The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-10
TWO GAMES FORFEITED.
,rsa SECURES n PONDER
vyo PRS NEW LIFE ~ TEAM.
,,,.,,,noud Made an Exhibition OF Eowdy-
lam and Refused 10 PIny-Eoanoke mud
stanton Tie for the Remnant.

/ ryNCHBURG, VA, July 9-The Lynch
burg-R Richmond game was forfeited by
Richmond to-day in the first half Of the
third by the refusal Of the Richmond
team e. continue play.
sam Shaw was I'm the box for the home
team. lie was engaged from the Nash
vile team Southern League. and given
charge of the Lynchburg team as ma ~
ager and captain. lie is wonder lie In
fused life into the home team ard him
self played great ball. OF the seven Rich
mOnd men who came 10 the bat be StrEt
out three-McGann RoUssey, and VII
Hams and but one man hit the bah out
side the diamond and he was caught out
The Richmonds saw they were beaten
and promptly began an exhibition OF row
dyism which eliminated in their refu-
sal 10 play unless the official umpire WAS
changed. Although Lynchburg had hy far
the worst 81 the Umgiriue they declined
TO let Richmond bulldOZe them. When
the game ended the score stood 70 IN
favor OF LynchbUrg.
batteries shaw and Webster: Lathrop
and Williams.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
LYNCHBURG. VA. July s-SpeciaL-
Sammy Shaw, late IL the Southern
League, who was engaged % manage and
pitch for Lynchburg ten days ago, ar-
rived here Sunday, and was PUT tn
charge Of the team yesterday
In the two innings played ne struck ont
three ~ the seven men who faced hum.
and these were Riohm0nd's heaviest slug
gers McGann. EOussey and Ni,tns.
Three others hit little innell pops, and
were easily thrown ont az FIRST though
the umpire gave one II them the pelcut
of the doubt and called him satc. me
other fellow knocked short ut 10 inc
outhoid. which was captured hy hnoN.
Thus but ono RichmOndcr reached III I,
and ho was really out
Meanwhile Lyuchhurg was playing bail
and scoring runs The boys paltrl our
one in the first. and should have had TWO
in the second bur decisions ait Srtner
favorable % Richmond shut ttem out
In the third Lyncaburs knocked ont an-
other RIM. and was preparing Ca wipe tur
diamond With Tim Vest crows Waen
the game came o. sudden trrminaN"a.
Mr.. Norris. "a duly appointed umpire,
had charge ~ the game. 10 is doubtful
if Sinclr disintercsted spectator VIII say
that his decisions We're ntlt as ptfit I'd
Lyncnhurs as they were 10 F,nl"on...
lie was not an ideal umpire. hf amy
means. but he was honest and his dcci--
ions were mainly against the nome team.
But Richmond started 10 % KICK, ana htpt
b. up tll the end. They gave an c>hlal-
ton OF rowdyism ON the c1ach Inc, ln
the field and 0u the bench, whenever the
umpire could prevail upon them o. s!l on
the bench Pop" Tate. with the ch1rao-
tcristics Of bully, hcctorei Oh - umpire
and melted his men % DO likewise II
-.as o scene similar 10 the disEf1ctill one
enacted by Tate here once before. and r.
was due % the patience and responsibility
~ the audience that Doe was NOT driven
from the field rather ta7n permitted 10
retire and cheat the spectators or the sort
OF amusement they paid to rec. Tate Was
particularly auNi0us o. end the game at
any cost on account or DIS own rank play
ing. having made an error for each ia-
ming played. II is fair to state mat s'f-
cral members of She Richmond team We're
q n lt. On