The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-02

De IL said 10 Lathrop's red I, h. acquil-
| leu himself somewhat better han I'VE
others named. Then, there was X v H.
Hams. who played ball well enough. but
TOOK on TOO much irsplr tor, a,d fel,
.he eNects or his disspa ion the next
gay too keenly 10 do himself and the
tam justice Napier Morgan. Hodge ani
the rest OF them were entirely too slow
| Tor the team. With such p ayers as these
~ was only natural that the Crows
should be on the lose during the II IT of
me season. During the ame period the
Npifolh and Petersburg tesms were IN
iheir glory They wera stronger tnan
AZ any other time. When the general
shaking 40 Of the Richmond team cine
new players were substit tel. and iec-
ture or two each week by the mana e.
ment. was adopted. look what they did
Is there any reason 70 comp an u the
record made during the last m Jnth?
MANY FArsLfTrs.
The Richmond team fell sad victim
10 any number OF fatalities which proved
guite Disastrous at the critical time.
There were two or three deaths in the
families OF the players at the very time
when the presence Of the players was
most needed. OF course IL was necces-
sary for the players 10 leave the team
Tor few days under these circumstgn-
ces, and the result was in nearly every
instance quito disastrous. Besides these,
several Of Richmonds best players We're
taken SICK ana forced to retire from ac-
i'll be spared.
The Richmond team has. upon the
whole played remarkably clean and hon
est ban. Everything they have gained
disagreeably persistent, and each man
On the team tries TO play ball for the
general welfare. and not for individual
applause. 50 far as | have been able to
Judge there has not been an unfair adj
vantage taken OF a single visiting team
on the West End ball grounds. No
crooked; shady work on the part of the
crows has come under my observation.
J remember IN Petersburg one day Il
was thought that an attempt was made
10 work In the game II rubber ball. APP
Ie1rances certainly looked that way
This was an instance Of what Is known
- Dirty Ball" Another instance Of
10 same thing vas the outrageous and
shameful conduct Of the Lynchbure bail
Ieam IN this city several weeks ago
Wheh they tried TO delay the game. 90
that the umpire would have 10 decide
We result AZ the ending Of q certain IN
ninR and call the game a tie The &C.
r tal,S OF. OF this unfortunate affair have
Deeh fully set forth IN The Times.
TIE CROWS DO NOT coMPIsr.
Ihere mas been no reason whatever 10
suppose mat the Crows have sold any
Games or have combined with auy other
team IN the league to give the Remnant
away. On the other hand thev have
worked worked hard and honestly for the honor
have met. When Petersburg dropped
thrr" successive games at Ne,yport Nows
there was some spicy comment by ball
cIalkS AZ over Virginia Matters look
coded that the Farmers arc a stronpe~
aggregation than the Wharf Rats. and
SUcn "a thing had never been done before
h \, non ne Roanoke team let Norfolk
mona at critical time in the season.
some now there was a general cry ~
fraud . Iagan is known 10 be one of
, ,nG heaviest hitters in the league GER
nrrs IN the State. and. perhaps. the clev-
erest aIl-round player. lie plays ball
WIZ ms mead as we'll as his body.
t,, Al tnat particular time Norfolk wanted
MHs w MN badly. They got him. ana he
III ~ great deal towards defeating Rich
rnotd at one Of the games. O'lIaSan re-
NAMED with the Norfolk team during the
very time they most needed him. That
Ne crab Ea ters had a right TO strengthen
melr team from nm outside source is not
a. ri.It But had they any right TO take
critical point In the contest?
SOLD o'HAGAx FOR $3.50.
MT. Hooper who claimes to be one
OF the hackers Of the Roanoke team. told
ne recently that there was q mistaken
lqca about the disposition OF the great
tniId- Daseman. The Richmond people"
sald ne, seem TO think that Roanoke en-
,ered a conspiracy with Norfolk against
petersburg and Richmond 80 az 10 give
me pennant 10 Norfolk. This is a mis-
t taske Roanoke has no such idea In view.
offered us 800 for O'Hagan for two weeks
ana We accepted the offer. 1t was simply
o case ot business with Us"
one Oh the 4fhciais Of the Virginia State
IF.tue. on the other hand. gave ne an
entirely different version OF the affair
he said that the Norfolks traded Burns
ana Sheehan for O,Hagan. and another
man. This was only n temporary ar
rangement, and was agreed t.. though
the rules Of the National League under
which the Virginia State League agreed
10 De R9yerned contain express provis-
or more players TO a team In the same
league
A FEW QUESTIONS.
This agreement was in direct opposition
To the rules Of the organization. according
% the admission Of one Of its officers.
Has one team which sees that II has no
chance for the pennant a right To- trade
one or more OF It's players TO another
team at critical point in the contest.
with the understanding that the PLAYERS |
are 10 be subsequently taken back2 |
Is Ii unreasonable 10 expect the officers |
Of an organization TO observe the regula- |
IONS under which they agreed to he
= known 10 be heavily Interested in the |
Norfolk team. the president Of the Vir- |
ginia State League
one OF the managers Of the Richmond |
team told me yesterday that such action !
IN the part Of the Roanoke and Norfolk |
teams was in direct opposition 10 the |
rules Of the league, and that he expected |
10 protest the games played I'm Norfolk |
between that team and the Richmond |
eam in which O'Hagan and other tempo
-ary members Of the Crab Eaters took |
part.
II has been rumored that the Norfolk
cam has been making efforts 10 secure
Elsry and Knox. OF the IVnchburgs. 10
lelp them out in the squeeze. Have they
right TO do so? Does not such action /
favor strongly OF combination against