The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-24
THE GIRLS PLAYED BALL
r,rrCEy HUNDRED PEOPLE SAW
THE CANE At FOREST MIL.
Tho score win Scverbe hnown-fhe "n'h
are probably Familiar WIN the BOW
cry and the Haunis Therein.

~, ts n peculiar creature. full OF
,,,oevncrasios and internal improvements
lie uill arise in the morning and raise
tho deuce because the coffee Is too hot
10 win give the Office boy enough en-
nh,,ic language before 10 o'clock TO dis-
,nrb the youths equanimity for the bal
ance Of the day lie will worry the
bookteeper for a balance sheet until that
Individual has doubt as to whether
n napghts naught or a hsure a hgAfe.
1Ie will 10 home and raise the temoera-
t,,ro in the dining-room thirty degrees
becauee the cook served the tomatoes IN
az. ,,rdrsesod costume. He VIII 90 back
~ the Office and swear by all the gods OF
mythology that II Brown or Smith don
nav their accounts he Will carry the mat
Ter into court. Then he Will put on his
coat remark that one Of the members 81
his lodge IS IN. and five minutes later be
IS hanging on strap IN the street car
hound 10 Forest Hill Park TO see BAH
game.
That is exactly what ne dld yesterday,
,nd DO could h. seen about 4.30 o'clock
standing on one foot. eXerting every mus
Gle and mopplng his brow with his coat
sleeve IN his eagcrness 10 get 10 the PARK
I'm Chesterfield The car was well filed
long before II had an idea Of leaving
Seventh and Broad. and every moment
Young men. old men. bald-headed men,
single men and girls who were not me"
az an found place IN the conveyance
Then came the crowd again as the car
started. and when IL reached Main s'iee'
hotb eldes were decorated with con-
A. .a.r.tHt
rlatforn. between the seats. the rear
,latf,r,n. the sides. everywhere was
filled with people. and fortunate was me
man who was able 10 find room for pom
Of his feet and a place from which 10
hang.
o'clock. and never before In IT'S history
has SO many men crossed the daisl"u
fields Of Forest Hill Park. Fifteen mum
dred people paid their quarters and 81"
the game. r,o5.
Tho attraction WIS the Cincinnati l1eas
q baseball organization composed OK
seven young women. They crossed uala
With enc Forest IIll team The seven
mai1ars arrived early at the park. ana
watched with interest the coming or me
crora When they went upon the ola-
uoud they were cheered.
II was perfectly proper for them ~ ne
chee-ad Nothing else could have been
done. There was no reception committee
and IL would have been too trying 10
tho voting women TO have been intro
duccd to the fourteen hundred. Cohse-
quentlv they were cheere1.
The young women We're. Maude @el-
son ritchcr. George De We're. first,
Emily Forester. third: Rosa Mitchell
short stop. Josie Douglass, right, LIZZIE
sheldon. left. May Laydlow, centre.
4 yorng man Of athletic build aod
bi,se smile named TAYLOR caught for the
maids and Mr. Morgan. with a big glove
and a nonchalant air. played down by the
second base
The maids were clad in black cambria
blouses knee skirts Of red and black
material. black hosiery and russell SHOES
They wore baseball caps ana SAD tA-
pressfous, and were as graceful as a pany
elephant i'm the side show Their halr
was not done UP with any Psyche Knot
Arrangement. and their bangs swished 10
ard fro over their foreheads like so much
/ saaweoa at Old Point. Their hands were
tanned and ornamented with large gloves
and set rings and their figures could
hardly be used by them az recommenda-
/ tions as cOryphces I'M a Concy lSiand
| ballet. TO sum them Op, toey are ABOUT
! as tonch q lot az women as man gem
J orally sees outside Of the Bowery, ana
| they play baseball with about as much
energy as the messenger boy SHOWS ""e"
/ You tea him 70 hurry.
Tho Forest Hill team made no effort 10
MAY ball. and. in the words Of Socrates,
/ tbov had q dead pipe cinch" throughout
! The pitcher pitched the balls. and Whtn
! there was chance 10 NUN the Allnlt5
ala so. The men ON the bleach'rl's
| cbeered and guved the players alternately,
and many left before the game endei.
From a financial point Of view the game
! was a success From any other point,
| even the choicest scat I'm the grand
/ stand the game was a failure II was
! novelty. however and was interestns 10
/ the sports, who have very niue 20 aullse
| them heaven knows.
Tie score will never be known.
The Young women arrived in Richmond
| Yesterday morning. and VIII leave this
/ morning Tor Rcideld. where they CLAY
in the afternoon. They play in Sussex
| on Monday When they arrived here they
expectci TO stop at the Hotel D0dsou.
| but the proprietor refused 10 allow them
| 10 register. and they then went so ave
other hotel. Two Of their players are
IN q hospital IN WASHINGTON one II
| them. Lizzie Arlington. was hurt az An
napous and May Howard received III
| jurics at Warrcnton.
The Game To-Day.
The first game Of the season between
clubs of the Tri-City League viii take
place ut Forest Kin Park this evening
between the Forest Hills and the Nir-
ginias Tho clubs I'm the league. as be-
fore published. are the Forest Hills. Viz
ginias and College team. There is excel
| lent material in these clubs and they WIN
10 doubt furnish much entertainment 10
an whose minds have a bias towards this
exciting sport
| PERSoN1L AND GENERAL.