Evening journal., 1907-04-02


five blocks away. There me purchased
"a ticket for Norfolk. but upon going
into the ferry house he sahed to locate
the supposed sender o. the message
Returning to the hotel he was explain
ing to Captain Cassidy that Connolly
had an important deal on" and that
he had gone to the ferry to meet him.
At this juncture MIR. Connolly walked
in and the joke was exploded
Sent Boys to Rink
Shortly before 10 o'clock Captain
Cassidy directed that al the players
should don their uniforms and proceed
to the rink where they would exercise
on roller skates. Some of the boys
kicked, saying that they couldn't skate.
Butler had an important engagement
with a friend and left the hotel in a
hurry; Vinson had a stiff deg and at
once began to limp, while others got
wise and mysteriously disappeared.
However Greenwell, Townsend, Touch
stone. Donovan Flood, Clancy and Nc
Cusker obediently dressed I'm their
suits and prepared to go to the rink.
Flood Clancy, McCusker, Potter and
Donovan "tumbled" as soon as they
reached the first floor of the hotel, but
Greenwel, Townsend ana Touchstone
headed for the rink, only to be refused
admission upon their arrival there.
Captain Moss Portsmouth team was
also ordered to the rink by phone to
climber up on skates" Several of
them went, being ignorant Of the joke
until they reached the building.
New Players Arrive
In response to telegrams sent to play
/ ers who had so far failed 10 put i'm an
! appearance, there arrived this morning
steve Griffin, of Toledo, o., "a second
baseman. and Harry Shortal, pitcher
| Of Buffalo, n. Y. The arrival of Grif-
| fin completes Manager Connelly's list
of inheld players, although there are
/ several new men who are yet to put
1 In an appearance, but may not join the
! team until it reaches Wilmington. This
afternoon a number of the boys went to
the skating rink and 'loosened up" for
AN hour or so.
Boys Somewhat Sore
The Portsmouth lads are somewhat
sore over their defeat of Saturday and
attribute It directly to the heavy hitting
Of the Wilmington batters. "They GER
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remarked one Of the Portsmouth play
ers to-day" and II they keJ) up the
gait they struck on Saturday Whining
ton will land somewhere not far from
the top at the c'ose Of the season.
What effect the cold snap will have on
the mems playing cannot yet be deter
mined. but it is certainly not conducive
Of good results within the next few
days.
Manager Clark Calls
Win Clark, manager Of last years
Norfolk team, and at present manager
Of the Roanoke CVa.) tSate League, to-
gether with Bob Pender. manager OF
this seasons Norfolk team, called .upor
Manager Connolly and Captain Cassidy
this afternoon. Clark has just return
ed from Raleigh, n c., where he has
been coaching the A. and NJ. Colleg,
team, and had he have known that the
| Wilmington boys were i'm Portsmouth
would have arranged two games will
the min Roanoke. He states that the
Virginia League will have some fas
! teams in it this season.
! To play Athletics
Manager Connolly this morning re-
ceived a wire from Connie Mack, ask
ing him If he could arrange for TIVE
d games on Wednesday and Thursday o
this week, TO be played in Wilmington
between the Wilmington and the Ath
letic second team Mr.. Connolly tele
graphed In reply that the dates name'
/, were impossible ones, but that he ha'
open April II and is. for which tim
he would be glad 10 arrange games
u Manager Connolly leaves for Whining
ton on Wednesday evening, leaving tn
club in charge Of Captain Cassidy
Blue Laws in Vogue
To the uninitiated Portsmouth oi
; Sunday is a dry town" of the mos
pronounced type and the thirsty on
who desires his beverages on Sunda,
must either lay in a supply on Satur
r day night or go dry on Sunday unles
perchance he meets friend who be
longs TO a club
Nor is the sale of intoxicants on tn
. sabbath the only business affected b.
, the blue laws. one cannot buy ciga
OF piece of tobacco. a glass of sod
water or a pate of ice cream on sun
day unless the would-be purchaser
a Club" member. AS a consequence
q. there are several clubs whore liquor
: are sold to members only, clubs wher
cigars and tobacco can be bought, an
, even clubs which furnish their mem
d bers with soda water and ice cream
There are no Monday morning paper
issued either In Norfolk nor Ports
q mouth, the first local papers OF tn
{ wee kappearing Monday afternoon.
S. L. Lane.
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