The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-23
N0RF0LK'S BALL TEAM.
IT LOOKS LIKE 4 UINNING AGGRE-
CATION, roo.
Tannehin VIII Return Home To-Morrow
Night-Elsey May not Wear Richmond
Colors This season-Notes.

Tannehill, the stranger within our gates
is stranger no logger lie has been here
for more than q month. and though a.
would like 10 remain with old and many
uew friends a. while longer, he has deter
mined to return home tomorrow night
Then Elsey will Dee an alone. for Fos-
! ter and kain are home people whom We
| have with us AN the time. Elsey has de-
! termined upon no move and is simply
resting To accept the best offer Tie has
/ several good letters and it may be that
he will not wear Richmond colors next
season.
Foster has heard from Billy Sharsig
AMI every thing has been arranged 10 the
effect that oscar will leave here about
March LIST for Allentown and Promises 10
make a good showing.
Kahn, who is at work. will resign his
present position early in March and viii
then go into training TO shape up for the
season.
Woodruff has signed nowhere. but will
play ball during the coming season.
Pete is % fair pitcher and cracking good
hitter lie played last season with New
castle and has i'm his pocket a letter
from Manager Ed. Hanlon of the Balu-
more team, but Peter refuses to say
what the epistle is about
President Barrows wrote TO Charlie FL
sey last week that there was no such
thing as a black list" i'm the Atlantic
League This bit Of news was cxclu-
siyey announced I'm the Times sporting
column and many commented upon the
fact that the league president declared
that 10 players had been bCycottsd.
Those who have been i'm close touch
with league matters, heard that such
list was made up az the fan meeting of
the league. Advices from Norfolk and
Hartford bear out the statement made
by the Times that players had been "cut
cut" Hartford claims that Billy Smink
and Reddy Mack were two OF the men
who were put on the list and Norfolk
says Billy Smith was deposed.
OF course Mr.. Barrows knows whether
or not such a list was made lie says
no black list was ever made up and that
none is i'm existence
Hartford. Newark. Norfolk and Rich
mond people who stand in. say they got
a straight tip that such list was made.
Norfolk has made up its club and the
team looks like a good one. With the
exception Of a first baseman, Manager
Jewell has chosen good club. McFar-
ian. Weihl. Wentz, Wcddige. Pfanmiller
Snyder and Cote Of last seasons team
We're retained and Pitcher Weeks and
Shortstop Jack Corcoran who used TO be
Crabs have been signed.
The old men are well-known to the
baseball public here and need no COM
ment Weeks will be recalled as pitch
er possessing wonderful speed but very
little command. He claims now that he
is able TO control the speed and II he can
he will be all right.
Jack Corcoran IS a splendid ball play
er and was favOrite all over the Nir-
ginia League. He left Norfolk to play
with the Detroit team and was walking
up TO fame. when a serious accident put
him out OF the game. He has entirely
recovered and promises 70 show up In old
form.
Good Eye" Tom Burns Is getting to-
gether team that will make Newark
feel proud. He mas let Pitcher Gastright
and "Rasty" Wright go, and has gotten
together a strong team. Tom Gett.nger.
who was a member OF the Richmond
team in 1894. and then wen, 70 Louisville
In the National League. has been engaged
to guard centre-feld. and will be warmly
welcomed when he puts In his appearance
here.
Rooters will recall with much amuse-
ment the appearance here last season