The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-14
A GREAT GAME OF BALL
PETERSBURG VERSUS LYyCHBUsG
They Contsnd for tho Mastery In tho Finest
Game that VIVA Ever Played In the
Cockade City-Much Enthnsissm.


Petersburg. Va. Sept. 13.-Spccial.-
Notwithstanding the threatening weather
nearly three hundred enthusiasts went
ont 70 fbe ball park this afternoon and
witnessed what proved 10 be the most
satisfactory, If not the most interesting
game Of baseball ever played IN Peters
burg. The game was between the feters-
burg club and the Lynchburgs. The iat-
Ter team had a number of Richmond play
ers. Reddy Foster was with them; so
was Murray McGuire,of University lame
also Old Of the same team. The nome
team. as well as the spectators, seehlcu
little blue as 10 the outcome, but lDe
Petersburg boys got there in great shape
Ouarles pitched a wonderful game
striking out sixteen of the visitors III me
eight innings played. keiter, "Siues
catching a great game. stole nome M"
second on a passed ball. Brodie ~ the
hall over the fence with three M on
bases. ALI Of whom came in home, VINE
Rrodie himself made a home run. Inc
crowd went wild and cheered themselves
h0arse. ,u.
Only three of the Hill City players
reached first: none even got to the SECOND
base. One hit by Mcclure and 8 scratch
by Foster were all the hitting they dld.
Ouarles gave one base on balls. yftoh
pitched very good game; only hyc mus
being made OF nm; lie s,ruoh 0 'ro
thirteen men. The following is the score
bv innings: oooo n
Petershurgs ....0 o 4 o / y y Go
The Petersburg Land Company has
beon organized here with w. b; Nell,
vaine as president and Thomas PanDlll
vice-presjdcnt. The board Of directors
are: W. Il. McIlwaine, Thomas Pannill,
Rernard Mann. Il. ID. Gillian and Dr.
X. ID. Mcllwaine. The capital stock IS
rot TO be less than $1,000 nor more than
$4,000. The company has already gur-
chased q large portion of Highland Ter
race, OH the suburbs OF the city, winch
they propose 10 improve.
Rowanta Sub-Alliance Of Dinwiddle
county published in last week Virginia
Sun, the Third party organ In Rlchm0nu'
a series Of resolutions in which Mr.. ). =.
Smith. who is the superintendent Of the
Alliance exchange in this city, was
charged with using his influence against
the demands of the Alliance by support
Ing Mr.. Cleveland. Mr.. Smith has writ
ten u lengthy reply: addressed to james James
Il. Haddon president. and J. Mills
I.ewes. secretary of the ROwanta Sub Al
lance, in which he says The only hope
of the farmer is to dislodge the Republi-
can party from power, and closes by say
ing that he feels it his duty as farmer,
as a citizen and as an Alliance man TO
advocate the caue Of Democracy.
The Virginia Portsmouth Baptist AS
ISOLATION met in the one hundred and
first annual session to-day at IL \. NJ,
with the Shiloh Baptist church. in Prince
Ilp NJ Pitcher
of Petersburg, the mOderatOrin the chair
After religious exercises and the enroll
u1ent of delegates. the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year; Rev.
DIR. J. NJ. Pitcher, of Petersburg modera-
tor; l.. y. Allen, Esq. of Berkley, vice
moderator: Rev. Fl. y. Quisenberry, of
Berklby, clerk and treasurer. Rev &.
W. Duke, the pastor of Shiloh church,
extended to the delegates and visitors n
hearty welcome TO the hospitality OF the
church and community. Rev. DIR. Nj. Is.
Wharton. of Norfolk made an appro-
priate response on behalf of the aSsOcia-
ton.
In the absence of the preacher and al
fernate of tie Introductory sermon, the
association elected DIR. NJ. Il Wharton,
of Norfolk, TO preach the sermon.
The Association recognized the follow
ing visitors: Rev. DIR. A. +. lGcSerson
Of Richmond. Rev. w, j. Hines OF Zach
mond and Rev. Hugh c. Smith of Mar
tinsville.
SpurCcon Memorial church, Norfolk,
and Capron church, Southampton county,
applied for admission into the body.
The reports from the churches were
very encouraging and showed progress all
along the line.
There were about two hundred cler-
Zeal and lay delegates besides about
three hundred visitors in Attendance upon
to-day's session of the Association. ard n
much larger attendance is expected to-
morrow.
At a meeting of the chamber of COM
merce this afternoon Mr. w. J.. TOole
rendered his resignation as SECRETARY of
the chamber, and Mr.. X. ID. thlllm was
elected to fill the vacancy.