The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-07

On .Ss snring gowns OF the fair women
ef che town.
orfod with a baseball game IN the
.,-rr59. All OF the contests were good
". rei-r most excellent. Professor W.
ti,g fh, gymnasium Instructor. saw
that each contest was properly con-
,,f and there was a total absence Of
i..-.,ss or anything approaching III feel
Tho half mile race was perhaps the
.. i-ftrosting Of the events to the
.srs and was won by Hank I'm a
".-b manner. lie took tho lead soon
sa.- starting I'm a truly Nancy Hanks
.,. t.r 30 until the finish. coming in
.-,' fet I'm front OF his competitors.
M, events and winners are as follows:
rmis Match-E. +. Hall
mlYards Dash-Howafd Fletcher,
rl.f seconds
throwing Base-Bau-J. II. Robertson.
r Yards. inches
Putting -Shot-W. J. whitsell. 90 feet.
inches.
standing High Jump-Paul Blincoe.
feet. Ia inches.
2 Running High Jump. f. Wolf, 5
ft u inches.
Three-Legred Race-A. G. Brown and
Toward Fletcher. IL IA seconds.
22o-Yards Dash-Howard Fletcher.
r12 seconds.
Pole VauIt-E. L. Wright 7 feet. Q IL
inches.
i0 P'ck-a-Back Race-Robinson and
KHlr ls seconds.
n Junior loo-Yard Dash-John Robin
son. 80 "a seconds.
d. Standing Long Jump-W. J. Whit
sell foef.
iq Running Long Jump-w. J. Whltsell.
Is feet ~ inches.
+, Hurdle Race-Alexander Brown. 20
seconds.
d. Shoe Race-John Robinson.
~ Tossing Caiber-R. l.. Eutsler, %
feet 6 inches.
n. Consolation Race-John TerrilL
IS HlIf-NfUe Race-J. u. Hank. 2.23
The contests ended about o'clock. and
v- 81. j. Whitsell was awarded the
r-.ze og the best all-round athlete, He
VAS crowned with a wreath Of flowers
Hy Miss Hessie Shields. who was voted
hv the contestants the fairest young lady
present.
AT o'clock the grand-stand was again
a scene Of beauty. and the ropes were
fined with spectators, The diamond was
ga the pink Of condition and when the
Richmond Stars went into the field, II
was then the onlo0kers saw that the
Maconites would have no easy time OF H.
BOYLE. the regular short stop Of the Ash
land men was not among the players, nc
having gone 90 his home I'm Maryland
Robertson. tho pitcher. was suffering witt
a sore arm. and the NacOnites were
quite tired from their lab0rs Of the morn
ing Brilliant plays were made by both
teams. and the base running Of the
Nf4corftoe was unusually good.
T-n % the seventh inning the score was
one 90 one. and there was every seeming
probability that IL would remain so. A
n'k. however. by Robertson let I'm one
70 The Stars. who was occupying third.
ora later I'm the game interference gave
ram another run.
Tho game closed with that score, and
trough defeated. the Maconites gave three
cheers for the visitors from Richmond.
The score by innings is as follows:
r. II. z.
Stars ..............o11 3
Hulolph-Macon 20 / 100000 8
Declsimers' Contest.
Tho annual contest Of the Franklin
Literary Society Of Randolph Col
lego for The declaimers' medal took place
tonight I'm Duncan Memorial chanel
The Contestants were T. A. Edwards
lr ~ Maryland. who detained "Clau-
dus and Cvthia"; l.. 2. Williams. Of
PENNSYLVANIA. Heroes Of the Land: W.
W.. Lloyd Of West Virginia. "Whisuing
Regiment: IT. NJ Canter, District Of
Coumta': A. Niche Above" J. u.
LANGLEY president. presided. The mar
sssls were r. II. Wills, W. w. Dicker-
son. ana W. HTwitly. The medal was
awarded 20 Mr.. Edwards. who acquitted
himseIf splendidlv There was a very
large audience. The Washington Literary
Society win have a similar contest next