Evening journal., 1907-04-03
WEATHER COLD;
GAME. CALLED OFF
Thermometer at 80 Makes
Baseball in South An
ImpOsSibiIity
LINE UP AGAINST NORFOLK

Staff Correspondent Evening Journal
PORTSMOUTH. April S.-With the
thermometer lowering about the thirty
mark. SKINS OF ice in the cutters and
ucpn sidewalks and brisk north wind
blowing. baseball is an impossibility
here toda.
Yesterday was the scheduled time
for the initial game with the Ports
mouth team. but stormy and cold
weather preciudcd any chance of even
practice and Manager Charlie Moss Of
the Portsmouth team called the game
or, trusting that today would permit
the opening Of the series. This morn
ing dawned cloudy but by 3 o'clock the
sun shown through the clouds its adj
went being preceded by a few fttful
flakes Of snow. The wind held stead
lily. however. and although the mer-
curry rose some fifteen degrees, it is
far from fit day to play hall. Captain
Cassidy at noon called up Manager
Moss Of the Portsmouth team at his
headquarters at the Lafayette Hotel
and after a short conversation Moss
called off today's game. If weather
conditions are favorable a game will
and Saturday are scheduled with the
Norfolk team in Norfolk, 3ut much de-
pends upon the weather. which at this
season Of the year seems to be an un-
certain proposition.
In the meantime the boys though
somewhat put out at being unable to
"get I'm the game" are doing all that
is possible to get IN trim for the OPEN
ing Of the season and are daily taking
long walks. visiting the skating rink
and going through gymnastic exercises
as best they can.
It was Thought that the tcaan would
be at least permitted 10 go upon the
diamond at the athletle grounds this
afternoon for practice. Dnt Manager
Moss declared that it was too soft and
the work was confined to pitching. bait
ting out and iimberins up by running
about the field
The local fans are anxioUsly await
ing a game between the visitors and
the Portsmouth team as the cold
weather has not dampered the base
bah ardor one whit. The strength OF
Wnmingtcns team Is causing much
favorab comment among even the
strongest rooters of the local team
many Of whom express the wish that
the Tri-Staters represented Portsmouth
in the Virginia state League That
the men are strong at the bat cannot
be question. as the game on Saturday
settled that beyond the shadow of d
doubt The inield too rs a hard propo.
sition to overcome. as with Cassidy a
first. Griffin at second, McCarty q
third. ana Beitler at short, there shout
be few that get beyond the diamond
Clancy is the giant Of the Wilmingto
pitching stan and stands over six feet
lie has a good eye and a wise head an
will keep the best of them guessing befor
the season is over. Greenwell and Floo
the wilmington battery" are botl
Youngsters with plenty Of nerve and
ttrong desire to. make good. They botl
promise u have more than a look IN he
fore the game is over. Ramsey's injurs
hand is steadily improving and he wi
probably be able 10 be in line before tn
week IS over.
The line-up for to-morrow's game W!
be as follows: Pitchers Greenwell, Clar
oey. Ramsey, Touchstone. shortel; catch
ers. Potter. Flood, McCaulley; first bas'
CASSIDY seconu n'i7ei rtllii"' 1i4l" Jas
afcCarty. short stop, Butler; outhelder'
Townsend. AIcCusker, Vinson. Donovan.
The same lineup will be used in Thurs
days game with Norfolk while the MOI
folk team ''The Mary James" will prof.
ably be as follows: Pitchers, Jobeson
Cumming. Richardson. Fiegel; catcher
Lucas: first base. Pender; second has'
Rothemel short stop. Wynne; third bas
Springs: helders seitz, Evans and Beuss
The game will be called at $50 o'clock.
S. l.. Lane.