The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-17
TEAM To REPORT
HERE Next WEEK
Messrs. Bradley and
Shaffer Well Satisfied
| With Prospects.
CLEAN GAME is
PROMISED FANS
Twenty Two Men Will Be Here
All Are Experienced and Well
Trained-General Salts
faction Over Titman.
Begin Training
Monday Week.
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BA MAOs wv
The geese are swimming their way
back to Northern waters, the mavis S.
soon will he singing on every bOugha q.
and the cali of the diamond Is heard N
nfar in the land Baseball players
are surging from every direction to-
working his men In Los Angeles; the
White Son are down In Old Mexicos a
the Athletics are training IN Marlinss
Texas; the Phillies are In savnnnans u
enjoying ninety degrees IN the shadeSl
and perspiring like Kafflrs, ana Il
Shaffer is warming his blood In Rich-sRS
mond. alongside of Phil Hinton ana
Mike Cassidy, awaiting the arrival OF zss
the rest of his men, who are due ne s ssss
on the oath, Pipe dreams and castles
In Spain are drifting away over ~
his and falling in ruins and fandom
is awake to the fact that spring ~ IN
upon them ere the bud Is on the twtass'
and that soon the whirl OF the Dali
and the crack of the bat Will pc hear0a b
through the land,
Richmonders Coming.
Another week and the Rlchmon0;l
players will have pitched their tentsgg
Somewhere around the Capitol or CITY
Hail, and the street Arabs will boz
yelling out their shrill cries OF well
| come to the favorites of last year an0
| glnncing askance at the new men VINO
want to do the honors. for Richmono
! this season, ay Z. 9
| urchins. by the way, are particularly
rood Judges OF baseball material; and
l Il might be we'll to take their OPINION
| on the start as to who Will compose
| the next team of Lawmakers. sSs q
New names and strange races tnereg
viii be in plenty The talk Will PC
4 of the old player how the "ColoneFsis
4 Won this game or Cassidy that; how
4 Hinton did brilliant piece OF back
1 stopping last June, or how Shaner oncs
4 made 4, wo-bagger and brought IN tne5
winning run: and the wonder VIII %
4 about the new men, as to what they
arc going to do. whether they can
\ handle the stick or pull down the ny
1 ing hall when 1t looks as II " ~
1 bound for some far-off destiny over
i the fence. Many are called, but rev,
/ will be chosen Tho harvest is nearly
A ready and 1t will take but nine good
rea nei,s to cut and bring in the sheaves.S
Already a few of those who consider:
themselves as being on the INSIDE
II are making the choice fof the next
team but that Is something whlcn
man knows not OF, not even Shaner
himself The genial. whole hearted
Fer. knows that he has done his best
to secure good bunch of players.
and now he Is resting quietly ON hl0
oars, awaiting the time that they VIII
arrive and begin to convince the
doubling Thonases, of whom. az usuats
s they are plenty. .si
This much may be said: Baseball tn
1 the Virginia State League this year
, viii be clean, absolutely; good urn-
, plres have been selected and they
Will have full authority while on the
! diamond. Unnecessary grumbling and
: kicking on the part OF the payer
:. will be cut out at the start, a clean
= game Is the cry, and Richmond 10 %
. have 1t, SO saith Owner w. b. Bradley.
Another thing may be stated IN th0
t beginning: Richmond will haveia hne
!, aggregation or players-the best that
q 1T was possible to get. They Will begin
Q training Monday week, and during the
t latter part Of the month there viii be
q d few exhibition games. in,which they
will have the opportunity Of showing
Q to the world--a very critical world,
y the stuff they are made Of Most OF
y the old favorites will be back and the
: new men are said to be Of the hrat
\ water. The local enthusiastic neel,
9 then, have little to fear along this
line. las
Manager shaffer Is bubbling. over
: with good SHIRTS at the prospect. and
J. he knows; and Owner Bradley signs
s with fine sense of satisfaction When-
u ever the subject Is preached to him,
II Richmond Is not alone In this; for one
hears the same things about the man
iagers and captains In Norfolk, Pores-
!, mouth, Lynchburg, Danville and Roam
=, oke. The air of contentment Ia very
y general, and this speaks louder than
y words about the prospects, Of ths
n league.
al All the teams will report nearly
i about tho same time and hungry FAM
o will be fed with daily bits OF gossip
o about tho prime favorites that will
a allay all their hunger and give them
- a heartfelt satisfaction.
Z The Broad Street Park Is to bs
II greatly Improved by the additions ol
u. moro bleachers, and the diamond ha,
been built UP in the low places and
y wcll rolled The quarters for the play,
z. crs win be made more comfortable
and there has been some talk OF put
ting In baths for their convenience
. hut this will probably not come thtl
n year ~
a As to training. Manager Shafo
q stated yesterday that he would hayl
- the men out twice a day, In thl
9 morning and In the afternoon, The!
y will report on the field at about 9:3l
a In the morning and at abut 2:3O n
= the afternoon. and play about twi
~ hours each time. The men will ais,
~ be required to walk either to or from
W the park, as they choose, twice day
~ TWENTY-FIVE men Will report for 4
'm try -out, and they, with Tltman. u
~ clude eleven OF tho % men, Th
IL pitchers win be Cassidy, who n ~
by ready here; Long, Still, Salve. Eek
n; stone, Derby. Mulhall, and 6tokeiSy
RS. The first five are all last years mel
90, L All did good work last season, an
Sharey expects as much oe them IN