The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-30
FARMERS WON THE GAME
FOREMAN TOO Much FOR TIE MEN
FROM BESIDE THE WA YES.
An Interes ting Account OF Yesterday
Game ~ Reported by keprsssntatsve
OF the woman's Editio" of The Times.

The old saying that oysters should
only be eaten In those months that ron
their RS was verified yesterday In the
presence Of several hundred shouting
spectators at the homo of Populism In
Virginia.
The oysters, being deprived OF the sea
breczes. TO which they are accustomed
on their native shores. wa~ed FAINT ana
srrcumbed TO the whitening blast which
blew hot from the crater. Their only
comfort was they were not In II.
The game reminded me forcibly OF
ltte poem learned In my extreme youth.
which reads thus:
An fPIc on oYsTfRs
"A slice OF bread" the Walrus said'
lis what we chiefly need;
Pepper and vinegar besides
Are very good indeed.
Now. II you are ready, o Oysters, DEAR
We will begin to feed"
..But not on US" the oysters cried
FeelIng a little blue. after such Kind
ness that would be
A dismal thing TO 40.
."rhe day is fine" the W alrus said;
s'Do you admire the view
Dear oysters, Sald the 'diPc"'c''
We've had pleasant run.
GhaIl we be trottlng home again.
hut answer there came none.
And this was scarcely odd. because
They'd eaten every one.
The condition of the Blue Points yes
torday would have pleased even the Epi-
curean tastes Of the "Walrus and the Car
penter."
FIRST Il looked as If the oysters were 10
have II all their own way. UP 10 the
seventh inning very little enthusiasm was
shown. for the very natural reason that
the Farmers seemed 10 have hOies lh
their bats. while the oysters wagon
tongues connected with the horse-hide
hard and often.
In the lucky seventh, however, KID
Foreman led off with a hit His example
was followed by Gil. Lippert, Sanford,
and "Adonis' Clark, SanfOrds ana
Clarlts hits being for four bags each.
Under this scorchng fusilade the Oys-
ters were wasted. and when the agony
finally closed the Agrieulturslists had
placed seven runs 10 their credit.
wALK-ovER.
From this time on the game was a
complete waik-over. and at last accounts
the Bivalves had crawled into their shells
and pulled the shells In after them.
The account Of the game by innings y
rs follows In the first inning Gill flew out
10 left, Pender got his base on balls, TOOK
second on wild pitch, but was thrown
out while attempting to steal third.
I.ippert also took first by the grace OF
the pitcher, but fell victim While at
tempting to steal second. For the oysters,
Corcoran went out from pitcher TO hrst,
O'Hagan flew out to centre, and COLI
flower died at first
This was a fair sample OF the game up
TO the seventh inning; then the fun began.
McCreery, Kelly and Herr scrambled over
the plate with TALES for the oysters In
the NTH inning our Hibernian friend
O'Hagan. hit high foul over the grand
stand
Ii was here that the hopes Of the Farm
ers rose. and the voice of the Jubiiant
rooter began to be heard in the land.
When Kid Foreman stepped TO the plate
there was blood In his eye. and he hit the
ball Of yarn for n single, Pender hunted
safely, and the always popular Lippert
punched out a single. scoring the Kid and
Gill.