Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-02
BIG LEAGUERS HERE.
NATIONAL LEAGUE CLUBS TO BEGIN
COMING TOMORROW.
The SENATORS BEGIN THE BALL.
Wells Does Not Expect His Team to-
Win from Them, But Does Hope
They VIII Give a Good Account OF
Themselves.
Themselves.

| Beginning with tomorrow, when the
| Washington club makes its appearance
here the Richmond team will play a Sc
ries Of games with National Leaguers
which. more than anything else, will give
the cranks of this city a chance to see of
just what material their club is made.
The Senator's play three games here.
and will be succeeded on Thursday by
the Philadelphia club. which plays only
one game. The Bostonians hnish out the
week, playing on Friday and Saturday af-
| ternoons. The ceorganized Brooklyn club
| comes on Monday to play a series Of two
games and on Wednesday and Thursday
the Pittsburg club, with Tannehill, Lee
yer, and Sparks, Will be here.
NO WEAK SPOT.
Manager Wells did not select his team
with view 10 beating the National
League boys. He doesn't expect such
work OF them. He hopes, however, that
the games will be OF such a character as
10 demonstrate that the local lads are
good ball-players, and that they will bs
able to hold their own against all corners
In the Atlantic League. Jake is not given
to Boosting, but ne feels confident that he
has team Of winners on his string now.
The work the men have already done
demonstrates that they know their bust
ness, and II there is q weak spot on the
team ii mas not as yet manifested itself
OF course. the pitching staff is as yet
an unknown quantity. The weather,
though IL has been warm for the past
several days, has not been such as would
justify the twirIers In letting themselves
out. and it will be hard to tell just what
material there is IL the pitching depart
ment Until the season opens up and the
men get down to work in their class.
WHO THE TWIRLERS ARE.
Chesbro is well known. here, and II is
safe 10 predict that he will hold his own
against the other Atlantic League Twill
ers. Bishop has demonstrated that he is
able 10 cope with the best Of those who
Will mix curves in the games TO be played
here this year. Pfanmiller is also well
known here. having played two seasons
with Norfolk, where he did superior work
and gave Richmond's batsmen as much
trouble as any other twirler in the league.
flaherty also needs no introduction to
Richmond baseball public. He was with
Paterson for two years, and he had speed
10 burn, with lots OF science mixed in.
THE NEW MEN.
There are but two more men on the
pitching staff, and II may be that they
will need some Introduction to Richmond
.rs. Goodwin. who is apt TO develop into
| star. is a native OF East Liverpool, o.
lie is "a years of age weighs ls5 pounds,
md Is well built. He played with the
team, in the Iron and Oil
league. OF Pennsylvania. last season, and
Is he was the star pitcher on that team
nd II won the pennant. II Is safe 10 pre-
let that there is some clever work in
i'm.
Donovan is the other unknown. He,
oweyer. comes here with the very best
( regulations. He Is Is years DID, weighs
Is pounds, and comes from Philadelphia.
Ie graduated from the New England ,
.eague. in which he made such a good
scord that j. Earle Wagner bought him
Or Washington, and with the Senator'S
e played last year.
THB INFIELD.
So much for the pitchers. In the infield ,
iere is but one holdover-Dundor-an =,
9 will, in all probability. play on second