The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-06
HAS MANY PLAYERS
SIGNED FOR RICHMOND TEAM
Manager Of Colts Will Report Next THURSDAY
and Will Begin at Once With Plans for
Practiee---IsOn Refuses Sion.

!, When j. y. ELawlor reports in Rich.
mond next Thursday to begin the
j. work OF organizing the Richmond
aseball team he will have listed the
Longest list OF try-outs ever signed BY
q club In the Virginia state League
In q letter received here yesterday
the new manager says he has kept
carefully on the lookout all the win
ter, and has a list OF recruits from
which winning nine should be Sc
i lected.
Manager Lawlor is esp ecially anx-
tous about his pitching staff but In
order to get a corps OF fast ones, he
has signed nine men. and nearly all
of their contracts have been returned
The players Will not report until
March FL: but good many have al
ready written for transp and
1t is probable practice will begin a
day or two prior to this date.
A complete list Of players signed to;
date was given out esterday S fol-
lows: Guy Titman, Tunkahannock,
Pa; Arthur lace. Mobile. Ala, and
J.. j. {Lawlor, MI ddletown. N. y. Z. OUT
helders; A. S. Landgrafr, George Deck:
5er. Patterson. NJ. j.. Curly Brown,
Washington. D. G.; W. NJ, Baker. Bal
:timore: q. G. Ison. Atlanta, Ga, and
\ Edward Gllligan, infielders q Tom Mes
4sitt, Chicago - George Keifel, Cincin-
natl ~ and NJ. g. irwin, catchers; r.
n. Revelle, Norfolk; Frank Hale. II La II
coma, NJ H.; John Verbout, Jersey
City N. 4 u; !. ] Ohm Waymack, Manches9
ter; A ~. 4 rcfer.. Tarryt own, II III;
II. Brooks, West Point, Va. r. NJ.
4 jackson, esburg, ~ a.: Charles q. Pes
3terson, Racine Wis, and Henderson,
sof New York pitchers .ft
Tho first of the exhibition games
will be played with the p tlade lphia:
Nationals on March IS. and the last
The league season gins. Monday
April q sgs
Secretary Farrell .5#5ss Of 4 the National
Commission, announces in. his latest
bulletin that contracts have been res
ceived from Gill1gan. Hale and Peter |
son, OF Richmond \ IA anafin, spicer and /
Beatty. Of SPortsm outh !; LoYell !. OF Nor
folk. and Shaug messy, Reynolds, New
ton and Hand. 9 & II Roanoke:
Y President; Jake Wells has not an
nounced the q ate Of t he league meet
ing, which vii probably be held this
week, at w icht the playing cheduleE
for 1910 will be ad OBJ ed. IT Is said
this will be the n only business to be-
brought before the n owners. Il as IA & is
not likely q ny action will L be takenL
against Umpire Travis 3 ~ o & CAPE
Charl les, no was reoently 81 gned by 4
Greg DRY. The Is wners IN are 4
getting anxious about the final meet T.
Ing, but lit Is more than IA likely rhatlB
.. sch ed lie Az cry nearl al ike that u SUB 3
mitted by M; p rad ley 4, Of the Rich-
mond team r will be- adopted. InS;this| Y
al weekend 4: games come to R,ch-
nond. ssl IF !ss
Tired Westeryeit, " no unlpired in the
Vlrginlllag league I'M 8 Oh. has al gned
fort his seas on wi III tn West
Texas sLeag cue Dr. isgE
8' l[ am n on, WHO laysd seeondE f.
'ase for lch Inns nd las ear. 4 8 hold hi
MS out for an n or ems q bs fore \ e gat- I
his si gna tufes I 8 ~ a con- i 70
raet Ison bust II ess vi Z z
lrsntherss tia nta nsl ma not h i
'aoopt mere nj my til D. he E1 II
RS. Mr. Brad Ia cont I'd eut sIBonSWtll Ia