The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-24

spring, the association being required
to lay out considerable sum III addi-
tion to transportation and board
money.
The new plant OF the Portsmouth,
team VIII make provision for seating
makes the assertion that it will be one
of the best outfits to be found any
where in q class c circuit
Bert Gardin, the clever southpaw or
the Roanoke team. when he reports 70
his team week after next will bring
a wife with him. Gardin vas married
short time ago. He has not signed
yet, but has advised Manager Pressly
that his contract Will tic along in a
short time.
Harvey Busscy. who signed recently
with the Danvlle team. has put up i
demand for transportation back home
next fall, as Well as 10 Red SoXvillc
this spring. Bussey. after looking over
his work last year. ought TO be satls-
fled to get Il ticket which will permit
him TO get trial again II is very
doubtful If he can come back and du-
plicate his work of 1910.
y report from Roanoke is to the ef-
feet that 1t is very doubifu If George
Cooper. who caught for the Tigers last
year, Will be brought back for the COM
ing season. Cooper has signed his 1912
contract, and it31B with the club in the
Magic City.
Nothing seems to have come out OF
the report that there WAS q probable
ity of w ]. Bragioner. OF Hagerstown.
Md, buying a majority of the Peters
burg associations stock
Greensboro has accepted the invita-
ton of the LynchburG management TO
come here again for q morning and af-
ternoon engagement on Easter Monday
This is one day in the year that Lynch
burg either goes afshinS or TO see
baseball, and with good weather the
two games ought to draw crowds we'll
into the four figures. Frank Doyle. at
the head of the Patriots, is a very pop
ular man here, and Greensboro ought
TO be big drawing card on this semi
holiday.
One more outficlder and southpaw
finger Will round out Manager Stocks
dale's Shoemaker bunch. and he hopes
to have these in the envelope OF con-
tracts before another week. He has
been working industricueIy since he
came to Lynchburg year ago to
land a Washington outflelder. and
right now he Is nearer this than ever
before, for he believes the player.
whose name he does not want to give
out now, will soon put his name to /,
Lynchburg contract. He has several
! poi ol the III uu'lieioii
to Miley, and one of these will COM
plete the squad from which he hopes
to get n first division aggregation.
! Transportation has been sent tho
| Lynchburg players this week, and some
Of the men have been ordered to report
on April /. Players who appear most
! likely will come first and they Will be
given a few days TO show how much
they look like ball players II they
| don't show something they VIII be
turned adrift and other men will be
sent for. Tho training expenses has to
| be kept down as much az possible this
year. About twenty men Will report,
and after few days work the meI,
will be divided and 4 game Will be
played every day, with other kinds of
work for the morning session.
With the return of Portsmouth to
the league. President Bland objects IT,
! the team being daubad tho '"rruck-
| crs," tho aamc Portsmouth was known
| by In the days gone by Captain Bland
promises to give the team new nick
name. which Will not carry the idea of
quitting with 1t.
| Word came from Norfolk that Davo
Robertson. who was the pitching SEN
sation in the Underwater (outlaw)
League last season, VIII Join the New
York Giants after the close of his
school. lie Is attending the Agrlcni
tural and Mechanical Of North Care
fi~" III, as \, ,tft% ;'t'tsr.g0n wHr!r