The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-03
BALL ACROSS THE WATER.
4 GOOD GAME At FOREST III III PARK.
Tho Elba Club was yictorious-News and
Gossip About the People OF Man.
chester-Personal Notes.
MANCHESTER BUREAU RICHMOND TINES.
Twelfth and Hull streets.
Branch Offca fInl naoafur atraat

Elba Club Of Richmond and the Forest Hill
Club of this city. The sympathy of the
crowd was trihe in favor of the Forest Hill
boys, but there were q number Of friends Of
the Richmond bows who tried to split their
bronchial organs in their Comanche-hke yells
when their favorites made good play.
The Forest Hill club was somewhat handi-
capped In not having three of their best play
ers' W: Bradley, X. Mathews and G. Crostic
they. however. played good game and the
contest was exciting from beginning t. finish
| The Eiba team IL first-class one. The boys
play good ball, play we'll together and are very
/ quiet and orderly
The game began with the Elbas at the bat
Gentry hit 20 second base. VINO threw the
| sphere 10 first, where it was fumbled. Thorp
followed and was thrown out at first by sec
'ond oaseman, Gentry going 90 second Frost
| flied out 20 centre field. Wells made safe
/ hit 70 left field and Gentry scored. Krause
got hrst on an error OF second base and Wells
scored. Krsuse was thrown out in an attempt
] to steal second. This ended the Elbas half of
| the first inning with two runs 10 their credit.
Bradley was the first man % bat for Forest
| Hill. He famed the western breezes. Rey-
| nolds followed with tap TO pitcher and
failed 70 reach first w. Lipscomb hit TO short
stop. who handled the sphere quickly to first.
! but there it was fumbled. He stole second and
! third and scored on error of Catcher Kahn. who
| failed 10 find the ball. but got 20 first on the
| catchers error }. LipscOmb could not col
/ hde the ash with the horsehlde and ended
the inning two to one in favor Elbs.
In the second McGrary could not find the
| intricate "ups' and downs Of Belcher.
| Hatorf hit for two bags TO right Thomas
| got to first on the short stops error and Hat
! OFF second. Tyler went out. Becher 10 first,
and Thomas went to second. Gentry made q
hit and Thomas scored. Gentry was thrown
out trying to steal third. Result. two more
runs.
Taylor came to the bat for Forest Hill lie
few Quito right field. Redford got first base
on balls, stole second and scored on Belchers
hit Crostic and Bradley closed the inning
by striking out
Thorp hit to short stop. who fumbled the
leather. he stole second and came home on
Wells hit to left field. Frost sailed the
ball 10 centre field. where It was taken in
By Reynolds. Wells made a safe hit but got
out trying to steal second. Krause famed the
air and ended the inning.
Reynolds got first on error of right field.
stole second and third but was caught on
home-p plate. W. Lipscemb got first on an
error. stole second and there died. hohn could
not touch Hatorfs "ins" and outs" and j.
IipscOmb went out pitcher to first.
In the latter part Of the game the Forest
Hills played much steadier game, and but
for costly errors in the beginning the score
The appended score tells the rest:
Ella. ....................22 l 0 O. 9
Forest Hill .............1 1 o. l l 2
Batteries for Elba-Hatorf and Thomas.
For Forest Hill-Belcher. Lipscomb and Lip
Earned runs-Elba 8: Forest Hill, g.
Attendance five hundred, including
many ladies.
ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Professor c. S. Maurice has returned from
Philadelphia
The employees of the Danvlle shops were
paid off yesterday afternoon.
Mrs O. O. Merritt who has been quite Ill
at her residence, 403 cambridge street, 10 con-
valescent.
Miss Hattie Galyon. Of Blackstone. who
has been visiting friends in Manchester. has
returned home.
Miss Dora Baber, daughter of b. d. Baber
a merchant Of this city. and Miss Florence
~ Smith sister of Postmaster Smith. are Wis
ting Misses Maggie and Alice King. of Bur
nngton. y. g. From there they will 90 10
Saratoga accompanied by the Missed KING.
There were $50 arrests made by the police
during last month. tho causes being as fol-
lows Felony, 2: misdemeanor. 81; ordinance
violations, so; lunacy. !. OF these AZ were
made by Chief Lipscomb, % by First Assist
ant Jones.23 by Second Assistant Smiths 80
by Third Assistant Moes. | by chief and first.
by first and second by first and third and
! by second and third
Ernest Lee. colored hostler. was taken
suddenly i'll on Hull street yesterday while
driving a private carriage. He was taken
from the vehicle 20 tho sidewalk. where a
large crowd gathered around. Dr. Dorset
treated him and he was gaken 10 his home.
Mayor Maurice was applied TO yesterday by
several ice dealers to know If they could de-
liver ice 10 their customers on Sundays The
mayor said that as there was no ordinance 20
the contrary aud that as ice in his opinion
was necessity during the summer months
he would offer no objection TO its delivery on
Sunday.
CARRIER PIGEONS.
Mr.. w. G. Ivey, of Chesterfield county.
caught a carrier pigeon on his place last
week. and finding figures 10 trace Its owner
wrote 10 LansdOwne, Pa. The bird was loosed
on Wednesday last at $3.50 A. NJ. four miles
north OF Petersburg. and Friday postal WAS
received from the owner stating that the
bird was found al its home in LansdOwne at
8 F. Nj. of the same day that 1t started from
Chesterfield county.
About year ago two Antwerp pigeons
came 20 the residence Of Mr. O. A. Grim. in
Chesterfield and took up their abode. day
or two ago one of them died and on its leg
was found metal band with the follow
ing engraved on IT, IS. b. +. 8l-92p
This may have been the private mark of the
owner of the brids. who has doubtless given
them up for lost The other pigeon is still on
Mr.. Grim's place
Charles Thompson. Il colored youth. was
before Mayor Maurice yesterday morning
charged with stealing money from Mr.. |. O.
Moore. On account of the absence of wit
nesses the case was continued until Monday
morning, and the accused was committed TO
Jail.
j. II. Blackwell. principal of tho Manches-
ter colored schools delivered an interesting
lecture 10 the teachers of the summer session
of the virginia Normal and Collegiate Inst-
tute on Wednesday. He read a well-con-
ceiyed and well expressed paper entitled the
Qualifications of Good Teacher"
The Leader Hall meeting for railroad men
will be conducted as usual this after
noon. Rev. Dr. W. j. Young. of Randolph
Macon College, will preach and Secretary r.
T. Michaels will lead the song service. DR..
Young stands among the best pulpit orators
of to-day and is a mai of great spiritual
power.
The annual meeting of the stockholders Of
the Building. Loan and Trust Company of
Manchester will be held at the office of A.
Royal q Co. on Tusday, July 9th. at $50
O'clock p. NJ.
Miss Fanny Nance will leave to-day on
visit 20 friends in Bedford county.
The game of baseball played at Forest
Hill Park Friday, July st, between the single
aud married men. resulted IN score Of IL 10
in favor of the bachelors. The game was
Witnessed by abOut 300 DeDDle