The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-28
GIANTS PLAYED BALL.
OR At LEAST GAVEAN IMITATION
or TIE M TI0NAL CANE.
And the whole Thing Was Tlresome From
Beginning to End-Another Game To-
Day-Jake Wells and His uu,tisrs.

End Park yesterday afternoon to see the
New York Giants play a game of ball
among themselves.
They we're charged hf.y cents admission
ot the gate. 50. of course, you can biame
them for expecting 20 see git-edged
article Of ball-playing. / VIII wager
corner lot to a package or chewing gum
tbat cverv one of them wished that they
bad saved their money The same amount
~ Cagb world have secured them SEATS III
tho ncanut gallery, where they could see
tho next "Jav Circus" or minstrel snow
that nav come along. and certainly the
two latter attractions could not prove
be1f &c tiresome as was the inexcusable
ana execrafle pre- text for a ball game That
was put UP By the far-famed New YORK
Giants.
IT'S A SHAME.
II was nothing short Of a shame TO
have charged half dollar admission, ana
then to have put up such baby game
NJ hall. The Richmond public, as general
rule are always willing 10 pay TO see
any GOOD athletic contest, but even the
winners OF the Temple Cup can't ram
such a comedy of errors into their minus
and expect them, not only TO digest H.
but even TO adjust all existing differences
between a good ball game by a minor
league club Mt a quarter. and miser-
able exhibition Of ball-playing by Ma
tional League club at fifty cents.
TuR SECOND TEAM WON.
The second team won from the regular
team. by the score of - 10 10. / retram
from publishing a detailed score out OF
courtesy 10 the New York aggregation.
The errors and base hits were as nu-
merous as crows In a corn field. II my es-
teemed friend. O. y. Caylor, could nave
seen his pets play ball yesterday he
would have torn ont several handiuls
Of his hair and have muttered dire words
against the world at large, and the
Giants in particular.
PUT 4 PIN HERK.
Wells and Phillips played third and
first bases respectively on the Second
team. and-you can put pin here-they
held their own. There is nothing to say
about the Giants. except that all OF the
pitcbers were numerically hammered,
ana the feldcrs all took vacations ana
played push-pins, consequently the ef-
rors blossumed luXurantiy, as II IN
hot-bed.
Smith broke the third finger on his right
hand i'm the NTH inning, while catchihs'
The bone was driven through the SKIN
and he will bc laid up for several Inoh'hs.
This evening the Giants Will play
Richmond College.
The score by innings was as iolloWs'
I23456io9
f.
po-,Iars ................320 7O12 O-l5
Second Team ............1 q U w
THE GIANTS.
II is true that the Giants put up
hut ~
lac 81 unjust as to suppose that they can
nIav nall. on the contrary, they are
one of the strongest teams I'm the Ma
tioDal League They arrived IN the cry
Yesterday morning, and are stopping at
the Exchange Hotel under the charge
of Cantain Davis. 1 had an inter
view with Captain Davis, who SAID mat
| t6e Giants had been benefited by thef
Southern trip, ard would start 'ic
league season by playing winning PAL
] r\yo are after the parnant," the Captain
sad "and / don't know any CLUB that
will take IT away from u.s.. captain
| Davis thinks he has made good ma in
| f<uauss. and he IS also of the opinion
| mat German viii pitch winning ball
this year.
PRAISES JAKE.
Captain Davis is a well-built ball player
and a most gentlemanly one. He spoke
| IN the highest terms of Manager JAKE
| Wells. and predicted that under Jake's
management this city would have me
team. The game this afternoon VIII be
! between Richmond College and the
! Giants.
! THE hUsTLRRs.
Alien, the pitcher whom Manager Nells
signed in Springfield. ohio, arrived yes
terday. This completes the busters.
They practiced at the West-End Fark
Yesterday morning at IL o'clock, ana
| showed wonderful Improvement. kain's
work i'm left was decided improvement,
and # he keeps up, he viii be one OF
| inc fastest and surest helders IN the
league The pitchers were also gwen d
! little work. and showed that they are
! 6rst-class men. They are all speedy
| ana have good control of the ball. The
Hustlers will practice at the Park again
| this morning.
rr.f, mo