The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-09
WILLIAM HARPER WEPT
v<ns SAD TELEGRAM AND
.ury PREssfs THE BUTTON.
x,,rs Defeated tho Gotta With
.oOr. Of to 3, and Went Back to
A.. Cockade City Triusnphantly.

,-,r,,-, Harper Lumsden is the man
- the Virginia team. William is
. chicago. Each morning as the sun
,,...s the dome OF the administration
..rs,,g and the soft breezes from the
=, ~ toboggan slides watts itself
',-.,eb vircinia's exhibit OF fourteen
-. ~ peanuts and thirteen ears of
william fills his pockets full OF
- certificates and his brains full OF
t"'.-bfs and sallies forth. He goes
t..-sgh the day and the Midway Plai-
- and as treads the primrose path
- asfiance In the streets OF Cairo. lie
.,r.rs imbucd with knowledge at the
'...rcse theatre and he is filed with
-.rf.auons and numerous other dam
nj the German village. Then he
vs. 10 his hotel. hangs up his shoes
t.,es the back OF n chair. hangs up his
g.. wears overcoat with near relative.
-. conducts business around the cor
~ hangs up his trousers across the
,.krn window. and arrays himself with
rrchcr OF water on the side table
80 a package Of chewing gum on the
i.o pillow Then he reads letters from
80 and invitations Of European pot
e-t,tes 90 come out and see the elephant.
sfs. De reads kilograms, and among
e.. Yellow missives that he grappled with
i,st night vas the following:
.Farmers won-Frost made four errors.
lie knows as much about BAH playing
ss fea does about corn planting. He
nv De a high roller socially. and he
nav De able to give little ollie Teall
POINTERS about receiving lnfantas and
c-aupiing with Dolmonico dinners and
lo may be able 20 write FOR the papers
ana advise Mr.. Cleveland how 20 save the
country from going right straight along
% the demnltion bowwOws. but what he
dout know about playing ball would fill
new State library"
Then William Harper would shed tears
DIS the drippirgs OF n $3.50 refrigerator
ST. the basement at 2 A. NJ. and his young
lrs would ebb like water running out a
ilth-tub on the second floor Of n board
irg house. Then he would press the but
ton and the hall boy. elevator man. Of
Zee clerk and another individual with a
red facA and an immaculate tennis jacket
thai no wears eight hours a day, including
Sti,daYH. would do the rest.
The eminent citizens from the Cockade
CITY VITO follow the fortunes of the
yarmeIy were on hand again yesterday,
end 50. in the grand stand This infor-
nation IS only given for the benefit Of
these who were not present. for the five
hundred cranks who saw Mr. Frost and
the game are fully aware that the emil
rehs citizens We're there. From where
society bellies bask in the sun on the
f9stern shores OF this broad land to where
the Cliff House charges twenty-five cents
per bot. for each bottle Of ApOllinaris,
nobody cares how much clamor and con-
fusion the Petersburg "rooters" create
when they pay a visit 10 the Chesterfield
I'D cfu nd n "a 81
not be forced 20 hear lot OF ribald con-
yersatlon, with more or less oaths. when
those citizens are present Such proceed
iucs never take place when teams
other than the Petersburgs play. and
there IS no reason why such should be
she case when they occupy the diamond.
II those citizens-at least some half a
dozen Of them-are a little more careful
next time all will be forgiven, and Peace
can perch herself back of he catcher
and pitch cents with the small boy who
Keeps the score on the blackboard.
The Colts were first TO the bat yester-
day. and after West and Leftwich had
famed the air Enright got his base on
called balls. Tates single gave him two
bases. and Frost's only redeemable play
O single. sent the runner across the plate
The Farmers then received their run
r.ng start OF five runs. PEBBLES found
n
Tim 20 second Brodie advanced them
,scn q base. Frost got possession OF the
Nan. deliberately dropped 1t and PEBBLES
scored pc then got possession Of
Qiarles gounder. fumbled the bah and
NfcGann scored. Lange's base on balls
advanced Brodie and Quarles, and Lime
lerrers pretty single 10 centre with n
tumble by Mccain sent the three run
uors across the plate. A two-bagger by
Quarles. a drive 10 left by Limeberger
and % pretty single by Leach gave the
Farmers their sixth and last run.
In the second the Virglnias second run
was scored by McMann. who made a
drive 10 right A wild throw by Smith TO
second put Mac on third and Lucks
single sent him across the plate. 1t was
iu the ninth that the Colts got their
third rum Limeberger made an excusa-
la tumble on first. and McMann reached
na bag. He stole second. Wells single
gave him third and an error by Nc
Cam sent him across the plate.
Tho following figures are as interest
irr 20 some people as a ball game;