The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-12
RATIFIED THE SPIDERS.
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7BE sTUDENTs our NICELY.
,.-.e...or Puryesr's Boys Got II sansre
in the Neck Something About the
Umpire score OF 10 10 ~.

r. Garth WIN lHt iHi'IHo4ib arm -.
,... ODD. Of the best toans-if lot the
..H.t have ever represented Pro-
.- rltyears institution. but IA the
l.t r. spiders got st where the .nfanja
f.r necklace and from that time
m.l the ninth suffered with as
..,.-. al case OF "rattlos" as ever was
..tnr.l on ball field In the nth
.lfn tie Spils rs went an 20 pieces.
'.l errors were as thick as thieves in
y.r.mhrosa. Tho BAN was allowed 10
vi about Che field with a total disre-
-f fr The rules OF the game. and the
rrl seemed 90 have wheels in their
t.fs Chat needed oilinR
r. f. fhe nth the go people present
.sr snN game possessing more
.-.rtnnres. and the ROSTERS on the
r.a.l...es and in the grand stand were
Ger. confident that the Collegians would
'.te the ned Nictors Tho game was
sl..rItcd t0 commence az o'clock. but
a. vr. fully twenty minutes after before
'rr.r. Rafferty, started the contest.
r.if here 60 can he said that there are
rrnnf many young men in Richmond
mo like 90 see bail game, and who are
r.rfeetIy willing go make the long jour
g., % Forest Hnl Park. hang on car
straps. have people standing on thcir
toes and sizzle on the bleach
,-iao Run they are not wiling 10 miss
freir suppers. Doe late for their engage
goe1ts and get themselves In a bad humor
generally II the game is advertised for
( o'clock let 80 commence then. II u IS
not convenient 20 begin games az that
hour, advertise the time when the CON
test viii actually be called. and the puo-
Die can govern itself accordingly
Then. too. ~ Richmond. Manchester
N.f.s f.rn TT NfIg
the delights Of baseball. let the managers
OF the four League teams hold meeting
md agree who is 10 umpire the games
II Is a bad stroke Of policy 10 have
now umpire every time. and the CHOOSING
Of Mr. Rafferty, yesterday was most
unhappy selection. The irish cltizeh may
10 able to give Mike Nelly points ABOUT
ban playing and may be able 10 discuss
rules with Harry Wright. but the pubic
tho great unwashed unsuspecting pub
uo-dfd not think so yesterday. and many
laft the field with the idea that another
umpire would have done differently
Win ump.res engaged and paid boy the
League 20 be at an games, the public
trouid soon learn that they are monarch
q the situation. and that what they say
n0t only goes. but permeates. Then,
ind not tu then. win the public have
IDEAS OF perfect frmness Tate over az
no island made himself quite objection
1nio by questioning the decisions Of UNI
rlyes, but this season he has umpired
with fairness and intelligence. and II
the League wants 20 please the public.
they had better engage Tate.
Another right that the public have.
rud which was totally dlsregarded yes
feriay. was the travel on the Hull-street
tine. car fun OF passengers left the
Forest IIill station n few moments after
The game. and dragged along through the
county md through Manchester, until
everybody an the car became exasporatod.
Certainly there is no scenery on route 10
delight the eye. and certainly the streets
IRE not crowded. $50 that the cars can
not go along. 30 the only explanation that
can be given IS that the motorman enjoys
Hiding along in Chesterfield and Man
chester and don't care a continental
whether forty people on his car miss
their gupner or not. This should be
Femedied Richmond has too good a car
eervice t0 hive such defect mar II.
70 can n'eo De said. 20 the credit OF the
Forest Hm Park manager. that the grand
Utaud was a much more comfortable place
yesterday Than q has ever been before,
and that people run less risk OF having
thcmselves toasted into n crisp brown
than formerly The diamond was beaut-
iuL AN of tla sproutiug grass had been
Removed. The ground had been splendidiy
rolled the rrass fin the outfeld had been
cut and the whole place had an air about
II that gave one "a vague idea that some
body really thought that people should
receive some benefits for the money they
say 90 Gee BAN games.
The game was progressing as nicely
Ue any Wel-regulated bah game can
progress until the fifth inning. In the
trst two innings neither team scored.
but in the third a base on balls, two
TfHnrr F...r "a an nv NJ
PHILLIPS across the plate with the first
run and The same error put w. Duke
on FIRST he stole second as clean as
could De-. and his brothers. drive to CEN
ere Scored The second run. in the fourth
neither team scored. but In the first half
q the hfrh II. Dukes single gave him
rrst Haheu's drive put him on third
and an error hy Ford scored the run. 1t
was in the latter half Of this inning that |
TIE Spiders became ratified. made all !
kinds of conceivable fumblos iuggled |
The BAN all over the field and allowed !
three men 10 go over the plate In the !
tixth they We're worse. for eleven men /
went 20 the bat; four of them made hits, |
tli six Farmers crossed the plate.
The PLAYING resemhled a certain game !
o. Hong Kong called Chinese ball. the |
object o. which IS 20 allow the ball 10
Sun an oVer the field Ike "a lot OF quick
tlFer out or broken thermometer runs !
over a clean page of the cash book.
What the Spiders need and need badly |
J. q c0acher with a stentorian voice, a |
bead fun Of judgment as a herring Is OF |
bones. and a knowledge OF when and how
e. use that Judgment. ON two occasions |
yesterday two Of the Spiders failed en-
brely 10 make proper plays. for the sim
PIE reason that they ala not know what
to do with the ball. and I'm one inning /
one OF them ran from third home with
10 other possible object but TO be put out
a. the plate. with proper coaching the
team would be one OF the best in the
South. and AZ Phillips would accept less
chances. he would have less errors scored |
against him.
Wilson proved % be a wizard 10 the
Colf.aus. he striking ont twelve men.
lie was held well by Keefer Anthony
os7 made "a good showing. and Hazen
made stop too one Of the innings that
was superb. Scott nearly tainted with
ts.onishmont at finding Wilson for a
twohaeser and Brodie and Mccain
made an excellent double play. Ford
Ieir third baseman. is TOO lazy TO walk.
The detailed score is rs follows.
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