ram StN'n $40 80
two defeats. at least That is "hal '!o
Richmond players declare "a. '',S -
the Chcribs viii have chance To- RAISE
or lower their colors to-day, If 1t doesn c
rain.
To-dsv two games will bc played. Inc
0rsi will be called promptly al @.l'
o'clock and the second as soon as tlc
first ends. .,.. 80
Newark certainly has one OF the ne'l
climbs In the league because Burns mas
strengthened AN hts weak points. Sneiher
BE- good al first base. Medney IN Ilshl
feld is "a crick-a-iack. Moss is q good
man for short field work and George
and NcFarlan iu their respective posi-
lions are strong players.
Pitchers Sparks and Schmidt viii PROB
ably do the pitching for Richmond
though Chesbro may bee called ON. Stocks
dale and Lever are both out OF the game
nursing sore pitching arms. The Rich
,unud team in the field is getting back
INT oshape. most Of the injured ones
having greatly improved
Manager Burns will pitch Cogan ana
Carrick. though he may put I'm Mozart
I'm again. Berger viii catch one oil the
games.
Practice will commence at 100 o'clock,
when the gates will be opened.
The difficulty between the Lancaster
Baseball Club and Center Fielder George
o. Leidy. as far as the latter's suspen-
sion goes. has been settled and Leidy has
been reinstated as "a playing member of
the Lancaster team. leidy's oiense was
in leaving the club i'm Newark last Sun
day a week and refusing % 20 South. He
was fined the salary due him and indch-
nitely suspended on last Monday night
Lc'dy left the club in haste and in anger,
but he was not back in Lancaster long
until he saw the mistake he had made.
Ne plainly stated his case singly 10 the
directors. who held a meeting. III ey con-
sidered a petition sent I'm by the other
players Of the team. VINO asked that
Ieidy be reinstated. although they admit
ted that he had done wrong. Manager
Rim made a statement saying that the
team could not play ball with batteries
in the field. and he thought after con-
Fidering everything, that the pest thing
would be 10 put Leidy back The direc-
tors decided TO rcinstate Leidy, but the
fine imposed upon him must be paid.
Barley Kahn joined the club yesterday
and was assigned 20 right field Barley
IS clever little player. a hard worker
and has no superior In the league in the
matter Of run getting. He will be I'm good
company I'm the latter respect. Wheclock,
OK anu SHERMAN AlNN NttllllE lIl tlli0
line. Barley had no chance 90 gather
honors in the field yesterday. but ne was
numerous at the bat and on bases sig
nalizng his first appearance in a Norfolk
uniform by rapping out q twO-bagger on
his first time up.-Norfolk Nirginian and
Pilot
Manager Sharsig has released LEFT field
ar Gus Moran and has signed Joe Dele
hanty. the hard hitting third-baseman,
late Of the Paterson club This will me-
cessitate change in the ou.-ueld Of the
club Cleve being moved from right 10
left field ana Joe Delehanty playing tight
field Sharsig has also accepted the
terms Of pitcher Stimmel. late Of Rich
mond lie was released to cut down eX-
penses al Richmond. The team is now
playing better ball than at any time and
Is steadily pulling up In the race. The
first six clubs are so evenly punched
that a game won or lost changes the
standing from day 10 day and the home
team IS not so far back that they cannot
catch the neld.-Auentown Call
Klopf is what Pete Cassidy takes ,or q
mark Pete had better look out
Barley Kahn started well in Norfolk
Two hits and two runs. The little man
IS a Cherub yet.
The boys will appear I'm their new uni-
forms this afternoon. MascOts?
Chaley Elsey has signed with Billy
Brady's Rochester club. TO play the In
field.
Jack Knorr. the old Grow OF "a, Is
after a lob I'm the Atlantic League.
Umpire Kelley late OF the Atlantic
League. IS now at work in the New York
state League.
They are organizing a 5000 stock com
panv in Hartford 20 buy out Owner Biz
mingham.