The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-14
SALARY LIMIT IS
INCREASED HALF
Result Will Be Higher Class Of
Players and Better
Baseball.
GOSSIP ABOUT LOCAL TEAM
sicbric May Be Late Arriving.
Others Suggested for the
Richmond Outticld.
GOSSIP ABOUT LOCAL TEAM

Last year the Virginia State Base
ball League was organized at first az
nn experiment. The patronage justi-
fled the owners OF the franchises In |
getting good players and giving excel.
lent exhibitions of the national game |
Eight hundred dollars was given 10
each club each month, and out of this
sum the plnyers--twclve or fifteen
were to be paid their salaries. rho
result was that ia player only received !
SEQ, $40 or $50 u month.
Richmond kept herself within the
bounds Of the salary limit LynchburE,
II liz said Jumped away from the $500
mark, and paid some OF her men as
much as 500 n month. Portsmouth,
followed suit. Danville, even though
the patronage was small there, lcaped
into the limclIght and gave more than
the men wcer entitled to, according to |
the agreement for the salaries to be
paid. Roanoke Went to the front In
one or two instances, but came nearer
Keeping within bounds than any other
club save Richmond.
Norfoik had no scruplcs at all about |
what Il player demanded. II that player
could deliver the goods" Thus It was
all the season. and Richmond. through
her sticking for the agreement. per-
llaps. lost the pennant.
This year the salary limit is $780,
And the enthusiastic fan can put this
IN ms baseball sweater and keep II
there II a good player happens along
and vans some money, he will come
very near the purse Of the owners OF
this franchise. Richmond wants n win
ming ball team. and this year she Will
have 1t, even though It's drains the
treasury.
Siebrie Still at College.
Paul siebrie. the great outtielder for
Richmond, and the man who won many
games by his good work With the willow,
viii not join the team until some time
IN June. He Is now at college and can't
get away until the exams. are over But
Paul has been keeping in excellent shape
and when he shows UP In the merry
month he VIII be in as good condition as
any player who has been chasing the
sphere around the diamonds in Virginia
lie Is not only going 10 play with his
college team, but he Is now coaching II
into shape.
After the season closed last year
siebric went to Gettysburg, Pa. and en-
tered college. He played on the football
tam and was the mainstay I'm the game
with the Pennsylvania State College. The
Philadelphia Press, in speaking of this
game. gave all the credit of the victory
to siebrIc. Incidentally:t. was said that
the trip South had done the manly out
fielder worlds Of good.
Just who will take care OF that ter
ritory between right and left fields be-
fore Sebrie arrives Is not known as vet.
There is a possibility--no, n probability
---of Buck Hooker coming here and
doing work. Hooker Is Manchesterian
and last year he managed the Vicksburg
al
this management he drew a good salary.
lie has the same position now. 1t Isn't
like Buck Hooker to quit when there's
money to be lost by the quitting. That's
the reason this dope about his coming
here is taken as second class mailing
matter, and placed on the shelf Of
forgetfulness after It has been pc
ruscd
An innelder that would be an addition
TO any club in the Virginia League would
be Johnnie AicEvoy. He Is fast safe
hitter and he runs the bases like player
who has a head above his shoulders.
stu, McEvoy Is tied up IN the Cotton
States League and may not be here for
the season.
No Lack o fCatchers.
Among baseball fans the question OF
whether Phil Hinton or the new catcher.
Vetter will be selected to wear the
Wind-DHG, Is Tile Hli-huhoA D'iis Ioi'r -
this time. From what has been said i
looks as though George Cowan Will land
the place all right, and with his All
right old bow stand under the WEIGHING
willow. Hinton caught the majority OF
the games last season; In fact. was
placed ahead OF Cowan at every stage OF
the game until the last Of the season.
Then on account Of an injury to his
finger Phil retired in favor of Cowan,
and Cowan made good; made so good
that tho fans wondered why ne hadnt
been given n chance before. Cowan Is q
batter, and is no SLOUGH in running passes.
Rockefeller May Go.
Joe Cuddy. the fat second baseman Of
last year,s team, may have to seek new
quarters this year His place Will likely
he filled by man who Is leaner, ana
who can cover little more ground IN
the inneld. -
Cuddy is the only player Of the Rich.
mond team last year who left Richmond
with a bank roll IIe saved ninety per
cent of his earnings, and when nc de-
parted his hip pocket bulged out because
Of the roll he carried.
Tho only triple play made on the Rlcll-
Z ,mond diamond last year was made ny
Cuddy, however. He did some QUICK
thinking and played the game to per-
lection. But on many an occasion nc
was n little too much wcighty to get IN
the path OF tho whispering horsehide as
~ Whzzcd along beween first and second.
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21 Trotters Bring $1,000.
LEXINGTON. KY, February 18th