The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-12
RlCHMOND'S
BALL TEAM {. \.
The Names OF Those Who
Have Been Signed byDonati
MEET AT NEWPORT NEWS
i All Plans Viii 1e Arranged Next Thurs
day In That Ci,y---The Regular
Season viii Open &.
XVI onMay I'd

a Final plans for the Four-City League
recently organized. will be perfected next
e Thursday afternoon int Newport News
when representatives of the four cities
In the association will convene IN re-
Spouse TO q call from President Donati.
This Will be the last gathering Of Of
f1clals before the regular league open
ing on May I'd, and all matters that AVE
q. not as yet been acted upon will be con
3 cluded once for all. The result VIII pc
/ binding throughout the season.
ton OF schedule will be the most I'M
II portant matter to be considered, u and
much tImo will be spent in trying to ar
range timetable that wifi meet with
N The appreciation OF the fans of the In
Il, terested cities and at the Same time cut
railroad fares down to the minimum.
President DonatI Is Of the opinion that
q all Of the towns would not support games
every day, even for limited space Of
3 time, and 1t Is therefore probable that
81 the schedule will be so arranged to
L NAV not over two matches week in
any of the cities. OF course every mems
3 bers Of the league ls anxious to get as
many Saturdays and holidays ut home
Il as possible and an effort Will be made
i to distribute these as nearly us possible
4 among the four, cities.
AZ Next In importn Ace to fandom and of
pa ra mount consequence to The players
and nlagnates alike will be The SALARY
question. To make the association sue
cess It will be necessary TO establish
limit, so that no organization will
i bankrupt itself by attempting to play
TOO expensive opponents of the great
national game.
$I +, may be STATED on tho best Of au-
thority that Under no circumstances VIII
any club be allowed to eSpcnd over $500
per month for players, while few or
them may come considerably utker tlls
B sum.
II Then there will DO the matter OF. UNI
fpires and scoring rules for the season.
President Donuti has received nuns
Der Of applications for positions as UNI
pire, bu: he Is not now In a position
Y to saw who Will be chosen. II Is his
intention to leave tho scoring. team and
Individual batting and fielding averages
with The Times-D Dispatch.
Z The meeting next Thursday Is being
looked forward to with great deal
7 Of Interest by local fans. and It IS prob
able that u number of base bail en-
I thusinsts will run down to Newport
News on this occasion, SO as to keep IN
touch with what Is going on.
Speaking Of t1,e outlook for the sea-
son this year, President Donnti recently
said he expected The greatest In the
history Of the sport in Richmond for
number OF Seasons. He thinks That the
{ fact that the people are anxious for
the game has already been evidenced by
+ the magnificent manner In which they
have turned out to see the exhibition
NnrI1, fha
to have aroused more interest this year
all ovcrEthe country than previously, and
If the State league proves anything like
the success that is anticipated Rich-
uond will have a team in one OF the
bigger associations next year
For the first time since the local Mt
mospl,ere commanded to noursh the
germs of base ball fever and fandom
has been agog with talk of the Richmond
y team The Times Dispatch gives this
morning an absolutely correst llne-up
Of "Donat's Dandies' Every man whose
namc appears In the following list has
been signed and will begin dra wing
salary FROM the Golfers OF President
) Dona,i on,.Msv ist:''
Altogether twelve players have, been
signed. five OF whom are twirlersr One
! Of these rnystiAers will ndorn right field
when not on the slab. BY competent
Judges the locals are regarded as partic-
hlarly strong m tho pitching depart
ment Fletcher the Southpaw; McEvoy,
7le OF the drop curve fame; Bowers for-3
mer city league star; Glenn, new man
nj the professional game There Is still
another. but his name is withheld al this
time for good reasons.
5 So there are tho twirlers. The others
n.tll be McLeevy, catcher; Wells. first
base. Bender. second base: Hicks. short
stop; Blgby, third basc; BroMlnax, left
field; Jones, center Held.