Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-29

Hartford has quit the Atlantic League
and gone with the Eastern Circuit and
Scranton s. in the Atlantic TO I'm the
hole the Connecticut team made. Tim
OKeefe. writing from Hartford says of
the change: "The news that Hartford
was admitted TO membership in the East
ern League gave much pleasure 60 every
body Do this town who takes any interest
whatever in the affairs OF the national
game. a place in Pat poWcrs's circuit
is what the fans In This city have longed
Tor for some years. ana now that it has
been secured by that grand old favorite.
BILLY Barnie there U.s. general rejoicing.
and the old baseball flame has been re-
kinded in many breasts in which it has
lain dormant for couple Of seasons past
Barnle will be again 40 The helm, and he
VIII be wen received by his old friends
and hundred of new ones. lie viii very
likely bring with him many Of the play
crs who have done good work i'm the
Hartford team in seasons past. and VINO
no doubt would Doe glad To return. Among
those are Cavelc. Doherty Bowen
Childs Roach ana Nickery. Every man
OF these has done well for Hartford, and
would De glad 10 return with their old
leader Outside OK the above mentioned
there Is hardly another man who finished
last season here that the people have any
burning desire TO see in a Hartford uni
form again, and there are few pretty
good men ia the bunch az that.
AT the polo games, where all the base
bah fans are nightly gathered, the pin-
cipal topic OF discussion Is the relative
strength OF the Eastern ana Atlantic
baseball leagues, and tne general verdict
is that while In a playing sense the East
ern Is no faster than the Atlantic, 10 mas
a better standing among baseball people
ana its affairs are conducted In much
more busluess-like manner than the At
lantic's has been since Hartford has been
member Of that body
a telegram from Scranton says: SIN
addition 10 Hodson and ONeil. Manager
Swift says he has signed Percy Thacke-
ray. Of Bristol, Pa, as additional back
stop, and Pitcher Allel. of last years
Canandaieua team. For the Outheld he
has Mart McQuade, well known ia The
Atlantic and other minor league circuits;
1Innan, a youngs,er from the Southern
League, and Mccarthy, from the western
League. The last named has been play
ing OF late with the Athletics, OF san
Francisco, and IS spoken OF by Joe Cor
bett as a star of the hr5t magnitude. But
TWO men have d. IN secured Tor inheld pO-
sitions as yet--a third baseman. named
Wheeler, who halls from Michigan, ana
the well-known shortscop Jack McMa-
hon"
Denny Long is looking FOR Il partner
Jack Newell has left him. Sporting Lies
correspondent from Reading writes:
Prom the present outlook in baseball
tho Reading club VIII have several new
faces with II tho coming season, espe-
cially in the management owing 10 en-
gaglue In other business. Mr.. John A.
Newell. one Of tho owners Of the Read
ing club. offers for sale his half interest
Ia she Reading club.
''The Reading club last year was the
best paying baseball club IN the Atlantic
League, and this city enc OF the best
paying minorleague towns in the country.
The players reserved from last sea-
fon-uamely, Spfatt COckman, Fertch,
Garvin. Ulrich, Belts and Stralton-are
worth between $4,000 and $500 TO any club,
and the players who were signed after the
last season closed makes the sum still
increase.
Tho Reading management last season
haHS money, UilNVukA an OF year IN DAsc-
ball. With "A good team I'm Reading, well
up In ahe race for the ponnant. the mana
gers should be able 90 make barrels OF
money. Reading has more regular grand
stand patrons than any OF the other At
lantio League towns. and AZ holiday and
Saturday Eannes the groundstand Is all
ways packed. Give tho people Of Reading
a good team and they Will show how 10
appreciate IL by turning o0t 20 every
game.
''The reserved players for next scason
are some OF tho best in tho league. The
brooklyn team Of tho National League /
,ssS drated B'ertsch and Cockman. but I