Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-05
GREAT CROWD IN TIE AFTERNOON
An Interesting Game Closes With an Ex-
citing Episode.

citing Episode.
The afternoon game was by far the
most exciting of the two. Long before
o'clock the street-cars en- route to the
park were crowded TO their utmost ca
pacity. and in the West End people could
be seen in scores vending their way TO
the game on foot. Inside the grounds
every seat, both in the grand stand and
on the bleacheries, was filed with a
perspiring but happy mass of humanity,
all intent on witnessing the game ana
hoping against hope that the Richmondeis
would win.
Men, women. and children. lcTanks,
rooters. and baseball maniacs continued
10 come to the grounds and 70 clamor Tor
admission They were all accommodated
and. not finding even standing room in
the enclosures provided for the specta-
tors. they crowded out on the players
territory, The audience gradually swelIed
into such proportions as even the most
sangJiiue had never dreamed OF seeing az
a ball game in Richmond SO dense dld
the mass of humanity become that every
available inch of space outside OF the
diamond was occupied
CROWDED THE PLAYERS.
So close did they crowd the catcher
The first and third basemen, ana the
left fielder, that it was almost impossiD'e
for them to catch q fly. Several tiiles
did the ball fly over into the crowd ana
become temporarily lost thereby, accord
inc IN I-mpire Clarks ruling, giving each
man that occupied a base the privilege OF
advancing two bags and no more.
The Governor drove into the GROUNDS
about a quarter OF an hour oeloie 'i1
came commenced and being unable TO
Ind a scat elsewhere honored the report
ers with his presence In their Httle deh'
Nv the aid Of lemonade, which he i'm
bihed with an evident relish, and the use
of a. palm-leaf, n was enabled TO Keep
cool His Excellency appears 10 he wen
up on the national game, ana Wheh
GOOD rlay was made he applauded as
literally as did any OF those who sur
rounded him.
CAME NEAR HAVING a ROW.
An exciting scene occurred just at the
close Of the game which came very near
rracinirating the whole crowd in the far
left field into a free fight. Indeed, there
came near being a riot. But for the cool
nass OF County-Jailer Lew Fusseil anu
other officers and citizens and the deter
mined efforts of Tate and other Rich
more of the Petersburg men would have
been very roughly handled. As IT was,
Kelly received a blow in the side which
caused him a good deal Of pain. In the
ninth inning two Crows We're out ana
three men were on bases. The score
stood to I'm favor Of Petersburg, When
"<id" Williams hit a fly to Kelly In left
field. Everybody realized that TINS was
the decisive ball, and that If keliy sue
ceeded In catching it the game would De
lost 10 Richmond. As he ran BACKWARDS
after il several enthusiasts attempted 10
block his way He got under it, how
eyer. and as the ball began descending
towards his outstretched hands. several
bovs threw up their hats in a vain attempt
10 make him muff IT, Kelly never was
good on muffing balls, so he just reached
ont and clasped the sphere IN an aIlec-
tionate and triumphant manner All
eves-almost ten thousand of them-wece
turned toward the crack left-helder, and
the moment was one Of intense anxiety
and excitement.
THE TROUBLE COMES ON.
II was here that the trouble occurred,
but lust how il occurred no one knows
exactly. There were various versions OF
II given by those who were near by, or
thought they were. Everything and every
body was I'm a state of intense excitement.
Cannons were firing. bells ringing, horns
blowing. and the great multitude had
risen TO it's feet. Some thought the game
was a tie. some that Richmond had won.
and some that the Farmers had again
taken the Crows into camp.
II was in just this state Of affairs that
the disorder came on. After Kelly caught
the ball he turned and either slapped the
hov whom he thought had tried TO knock
,he hall out of his hand, OF indiscreetly
began 10 upbraid one of those who had
hy throwing up hat attempted TO make
him miss the catch-sOme say the one
thing and some the other led TO the dis
order-and people began to crowd around
him. ,
rushed over 10 his colleagues assistance
and the crowd turned their attention TO
Mn by-stander cursed him, and he re-
,,oraed nv striking the Richmonder. The
crowd then closed around him, and cries OF
.Moh him. mob him." we're heard on
oil sides. At this juncture OF the pro-
cnodtnrs MIR. Fussell appeared on the
scene and by hard work and much mus
cuIar exercise, which will cause sew
o,aI heads 10 be sore to-day, he reached
Mver and kept the crowd from him.
KEPT THE CROWD BACK.
Policemen sutton and Redford came up
n, this moment, and succeeded in keep
ing the crowd at bay while MIR. Fusseil
carried Myer outside. When the little
picket-fence which separates the bleach
cries from the field was reached the
,u,o policemen declined TO let the crowd
mass until Myer had been put in Mr.. Fus-
selrs buggy and driven on. There were
numbers in the crowd who had no inten-
ton of fighting. but who wanted to get
out in order 10 catch car. and they
being unwilling TO be stopped in any such
manner, attempted to push the ofheers
aside Failing in this they broke the
,erce down and passed over II. An at
tempt was then made to shut the outer
gates. but this also proved futile. and
the now fully aroused audience pushed
their way out into the street. and quietly
wended their way homeward. No arrests
were made as result OF the disorder.
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