Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-19
ONLY ONE WEEK MORE
BASEBALL PLAYERS TO ASSEMBLE
HERE NEXT MONDAY.
PLAY NATIONAL LEAGUE CLUBS.
The Washington Senators VIII Open
Up on Easter Monday, ana Then
VIII Come Boston, BROOKLYN, and
PittsDurg-Other Teams.

The Richmond baseball players were
to have assembled here next Thursday for
practice. preparatory to opening the sea-
SON. but I'm view of the fact that the New
York team has cancelled its dates for
exhibition games I'm this city. the players
have been notified TO postpone their ad-
vent until Monday, the 27th, at which
time they Will assemble and begin prac-
tice.
They will have but three days to warm
up IN before they are called upon to play
an exhibition game. for on Thursday the
g0th. they will go out on the diamond al
Broad-Street Park and try conclusions
with Richmond Col'esc. ON the following
Monday. which. By the way is Easter
Monday. they will meet their first Ma
tioral League club. The Washington SEN
ators will Doe here on that date, and re-
main three days. Their concluding game
Will be played on the 5th, and on April
Gth the philadelphia club viii be here
for one game. The Bostonans come on
the 7th and Sth and on the 10th and llth
the new Brooklyn club will make its ini-
tal appearance iu this city. The PlttsbuiS
club with Tannehiu. Leeyer, and Sparks,
will be here on the 18th and l3th, ana
from that time until the 18th no games
are scheduled. The Richmond team viii
20 To- Charlottesville ON the 18th 20 play
the University of virginia team ON that
dav and the 20th. and ON the 2ist the
Bueblrds Will play in Fredericksburg.
THE CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON
'rha championship season VIII open
Arru 97th. and will close September 2jd.
Altogether l2j games win be- played, and
there will be mo- swapping OF dates or can
ceiling of schedules Every club VIII nave
to play its full l25 games. and viii not oe
allowed 30 play any more.
Manager Wells has signed his iul team'
and thinks he has winners in ms asSre-
cation. His players an have records ana
ass a whole. the team VIII proOaD'y give
a very good account of ITSELF
The teams in the other league cities are
,ettfre their mon together. and the battle
VIII. no doubt. De- royal one. Inc i'eiu-
ir,. CORRESPONDENT OF Sporting Life writes
from that city:
AIessrs. patton and Embree. who had
been NEGOTIATING for the purchase or lhe
Reading Atlantic League CiuD from Den
nv Long and John Newell, have completed
fhe deal. The club Will pass INTO thelr
hands az once.
Frank j. Rim. who successfully man.
aged the Lancaster club during the past
three years. and who has been secuteu
as manager will report for duty at once:
Spratt. Belts. slater, and Heydon' OIL
last years team. are winterins in TINS
CITY. and are anxious for the can OIL tue
Impire 10 play ball.
Manager Rims first act for Reading
WAS to sign First-Baseman John DrauDy'
who for three years past has played with
providence. and is rated as corkinB
good batsman.
The Newark club is i'm good condition
and Manager Field has about made up
his team The men signed thus iar are
Catchers Roach ana Eothiussi fltcners
Cogan Jordan. McPartlin ana herndoni
InfclGcrs Field. Wise, Moss. ana ed
dige. and Outhelders Meaney Scheiiier'
and Hardcsty
The Allentown City Council having re-
fused 10 lease the Allentown club q clty
lot for baseball purposes, that club VII
ha compa.led TO play az the RittersVlIie
park again this year. The park Is distant
two miles from Bethlehem and three Iiom
Allentown.
Dennis 4. Long who has just disposed
of his interest n The Reading club. an
nounccs that he Is through with baseball
and will Hereafter devote his time 10 tne
f1t.rcsts of the Daily y VS. at Lowell
Mass. OF which paper he is part owner.
carney Flynn. former pitcher for Rich
m9nd ard New York. h1s gone mo tne
cattle business ln the iar west. lic Will
also practice law.
Flrst-Bascman Charley Gutenberg has
signed with Rockford.