The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-09-02
THIS rs NORFOLK's SIDE.
The virginian published n Unique Account
OF Fridays Game.


The following is taken from the re
mort of the Richmond-Norfolk game FIN
| dov. as published yesterday In the Nor
oNorfolk vs. Umpire Clark, nine OF
| the richmond clubs heavy hitters, 2'ooJ
| Richmond 'rOoters" and several lNch-
This Was the combination in Richmond
| YESTERDAY Is IL any wonder That NCrlOliN
! didn't win? Is II any wonder tla5
| O'Hagan's temper got the best or MN
| Is il any wonder that Norfolk third
baseman who under ordinary clrcum-
stances is cool and gentlSemanily' tore tore
the mask from the face Of Umpire t GhiaIK
the game 10 RichmOnd2 And, again,
is it any wonder that the 800 Norfolk
"rooters' at the Armory were in u fever
heat when that same umpire cHlcd the
game at g o'clock on account OF darkness,
actually thirty-tve minutes before sun
set?
The Richmond people are betting heavi-
" that the Crows Will win the pennSnt.
TO even stand a chance TO obtain the
coveted flag, IL was necessary to take
three games from Norfolk; "he average
ment when straight" lsll playing is
contemplated. and even more dangerous
when their money IS at stake.
II was simply necessary for Richmond
to win. 1t made no difference how they
won, 50 they won. 1t was even ne -! s'tIy
to get policemen TO drag one Of our
players of the umpire. Even then the
Norfolk team would have won had 1t not
been time for the Richmond people to
get home and prepare TO retire for the
night-for IL is said that a large ma
jority of the Capital City residents go TO
\ correspondent Of the Nirginian thus
tells the story of how Clark did this
kind act for the Crows
There are many here who ere bold
enough 10 say that he deliberately rob
bed the Norfolk people out OF the game,
while others, more charitably disposed,
say that he was unaccounta5le fer his
acts. Whichever Is the correct version.
the result. was the same. He unpired as
rotten game of ball as was ever seen
on these or any other grounds. If he
was attempting to steal the game, his
decisions yesterday proved him 10 be
master hand at the art. They carried
with them n show OF fairness when they
were unimportant and would not affect
the result, but at critical times when an
adverse decision was fatal to NorfOil6s
chances of success. he always had one
of the rankest character ready on top.
Behind the bat, on balls and strikes, he
simply murdered Norfolk's chances of
hitting the ball, and wild pitches dirt
balls ana foaters were called strikes.
win such utter disregard to the location
Of the rubber that step ladders or nicl,-
axes would have proved more effective
IMAM the regulation ashes provided bv
Mir. Spaulding. -
Nhen the capShcaf decision against
COrcOran was made O'Haean ~ ~hn.S
his thorough disgust for the man d's.
gust shared by many far-minded people
present-rushed at Clark from The pIsy-
ers' bench and took from his fac the
mask he was wearing MANY neo,Ie
thought that O'Hagan Intended 10 as
sault him, and the Norfolk piayers we're |
soon surrounded by an excited ana angry !
mon, ied by n pugnac.ous policeman IN !
in the face"
The excitement was quoted without
bloodshed and the game proceeded. but |
Clark. for the purpose, no doubt, OF
taking away any possible chance for |
TRULY out OF the game. For wha. oiher
reason tt coy was put on the bench no
one as yet has been abe 10 ascerlein
Lanser and Hunt took the absent mems
places. and, with q patched-up team the
Norfolk boys went at them again.
The Richmonds were retired the next
three innings In one-twO-fhree order.
,Shil. the NorfOlks each time sot men on
bases and could have won out the game
several times on single hit Tney were,
already Out-playing their opponents at
every point, and the fast probably tlick.
ened The fog in the eyes Of Umpire
count Of darkness In the seventh in
Mig.
,seaulting Clark, and he tore The mise
the Insignia of ofiice-from the Cnpire's
lace TO show his disgust for tn man
and TO proclaim 10 tne public that he
regarded him an unfit person for the
oosit,on. lie regrets his hasty action
,ut has in no way modified MS oonlon
II the man. II is probable that Clark
stIl be removed from the star o. UNI
oires, and 1t is to be hoped that he
emaining games OF the league schedule
nay be played out with that FAIRNESS
md honest competition so earnestly de-
tired on the part Of the league managers,
he ball players and the fair-minded por-
ION Of tina baseball public.