The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-09

.Wcstmorcland and Common
wealth Club Teams Will Cross
Bats.
ALL SOCIETY WILL TURN OUT.
Brass Bands Will Be il, Attend
/. ancc ana The Whole Affair Will
Be Enjoyable.

The Westmorcland-Co Commonwealth base
ball game takes place this afternoon at
the Broad street Park at 4 O'clock.
Ills Honor, Mayor Carlton Mccarthy
has accepted an Invitation to open the
gamo by tossing an Intricate curve over.
tito homo plate. He is also expected TO
make q few we'll chosen remarks III MS
happlest veln,3 after which the 'Wlile
boys will get down to business and show
the professionals and fans Il thing or
two.
This announcement does not mean that
the public will see really good game
of base ball, but 1t means that all Of
Richmond socinty will be out In full force
to cheer on tho clubmen who Will hustle
after victory az though 1t were the only
thing In the world worth having
In addition It means that Messrs.
Ashton Starkc, Charles Spicer, the long
and short of life, assisted by that emil
rent South Caroinian, Mr.. Charles Cotes-
worth Pinckney, and Mr.. Watkins Eller-
son, will sell peanuts, pop corn ana olher.
dellcacles.
Mr.. Horace Halves and Dick Workman
will have the monopoly son sandwiches,
and MIR Richard Pegram will hawk
q fine line of high binder cigars, ~
to choke a horse.
Il The root ers" from both clubs, accom-
panied by brass bands, will be on hand
anu will get In the game, while there VIII
not be girl in town who Will not be
wearing either the blue and white OF COM
monwealth or the black and yellow Of
2Westmoreland.
THE preliminary practice has been
mighty hard work for some of the play
ers and aching muscles and bruised hands.
the morning after, have told the story OF.
mighty entleavor. Each afternoon the
teams, headed by their captains, are ca
toled and threatened into donnlnE their
bnse-b ball toys and forsaking favorlte cor-
hers and easy chairs in their clubs to take
IN the more strenuous vocation OF slid
inC bases, batting out files and tleldlns
,lcly prounders. An occasional erratic
bali finding temporary Judgment IN the
eve Of an over-enthusiastic candidate IN
no wise dampens the ardor OF these play
crs, "a black eye is now a badge OF cour-
tste In club circles. and bnndagcd fingers
are true signs Of greatness. The sting
of the horsehidc and the thud OF the oaken
LAT alsy bring up visions of bygone Gays
when the old Varsity team with me
on third walked into Carolina, or words
10 that effect. Many of the players are
old college men with 1ne RECORDS.
4 CAPTAIN Robert c. Bryan of Westmore-
land has signed Mr. w. Gordon Nc
Cabe, and Will play him in this AFTER
moons game. Captain Joseph =. WE
lard, the manager. has purchased ~,
pcal managers outfit for the occasion and
will wear it for the first three innings.
Major p. A. S. Brine has consented 70 act
rs treasurer for the Joint clubs.
Incidentally. 1t Is well to note that me
game Is for charlty-the Girls ci .n ''.,,'
that those who pay to enjoy the run VII
ba"doing a kind act ut the Same time
Captain bob Bryan had ms men s,
practicing with high balls at the cruz
last nirIt and incidentally trying on
uniforms. The effect was trying on
those who witnessed the scene.
Captain Doc" announced the foiloWlhs
of11cial list for this afternoons game:
Cardozo, catcher; T. P. Bryan, pitcneri
pIotchkiss, short-stop IT. bar, yrs.
hase:i a. Gray, second base: r. 9. bryan'
third base; Kennedy, left-held: W; e.
McCahe, center-neld: ST. G.. Bryan. right
field ,,,, 1o,,,o
Mayo. Grant. Jones.
Batting Order.
,1. Hotchklss;, .. Gray; 3. r. G. BRYAN;
47Cardozo: s. N1cCabe; g. Blair; 7. 81; ".
Bryan; s. r. p. Bryan; 3. Kennedy /