Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-11
THIS WEEKS BASEBALL.
Lancaster Opens Up To-Day and
Allentown Closes the Week.

VIII play three games each during thi.
week, and as the former is battling hare
for first place. and the latter has i'm
proved since its last trip, when Richmond
lost two games, gilt-edged ball is assured
The week just ended was a splendic
one on the ball-field in Virginia Norfolh
and Richmond played seven beautiful
games of ball, and Richmond won four
| OF them. The games were well attended
| taking everything into consideration
and this fact indicates that interest is
| reviving.
The games this week should attrac;
! good attendance, because good baseball
Is assured. and because the games are
quick, clean, and interesting. Every
thing has been done that is possible to
make patrons comfortable, and the arti-
Gle of ball presented is the best Rich
mond has ever seen. The Richmond
club, as 1t is. is the best Richmond ever
had. t.-.,
.. 1854" = 4 az {
Frank Rim, with Piggy" Ward,
Andy Roth, Fred. Clausen, Sport" But
termore, "Rowdy' Leidy, and the rest
Of Lancaster's baseball representatives
will reach this city this morning, and
will commence at once a plan of battle.
IL is expected that during their three
Chesbro, Sparks, and Schmidt, so the
blockaders Gutenberg. Dundor, Hess,
Nigneaux, 1.eahy, Hargrove, and Seybold
have cleared for action.
Manager Wells and his men know that
a great deal depends on victory in this
series. Richmond and Lancaster are UNI
comfortably close TO each other, and
every effort will be made to widen the
gap. The difference In the standing will
-.
three will make a vast difference. The
games will be hard fought. and not over
until the last man is out. Manager Wells
will put his best hand to the front and
Manager Rim will meet him with the
best he can offer. Clausen, Sprogel, and
Wilhelm will pitch the games against
Richmond. Clausen is a good man, and
has had an easy time winning. Sprogel
is another hard man to beat and VII
helm, who took clever Frank Vests
place. Is said to be a wonder.
The games will certainly be interesting,
and no doubt well attended.
Allentown comes after the battle is
over between Richmond and Lancaster,
and Welis's men will have another up
hill fight. Sharsig's team has proved to
be something Of a "hoodoo." and now
that he has stronger club than ever,
there is trouble ahead. Since its last trip
here Allentown has signed another Dele
hanty, just as good as his hard-hltting
brothers. He plays the outfield, and
plays ii good. Archie Stimmell, the
clever pitcher. who was such a favorite
here, has signed, and though he has
pitched but one game. he showed, though
he lost, that he has recovered his
strength. Frank West, who had lots to
do with winning the pennant for Ian
caster last season, and who was recently
released from that club, is also MEM
Der of the team, and playing excellently.
"Reddy" Foster, fresh as ever, has
been working hard of late, and will, OF
course, be in the games, but as Umpire
Jack Brennan will doubtless be here 10
take charge of the games, Oscar will
not be allowed TO run the game as he did
when Tate umplred here last.
The owner Of the Allentown franchise,
like the Richmond owner, positively re-
fused TO allow his club to play Sunday
ball. and the good move has increased
attendance in Allentown wonderfully.
The Allentown games, too, will be well
attended here.
Pat Donovan, cy-manage- of TIE Pitts
burg club, and Pop" Arson, the "gisnd
old man of baseball" have attributed the
failing interest in baseball ard the light
hitting this season TO the new rules. rms
Is what they say: How do YOU account
for the light hitting this year, was the
question put to Patsy Donovan recently
by c. b. Powers, of the Pittsburg Leader
Charge ii to the Brush resolution" was
he prompt reply. "You see, the players
are not permitted to say things to the
pitchers this year, and, as result, the
slab artists have little or nothing to worry
hem. AS a result they are paying strict |
attention to business and fooling the bats
men, In years gone glimmering, coach |
,rs would get on the lines and address !
disturbing remarks TO the men in the dia- /
nond. This had n tendency to divert /
he pitchers mind from the task on hand, !
md base hits resulted. This year Il is 1
and the pitchers have all the |
,est of IL. ] have no doubt that were we |
permitted to get on the lines and throw |
few warm ones at the pitchers, We
would get a good many more base-hits.
70, the rule does not apply particularly
o young pitchers. though, Of course, they
no much more easily ratified than old
liners, but there are men who have been /
itching ball for years. who cannot stand
ne shots from the side lines. and l have
cen many veteran take 10 the balloon
ecause he thought the coachers were
90 personal in their remarks. Yes. am
atished that the wonderful pitching
ecords made this year are due 10 the re-
trictions placed on coaching by the
'rush rules, and II the umpires continue
D enforce the rules, the pitching will con-
niue good and the batting light"
A New York Journal reporter the other
ay interviewed Manager Arson as to the
feet of the Brush legislation on the
sague and the game. Being asked,
What do you think OF the Brush rules?'
.nson half shut his eyes, gazed into his
ase-ball past OF sixteen years, and then
epied:
"Those rules have hurt the game In the
yes of the public. Baseball players are
OF all hoodlums. When Chicago. New
DIRK, and Boston won remnants the game
as gentlemanly. 1 don't believe there is
S much hoodlumism in baseball as is
harged.
"Profane language, of course, is unne-
essary, and should not be tolerated, and
don't think there is as much profanity
; the public has been led to believe.
here is too much jumping on ball-play-
Is. / question il any class OF persons
better behaved. No more should be ex-
ected Of baIl-players than OF any other
ranch of the human family.
1.-The fact that the players OF the Chi
lgo and other clubs refused to sign the
rush resolutions is pretty good proof
TAT they were not needed. However,
al offenders against decency should be
sciplined. The fault lies in making the
,od suffer with the bad"
There are two men on the Richmond