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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-20
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INKS VAS AZ EASY MINK.
The Bridcgrooms Got twenty-five Hits on
Him and Mon-1he Clint. Win

BALTIMORE. July 19.-1nks was an
easy mark for the Bridegrooms to-day
they making twenty-five hits. On the
other hand. Stein held the Orioles down
TO eleven scattered hits. Stupid base
running and careless fielding helped TO
keep down the score Of the home team.
Attendance, 300. Score r. II. T..
Brooklyn ..........0O2 42047x-19 = 2
Baltimore ........l OO12 Of Is II 2
batteries: Stein and Earle; Inks and
Robinson.
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tho same number In the third r era fourth fourth
and three more I'm the sixth. They scored
.a,o more In the eighth and three more
IN The ninth. The most noticeable feature
81, Of the game WAS the home ruu hit over
left field fence by Hauptn,ah or N roI tne
end CollIfower OF the CLANS.
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TEN DOLLARS FOR KAHN.
BxR<PPED TINE BALL RIGHT OYER
rHE ENCOURAGEMENT SION.
the HILL Climbers Defeated by . sc"re Oh
on 70 a-lIeavy battling and Batley's
ZIgzags Bewiidered Them.

XACTLY o n c
thousand eight
hundred a n q
three rooters OF
an sizes. shapes.
colors. and two
gcnders. rose up
from the grand
stand and bleach
cries at West
End Park yester-
day afternoon
ike so many
stalks OF wheat
in a western
field, when the
seventh inning
was we'll under
way. and demon
strated beyond a
perad V G n I u r 9
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tremeiy hot to-day
ana the crowd here
was small In conse-
quence. The talent
again played in nara
luck for the choice.
L. the first race
Ericsson finished IN
The ruck. and 10
hannes. a I To ] shot'
captured the prize
In the second race
ifori was the me
dunn Of some very
heavy wagering, ana
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THE RESULTS AT MADISON.

First race-six furlongs. Heads or
Tails first Mamie r. second, Billy the
Kid third. Time. lib
Second race-hve furlongs.-Annie Z.
hrst Prince Brit0n second, Horace Lee
land third. Time, 1.OGs,
Third race-four and a half furlongs.-
Monsoon nrst, Salinet second. Jennie Lind
third. Time. .oSta.
Fourth race-seiling. five ana half
furlongs.- Borderer nrst Miss Mamie
second AicoJam third. Time. 1:13.
, nth race-selling. six turlonCs.-I Il.
IKE re- HaSL Ar Tight second. Smuggler
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Ton, Thumb Williams took a conspicu-
/ ous mace I'm the game again. He looked
/ after the lver-pad and the cage Ike a
! connoisseur. His catching was faultiess
| There are few players who get about with
the AGILITY OF the KID" lie went 10
hat seven times. and when the game
closed one single and three sharp TWO
base raps we're put down TO his credit.
splendid record.
Morgans stick work was clever. Out
Of four opportunities he secured a single
and home run.
Roussey was in the game again. He
made an ugly tumble. but otherwise pay
ed ball Ike an experienced man. His four
hits out of possible seven reHeo'eu
credit upon the fellow.
The smuggling of Gettinger continues 70
please the multitudes lie is a tormlda-
BILE man with the timber, ana keeps
cool head. His fielding is clean and effec-
tive. and his base-running hlshiy eIau.
flying Gettinger is, perhaps me heaviest
hitter in the League. He Is gaining poPu-
larity with the cranks.
Tate's stick work was iairy sVou,
though. of course. not up TO his faultless
record Of the day before. Out OF SIN
chances ne secured two singles and two
Dagger a better captain than Pop WouId
be hard 10 find
Gilman fen back slightly yesterday,
much TO the surprise of the cranks. lie
got in only one hit. and made an ue4y
tumble Gilman is a clever player. now
ever. and rarely fails &c give satisfaction.
His head work Is creditaDle.
McGann and Kahn kept cool heads ana
keen eyes yesterday. The formers coach-
ing and the latter base-runninS are wen
worth seeing.
Tom Thumb keenan, will occupy the box
for the Undertakers this afternoon. ana
"Reddy" Foster will wear the mask.
Shaw, LynchbuTg best pitcner. VS.
badly needed yesterday. he was calIeu
away by a telegram. Perhaps he Will 'e
back TO-DAY.
The Hill Climbers are expecting a new
pitcher either to-day or Tomorrow. lie >
said to be a sort of a wharf
Since tteir last visit to Richmond the
considerable shakiDg up. Knox. VINO oc-
cupird third base yesterday Is a new
man. as Is Wynne. who esSayed to tTirl
the sphere. They hail from Charleston,
where they played before the Southern
League went TO pieces.
Leahy is also a new man. ana Meara,
too. He came from Nashville, an Old
Southern League man
The management Of the Richmond club
are still making efforts to get Flynn. lie
is in demand. The big League IS said To
be after him" There is prospect OF
his coming to Join the Uniertakers.
An effort is also being made to sign
Cling who played with the Charles OnS
in the Southern League. Cling is said 10
be something OF a twirler.
An order has been given for white
sweaters for the Richmond club. They
will look well in the new garment.
work they have a good chance for the
pennant.
Petersburg was badly defeated by the
Mushrooms yesterday.
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~ :
PETERSBURG.
NEOIF Uy IIIII1lBS. II.
Roanoke ...............2 q q o IL
Petersburg .............1 / u u | D o.

Summary: Earned runs-Roanoke, 3;
Petersburg !. Three-hase hits-O'Hagan,
Violet. Two-base hits-Violet, Sanford
Kelly, Smith. First base on balls-Oh
Boyd, 4. off Leach. 2. Struck out-By
Boyd. 2; by Leach. 2. Stolen bases-O Ha-
gan, Boyd %. Umpire, Clark. Time OF
game one hour and fifty minutes.
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WV YorK. 18: WISHING rox- y.

NEW YORK, July 1.-THE game to-day
between New York and Washington was
Of a SiNc and take CTuer, win ihc visit
Ors eventually coming out second best.
The fielding was of the ordinary kind.
but the stick work on both sides was
doubles and triples being made. Attend
ance, 5000. Score r. III. T..
Washington .......51O0O12 O-l2 16 ?
New York .........l 90 2 4X-l3 II 3
Batteries: Sullivan and Mcclure; Wes-
terVelt, German and Farrell.
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The ah.est survivors OF the wer a a'.a -i.-s
have contributed Co mi, wo,. ..rr
tious Of the struggle. ami -',a aSa ae n-
sill too near the great VA to .-t '. -
historical per. pective thi, wor1 caa .As e..ia
70 be A comprehensive. in9l,rf aai c-
tufesquc record such a, only ''- CREATE.
historian could equal. while 90 hi- lre
devoted TO detail and ACCURACY D., H.i, .- p
remain uuc9ua.cl -C4vesi ..t. ... '.fr
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-20
THE VISITORS oUrcLAssyp.

The reason that eighteen hundraa
spectators had TO witness a one-sjded
'hlnese contest was plain enough The
Nisitofs were not only Outclassed buf
they played with a wretched looseness
and lack OF judgment. There seemed
10 be little or no unity in the apgregs-
uon. AT one time IL looked very mich
as thouSh they were discouraged Ger
tainly they were ratified. Yea. thev wera
pew ldered; The terrible onslaught nv
the heavy-hltting legislators dumbfound.
ea them The Hin Climbers were not
prepared Tor such treatment. Whan
tney prayed mere before the contest was
more interesting. Since then n,,rnIas
OF changes had made them NOR a'" nn,oS
uent. The recent shaking-up az ~ ~
dertakers. however. has added ir,sa IN
Die support TO their batteries i q" , rei1
az 10 their hitting capacity. Their nitcb
ers now receive better support ana H.
conceive playing OF the aggrego,ton A.
lar superior 10 that Of their onncvao.
WHO essayed TO contest them ves,ar1a.
=, "A NUMBER or wagers were stak.d 80.
the I'M Climbers would be shut on, ~ IA
certainly looked that way nm 10 ,he
sssHrnth' Had Bailey held out ,he ttuI
.ltnoefs might have carried back q coos
The , eovn 10 the city up yonder near
"a detailed explanation OF the plavs
eoinpositors the rest OF the nteh, Ip9 .a
ana mus abounded for the home ,esrn
n 80 eiro,s were too numerous on inc mar;
~ .he Nisifors 10 outline the nrocesa ~
.nrr acquisition. 30 cast YOUR eve ov.r
MS CHROME: II will give YOU an IDEA of
h mna. 'he iaehmonds did for the Lynch.
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Real faith never grows weak by having
TO wait. Sufferers taking Hoods Sarsae,
parilla Tor chronic complaints should b,
tory. Hoods Cures. '~'''"S-
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GAMES SCHEDULED FOR TO-DAY.
New York at Boston.
Philadelphia at brooklyn.
Baltimore at Washington.
Pittsburg at Cincinnati
Cleveland at LOuisvil
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.STAENTON.
i OtdlS.
Score by innings

Summary: TVuC base hlts-'oIIHoWor
~. McCreary. Hodge. Donovan; home
run-Hauptman; stolen bases-Collihower.
Thornton. Donovan, Scherer. ark; base
on balls-on Fry :. off Lemon 3. hit by
pitched balls-Thornton. Sullivan; struck
out-by Fry II. Lemon 3. Time. two
hours and ten minutes Umpire. Mr.
Bailey.
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CINCINNATI. July 1.-THE Reds could
do nothing with ColcOlough's delivery until
the seventh inning, when he gave three
base on balls and two hits gave them
three runs. Score:
r. H. f.
Pittsburg ............0 o. o. 5 0 0-6 IL
Cincinnati ..........O l O34x-S Il
MISUNDERSTANDING and Merritt Dwy-
er and Murphy.
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General " lseley. ofthe BRITISH a..nt. .-h ,
recent critic SIN OF ihe war declare. nat .-
Century conpanr Ia, done great ,--t..r..
the soldiers O.. all arui res by the publication CA.
these rc o-d,. '-.i4. iHes, Ci.lJ5
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-20

Whose has possessed himself u ,hi, va "a.
bic work Ia, the mos, aIthcltic ani fcaia .e
story Of the z eat civil conaic' Rat las ever
been or probably ever WIZ oe written Ere.
7oi-So. OA,o
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-20

Is thr ai-rouut. hearty Co operation o. t'-
eombatants ~ matter what thei- ua.i..u
bue or buuernut ani the afcfi editing
which make thu, aston shiny series ,a..
valuable supp cm-ut O. ti- strictly onc
papers. returns. aud reports OF both .ii., - |.'
Sfr.tH7y. ferl0n. kns1tgi
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Va'or has never received a create. iriAte at
the hands OF ART and literature team that pliI
to the battles aud leaders oftrc great cisii var
IN the United State, In The remarkable wa-E
recently issued by tn, Century Company -
W,iig ant C9syiry. B-asoy. ir
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STATE LLAGUE RECORD,

GAMES SCHEDULED FOR TO-DAY.
Lynchburg at Richmond
Petersburg at Roanoke
stanton at Norfolk.
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Summary: Earned runs-Richmond, -
Lynchburg, T. Two-base hits c,''I ,si
Gilman. Tate. Roussey. NHtlau"' lone
Leahy, Webster. Three-base MI ls,oyean.
s nSme bnses-RichmonG. g. Lyncheogs,
Double piaysIBaiiey. MCCAIN, and Iate.
First base on osiis-om b sSt6Is- + on
m mgmhes 6: Lynchburg, 3 Hlt by PITCHED PITCHED
Ill" Iiailev ]: by Wynne, 2. Struck
outs; bailey, /: by WynnWS; v2 2, "nd
RpasseS hills By Webster. 2, by VII
iiams Time OF game, two hours anu
tive minutes Umpire, Black.
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ST. LOUIS, 7: CHICAGO. l..

ST. LOUIS, July 19.-The Browns bat
ted Pitcher Abbey hard to-day. Attend
ance. 100. Score.
Chicago acknowledgements 20
St. Louis ...........I 3 2OOOl or II
Batteries-Abbey and Schriyer. Breiten-
stein and TVineham.
At Louisville:
The Cleveland-LOuisvi1le game was post
pOncd on account Of wet grounds.
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The work viii have A unique value a' en-
balmiug the historic. Of actor, in tae wa-. who
uttered their huai testimony T. would .- 'n
possible % duplicate Il anl u would Do .e
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production ofsuch a work vas accomplished
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LYNcHBuRa's WORK WAS wsErcHED.

The Hill Climbers put up about as mis-
cradle an exhibition of the game as was
ever seen on the Richmond diamond. 1hey
played Chinese ball from the start. ana
their fielding was simply atrOciOus. Tnelr
efforts resembled such an exhibition or
sport as you would expect from d couple
of picked mines from Hong Kong Kinder
garten. Errors aDounded in their part Or
the score book. Meara. one OF their new
men, who endeavored to play IN left Held
succeeded in manufacturing hve errors
He played like a twO-year-old. loosely,
careiessiy, aWkwardiy, Wretchediy. every
time an opportunity was offered MN 10
do something by way OF supporting DOOR
Wynne he failed ANONYMOUSLY. one would
suppose him to be novice in the bust
ness. IL his work of yesterday was
specimen of his ability in the game ne
might as well be put In laundry estab-
lishment as an apprentice. III would be
of more service to him. lie succeeded in
securing two hits out of possible nve.
however, and this was all that saved him
from dismal, complete failure. Ii must
have been an off day for Meara.
Meara was not alone in the little boat.
lobe. too an expert kicker. played rocky
ball He formerly played WIN the under-
takers. That was when they wore red
suits. Since they have put on mourning
for their opponents lobe has not APP
peared with them. Wen ii is, Tor his three
errors were strong point against his
ability. lie secured single and three
Dagger of Bailey delivery. mis- helped
out his low record triiie.
Cleye played wretchedly. Two ugly err
rors were put down 10 his credit. and
he failed outright to touch Bailey out
of Ave opportunities. Webster and Elsey
both did weak work for the visitors.
Wyne is a new man. He was gotten
from the disbanGed Charestons and il
was his first appearance i'm Richmond
The impression he made was very nm
favorable. All his efforts TO keen down
the Undertakes awaited him nothing. FOR
they found him Tor every description OF
hit from hunt to a home run HIS
speed is not up 10 the standard He has
a poor control OF the ball. The Hinder.
takers simply revelled In a sweet potato
pie served up I'm convenient shane nv
the Carolina man. Leahy attemnted 10
relieve him for brief period Ills i'm
provement was something like the UiIi-
Climbers chances for the pennant and
the change was soon proven to be use
less.
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THE JUDGES WERE KISSED
THET FHFUSBD 10 PLACE nEfALD
AHEhD OF SIR WALfEH.
The Talent Played In Hard Lhck-A Match
Race Between SIR Walter and Ban
quet-Thc Trotting Races.

Brighton Race Track. July -
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-10

went to several drug stores and paint
shops in the neighborhood, and at 9 O'Clock
returned to his family, who live on the fifth
floor of an apartment house. Mrs. Holmes
was sitting in a rocking chair with baby
in her arms.
"Iill1s gone to the devil, and am going
to join him." said Holmes land am go
ing to do it with this" He threw a pack
age on the table in the center of the room
and dropped over on chair. Mrs.
Holmes jumped from the rocking chair,
with her child in one arm, and reached
for the package, but her husband grasped
her by the hand The baby fell to the
floor and Holmes and wife fought for the
possession of the package. Mrs. Holmes
Is a stout Irish woman, and her husband
was weak from the effects of liquor, and
after a short sharp fight, in which the
parents and the baby were rolled over and
over on the floor, he was finally forced
to give in. Mrs. Holmes brought her fist
down on his arm, and he released her left
hand, which held the package Mrs.
Holmes got to her feet, picked up the
package and threw it in the stove. A
blue flame shot upward.
Holmes dropped over on the sofa again
and whined
why didn't you let me have it. Hill is
beaten"
Never mind, dear" said his wife. Gust
have a good rest now. There will be an
other election next year"
but they beat HILL" moaned Molmes
land l want to die"
DR., John p. Nolan of Al Charlton street
was called and prescribed the usual rem
edies for post-election paralysis AIolnes
went to sleep, and his wife returned to
her household work, While she was in
another room he sneaked out and returned
an hour later.
We'll, Mary. I guess fooled you this
time" he said
"Of course you did, Fred" she answered.
Now do sit down. Maybe the democrats
viii win next time"
Il am sorry, Mary, but I can't stay long.
have just taken a big dose of carbolle
acid, Holmes said in a pleasant tone
The shrieks of Mrs. Holmes brought in
dozen neghbors. who were sent out for
the priest and the doctor. When the doc
tor had arrived, Holmes had decided that
life was worth living
Take care of me; l don't want to liep'
he cried.
Holmes was a bit sick, but was able To
| walk to the Macdougal street police sta
/ ton, where he told the sergeant that he
/ had taken a dose Of Paris green and a
/ few swallows Of carbolic acid, all because
/ no felt so damned serry for Hills de-
/ feat"
/ Holmes was taken to St. Vincents hos
/ pitaL He will recover.
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who halls from Virginia, who arrived
in the city yesteray. was inspired, it
seems, by the news Of the defeat of Sena-
tor Hill, in New York. to perpetrate
an alleged practical joke. The gentle
man, it is said, is a democrat, but not
an admirer of Senator Hill, and yester-
day called a the undertaking establish
ment Of c. L. Tirbett and purchased an
ordinary pine coffin, which he had shipped
10 New York. labeled as follows: ITO Sen
ator David Bennett Hill, New York city,
n. Y. From the Old Dominion and Geor-
gia-" The geutlemens privilege in cred
iting the sending of thsi gift to his own
state is q matter with which he is alone
concerned, but when it became known
that Georgia was liked a donor, con-
siderable indignant disapproval was eX-
pressed. as the sentiments Of Columbus
and Georgia were misrepresented, and
the use Of the name Of this state was re
garded as unwarrauted and win be repudi-
ated. The New York Herald, which it is
said was telegraphed that this gift was on
its way, is requested 70 take notice that
Georgia has no such greetings TO Senator
Hill, and il should not be taken as repre-
senting the sentiments of this common
wealth. II was an individual act, and Co
lumbus and Georgia should in no wise be
connected with it.
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so SORRY FOR MR.. HILL
That He Gave Up whisky for Carboli
Acid.

Acid.
Fred Holmes, is a democrat, so much Of
democrat that he broke his pledge on
Tuesday night, drank all the whisley in
sight, and finally. when the last election
returns were at hand, shifted his drinks to
Paris green and water and esrbole acid.
As result there was agood deal of post
election trouble yesterday in the house
hold Of Mr. Holmes at PA Spring street.
BY a bare scratch the vote Of the head OF
the family was preserved for another cleo
ton.
Holmes Is a hard working Iongshorenaen
st the Morgan line pier. He leaves his
wife and two children at clock in the
morning and returns az 6 p m. 10 stay al
his home until the next day. He drinks
only on election days when he hears that
the democrats are wiping up the ground
with the enemy. Aside from domestic en-
joyments, Holmes finds his only relaxa-
ton In the general rejoicing over demo-
cratic victories He was I'm a state OF
nervous anxiety on Tuesday evening when
John McGorman Of 27S Spring street came
along where Holmes was standing In the
doorway Of ga
Hello" said McGorman. 81 hear that
20 put in @ tin cup"
'ls that 20? Let's have a drink" said
Holmes
That was starter Tor n drink that was
pleasant enough and until Holmes went
down 90 Printing House square and read
The returns There was not enough wills.
kry ln town TO dull tho shock lie went
back to spring street and drank al aiaor.
cni saloons. Early yesterday morning ht
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-10
CROKER A WINNER SAYS JONES.
bis Election Profits Believed TO Have
Been Heavy.
From the New York Times.

from the New York Times.
"oh! ! think Croker won more money
than anybody else in this city on the re-
suit of Tuesdays election" said Orlando
Jones the bookmaker in response to the
inquiry Of a reporter for the New York
Times as to who had profited most by
the betting on the election.
Mr.. Jones is one OF the prominent book.
makers Of the east, and his connection
on the race track with Michael p. DIVER
Mr.. Croker's friend, is very close. MIR
Jones was quite active in the vicinity OF
the St. James hotel Sunday and Monday
acting az stakeholder In betting transac-
tons and In making a book on the cleo
ton.
Mr.. Jones was about 20 leave the CITY
for Washington yesterday when he gave
the above answer 10 the reporter. and he
said he had made n little money ON N.
election. He was asked 20 explain hIr
remark about SIR. Croker, but he vouId
only say; There has been some mystery
about the bets that have been made. ana
no one seems 10 have been able 10 get N
NE bottom Of g."
"Joo' NendiE or Circular Joe" A. SIR
Dryers betting commissioner ls kn5Vr
was asked yesterday before he Ief for
Washington N 20 was true that he bnd
hfdfed the bets made f9r Messrs. Dwysr
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A TRANSIT OF MERCURY.
The Planet is Moving at the Rate Of 80
Miles a Second.

The planet is moving at the rate Of
thlrty-hve miles a second.
To-day between the hsurs Of 10 ana 3
o'cleck the planet Mercury win make a
transit across the disk OF the sun, and
the following computations of the phe-
nomenon have been made specially for
the Morning News, and adapted to the
latitude and longitude OF Savannah in
city time: