The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-09
WINNING TEAM IS /
PR0M|SEDR|CHM0ND
Lipc, Coming on W7eslllsss's
Recommendation, May
Be Here To-Day.
LEAGUE MANAGERS
FASTENING WORK
Prospects Are for Best Season in
History of Lcague-1mprovc-
mcnts in Local Park for
Both the Players and
Spectators Being
Made.
NY MAC.

With the coming. of Manager Lipe
tonight or tomorrow night, unfed
Interest In basehalldom will be nour-
Zishcd again. and sleepy rams Will awak-
en- to the fact that the noise of the
batted ball. the strident voice OF the
pcrsprng umpire, and the shriil
screams of the fan will soon be heard
once more through the land.
Richmond is to have the best team
In her history, says the prophet. and
tho prophet speaks well. as one who
sees the handwriting on the wall and
observes things still far off and un-
known by those whose sight is bounded
by the limits OF day Lipe comes
here on the recommendation OF Jake
Wells, who, having been one of first
water himself. knows a good BALI
player when he sees him. Lipe has
had plenty of experience in the Sally
League, though this will be the first
time he will have held the reins OF gov
eminent. He has already signed most
OF his men and contracts of the others
will soon be ready.
Sweeney, Cowan and Boyd Will be
those who will try for tile backstop-
ping Job. Pitchers will be selected
from Dutch" Revelle. Sam Smith. HUI
bert Mcleod, Mike Cassidy, RUDE HOW
ard and Long. who may all stay.
Though Howard was so completely out
OF the running last year on account OF
Lis bad arm 1t is hoped that he VIII
he able to timber up this season, and
that he VIII show his old-time form
and all his formerly effective twists
and spirals. The work of the others
is known. Cassidy is especially Ell
fective as an early-season player HIS
good form displayed at the beginning
OF last season is we'll Remembered. and
he will be expected to do the honors
the same way this spring.
Improving Park.
In order TO have everything ready
for the opening, work In improving the
baseball park has already begun. and
IS well under way. The diamond Will
DO newly Ieveled and rolled. Additions
will be made to the grandstand, and
the blcachers will be built In more
comfortable style. For the comfort
of the players. their quarters In the
park will be fitted up with baths and
lockers Little more could be asked.
Even the newspaper men will BIO we'll
nroyided for. For them a snug little
den will be erected. having wire screens
to protect them from the high balls
end the low balls, and any other kind
OF ball that may happen to come along.
and 81 roof to shelter them from the
rays of the sun or the cohoehsatloh VI
skies.
No one likes the pencil-shover. be-
cause he must call spade spade:
say of good player that he Is good, OF
bad one that he is bad, cali hit
a hit. an error an error. and nothing
else. and say other things that people
sometimes like and more often don't.
Yet he takes pleasure In n good game.
and likes to hear the fans applaud /:
loves to see victory won and sor-
rows to witness a defeat.
But hence with meditation over the
life reportorial. Who cares what tho
scribe thinks. or hopes or prays for:
Let him write the joys and sorrows OF
others and think not upon his own.
Coming back from this unexpected
flight into realms embarrassing to the
1conilnned on rhird Pagel