Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-16

anY complaint lnty ui'o we
their murmurings were OF no asaii.
No njayers were ever found TO I'LL the
nlaces of Nash and Johnson acccptapy'
ana when the two left the city base
ball took n down-hill course and dieo,
not 10 be resurrected for years. No one
can blame the association for reieashis
tho m. rd -baseman and fielder. for tne
season had proved disastrous one W
them. and $500 had been lost. The oi-
rectors in the organization assumed Hs
liabilities and there was not a man o.
them who did not get touched Tor soii,e
800 or more. That season ended pase-oa','
for a time at least In Richnond, nous"
t. by no means ended the career OF tne
payers. Billy Nash has been with 'ns
Bostons ever since he LETT th's CITY am
he is TODAY one of the foremost ball
nIayers of the world. He Is married. and
rumor has II that he gets salary OF
$500 per annum, and that he Is clingins
TO his money.
Johnson continued with the Bostons Tor
n long time. but later intemperance caused
him to "fall by the wayside,' and wnen
last / heard Of him he had gone to the
dogs.
our beloved "Pop" Tate likewise went
with the Bean-Eaters. where he achieved
quite n reputation until his arm got CLASSY
Poor Eddie Glennl none Of US can re-
call him without a sigh. After the ois~
bandment OF the Nirginias he seems 10
have shifted around with several teams
and finally he drlfted back to Richinohu,
in reduced clrcums tances ana wre'cheu
health. He died Of consumption SEVERN
years ago. If I mistake not. and was
at the time OF his demise guard at
the pcnitentary.
Powell played ball FOR several seasons
after he left Richmond, but when last
7 heard of him he was keeping n par
Somehow whskey and ball players al
WAYS seem very closely associated.
After the dsbandment OF the old Nlr-
ginia nine. baseball remained as deal
as n door nail In Richmond until l@o'
when interest began to revive In n feeble
way. and in the following summer
esquire" Donat's now almost-forsouen
"Glants" sprang into life. They barely
existed. however and when the team used
to perform at Island Park they bareiy
earned enough money 10 purchase baiis'
A crowd OF 40 would have been consid-
cred colossal In those dark days. so sHall
was the interest; but esquire" Donati
struggled along with the team for seyeral
reasons, ana lllltih 1NA'it4'''4'N
much to his memory. Some Of the Donati
Giants. despite their wretched support
were Just as good - the Crows or TO-
day-in fact, several Of our present players
made their debuts under the management
Of the Eighteenth-street restauruteur.
Among the O,d-time spr1nters who usel
TO chase about IN the oats OF Island IaIh
were "Puss" Luck Oieaven only kno"
what's become Of the Sood-natured sou'
recently). william H. Lumsden, Tim
West, Mike Enrlght. Pop Tate bar
ley" Kaln, "Doc" Napier, Harry Lett
wich, Freddy" Foster. Butler Ford Ben
Harrison, and my immortal contemporary
Michael Mullgan ORourke.
"Puss" Luck and Foster wore the mask
while the two Mikes ORourke and En-
righO did the pitching. After the Giants
had. DESPITE their poor support, succeeded
in arous.ng q certain degree OF public
interest. the Richmond College spiders
sprung into existence. and among theli
offspring IS the present BABY Phillips
, The "Sriders" were the most gentle'
manly set of ball-players Richmond mas
ever known. Among them were Messrs
Frank and William Duke, Philips
Charlie an1 Henry Burnett, Bahen, Teddy
Haas. James Scott, O'lIa-a, and MARI
Anthony. The FOrost-Hml Cherubs OF
Manchester irst became hHONH " 'h'
public summer before last and before
they dsbanlcd they were splendldly or
ganized team Their principal pitcher was
the late "Prince-of-Leisure" Blankenship
I VINO has disappeared. in order that III
may rest the remainder OF his life.
We had q little embryo league in Nir
c!nia last year. and the teams COMPOSING
IL were Petersburg. Forest Hill Rich
mond. and Richmond College. Frequently
the struggles between these four Mines
were most excelent-in fact, better lhaI
some we have had in this city recently.
shall close my reminiscent article
without touching on the career OF IN
"grovs" this season, though what / haV
! said of baseball I'm the last three or fou
wears really pertains to several member
Of the black-suited team. May our futur
be brighter than the last ten years
4 have recalled. j.. l.. G.