Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-08
NOW FOR BASEBALL
RrcHmoSD's 1880 TEAM rs MADE G
AND THE MEN SIGNED.
4 VERY STRONG AGGREGArlOI.
Manager wells Has Strengthen
His Clubs Weak Points, and win
GIVE This city the BEST Team Shs
Has Ever Had.

Though the snow has only Just mf,rf
and the sweet harbingers OF spring have
not yet put in their appearance, The r.
terest in baseball Is being revived. arl
the cranks are already looking forwi
10 the time when they shall once again
sit upon the bleacheries and chirp 10 their
fagorite team and see the ball batted lge
the fence and all around the lot
The interest in baseball last year v,
almost nil, this being due largely. Dc IL
Thought. TO the fact that the interest N
all the patrons Of tho game was absorb.
ed in the war then In progress and l..
they preferred TO remain down-town r
close proximity 20 the bulletin-boards .-
visiting the park and seeing the nation.
sport.
There is no war to divert the attent,n
Of the rooter now. and the indications pre-
that this year will be good one in base.
ball. and that once again will the olt-tre
crowds congregate on the bleacheries and
root for their team.
A STRONG TEAM.
There VIII be something TO root for 200
II Manager Weiss plans do not nissan
ilF mas bDAAfu NNAtAEtI quite tlAH rNa...
est team that Richmond ever played. srI
is confident that IN the race for the at-
lantic League pennant his lads will ts
somewhere IN the push. His team, as BOW
signed. is made UP as follows.
Catchers-Hess and Vigneux.
Pitchers-Donavan. Chesbro. Flahery
Goodwin, Pfanmller and Bishop.
Indelders-Carr. first base; Wriger
shortstop; Weddige, second base; Dun1u
third base.
outhelders-Hargrove. Shannon. ara
Seybold
Hess Vigneux. Chesbro. Bishop. Dun
don. Hargroye, shannon, and Seybold are
the pick Of last years team. but the Other
men are somewhat new 20 Richmond
They are all, however, fine players and
Will add greatly % Richmonds strongfn
Donovan was with Washington last s.a-
son. and there made a gr AZ record f.r
himself He was occurred b. tho Senators
from the New England League. and f s
said will prove one Of the fastest and b.s-
twirlers IN the Atlantic. FTahertv IS won
known here. He was the Adonls of trs
Paterson club. and an all-'rOund good
southDaw twirler. He is a favorlte in
Richmond. Goodwin IL a rght-hanGar.
with lots OF speed and a good record Doe
mind him. He played last year with tie
Bradford club, the champions Of the oil
and Iron League. and was by long odds
the best man in that league.
THE INFTELDERs.
SO much for the pitchers Carr * the
only unknown quantity IN the lnfeld ard
ne Is said 20 be a star. He played first
Tor the Atlantic City team during LAST
ieason, and was then picked up by Wash
nston, with whom he finished the season.
He stands feet inches I'm his stocking
NHr. and Ig gHIInl "a o. In,
us bag Wrgley Is Washingtons star
hortstop when DeMontrevirs is not az
ome. lie IS a hrst-ciass man. though.
nd will make by long odds the best play-
r Richmond has had "a the shOrt-held
.nce the days Of the old Virginia club
seddige IS all right in his position any
mere IN the infield, and Jake has not YET
eclded whether he Will play him at S.
ond and keep Dundon on third or shfft
he two. The outfield will remain as 10
as last year. IL could not be improved
OTHER CLUBS STRENGTHENING.
The other clubs IN the league an,
,rengthening as well as Richmort
ewark has signed Jim Fields. the crack
rack hrst baseman Of the Buffalo team.
manage Its aggregation, and he has
often together a strong club with ths
RECEPTION Of losing Madison. its sfr-
lortstop' who has signed with Plttsbu-y
ancaster Will play the same strong club
ne had last season. Allentown. urd.r /
lily sharsig's management. will be r..l
rohger IMAM last year and II will be r.-
rendered that Billy finished pretty
.rong for tho start ne had made. Deacr, 4
Ills and Rasty Wright decline "a a~.
ounce their field, but they have com.
eted their club and say that the pennsr,
ig is bound 10 fly from Paterson's stag
'ranton's makeup is still problenati,l.
artln Swift. the old ball-player from tts
astern League, is IN charge OF the Scr.r-
nltss. ana VIII, in all probability. DO
norfolk will not be IN the Atlantic CIR.
NJ out Scranton Will compensate Tor h.r
p, ~ Is not yet known whether Hqr-.
Iu Will continue in this league or nod
seems more than likely, though. thst
e VIII enter the Eastern League ana d
cceeded by Wilkesbarre. In that even,
y y, Atlaiuc Circuit will be more compact r
ID the race will be an exciting one.