Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-04

There will be an important meeting OF
the league managers at the Lexington
Thursday night. The question Of playing
or Tie games will be considered. At this
meeting Mr. Bradley, OF the Richmond
club. proposes to ask an explanation Of
Manager Sommers. Of the Norfolk team,
OF the telegram sent by him after Fri
days game here TO the Norfolk Land.
mark and NIrginian. in which he claimed
unfair dealing on the part Of the ump.res.
Mr. SOmmers. when here. claimed fraud,
but in his letter he very broadly as
serted that his team had been deliberately
robbed Mr.. Bradley said last night that
such a telegram emanating from the
president of the league was calculated "a
work great harm to baseball interests in
the State.
Gittlnger was not In the game ycster-
day. on account of a sore foot.
Kain did not want to play in the game
and should have been kept on the bench
Before he went into the field. he told a
Dispatch reporter that he was I'm no con
dtion 10 play ball He had a wisdom tooth
removed In the morning and the opera
tion had considerably weakened him.
4 little girl standing among the specta-
tors in rear Of third base was struck on
the forehead by foul ball from Kelly's
bat in the sixth inning, and quite pain
fully injured.
Honeycutt. Myer. and Stafford eacl
made a home run by knocking the bal
over left-hed fence. Myer sent two over
but one was outside the foul line.
The prettiest play I'm the game was tina
OF Pender I'm stopping a hot one from
ROussey's bat in the second inning. Bu
Pender is great player, and covers Wild
territory.
Flowers have come to BE- plentiful a
ball games here. Honeycutt and Foste
received handsome bouquets yesterday
and small ones for the lapel were sen
to all of the Richmond players as the
went % bat.
Smith. Stafford. and Honeycutt, VIII
proposed leaving the Petersburg team thi
week TO go 70 college. have signiIod the.
intention Of remaining until the close q
the season.
Knox. Of Lyuchburg. and McCloskey
of Norfolk. second baseman and right
fielder. respectively. have been farmed on
to Petersburg. and will arrive here to-day
James. the South Carolina twirlcr, vii
make his first appearance in the box 70
Petersburg here to-day lie is said 10 Do
the cleyerest tOsser of curves in tn
league.
Foster will continue in right flel
throughout the season. AMI Wells WI
wclc the liyer-pad the remaining tw
wpaks.
Duke will go in the box for Richmon
today.
The players OF the Little Bllles am
Jolly Johns will have an important meet
ing at the Lexington Hotel to-day at /
o'clock NJ.
The "Pop Tates" defeated the Iitu
Twinklers yesterday by a score Of IS 10 d
In a second game played the yiCtors 81
the former contest were defeated by
score of IS to l3.
The I.,tie Potatoes defeated the idtt
Monarchs yesterday hy score or IS 10 j
National League Games.
At Roston-First gams: +. H. I
Boston .............0 q o. ID +
Chicago ............0 o D o. II II
Batteries Staley and Camel; Grinit
and SchriVer. $500
Second game: r. II. T.
Chicago ............O 020-4
Batteries: Nichols ana Camel; Hutchin
son and Schriyer
At New York-First game: i. II. +
Now YORK .........p q 10 -
Cincinnati .........l 5000 % o.
Batteries: Meekin, Clark, and Farrell
Fouruier and Merritt
Second game. X. II. J..
NV York ........22011Oo0x-G
Cincinnati ........2 700 > 0 % o. 1
BATTERIES: Rusi- and Farrell; Dwye
and Merritt.
At Brooklyn-First game: r. II. i
Rrooklvn ..........2 tOIOO1X-G
Louisville ..........0 % o o 90 q % a .
Batteries: Lucid anI Daley; Knell an.
Zahn-r.
second game: r. II. +
Brooklyn ............t o o 20 ? . l3
Louisville ............V 90 Do j. 3
Batteries: Daub and Knsl0w; Inks AN.
Zahner. Game called on account Of dark
ness.
At Phuldelphia-F.rs game: r. II. +
PHILADELPHIA ......l 100000 0-S II
81 IDuis ..........0 OV0Ul l o. L 3
batteries: weighing and Clements
Brelteust in and Miller.
Second game: X. ~. ;.
St Louis ..........00 1000 q = II
Battcries: Jones and Grady; Hawlei
AMI 'lWiu-iam -
pi,tsbnTs ~ liT..Our.. O.uir........13o22t37x-25 IS Z
washington ......O0000O ! O. 8
Batteries: Gumbert and Sugden; Mau
and Mcclure.
AZ Balumore-First gam r. II f
Baltimore ..........2 y . d N-i5 -
cleveland .........O q % - q % % o. b
batteries: Esper anI Robinson; Sulli
van and O'Connor. ~
Second game. X. n. T.
Baltimore ...............0 3 i-l5 =
Cleveland ................- " ~ ~ u
Batteri e: Hawke and Robinson; lOuna
and thinner