The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-18
NORFOLK SBA[L
PLAYERS SIGNED 5 { |: [ !.
Manager WV. Clarke Thinks
He Has Several Fast
Men.
TWO souTHPAW T'W Y | Il 1 i /
And lie is Looking for Another
Slab Artist Getting Ready
for the Season.

Manager w. w. Clarke. Of the Norfolk
Base ball Club. lins all Of his players for
the season. and believes that he has an
aggregation OF ballologists that will keep
The other mines In the Virginia tate
league guessing. Himself an expert
siiced base bull player and n good Judge
pf players. Mr.. Clarke has been able to.
gather around him some Of the fastest
material outside Of the. big leagues.
Dir. Clarke was born In Circlcyillc. o..
md has been circlinB about the diamond
sver since. He stnrted professionally In,
The base bail world with tho staunton
Club of the Virginia League In 1904, and
since that time he has chased the Horse
hide in Pennsylvania. Texas. the South
nrn. Eastern and National Leagues and
N the Virginia CAROLINA League ,p1d the
New England League. He managed the
San Antonio Grexns) Climb. which won
the pennant In 1899, and In 1900 and 1901
ne was the manager OF the Portsmouth
Va0 Club. He remained with this or
ganization until Its disarmament. After
this he bosscd the Birmingham aggrega-
lion In the Southern League. and In 1902
was captain OF the Manchester IN. 1I.)
Club. the pennant winners of the New
England League. This team had such
men as Nolz. Morriscy. Rupp. Murray.
Swander and Kahn. In 1903 he captnined
the same team and finished second. los
Ing the pcnnant In tho last week OF the
season.
Two years ago Mr.. Clarke captaincd the
Toronto bunch In the Eastern League and
the New Bedford aggregation In the New
England League. Last year he managed
the Manchester Club In the New England
League. and was never out OF first or sec
oId place until the close OF the season.
when several OF his players "jumped''
the game. leaving him short-handed and
losing the club the pennant.
Writing TO The Times Dispatch Man
ager Clarke has this to say OF his players
and his team:
AS to the strength of our club this
year. ! hardly know what to say. as
am In the dark MS to the strength OF
our league. Most OF my men arc young
fellows. whom 1 either know or who have
been highly recommended by capable
base ball men. Here Is nm outline OF the
club up-to-datc. which you may count
on with but few changes:
"catchcrs--Gcorge Edwards. Boston.
Mass: Arthur Evans, Baltimore. Md.
Both have had a little experience and arc
big. strong and fast.
"Pitchers-Fred Huntington. Vermont;
A. Smith. Baltimore: Fl. Webster. Balt
more: j. Leonard Washington: A. Hardi-
bon. Washington:B J.. Stanley. Washington;
Brooks Washington.
Most Young Fellows"
These are mostly young fellows. but l
shall get several good men out of this
bunch. Huntington pitched we'll In the
North Carolina League last yea-. Smith
and Webster both pitched good ball In;
the Eastern Shore League, of Maryland.
vr,t1r ySff Had vT1fl
at Portsmouth. some years ago. Handi-
bog and Stanley. both left-handers. come
from baseball families. and are two of
Z the most promising youngsters turned
out of Washington last year. You proha-
bly, know Brooks. as i understand he
pitched some in Richmond last year.
Besides these men. have limos out
with several good minor League cl'ibs
who may have surplus of e1perie iced
pitching talent.
"At first base we have Bcnbow. who led
the virginia-North Carolina League II,
batting last year, and Westervelt. OF the
Hudson River League.
Second base-2seitz, of Dayton. o.; ].
W. Farrell. Ashland, n. II.
"shortstop-W. II. Wynne. Virginia
North Carolina League and South Allan
tie; Frank Courtney Detroit, Mich.
.Third base-McaIahon, of Lowell,
/ 4MASS..t WIN pidStti Why IOitss5 III iiiS
last year In New England League.
II will play one of the infield positions
myself. but will not decide until ! 500
the other boys mt wor.i.
.Aly outield looks pretty good 20 me-.
and have six men 10 choose from
William A. Russell. Fitchbnrg, Mass;
Joseph T. Towle Boston. Mass: Robert
Emnger, Dayton. o.; Charles Sechrlst,
Erie, Pa; George Towr<end. Baltimore,
Md, and Conway Trower, Norfolk.
Have Had Experience.
Three of these men have had a good
deal of experience, and 4 feel sure will
be able to get a pretty good outtield from
this list. Am still dickering for q first
class pitcher and another outfielder, who
for the past two years has played great
ball In the South A tlantic League. AS L
SAID before. I do not know how my club
will look beside the others. but never
worry or borrow trouble. II IL is gOo.l,
I'll make 1T better; If it is bad. I'll mike
1t better. II I have been fortunate III
the selection of players. I'll be IN the
race; u If l haven't, I'll hustle for more
players.
I'VE are going to put our grounds in