The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-07
Indoor Track Meet Exciting
Much Favorable
Comment.
sHAFFER SIGNS PLAYERS
Four New Men Already Secured.
First Games Of New Bowl
ing League.

Mr.. w. 3. Bradley, owner Of the Rich
mond team. OF the Virginia State League,
will leave to-day for New York. where,
in company with tho other owners OF the
Virginia League teams, he will attend the
annual meeting OF the National Base
Ball Association, which convenes to-mor-
row. The conference will last three days,
perhaps longer.
Manager Charlie Shaffer. who has been
spending some time In bloomsbury, Pa,
and who was Initiated into the Elks in
that city last Thursday, will meet Mr..
Bradley In New York, n the owner
and manager will talk over the prospects
for getting out n pennant-winning team
for the coming season. Mr.. Bradley Is
in high feather over the outlook, and
stated the other night that he thought the
Virginia League would compare well with
any of the minor leagues In the country.
Every effort will be made to have the
league we'll organized and put on n better
footing. The league was more or less In
the nature of a tentative organization last
season, but the hopes of the promoters
were so we'll realized that It's ~pernanency
IS assured.
Manager Shaffer signed a new man
from Pittsburg last week. This new man
will be an inhelder. He comes we'll rec
commended. and the manage thinks he
has in him n star Of no small magnitude.
Four new men have been signed so far
a pitcher, a catcher. an outielder n an
infelder.
All last years men have been retained
on the reserve list, and altogether there
will be twenty men from which to pick
those who will work for the honor of
Richmond. The team will carry fourteen
men, among whom will be FIVE pitchers.
AS to the pitching staff, there is a pos
sibility-just a possibility-of a man doing
work here at home. and doing 1T in n
way that will please the fans. 1t was
stated on the streets that DR.. lawson.
now professor OF anatomy at Chapel Hi,
and also physical director OF the college,
would visit his brother, Mr.. George Inv
son. here In the summer. II DR.. Lawso
will consent to pitch n game now and
then when the team is at home he will
greatly strengthen Richmond's hopes OF
winning the pennant.
Practice will begin some time in March.
Manager Shaffer Will come down a few
weeks earlier. and. with Mr.. Bradley. per-
feet all the preliminary arrangements for
organization. Several big league teams
will be here in the carly part of the sea-
son for practice. and Richmond Will be
treated to some pretty exhibition gaules.
Indoor Track Meet.
Preparations for tho great indoor meet
to be held in this city in the Horse Show
Building on the night OF January 26th
are going on apace. The colleges and
schools of the State. all of whom have
been invited to participate. are taking a
lively interest in the event, and the
prospect is that It will far excel tho
initiatory meet of last year. Richmond
is rapidly becoming n great sporting
centre. and in all college events the
sporting fraternity here take n special
delight. Track meets Of any scale are
something Of a rarity IN the South. and
the first big one, held last year. opened
the eyes of Richmonders and of all tho