The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-18
WILL HAVE
a RAFTING GOOD TEAM
Manager Landgraf Has Signed
Number of Very Fast Ball
Players.

GLOWING is the list OF !. players signed
by Manager Landsraf up 10 date for the
Portsmouth club Mana ger Lnndgraf has
selected the men witt, great care and he
will be surprised IL there are aby dead
ones In the bunch:
Catchers.
Joseph O'Eialleran. Of Philadelphia, n
lively. plucky youngster. who has made
quite c record with PENNSYLVANIA teams.
He is twenty-five years old. has i. good
whip and Is also a good batter.
John McDonough. of ButIalo n. y. Il
stocky built lad, who can '.hit 'cm where
they amt, and who can hold his own
With the best Of them behind the bat.
fAicDonough made great record with;
Bradford, Pa, and Genevn, o., last
season. s
James Craig, Of Baltimore, is another.
in whom Manage, Landgraf places great
faith. Jimmy made good in the w.
n. Y. League last season, and this sea-
son, being a student at the Baltimore
Medical College, Will do tile baclsstpp
work for his college team until April
I 9th when lie Will join Portsmouth.
Pitchers. 4
Manager Landgraf thinks he has q star
In John a. N1cAleer. OF Boston, sN1c-
4SAICtl 10 q, ~ duustlC
as!ty, and was one of the lnninstays Of
the Cambridge nine during his college
career. Jack Chesbro. who coached Har-
ward, says that AIcAleer is as good as
sClarkson, and has tho making of un-'
other Aiathewson. Mac is 3twenty-eIghl
years old, six feet tall and weighs ia
pounds.
Walter Fenskc is another mighty coed
.slabma,l. and he made a sensational.
=, 0cya.o r,1,,
season. rs; 9g's
Billy Chnmpin is q. youngstcr who is
pretty husky, standing five feet nine
inches in height and weig thing 10 pounds
His home Is In Paterson, \. j.. and last.
season he sped them over the pal. for
the Madison, N. j., club.
S. N. zgorski is a efthandel, from
Navarro, Ohio. and his curves are ms hard
to solve as his name is TO pronounce
SHe.is q Russian. and known rs Ss!es y Ohio.
Terror He made q good record for the
szaneville, Ohio club last season. This.
former subject of the RomanoH' 8 is six.
feet, three inches tall and weigas $50
pounds VI SIS ls 81 4,
b Billy Lloyd is another lefthnEder no
is expected to make good. He Is q little,
fellow. and did good work in lie a.. N.Y.
League last season. ii
Pitcher Harry sBaSliss, of Jtlca, { is also
on Manager Landgraf's claim list.
3Infielders.
First base his three applicants: NJ
Harry Davies, OF Washington. p :!!ss c. g.,
IS ;ga sure man. and his record in the
En- stern Shore Ieag que Is a n. NJ Nj.
William Fr,lley Is another who can play
thai outtield; as we'll. Traley; ma dc "a good
reputation with the Ianoyar.s Pa, Club l
last season. Il! Hi }S
Manager Landgrar thinks hat lle Will
have one gof tho vest hltters IN the
league in Joe ckles. Joe lis a eternn
and played under n ana geY 4 land graf at
Allentown, Pa, a Sew Seasons . so e. Be-
sides being a corsing good first sacker,
Fhe is also q brilliant out fielder. ] e is n
Big ,un six feet Weighs TO- His rnct'lds
SIS Buffalo. Eastern II que 3 New York,
National League, and with Reading,
Scranton and Chambersburg. Pa. Z, l4eagios
He was With New York II 90, for g
short time. Il ". d y. !,
on second base will be stu Toned. the
vet ran, Harry 10 Nell, fori soy lsea-s
sons III, the New England II .engue.. and
also with w lulngl6n, n. Gu g few Years
ago IS
jim Mo orr1ack, another vetaian wi y
be on short doing tho same GOOD l%DrtS
that made him famous In the ~ CIV DIRK
League, Jim was In the fast Nov YoIiSs
ELeaglle for three seasors. 4 a0l l9022 and
1903, and Ii Is. ne cord ias IN 10 ',ot,k, In
1901 no WAS wi TIL POI gh keepsle champions
OF he I'll udson tYer .ea que, aud last.
season MI the fust Corn Ing, III ub,s