The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-23
THEY LEFT THE FIELD.
STAUNTONs DfsSATISFJED WITH
UMPIRE VRoUKE's DECISION.
Ball Game ut Forest Hin Park Ended with
Considerable Excitement In the
Ninth Inning.

nlaving AT the Chesterfield diamond yes
terday afternoon the game between the
/ stauntons and the Cherubs would nave
been az interesting as 1t is to hear some
noopIe comment on grand opera, and the
cranks over on the bleacheries would
have been just as much delighted as some
other people are when a tenor with
sore throat. dress suit and tightly tleo
skate essays TO MARBLE. Mr.. Fry, an attn
letic citizen. with hoarse voice and a
tank-drama expression Of countenance'
was in the box for the mountaineers ana
little Alfred Hodge, who landed here some
time since as a member Of a Young Men
Christian Association club. was behind
the plate The Prince of Leisure, with a
Claude Melnotte walk and nay-nay-Pau-
line expression. did the bonors for me
Cherubs and the auburn haired society
man from the fashionable circles Of Full
Ton society ernbeil!sherl his facial ar
rangements with the bird cago UNLIKE
the day before, he caught splendidly, ara
on several occasions, while going down
towards second, he seemed to be lost In
the shuttle "Reddy," as he is aneeuon-
ately called by members Of his smart set,
Is o. good ball player. ard can catch
foul better than the smallpox. but let the
umpire tell the assembled ''rooters" that
Strikes" are "baIls." and an expression
will crawl over his face that bodes no
good for umpire or general public. Ere
quenuy. Just as Reddy is in the maZes or
the german, and is daintily doing minuet
step through the line OF dancers, the man
who works the calcium will forget that
Fosters COMPLEXION looks better under the
green glass. Let that happen twice be
fore the collation. is served. and there IS
not enough Of the calcium man the next
day to be interviewed by the police re-
porter Blankenship, though not exactly
In the same set, is frequently invited 10
share the pleasures OF the dance or the
ice cream festival with Reddy, and 10
see them together assisting the hostess
TO receive the guests. dressed In their
dresy suits with vanegated cold slaw
on their left chests and their hands en-
cased in white kid gloves with black
stripes running tip and down the back,
Is sight not TO be forgotten.
IN the first inning neither team showed
any great inclination to score, but In the
second. after two men were out, that
delightful little debutante Bert Bradley,
banged the sphere for a single, and stole
second with the grace that some people
employ when they alight from a street
car. He went home when the pomoiogi-
cal specimen captured a drive TO centre.
and the specimen pufed down 10 the
middle bag like a messenger boy going
to fire. Frost then found Fry for a
single. and the specimen came home.
Fultz reached first on a rather eScus-
able muff by Napier, stole second. and
went home on Napiers wild throw to
irH In 10 hq al
the score, for after Hodge reached
first. he went to second on a mu1 by
Bradley. The same individual then made
another error, putting Hodge on third. |
and a wild throw Of BIanKenship's scored |
the run.
In the fifth the visitors got two more |
Inns. Hodge hit to right field, and when
johnson was hit by the ball, went 10
second. passed ball gave him third, |
and Yeagers hit sent him home. Fultz !
following with single sent johnson |
across the plate.
In the sixth Kahn made a beautiful !
drive TO centre, stole second, and scored |
on Fosters hit.
In the seventh Johnson hit TO right, |
and went TO second when Morgan mun- |
ed a fly putting Scherer on first Both |
men were advanced by Yeager's hit |
over short stops head, and scored on |
Fultzs drive TO left.
A happy turn of affairs happened In |
the first half of the ninth, when. after
two men out west found Fry for a single |
and went across the plate on a pretty |
two Dagger by Bradley. Lemons then
received his base on balls, and when |
Frost reached first after Fry had fumbed |
the grounder, the bases were full |
then knocked pop-up lily. !
which was fumbled by about three In
felders. The Prince Of Leisure made
no attempt whatever 10 run, and he |
was put out at first, but not until Brad
ley and Lemons had covered the plate.
Umpire ORourke decided not only that
Blankenship was out, but that the two
runs counted. After considerable mr.
gument the Stauntons gracefully acceded
TO the decision and the last half OF the
ninth began.
Elsey found Blankenship for a pretty
drive to centre, and reached second
" hen Lemons made a tumble He then
went to third on Johnson's sacrifice
and when Scherer had sent a long nv
to Lemons, the centrefeld threw home |
and Foster and Elsey collided. Umpire
O'Rcurke decided that the runner was
"out," and the Stauntons. completely dis |
satisfied with the decision, refused TO
play and left the diamond. Umpire
O'Rourke then gave the game 10 the
Forest Hills. with a score Of nine 10
nothing.
The detailed score is as follows:
FOREST HILLS. ABRBHPoA xsB
Kahn, s...................".4 1901
Foster. ct:....................4 6 0