The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-04
N AMERICANS
WILL PLAY HERE
Famous Players WHO Started
Careers i'll Richmondto Be i'll
tic Games.
PLAY THE SPIDERS TO-DAY.
to Line Up Against
the Young Collcgians-Mcn
NJ. Show UP Well.

The lawmakers will play their
y fourth, game OF the exhibition series
@st!iis afternoon, when they will limo UP
against the strong team OF Riclmond
College The Spiders have the strong
est team in their history this year.
n stnd they are expecting to give the
SSleagucrs something more than prac-
u lice in the diamond battle this after
MOON Wright, who will probably do
Sstiie twirlng for the collegians, Is one
of the best college pitchers seen in
Is the box for some time, and the work
sslie has done already gives promise Of
st,eveloping into something that will
rank him high among young college
tsirlors.
Manager Shaffcr will use about tho
same line-up in this game that he had
oil, Saturday afternoon. Still, Mulhali
s5nnd Derby will probably do the work
the firing pit. Cowan Will probably
have to hold down the initial bag for
Az Manager Shafrer, whose finger is still
81 too sore to allow Of him using it much
TEX That will leave Hinton and Netter to
10 the llonors behind the bat.
The game this afternoon should be
very Interesting, although the two
SIZES appear SO unequal A large crowd
& sg6f college boys will be present to at
isS tend to the roofing end of the game,
M and many fans will so out to note
the improvements in tho Lawmakers
To See Old Faces.
The biggest exhibition games Of the
ls season Will be played here tomorrow
a,ld Saturday, when the New York
Americans. one of the strongest teams
5s III big league circles, will appear in
Tsithmond to test their strength against
sss a fminor league organization. Clark
Griffith and Owner Farrar both prom-
ised the Richmond mana cement that
gfss3 they would send their best team, sew
81 era ! of whom got their start in the
old leagues in which Richmond took,
III such a prominent part. The Ameri-
sss cans will come here from Atlanta,
s where they have been practicing for
n some time
kAmons those who will como with
ss}s tlta New Workers are the famous lIlber-i
field, who Clark Griffith says is the
greatest ball.player in the world. The
older baseball fans will rc1nemberi
IS Elberfcld, who received his early trains
XII ing in this city. and here got that
n start which finally landed him in the
81 front ranks.
l1lberfeld will probably enjoy coming
back to the city whence he first took
q light into the stellar regions of base
III baIldom, and a Just pride will animate
81 his bosom in being able to show Rich
n monders how well he took advantage Of
81 the opportunity presented him here.
Al Orth. the Lynchburger, who is ono
I'll Of Gralth's best twirlers, will also
Y " be here; and Richmondcrs will greatly
enjoy seeing this great man work
ss4 Mcclure. who is by many rated as
@ b6iilg the greatest catcher in the world
g3asWl d also be among the number.
Mcguire started in the business
twenty years ago. He was considered
the greatest catcher in the world then,
land now, score of years later. when
M. inanis generally supposed to retire
mi on his llonors, he still holds that rcpu-
3.# alton.
Richmonders will have the oppor-
6tunity5 Of seeing the work of Moriarity,
who is rapidly working up to posi-
$s ton that will eventually land him on
n the initial bag, where the famoustHal
. Chase made his reputation. Hal want
cd more money bait Griffith was not
To he outdone, and he took his general
rs Utility man. MoEia1ity, and placed him
sS OH. the first sack. He is performing
s 80 well in that position that Chase will
soon be forgotten, with all those Others
h who have stood out for a higher sal.
snry and found themselves supplanted
4 by younger but equally as good men.
4 Out for Practice.
i =. T. y ii y i
Manager Shafrer took his men ou
to the ball park yesterday morning
for three and half hours of prac.
tice, The warmer weather, after two
days of bitter cold. was conducive tt
better work on the part OF the men
s and there was a noticeable spring
Z and vim about their action. Arms
however, are still sore; and the pitch
ssers have suffered no little inconveni
ence from the cold weather. Derby viii
fTS be forced to so slow for few days
n ss MS the cold of the two days he worke
In the box had a bad effect on hi
arm.
Tho Lawmakers yesterday acquire
Il, a mascot, which they confidently cN
pcct will lead them on to victory III,
mascot is a bull-terricr, who has nc
yet cut his teeth, but who, the player
say, is already learning tho signal
He viii go out with the men ever
day for practice.
Manager Shatfer has not Vet begu
M to think about whom he will relcas
Az for he has not yet had time to pa