The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-20
DOWN SOUTH THE
>BASEBALLISTS Go.
To Take Possession of the Training
Grounds at Charlotte.
TEN DAYS HARD WORK AHEAD,
Manager Wells VIII Call the Roll To
Morrow and the Cherubs Are En-
pected TO Respond Promptly
To Their Names.

The Richmond Baseball team will yet
into condition in earnest at Charlotte,
y. G.. this week.
Manager Wells. in carrying the team
away from Richmond for the preliminary
season Of practice. shows splendid Judg-
ment.
The Richm md team last year was han
dicapped TO 4 large extent by the prema-
lure criticisms Of overzcalous cranks.
who went out TO the training grounds
daily and for the sole purpose Of criu-
cisng the players that had reported here
for practice. So vehement We're they I'm
expressing their personal preference and
so bitter were they On their denupciaton
that In sheer self-defence the club man.
agement had 10 dispense with the services
Of several good players.
This movement. therefore, on the part
of Manager Wells is. as can readily be
seen, 10 the advantage Of all concerned.
Ii will give the various players an op-
portunty 10 get into proper condition
before they appear ON the local diar>ind.
where they can then show what they
'HA h'''liNNHN anu " N'H tHF ~ ANi'i0lh0
of the local cranks' can have some Justi-
fcation.
The Richmond team will be as strong
this season as IL was last IL not stronger,
and the same can be said of the other
teams In the league. Denny Long has
taken n new lease upon his baseball ca
reer and indications point TO a top-notch
team In Eeading while the Allentown
club. new one I'm this league with Billy
Sharsig as manager. IS making claims
on the pennant already.
Reddy Foster says he is sorry for the
Richmond tenn this year. for he would
Ike 10 see his old home float the banner,
but he thinks Allentown Is bound 10 win
out. Reddy plays with Allentown this
season.
Broad-Streot Park will be one Of the
handsomest in the country this season.
Workmen have been identifying and Inn
proving the grounds grandstand and
bleacperies for some days, and when the
cranks are admitted for the first time
they will be pleasantly surprised at the
appearance OF things.
The team will report TO Manager Wells
In Charlotte tomorrow.
Those going from this city are Har-
grove, Stimmel. Chesbro. Vignaux.
a.ochsdaie. nam and Manager Wells.
They Will leave on the Southern road at
noon to-day reaching Charlotte about $3.50
o'clock tonight
The other players Will join the Rich
mOnd delegation at Charlotte having left
from points here mentioned. Sey-
bold from Lancaster, DundOn from Pitts
burg, Gutenberg from quincy, ILL.,, Cro-
zier from Evansville, Ind: COnnf from
Birmingham; Sparks from Cove Spring.
Ga; Hasskopf from Galveston, Leahy
from Knoxville.
All contracts have been signed except
Schmidts. Harry Is now al Mobile and
is holding out for more money. but as he
has been offered a very fair salary he
Will undoubtedly send in his contract
The Richmond team will remain i'm Char
lotte until the 3oth, and will put i'm hard
ticks 40 training, coming back home I'm
good condition 10 handle the other teams
i'm the Atlantic League
\ game will be- played next Thursday
AT Charlotte with the Augusta team Of
the Southern League and later in the
week the BOstons will tackle the Rich
monds at Charlotte
The team Will return 10 Richmond on
the Both. and the preliminary season will
open here with "a game between the Rich
mond and the college teams
Manager Jewell. the new one for Nor
folk is on the ground and besides his
other duties, is experimenting the con-
struction Of the new park.
He is confident that the men selected
by him Will make good team. His
string Of pitchers numbers ten.
Jack COrcoran has. also. arrived upon
the scene and looks i'm good shape and
says he will prove himself the same as
when he was last with the Norfolks.
Manager Jewell thinks Berger. the
back-stop secured by President Barrows
IS q good one. lie IS a brother Of Ber-
ger. of the Bostons and did good work
for Montreal last season. He hit over
300 and has q good throwing arm. The
season I'm Norfolk promises 10 be a good
one. and the new park is located IN "a
convenient part Of the city on the car
line. near the Ocean View depot. and is
easy Of access and will, accordingly,
draw better crowds with good team
than the old park with its roundabout
means Of approach could with pennant-
carrying aggregation.
The case of Pitcher Eugene McGreery
is as 1t was. Richmond has his contract
and Ottumwa is claiming his services on
account Of the Quincy deal.
Manager Wells last week forwarded 10
Secretary Young papers TO prove his case
The pl esident. secretary and manager OF
the Quincy team. wrote that that club
was intact when the pitcher was releas-
ed and that he was at liberty 10 go
where he pleased. Gene also swears that
he was given his release and that he
signed before the new club was admitted
into the league
The Richmond management proposes 10
do everything possible 10 sh~y that Mac
belongs here. and believe that right and
justice will prevail The pitcher does not
care 10 play in the Western Association
again and wants 10 get into the Atlantic
League. recognizing thu superiority OF
this league over that.
There has been some speculation as TO
who will be captain OF the club. inasmuch
as Manager Wells will not be in the game.
The roster shows a number OF good men.
and from the inheld a field captain VIII
be selected.
Dan Leahy has had experience handling
players and he may be tie man. Luten-