The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-11

| and made sucl great strides that h,
forgot about the other hand. Last seasor
Weaver won thirty-seven games and los
only elk. He is big league timber, ale
1t Is expected that the ,nnEnntcs will b,
looking him over before the end Of thu
| season.
Infieldcrs.
| H1CKs--Soine one dubbed this bnl
| chasers4.Pug, and ever since that tim,
he has been swapping Mt everything thu
came hts way In tho shape OF "a Baseball
He VIII be jo,tt oh second base thi.
season. and may captanttl,e team. Hick.
| played professional. ball last seGson II
North SCarolina. while .,fown home,v n,
| did excellent work. With tho willow h,
is wonder, and will have an oppor.
| turity this year to demonstrate his abif.
ity to cover any position in the in,
| field.
JOSEPH CuDDY.-Hes an infielder
who fills any OF the positions. He's only
twenty-two years old and weighs ono
| hundred and seventy pounds. In 1904 lo
was in the Hudson River League. and
hit EN- up at clip OF .S11 and felded
aSo. This is far above the average. aud
VIII require something very fast to
beat. While resting last year. he played
every Sunday with the fast Hoboken
Athletic Club. OF New Jersey.
JOHN SuLLTyAN.-Not a pugilist, but
an infielder. who can knock the stuffng
out OF any ball that comes across tho
rubber. All he wants is an opportunity
to reach the sphere with the willow and
then the running begins He is twenty
three and weighs 1e5 without shoes. Last
season he was with the champion Bel
mont Athletic Club. OF New Jersey. His
batting average was .sas and his fielding
percentage .a2s. That's going some.
A
stop he stops every grounder tina, gets
into his territory. Once his nit is
stretched out. and there is no escape for
the ball. They don't come TOO fast for
him. For the past four years he has
been playing professional ball. and his
record is above the average. AS hitter
he has good average. and his percent
age in the diamond for going after the
grounders and hoisting them across to
the initial sack Is sufficient to make him
eliSible for any aggregation.
SHARP-Ah, here's Richmond. With
the champion Brownies OF last season
he piayed fast ball perfect gentleman
in his conduct and fast and jealous
bail-player Sharp won his way into the
affection OF the baseball lovers in Rich
mond. and none OF those who watched
him play last season or the season be-
for ehave any doubts as to his ability 70
make good In fast company. His home
is in Richmond. He says little. but is
always doing something Charlie Shaffer
has sized the baliologist up. and be-
'ievss that he has sure winner IN
him
GEORGE BELcHER. third
haseman from Hamilton, Ohio, and
knows how 10 send the sphere across
the diamond. His arm Is a good one,
and his eye has never deceived him
Last year his hitting percentays was
lEsS and The Ohio Pennsylvania League.
Memphis. Nashville and Columbus (Ohio,
were after him for this season. but Char
lie Shaffer beat 'er TO him. Hes mine:
j seen him first" said the Richmond
manager. as he nailed the fas. third.
bsssman. Belci1er Is expected 10 be
one Of the fastest men on the Rich
Ino1d aggregation this summer
JAMES HAMILToN,-I-as; year he was
with the champion independent team Of
Ohio. and Is TO have try for third
base on the Richmond aggregation The
man who can heat me out FOR the posi-
lion wiil hare 70 10 some" writes the
rlayer II shall not Jet any man tie
the car To ne. and send me- hack tn
the brush Everything that comes my
way VIII Re handled. and am confident
II winning out" concludes the player
IN g letter n Manager SElz far last
year his record vas 30 in the hitting
business. .ass IN ;he field. ard he had
= stolen bases 10 his credit This is
remarkable rAcord for fifty games
played. In Hamilton Manager shafer
believes that he has ore of the fastest
infeiders in the business.
r. II. NEALY.-He's from New York,
and will he used as general utility
man. He has PLAYED in the Hudson River
League. and did good work. He has
played ball all through Pennsylvania and
New York, and knows the game thor
oughly. Last year he hit rs. finishing
JOHN JACK ANTHONY. the
Richmond baseball diamond this is the
One John. He is an outfelder who gets
everything in his territory. There hasn't
been n faster man seen In Richmond in
years. Jack doesn's say much. but he's
there with the goods every time. In
North Carolina last season he played re-
markedly good ball. remaining with the
Virginia-CarolIna League until 1t dis
banded. The remainder Of tho season
he played in Richmond, and never lost
ball in the outfield. As swatter. he
bins them to tho tall timber at every
stage OF the game. Charlie Shafer says:
II will bet one hundred to one that
Johnnie makes good, and I'll take an
other bet that he Is in big league COM
pany in less than two years. He's
wonder"
EDDIE RosE.-In left garden las,
year fragrant rose blossomed and
many there were who looked upon the
petals of this flower. That flower is to
be out there again this year. and Is 10
do work for the Richmond nine in the
Virginia state League. Rose lives in
Barton Heights. and knows the game.
He plays ball for the love OF It. AS a
hitter, he IS nil right, and as n fielder
there are none better. His arm Is all
rigth. and from deep left garden he can
sail the sphere to homo plate with APP
parently little exertion. Rose is one Of
the Richmond players who Is expected to
make good this year In fast company.
Guy TITMAN.--He comes from the
Bloomhurg Norma! School, and Is an
outfielder who knows the game thor
ousbly. II know this mau will make
people ike him He Is q perfect gentle
man and an all-round ball player. who
has done some fast work. believe in
Titmar I have one OF the best outHeld-
crs obtainable.'' said Manager Charlie
shaffer. He Ia twenty-four years OF age
md weighs one hundred and seventy
pounds.