The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-14
LEAGUE SEASON STARTS
On Monday tbs Clubs Of the Interstate
l..~ League Play Ball. 90
SOME POINTS ABOUT THE TEAMS
The Game With Trinity Cancelled on Account
Of Rain Raleigh's Line Up in Nor
fork. Handsome New
Uniforms.

tAll aboard"
"Au revoir, Kelly. you and the boy
give a good account of yourselves il
the next six DAYS"
This is a part of the conversation
that will take place this morning a
80 when the Seaboard Air Line trail
pulls out fer the North, carrying Man
ager Kelly and the Raleigh team t
Portsmouth where the Interstate
League season is to open tomorrow af-
ternoon with Raleigh pitted against
Norfolk
Yesterday afternoon had been looked
forward to with great interest by the
Raleigh team, as it expected a good
game with Trinity. The rainy day,
however, caused the game to be called
eff Trinity being telephoned not to
come. 1t was wise decision, as the
day was too raw for field work.
A visit to the rooms of the Raleigh
team yesterday afternoon revealed the
ball. tossers taking it easy. Atz, the
third baseman, who is quite singer
and comedian was entertaining the
boys.
Its quite a good looking set of men
composing the Raleigh team. They are
a well-dressed and hearty looking
crowd. The members Of the team are
living en- suite in five rooms over the
Commercial and Farmers Bank, top
floor and have their rooms in tip top
shape, everything looking neat, clean
and comfortable. Manager Kelly has
his. dresser bedecked with pictures of
H., -, ri1,
the pennant for Petersburg. Not a
sign of liquor is to be seen, and Kelly
proudly says: "I've not got drinking
man or The team"
Manager Kelly 'says it's certain to be
a coed team for the first battle in Nor
folk, as the manager is "Phenom" John
Smith, who knows how to pick men.
This is his second year in Norfolk.
Here is the way Kelly will line up his
men for the first game on Monday ia
Norfolk: Hauptman, right field; Hen
mayer, second base; Kelly. iirst base;
Atz, third base; Ottmer, centre field;
Person, left field; Meade, short stop;
LeGrand catcher; Bowden, pitcher.
Besides these men there goes with
the team Sherman as a substitute
catcher, Stanley and Totty as substitute
pitchers. Totty is on trial and Mana
ger Kelly intended to use him in the
Trinity game yesterday. He may try
him in Norfolk and it all depends or
Totty whether he stays with the team
or not.
Leonard, new pitcher, will join the
team on Monday in Norfolk, coming
from Alexandria. He may try his arm
Tuesday or Wednesday, with Stanley
en- one or the other of the same. days.
After the Norfolk games on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday, the Senators
go to Newport News for three games,
finishing UP the week there. Capt.
Kelly is anxious town three games OH
the trio. but as it is the first round,
viii feel that things are safe with two
games out Of the six while away from
home.
The Senators will not be in their new
uniforms On the Virginia trip. but will
first appear in them on the 22nd in Raj
cigh, when the club gees up against
Portsmouth. These new uniforms will
be daisies-maroon and white are the
cclors. The pants and shirts are of ma
room. stockings of maroon and Whine
stripes. The cap is Boston shape and is
cf white with an "R" in maroon on the
peak. Across the front of the shirt will
be the word Raleigh" in white. 1t is
a handsome uniform, catchy, hobby.
good looking uniform, and each of them
cost $20.SQ.
When the boys come home they meet
Portsmouth on the 22nd, 23rd and oath,
ending the week with three games with
Richmond The third week Raleigh
goas to Portsmouth and Richmond for
three games each, and in May 18th,
Wilmington shows UP in Raleigh.
The Newport News club, with which
Kelly's men play the last of this week have
fer their manager a rafting good ball
player, Kelly says in Ed. Ashleback.
lie has had experience in ball playing
andls certain to have good team.
Portsmouth, the club which comes to
Raleigh ON the 22nd is managed by Win
ME Clark and Portsmouth may be put
down as one of the best teams in the
league.
Wilmington which comes to Raleigh on
May Is. claims to have a solid set of men
Some CT these have sent word to- Capt
Kelly, that they propose to beat on
Raleigh like a drum" Kelly says that's
ali right, but when the TurpentineFs come
to Raleigh they Will find that the Sena-
tors have the sticks and Wilmington il
the drum.
The rules this year require quick bal
playing and the Raleigh boys have beer
hustling to timber themselves UP. Kelly
has had them picking up stones on the
ball ground and pitching them away. il
order to clear UP the field and keep the
boys in working gear, so they will pla.
saappy, gingery ball.
There are some changes in the rules
that need a word. One of these requires
the catcher to keep within ten foot lin,
back of the home plate while the bats
man is in position; another is that
foul ball is called as a strike until tw
strikes have been called, and third i
that q batsman hit by ball from tn
pitcher does not take his base. and tn
umpire calls a ball on the pitcher, TIL
cd rule of putting runner out whel
struck by q batted ball still holds good
The six clubs in the Interstate Leagu