The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-16
THE BEAN-EATERS BEAT
THE CHAMPIONS OF THE UNION
DEFEAT THE TIRGINIAs.
Nash Threw to First In tho Good Old-Fash-
toned Way and tho "Rooters" Were Given
Chance to SEQ All tho Pitchers.

tuTe came 10 tnlS CITY ytS'NiN"S
noon, and before the setting sun rolled
itself down its western track the eagle
of victory perched upon their banners as
complacently as the small boy takes his
position on the left field fence.
The baseball crank was delighted, and
throughout the day between the times OF
signing bills Of lading he filled himsen
with gleesomeness, and 10! he frohckeu
with the frolicksomeness Of the playtul
kid as he gambols upon the grassy green
in merry springtime.
His hopes were buoyant for the success
OF the Virginas, who were TO cross pdVS
with the learned chasers OF the morse
hide from the Hub. and the price OF soap
during the day rose and fell like the sort
sad sobbings of the wet sea waves wmcn
fall against the bank and go broke.
Clad I'm his high-priced trousers, with
crease down the middle ike the SHARP
edge of a butter-knife, the admirer or
athletic sports wends his way to Island
park Lol he is merry and his heart
bubbles forth.
THE knowing crank takes his place on
the bleacheries, where he can root LOT
the home team and guy the decisions Oh
the umpire. The calm philosopher VINO
wears yellow pig-skin shoes ana rem,
brandt beard sits in the grand-stanu
with that careless insouciance that "ouiu
do credit to Union League cruz ma"
after a night at the fancy ball. anu .,ie
"nick-uns" of the short stop ana the
oatchos NJ the hot flies of the pitcher
seem 10 him but graceful efforts OF men.
that would vie with the piroue''i"e
Mamie and Marie.
| A. last the gong sounded and the game
commenced. The Virginias were on their
,nottle on the top Of a flagstan noateu
| the championship banner OF the
| rinias. won by them on many no no
| fouqht field during the season or 1917,
| Natural enthusiasm for the hauonal
game. together with patriotc pfiue to'
| the reputation Of their native Sou.n
| land made them eager Tor inc -
| Mike Fnrights arm was In ,ne P',,'S
of condition" to twirl the ie".ne' ono
"Peddv Foster" was behind the noinv
! plate to hold him, as LOns VI 49,
team faced him. -. a,,,
Disannointments in life are everyday
occurrences. but never dld an aIiny
Tin Gun drop into we'll ledNine 10
owner more forlorn than were the hoPV5
| 81 the cranks when this same Long salleu
| tho snbere 10 the vicinity OF the leil,Io'u
fence for a three Dagger. Inc HpduluiHs
Manufacture bounded ana rCoOie'1u
.,,tth ohandon unusual. and one not ac-
customed to the flights Of base-palls anu anu
time would have stood against ana 'uiileu
tho hands of the clock to some cohNeilon'
borr when he had fifteen minutes 10 Cd'0h
- train Of thought This performance was
ipdicative of what was TO be lollo"Su'
for as one after another theS am
"AIille's" curves, which nave puZLleu
60 ,,,.nv of Richmond's baseball deDu-
tants were easy riddles to the hlen
Who have batted Clarkson against tne
fences and scored base-hits against TIC
Gotham lion. -. ona IN
The Bostons went 10 the D"'' o"u'
the first inning sent ten men across 'he
,.,,Iber Fourteen of their nine crossed
the nlate-an extraordinary PROCEEDING
ard ahout nine base-hits were maze from
the curves of Enright.' so.uo1
Tbore is no use to tell the detained
story of the game when men, achiiC" :.
edged champions, play amateurs. ~ ~
once I'm the contest did the Bean Eater
use more than usual effort 10 capture 'ii'
hall and what might have been pilii'aii
stons for fielders were allowed 10 30 a.
base-hits Tor the champions OF the III
City League. -. ,hrou
from third to first in that same old beau
tiful way that he did Of yore, ana IN
celebrities Of the Boston team heldeo
stole bases and batted the ball III muci
the same manner that the cranks ex
( pected them from the newspaper reports
T The Virginias fought their battle well
, | desnite the tremendous odds that Wer
against them No team can go upon
> han field in the latter half of the mrs
= inning with any degree Of interest o
hope Of victory, when their opponent
rktFn 10
: did the Bostons, for ten men crossed III
8 home plate for the people Of culture
= The score was II to 8. and the base-hlt
@ were innumerable. Errors abounded ana
: ell truth the Nirginias made but poo
a showing against the champions OF IN
world The game was quite interesting
however. and the many good plays O
both teams were vociferousy applaudec
The want Of space alone prevents IN
publication of a detailed score.
: Acknowledgement.
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