Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-21
TEN INNINGS TO WIN.
An Exciting Game, HafkM by Too Much
Kicking and Disorder.
BOTH PITCHERS DATTED FREELY
Foster Ripgs the Bell for One of smalfs
X's-Petersburg Mad About the
Alleged Conspiracy.

What was probably Intended for base
ball game at West-End Park yesterday
afternoon turned out to be nothing more
than a kicking-match, and eventuated IN
a general. all-around disturbance. The
Richmond club did what playing was
done, and their guests. the Lynchburgers'
attended to the kicking.
The actions of those Hill-Cnmpers
throughout the game were disgusting.
Those who had paid their money for the
purpose Of witnessing ball-game were
forced to sit passively by and look upon
an almost continuous row.
Such scenes should not be tolerated by
the league management, and any player,
whether good. bad, or Indifferent, who
INDUCES in unnecessary kicking against
an umpire's decision. and makes himself
so obnoxious to both the spectators and
the other players, as did almost the en-
tire membership OF the Lynchburs team
yesterday, should be elected from the
league.
KNOX A GREAT KICKER.
Third Baseman Knox. Of the Lynch
burgs, protested in a boisterous fashion
against many Of the decisions of the UNI
pire, and in two disturbances, which al
most amounted to riots, he was largely
responsible for the disorder.
In the fifth inning. Tate attempted to
steal second. and Webster, throwing the
ball to Elsey, thought he, had succeeded
In retiring Pop" SO did everybody else
on the grounds except Umpire Black,
who called the runner safe. This was
the signal for general disorder Knox,
who had no business whatever leaving
his base, not being concerned in the play.
rushed up and dehantly abused Black.
Webster and Esey Joined forces with
him, and soon pandemonium prevailed.
The entire LynchburS nine crowded
around the umpire, and cursing ana
swearing, and roundly abusing him, they
hauled and pulled him about as though
they intended to do violence TO him.
1t was some time before order could be
restored, and the players could be got
ten back to their respective positions.
THE SECOND WILD SCENE.
The kicking, while excessive in the
other innings, did not again amount to
much until in the tenth. when, on account
of an alleged interference with Webster
by Gilman, another row was preciptated,
and Mr.. Black wLs again treated TO some
rough handling.
All manner OF vile epthets were hurled
at him. and not until he was on the point
of giving the game to Richmond by a
score of . to did the more cool headed
players induce their hot-headed colleagues
to return TO the neld.
There Is no question but what the UNI
pire's decisions were rank-horribly So
and this evil should be remedied by the
league management. Black does not know
a thing about umpiring, and will DO at
Cnce given his release.
His rank decisions were bad enough, tits
true but even that could not. and did not
afford sufficient excuse for sucn a demon
stratiOn of roughness as was made by the
Lynchburg team.
1t Is TO be hoped that under Captain
Shaw's management to-day they viii b'
| held In check, and that those who go ou
! TO the park to see the ball game will mol
be treated to another such exhibition.
EXCITING AND CLOSE GAME.
The game other than the kicking, was
exciting and close throughout. Ii was
the first ten-inning contest played here
this summer by league clubs, and not
until the last Lynchburger was put out
in the final round did the 'cranks and
rooters, who had been for once sllenced
by the kickers feel safe.
Foster, the red-headed Duke Of Fulton,
rung the bell for a slO-strike. Mr.. Small,
who was present, paid up like a little
man, and the Duke was made happy.
He and Kain shook hands over their
usbi No af 10 rrnVq ner(hg1
on the bench and turned green with
envy.
Keenan, twirled for the Tndertakers
and Cleve for the Hill-Climbers. Both
were literally batted. and while only one
OF the Crows succeeded In finding Cleve
for home run. two Of the kickers sent
the sphere over the fence.
The visitors held the lead throughout
the first four innings, when the Crows
wrested il from them and kept 1t until
the last half of the ninth, when by dint
of a home run, made by Wynne, the
score was tied-l1 to IL.
THE DECISIVE ROUND.
A tenth inning was necesstated, and the
Crows again came to the bat. Great
excitement prevailed among the l,So
rooters at this juncture. 1t was do or
dies for those Crows then, and they knew
IL. with three SOOi lOnS SliSfS' as
sisted by Knox's error they succeeded In
sending three men over the rubber.
Just here the Lynchburgers attempted
a trick which caused them to be Kissed
from every side OF the grounds They
made no effort to retire any Of the Crows,
realizing that daskness was fast APP
proachng. and that the game would soon
have to be called, ana In event this was
done before they came 70 the bat, the
score would have to remain as II was
i'm the ninth inning-ll to IL. Pop" Tate
would not submit to any such treat
ment as this, and he instructed Baby
Keenan,. who was on third base. to get
out. Webster declined TO touch him, even
as he started walking into home, but
Pitcher Cleve, being more fairly disposed,
retired the side. Short work was then
made OF the Hill Climbers, and the game
was soon concluded. leaving the score IA
to IL in favor of Richmond.
These are facts as near as they can be
detailed: