The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-21
A DTGRACEFUL GAME
AND an 0UTRAes0Us IxP0sITIOS
UPOS THE PUBLIC.
The Lynchburg Ball Players Try to Win
the Game by Foul Means-The Score
1lto IL for Richmond.

about 7:I5 o'clock, when the Legislator
scored three times I'm the tenth inhihs
and then put out two men Tor the Lyh0n
burg representatives almost as quichly a.
Il can be recorded here.
II IL said that the exhibition That fairl>
shocked the eyes. ears and feelings OF th'
fourteen hundred spectators was no worse
than the Hin Climbers have made before
II this be true. the management of the
VIRGINIA State League would not only
do me correct thing, but the Oniy cbaTi-
table thing IeIt for tncm 10 90, were tney
TO rule ine i.yncnbuTS cup Out OF tHe
League and have no more dealings WIN
them.
10 the man who pays his hard-earned
cash 10 witness bal game IL - any thinS
but edifying TO sit In the grand stand. OF
upon one OF the bleacherivs, and witness
outrageous contentious, disSraceful wran-
gtcs. snocki..g exhibitions Of faKinS, and
all manner OF scenes that make a human
being turn pale with disgust. That the
game yesterday afternoon aid not wind up
In a general knOCK-dOwn and drag-out
fight. or weil-eStablshed and altogether
complete riot. was due only 10 the cool
heads and good judgment OF the Ken
mOnd players ana the valuable services
OF Deputy Russell. Constable Branch ana
other Oficers. VINO. by timely assistance,
prevented what threatened q dangerous
rios, Certainly the Hill Climbers did all
they could To bring on the trouble, ana
their proceedings were not only calculated
10 cause the nome team TO lose theF
tenpers and deal out some blows 10 the
rough-and- tough visitors. but were eAas-
perating disgusting, nauseating 10 every
respectable individual present.
sosiK ExPLASAT oNs.
When the ninth inning closed the score
stood II 10 H. Excitement ran hlgh. ana
the officers experienced great dlllculty
IN keeping the people off the grounds. An
extra inning had 10 be played, OF course,
10 decide the contest The Richmond
players went TO the bat hrst. Hits by
KAN. Tate, and Foster together with
the ragged fielding Of knox, added three
runs to their score.
When Tate scored Gilman in some way
got In Webster's way. The run Of Tate !
would hardly have been shut out anyway.
however. Webster VINO is one Of the |
'dirtiest" ball-players that ever appeared |
on a Richmond diamond, lost his temper |
for about the sixth time during the con- |
test. lie raised a howl, and the other |
AynchDurg players, conspicuous among /
whom were Knox and Elsey, as /
well as others congregated all |
about poor Black, and came near run
heavy. long, sreen oaths. employed any
number OF disgusting epithets. and Kicked
until everybody on the grand stand was
lorrified beyond description They had
leveT seen such eXasperating proceedings |
before. Some spectators left in disgust.
jut the " Orst had not then occurred. II
emained for the patience ana good
latured fOrbearance Of the people 10 be
sSed beyond ell endurance
a powerful effort was made on the
art of the visitors TO change balls. They
10 not want 70 play with an old ball, for
he reason that the pitcher could handle
better than a new one Then an afro
lousy disagreeable wrangle took place |
5 10 whether the ball which had been in |
sc should be put into play or a new
all substituted. Poor Black stood there |
mid the whole occurrence and looked |
c "lldered. He should have fined every .
lother's son OF the visitors put them out
the game and given the contest to the
ONE team. Finally, after many vigorous
rotests on the part of the spectators. the
anne was resumed and Foster made a
IL; Roussey. who had gotten four balls,
I, already scored; Then an ugly error !
y Knox, which made his fourth inexcusa- }
he mistake during the game. put keenan, 5
n first. Foster scored on the same error. {
M during another general wrangle Keen
n went 10 third.
THE WORT TO CONF.
keenan, had walked most of the wav
rom second 10 point between third and | ,
he home plate one OF the Lynchburg
layers remarked TO WeD..er. who held |
ne ball: Don't touch him. delay the | !
anne. win this idea in view the visit
RS had done everything in their power TO
roiong the contest as long as possible. :
as 10 nave the game called on account :
] darkness. In such an event the result
iht tOlttSt as III $1,000 IN the ninth | q
ming would have gone down on the rec =
rds. This would have made the game O.
tie. [
Every possible effort was made TO carry 7
az TINS ided. until the matter got to he -
most unbearable. Then keenan, stood =
efIectly sun between third base and the y
'ete, ana Webster stood next TO him ?,
vi IN mana, Tor minute. The Lynchburg | ~
icher would rot touch Keenan, for the u
'ason noted above. He knew the visitors /
VoI poor chancc Of making three runs Sc
men We're necessary for q victory ~. u
i .,cy ,le pro- eSts ana threats OF the out -,
'Sed SPECTATORS induced the namesake of pl
~ N"pSi"T VINO nung himself touch II
s.IdH IN ms ended the first half Of the CT
I'm Inc hand of the clock pointed TO
another delay followed. and II looked Ell
'housh the visitors were doing every III
rb ~ their power to disgrace them
'rs. mere was little Chance for them pc
" trie eIe ,, Contest by horest effort. so te
y ultu every dishonest, crooked. and al
IrdssouS mea sure imaginable After te
,S tuuIe efforts ana pleadirgs on the re
NJ 81 tne Eichn0nd players and the ia
=, however, until after 800 peonIe VINO
~ care 10 have their rights tramnIed te
IN, IN ON inc art any longer rose up and bs
netting like justice was given no ~
)ided ''i i""iy VI
It last, when it was growing too dark ~
Hn |
itors. whose conduct was too dis@ra 1.e G.
to be properly described in min, -
NJ o 10 the bat They were put out in in NJ
OK oruer' ana the game won by the ~
takers. through hard and honSst II
INST all the disadvantages rnen,,opanh'
score Of IA TO IL ''Vi'eu' ri
SOME COMMENTS.
have tried 70 give an imnar,io, 49,.
the proceedings as thcV TO- tepoIt l'S
,re are not a sufficient numher - a. "a
l ir' eplthets IN well-regulated die ~ IN
rect account of what realiy tooiauers GU
ncieht 10 say that never befora Phe. IN
hhonu patrons of the national law law pu
n suoJeclei to such scenes as MI 10 ~
ir eyes yesterday afternoon TbS met W
verdict OF the spectators ne &c gen SIT
could learn, was that the nm Ci, aar tei
ought TO be put out of tho vir IND no
rs es f. o INNER" OF very spicy char tb
Id on every side. He should heye OF
"a inc dirty" bah players and "I n,,s OF
Whoie gang on the bench. If there ~ MI
srop mo s'UP such proceedings on the mo NJ,
siouhus' the quicker provisions CIV ma
- SuIl cases are made the better. ~.
am ABOUT the kicking propep.ircs % M'
ith.e,SPu'ss or the RoanOkes. why, a.
the sI I'n once gaze upon the work IN
me Lynchburgs. They cant la hoHH M
thelr percentage in the leea1,a III III; Lht
w. let they adopt all manner ~ LOT
u, ana ridiculous measures IN maLa CIV
In n0an 81 snow such a club is a sin
,ue' dark spot ON what NIGH o,hi,e ieIl
prove 81 creditabie organization IN
: representatives OF the Mn CIV Dn; fal
and ,rS SEsslnst all decisions. good wb
|, anu lhdiherent, but they lose fIetr Wh
peIs. ADOPT crooked schemes % the
enerything but what descen, hu was
,srs ought to do. 1t is to be ear,es,,,i run
Dire, some n plan viii be adopted 10 on,
az, ui'ect stop TO such 'beastiv', - 0nu
lihks or else put tho nronoN.S pro- Hoi