The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-25
FOREST HILLITES WON.
THEY MOPPED UP THE EARTH WIN
THE vIRGIYIAS YESTERDAY.
IL IL Probable That Benjamin Tiddlede-
winks Harrison Would Have Thought
Had He Seen the Game.

BENJAMIN TIddledewinks Harrison last
summer was manager, centre fielder.
chaperon and captain OF the Virginias.
This summer he is an embryo railroad
president. II on yesterday ne had stopped
counting up freight rates. had come from
Detroit TO Forest Hill Park. and had
seen the Virginias-the pennant winners
OF last season-go all to pieces, 1t Is dol
lars to Jacaueminot roses that Benjamin
would have thought.
Such a performance might have aston
ished him and might have put his sweet
young life in jeopardy. but he wouid nave
thought. IL for the last time.
Tiddledewinks would not only have
thought but would have soliloqulzed. not
like the man Ia sables the morning after
ne see the ghost. nor like the individual
the morning after he sees the beer, but IN
a good old-fashioned way would he nave
said to himself:
The very air seems filed with nuns and
base hits by the other side;
Men chase each other base by base;
Runs are heaped across the plate
In dire confusion.
This is the team that l did play upon,
Not like the man upon the slide trombone,
But with an easy grace did ! rum
Demands made out in centre field
Ye gods! now look-now look with both
your eyes
Look with an opera glass or spectaclesi
The pennant-winners do not win the
game,
But seem TO be like people full OF prunes.
They move about the field like animated
rolling-plns,
And could not catch ball at any time.
On We godsl we little tin gods'
Hurl down your thunderbolts
And a few fire-proof safes;
Furl down the first thing you can get your
hands upon
And knock me off Of earth,
For /. man that l am, and sometimes
centre fielder
Would rather figure in a mortuary re-
port
Than suffer such defeat.
I'd rather be dog and chase street cars
Than see such playing.
This is the team that l. when In Rich
mond lived.
Did work for night and day with both my
hands.
These players now have lost their own
conceit.
And on the diamond shine By most re-
fecting past.
Oh. We gods, turn loose the drum corps,
And let the band play anything from
"Comrades' up.
For will away-yea, FAR away
Before the d9w arrives.
After such an effort on the part OF
Tiddledewinks he would have gone TO
nd fhara
I'm the beauties Of nature.
The game was we'll attended, there be-
ing several hundred people present Sew
eral ladies were in the grand stand.
Everybody expected 10 see q frst-ciass,
bang-up game. for ii was the first or me
series Of the Tri-City League. the VIZ
cinias did not put in q very strong team
however and after the first inning leit-
witch retired. having been hit ON the head
with n pitched ball while catching. king
then went behind the bat, ana hardy
covered himself with glory
ID TO the ninth inning, however. the
game was interesting, and there were not
a few brilliant plays I'm the seventh one
Of the shortest Of half innings was played
that Is possible on a bah held. Napier
went o the bat Davis pitched ball. ana
Napier went out with a fly 20 Lumsden.
The second ball pitched was knocked 10
King putting Cullen out and the third
ban pitched was sailed to Frost, and the
inning ended.
In the ninth the Virginias became COM
pletoly ratified. and eleven Forest Hillites
were allowed to go to the bat. Eight runs
were scored.
pop" Tate umpired the game very
satisfactorily.
The detailed score is as follows: