The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-28

town and would pay for nothing which
cost real money.
AS TO the personnel of tho teams in
the league. on the front page o. the
sporting section will be found the
Hne-ups OF tho several clubs, all but
New York. and Manager Jordan, of
the Metropolitans. was not ready to
give out his Official batting order
While mono OF the teams IS composed
of major league players. all of them
are composed of men who know the
game of baseball. have had years OF
experience and are found in tho new
league because they have confidence
in the organization. The season will
open In Richmond. New York. Gin
cinnati and Cleveland simultaneously.
Reports OF the games Will be received
at Lee Park by direct wire. Washing
ton. as already announced. will be
here. Pittsburgh will DO at Cleveland.
Reading at New York. and Chicago
at Cincinnati. Washington Will re-
main here for three games. Reading
follows for another three games. OPEN
ing. on Saturday and closing Tuesday.
Richmond then goes to Reading for a
series.
Staff OF Umpircs.
President Whitman announces his
complete staff OF umpires as follows
George Goodhart. an old and expe-
rlenced umpire: Bill Massey, an old ball
player. who knows the game from
every angle; Joe Bailey, also q veteran
In point of service; Joe Quinn. who
has worked IN many leagues. and al
ways given satisfaction; Arlie Latham.
late of the Giants. and Henry Tone
six men who will s.e that things on
the playing field are properly con-
Quoted.
Chief Rooter Sydnor has made olab-
crate plans for the parade OF himself
and his forty assistants His imple-
ments of war and o! torture have
been on hand for several days, and
satisfactory .ehearsals have been held
a large automobile van, loaded with
It's human freight ready to root for
Richmond, with proper signs dccorat-
ing the sides, so that no one may mis-
understand, will carry the forty faith.
fuls to the yard. Eight buglers train
ed to the minute will furnish the
music. Arrived at the park, Chief
Sydnor will place his men in the best
of the enemy. and will then walk to
the mound to hurl tho first ball across
the plate. thereby officially opening the
local United States League season
When II comes to sizing up the two
clubs. Washington and Richmond this
scribe Is willing to admit that he is
at sea- while there are some players
on both teama familiar to him, such as
Gus Dundon. OF Washington, Manager
Browne. OF the same club. and one
or two others. It has been SO long
since no has witnessed them perform
that his opinion is practically worth
less. 1t will take q few games to get
ftmiliar with them. He has not wit
messed any of tho practices of the
WASHINGTON club. But he has watch
cd AL Newman and his crew. Newn-
ham has as hard hitting an aggrega-
ton as could possibly be put together
outside the major leagues. While not
abnormally fast. the men. from Sox
Seybold, probably tho dean of tho
team, to young Parmelec, the utility
man, are wise so far as travelling the
horn is concerned. Extensively, then,
Newman has goodly crowd. What
his defense is is problcmatical.
On paper 1t looks good. Pat Bohan-
nan, starting out as n pitcher. de-
veloped into n first baseman. as far
back as his Louisville career. They
say that he Is some pumpkins at the
starting station. Bill Prout. while
not 81 largo as some of the other
men, is surcfre on ground balls, and
can work in With NEWMAN on double
plays. either man being qualified to
cover the bag on the throw. Dutch
Hoffman, at third Is a. good. con-
sistent ball player Never great
sticker. he can be counted upon TO hit
above $50. The trio in the outfield
can hit hard enough. If the fellows
are as fast as they used to be- haven't
slowed UP any. it seems almost a
perfect outer works.
Must Be Seen In Action.
uf Of that pueeqppOrk The
team must be seen in action. and in
active competition against n club in
Its class, working TO win Il champion