Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-24

city in q difficulty. when last here they
were shameless enough TO proclaim this
purpose, and after they got home they
were mean enough TO attempt liz execu.
ton. They are set Of unadulterated
ruffians and another season with such a
gang In the State League will sufiice to
destroy interest In the national game
1t is matter for regret that Lynchburs
has any more games scheduled with such
q sorry set"
This matter for reSret' is one which
the Richmonds share as largely as the
Lynchburgs possibly can. II Is certainly
not very pleasant for them TO 70 to
city where there is such an unfriendly
sentiment against them. as one
must Judge from the News's de-
nunciation. exists In Lynchburg. The
talk about stealing the games If
really amusing: About 1900 de
cent spectators" here know from personal
observation that this " case In which
stealing Is not necessary. The Richmond
club will have to go TO Lynchburg again.
and their friends hope that they Will
give there exhibitions OF the same clean
ball-playing that they have been making
here recently.
THAT ALLEGED CONSPIRACY.
In Its same issue the News. after quot
ing the Dispatch's special from Peters
burg about the rumor that an EFFORT
would be made 10 keep the Farmers from
winning the pennant. adds:
speaking for Lynchburg. the papers
and players here have great admiration
for the Petersburg team. and would cona-
tcnance no attempt to cheat them out or
the pennant. They are honest ball
PLAYERS. and well-behaved men. Lynch
burg has no chance for the pennant. now
that the season has 30 far advanced, but
II will participate In no effort to be Unfair
or ungenerous TO any other team that
does stand chance TO come out ahead.
IL is not surprising. however, that such
a rumor should be current at Richmond.
whose team Is quite capable Of any con-
spracy involving rank meanness.'
This rurnor which has created such
stir and has made such "A conspiracy-if
ever it was really contemplated by any
of the Observation-Disclosures, nrst redcheu
the Dispatch through several. Of The
Lynchburg players. who volunteered the
declaration that games would be thrown
TO some other club, rather than allow
| Petersburg to win the pennant The same
rumor had been also heard In Petersburg.
II what these honest ball-players and
| well-behayed men" said was ill-founded, II
is not the fault of the Dispatch. The
| Innocents gave an exhibition OF their be-
| hayior at West-End Park last Friday,
and the crowd was entirely satisfied.
| They have no desire 10 witness another
That Mr.. Black was unjust In some
| of his decisions In the games alluded TO
the Dispatch has no sort OF doubt ana
so declared at the time. but it is equally
no homo
take any undue advantage of the WISH
| tors, and that every line Of our reports
| of the three games was fair alike to both
| sides. 1t il always more agreeable to
| commend than condemn. and all of the
league clubs have our good wishes.
VIII Change Their Base.
After the 9th of August the stanton
ball team will be known as the Newport
News Hampton" Club, and will have their
headquarters at Newport News.
The patronage at stanton having been
very poor throughout the season. Manager
William McC;ufiin of the "Bumgardners.
has been for some time endeavoring to
make arrangements whereby he can keep
his club out of debt.
Riverside Park. situated between New
port News and Hampton on the Newport
News and Hampton electric railway. is
decidedly the largest and best-appointed
ball park in the State, and here II Is that
the stanton club, under its new name,
will be at home to visitors.
The Valley chaps are scheduled to play
twenty-four games In Stanton during
August and September. The first three
are to be played with Roanoke on August
lst ID and Sd. These will come off at
Stanton, and will be the last there this
season The Nalleyites will open at
Riverside Park with Richmond August
9th. IL is expected by this arrangement
that patronage will be drawn from New
port News. Hampton, Old Point. and
Norfolk, and that the attendance on the
games played there will be as large. If
not larger. than that in any OF the other
league cities.
Notes from the Diamond.
Umpire McDermoth. of the Southern
League, who has been signed by the
Virginia League, umpired the game at
West-End Park yesterday, and gave gen
eral satisfaction. lie has a clear. strong
voice. is n tall, well-built man. and rem
ders decisions promptly and accurately.
He is not d man who win submit to
kicks.
Rain checks were issued by the man.
agement at the park yesterday.
Black has been given his walking
papers.
The Baltimore Sun Of yesterday says
that Pitcher Brown, late of the Orioles
has been released TO Lynchburg. The
Baltimore Herald says he has been farm
ed out to Richmond. Secretary Woodall
of the Richmond club. states that he
wrote to Manager Hanlan about Brown,
but has heard nothing from him. IL Is
taken for granted. therefore, that Brown
is going with the Hill City team.
Something should be done by the mar,
agement of West-End Park to soidify the
earth In the diamond. 1t was In a horri-
BILE condition yesterday.
Owing to the fimsy manner in which
the players dressing room Is constructed.
the players were forced to don wet suits
yesterday. This should not be. 1t is
calculated to make them sick.
Some enterprsng 'fakir' has erected
grand stand on stills just outside OF
centre-held fence, and standing-room
thereon is disposed of at 5 cents per
head.
Ted Sullivan is busily engaged in or
gGnizing an Eastern League for next sea-
son, which will be composed of teams
from Newark, Trenton. Jersey City, Pa
terson. Wilmington. Philadelphia, Wash
ington and Richmond or Norfolk.
The State Capitol baseball team has
challenged the City Hall club to play
game of ball for the benefit of some chart
table institution. and the challenge has
been accepted. The date Of the game has
not yet been fixed.
Efforts are being made to arrange for
a game of ball in this city between the
Commonwealth club ana the Merrimac
club of Norfolk.
Mr.. X. A. Schultz yesterday presented
McGann with a new hat as a token of
his appreciation of his fine stickwork.
He will present a chapeau TO every Crow
who places ball over the marked portion
OF the fence in future.
A PITCHERS BATTLE AT NORFOLK.
1t Was Pretty Game and the Oystermen