The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-06-17
CRANKS In MANCHESTER.
BLESSED WITH 4 GOOD BALL TEAM.
An Interesting Game Between Forest Hiii
Club and tho Richmond College Boys
Other News From Over the River.
MANCHESTER BUREAU RICHMOND TINES.
Twelfth and Hull streets,
Pranch Office li04 Decatur street

Branch Office 1i0& Decatur street
More than five hundred people went out to
Forest Hill Park yesterday afternoon to wit
mass the first game of baseball played by the
new Forest Hill club. A large number OF
the fair sex graced the occasion oy their
nresence and stimulated the boys TO play their
heat Wives. mothers. sisters and sweet
bearts of the PLAYERS were all there. clapplng
their hands and stamping their Iees a' each
good play by fayorite.
The grounds are situated on the hill Just
above the spring and directly west OF the ola
stone mansion No more beautiful place or
prettier grounds could be found. anywhere.
The grand-stapd has not as yet peeu ou.s'
and all Of the bieacheres are not completed.
but the work is being pushed forward ana
when completed there will be no better PARK
in the State
The Forest Hill club made its debut in their
new uniform, and pretty indeed they are.
The suits are black trimmed with orange.
black stockings and the letters r. II. IN or
snge across the shirt-front. The club Is com
posed of some of the best young business men
of the city and they presented splendid ap-
pearance Yesterday rs they tripped lightly
and gracefully over the iield
The gong was sounded promptly az D
| contested and anybody's. Victory nut
tered all around tho orange and black colors.
alighted once upon their banners. but was
quickly shaken of by the college boys
The Forest Hill IL on excellent team ana
with little practice will be the foremost am
ateur club ia the State. The Llpscomb
brothers make a splendid battery. win the
exception of third bag the intield IS partIcu,,
larry strong, while the outheld IS very good
indeed.
The features of the game was a brilliant
catch of a hot fy by G. Crostic from Harri-
sons bat and the quick fielding Of the horse
hide 20 second bag, putting Taylor out ana
thus making double play, and the batting
Of Andrews of the College club. W. Bradley
aud Mathews made costly errors.
The College club by punching their bits in
| the sixth inning and one or two costly errors
by their opponents won the game. At the
ending of the fifth inning the score was ten
to nine in favor of Forest Hill
PLAYED BALL.
The game bagan with the College club at
the bat Leftwich sailed the leather over
short stop and got first base. Taylor made a
hit and advanced Leftwich to third and both
! scored on Harrson's two Dagger 20 centre
field. Wells went out short stop TO irst.
Andrews drove the horse hide 10 tar lett
field for three bases and scored on passed
ball Ellyson famed the atmosphere. Mohett
cot first on an error of Taylor and Corey put
an end to the inning by going out at first.
The Forest Hills began their part of the in-
ming by A. j. Bradley going out on a pop up
10 short Reynolds got his base on balls,
stole second and third and scored on passed
ball W. Bradley went out az first Mathews
hit 10 Bennett who threw wild % first, giving
him third. j. LipscOmb failed % ind the IN
trlcate curves. thus ending the first inning.
In the second the College boys went out IN
one two three order. by punching Of hits
". Lipscomb and +. Crostic each got IN
run. making the score TO 3 IN favor OF the
College boys.
The game was spirited throughout, and was
characterized 10y very little kicking. The
utmost good feeling prevailed between the
clubs and the contest was Interesting from
beginning to end. The game was called at the
end Of the seventh inning. SO the College boys
could get back home in time for other exer-
cises
The appended score tells the rest
College ......... Gee. 4 D 10
Earn Earned ''i ruins-Coiiege T. Forest Hill Z.
Three-base hit-Andrews. Iwo-base hits
I.eftwich 2. Andrews 2. Double plays
C. Croste and A. j. Bradley, W. Lipscomb
and Mathews Passed balls-W. Lipscomb B.
Time of game two hours. Umpires-Young
and Childress.
PERSONALS.
The infant child Of Mr. and Mrs. j. P.
Robinson died yesterday morning. The tu-
neral will take place from the Presbyterian
church this afternoon at o'clock.
Mr.. r. g. Latham IS quite sick at his resi-
deuce in the lower part OF the city. -,
The city council will meet tonight. 10 Will
be an adjourned meeting.
DIR. J. +. Gillian. treasurer Of Chesterfield,
was in the city yesterday afternoon.
Professor Carroll Walden, son OF Rev. w. G.
Walden. is here on visit TO his parents.
There we're several picnic parties from
IJarl r1atv
Rev. John j. CloptOn conducted services in
the public school building in Swansboro last
Mir A. J. Bradley will leave Saturday for
Chicago. He is an alternate 10 tho National
Convention.
The HulLstreet cars only run 10 Cary street
in Richmond now on account Of the work in
progress on the track.
Mr.. William Cox and daughter. Kate. are
visiting his sister, Mrs. General Z. NJ Logan,
in Buckingham county.
Quite number of persons from this city
went out 70 Chesterfield yesterday morning
TO attend the cornerstone laying of Beulah
Methodist church.
Andrew jackson, coiored youth, was ar
rested and taken before the mayors court
Yesterday on warrant charging him with
| stealing a straw hat from ono Of the workmen
at Burton's brick-yard. The evidence didn't
| sustain the charge Of larceny. but it did seem
| that jackson knew where the hat was while
| its owner was making a most rigid search for
| it, and Justice Perdue made him pay the cost
| OF the warrant
| Mr.. BENJAMIN Jennings. Of Manchester,
| died al Crewe. IN Nottoway county. Wednes-
/ day. He went there on a visit 20 his daugh-
/ ter and died after an illness of day or two.
/ He was seyenty-nine years of age. and was
! the father Of Rev. William jennings. The
remains were taken to Powhatau county for
| interment
The summer session of the Virginia Normal
and Collegiate Institute In Chesterfield
| opened Wednesday with about seventy-fye
/ students in attendance from various sections
| of the State. This Is the largest attendance
of any previous opening of the school. Ad-
dresses were made by Or. ID. NJ. Brown. SUI
perintendent of the public schools of Peters
! burg: Mr.. William X. Mckinney Mr.. Il. G.
| Watkins q member Of the board OF visitors of
the institute and Rev. Q. b. w. Gordon.
Judge John II. Ingram has qualified before
Judge Wexford, Of the Richmond circuit
court. as Judge If the hastings court Of Man
chester for the term Of SIX years beginning the
1st OF January. 1898.
The funeral of Fannie Maud. the infant
daughter Of Mr. j. l.. Bennett. of SwansbOrO,
took place yesterday morning. She was a
bright little child aud the parents have the
sympathy Of the community ia their deep
| bereavement.