Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-22
WINTHE NOWLAN CUP
The Champions Capture the Silver
Trophy 10 Keep with the Psnnant.
GIVE GAMES OUT OF SEVEN.
-. veIIs's Pets Beat Lynchburg
m, I'm the First Contest After
Hard strusgie-H"Sgins EMPIRES
uu, and Roasts Both sides.

THE beautiful Nowlan Cup Is the pro-
II, Of the Richmond Baseball Club
year. at least. and IL VIII be pre-
- IN them by MIR. Ii. NJ. Smith, Jr.'
s...s,v afternoon. at West-End Park
Tho Rluebirds won it yesterday after
-,,n between the hours OF 2:So and so
ing which time they engaged In
'.4.bot and most exciting contest with
49,. tvnchburg Tobacconists. and won out
srly by a neck.
FIynn. the little Hibernian whose curves
.-. sl,yavs puzzllng, was the twirier for
ne Richmond lads. and Mason, the lank'
,,ily. fellow. who is reputed deserter
IN the Memphis Southern League team.
80 IN the box for Lynchburg. Both
,..,.pulated the sphere with degree
-, aextsrity and skin which was more
,.,n p.easing 10 the 500 rooters present
49,, tney didn't play the game alone.
The nelders both. in and out, were
s,r.etly IN the contest, and the horse
,i1e whenever It come within the terri
,.ry Of any Of them was handed
promptly and properly. and for six in
r.gcs il looked as though neither team
vopld be able 10 score. The batting OF
,ta two clubs was good, but the iieiding
y.. better, and what would ordinarily
t.,e been hits were transformed fire.
oYeutly into puto by circus catches.
The handsome cup offered by the Now
Ian Company practically depended upon
,bls game, and all eighteen men who
contested In 1t realized this fact and
mayed as though for blood. Every inch
al ground was contested as though life
and death depended Oh the inGlViduai
Efforts Of every player.
HIS DECISIONS NOT GOOD.
An went smoothly until the seventh In
Ming, when Umpire Hoggins began TO get
In his work. ad nauseum. He gave some
o. the Tankest decisions ever made on
diamond. and besides getting the
players on both sides worked up into n
state Of frenzy, he disguised the specta-
tors
Hoggins started by calling Jake Wells
out at first. when the Cap" made
safe hit, and beat the ball out by at least
ten seconds. The score at this Juncturs
stood / to o. in Lynchburg's favor. and
the roOters were greatly worked up. and
were anxious 10 see Richmond run
come over the plate. Jake's hit, which did
not count as such, advanced Tannehill
who was on FIRST. 10 second, and, with no
one out, Richmonds chances for scoring
we're very good. Therefore, when Hog
sins called Wells out there was intense
excitement among the cranks, and the
umpire was literally Kissed.
Foster then made hit. and sent Tan
nehill TO third. and home, but as he
touched the plate Schabel got the ball.
Nd oh ha
Gowan then got a hit which would have
scored Wells had he been permitted TO
hold first base, which was clearly his.
bat Hogcins had made his unalyerable
decision and two Richmond runs were
lost.
THEN HELPED THE RICHMONDS.
Jake Wells made a strong kick, which
apparently had it's effect upon HoggiDs.
IN he atoned for his rank decisions By
Irtsenfing Richmond with two runs to
which they were clearly not entitled.
This occurred in the eighth. The score
stood 20 in Lynchburgs favor, when
Kan advanced TO the rubber and was
given his base on balls. He promptly
stole second. and was sacrificed TO third
by Smith. Then Groves WAS given his
base on balls and stole second Schabel
made a feint TO throw the ball 10 second.
but instead tossed II TO Mason who
promptly returned 1t. Kahn fell a victim
T. the bluff, however, and went I'm home
whore he was met at least two feet off
III Plate by Schabel and put out. Hog
tirs however. called him safe, and then
howl went up. Smith, Lynchburg's
CAPTAIN. came running in from centre
i,t and all the Lynchburg players
crowded around and kicked. Hoggins
listened not TO them, and Smith ordered
hs men OF the field. Scha.nl counselled
against any such dissraceful conduct,
and finally upon his point blank refusal
u leave the game unplayed. Smith re-
turned
ANOTHER BIG KICK.
Groves was stu on second and House.
man Welded the ash. lie sent the sphere
ttlAng away out into centre field and
brought Turkey over the plate. The
lu was clearly a thrce-bagger. but
h0useman tried 10 extend IL TO n home
run ana vac caught at the plate by
s,"abeL Hoggins called him safe.
Uousn ne was clearly put out. and this
lI' richmond one run ahead of Lynch
tlIt. Al the Lynchburg players were
lHeehsed then, including Schabel, and
lheN lett the diamond and re-
luSe1 10 play again. A big crowd of
!'O'tiS eonsresated around the players
beh'h al once, and some OF them de-
H'I4ti ne return Of their money. Smith
Ia,a no heed to them, but Jake Wells
uIl' ana demanded that the game be con-
In"ed' smith finally consented. and the
HtNt Was resumed. Neither side scored
osaih. and the ninth inning was finished
WIN richmond one run ahead OF Lynch
burg