Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-15
THE FROCKs VICTORIOUS.

The boys wearing frocks were easy
victors-or "victoresses." They had the
strongest team. ana, though numbered
by those airy costumes. which covered
the regular baseball outfits, they played
ball for all they were worth for the
first five innings. The picture that the
diamond presented when the teams lined
up was, TO say the least, unique and at
tractive-at least TO the ladies' I'm the as
semblage. The boys who constituted
themselves Mother Hubbards" were ar
rayed in flowing robes OF blue-and-white-
striped calico. wearing large straw hats.
trimmed with broad bows Of the same
material The Dudes" were attired in
appropriate shirts. boomers, and straw
hats" "Cholly" Jordan. the umpire.
was a poem Of grace and fashion. He
wore striped stockings of several cOlors
todd fellows, at that. blue-ani-white-
striped boomers, "A corset jacket OF yell
lowest yellow, which Rugged him very
closely about the small part Of the back.
He made an excellent umpire. though his
memory as 10 strikes and balls wasn't
very good. Several times the cigarette
smokers from the Albemarle Club claimed
that "Cholly' was rather inclined 10
favor the "Frocks." and once or twice
lllt IillIilf > HE WASH I worth more IMAM
a couple Of bottles Of sarsaparilla. How
ever, he only changed his decisions a
few times, and then his opinion did not
alter until severe pressure had been
brought 10 bear upon him. He got all
the Mother liubbards around him at
/ the ending Of the sixth inning and award
/ ed the game 10 them by a score Of II
TO .. The two runs made by the Dudes
/ were earned by Charlie Spicer and Jack
! Minitree, and were in the NTH and sixth
| innings Prior 10 that time IT was
thought that the "Frocks" would shut
out their efiiminate-looking adversaries.
MANAGER BOISSEAU'S WORK.
Mlnagcr Rolsseau worked faithfully
throughout the game. He bought out the
soda-pop stand IN an effort TO infuse life
into the Dudes. but they were clearly out
classed. dit Peasants pitched with
| all his might, and Snowden caught well,
too. but the Mother Hubbards found the
ball for several three-baggers and piled
up the runs thick and fast Workman.
/ Of he Dudes, was on third base but ne
was eventually transferred behind the
/ bat. and there accomplished no more than
! be- did on third once the umpire fined
him 81 for allowing a runner TO knock
the ball out of his hand. lie was present
/ ed with a jimpsOn-Weed bouquet when ne
/ went 20 the bat in the fourth inning. He
! bowed grateful appreciation for the token.
famed out. and complacently took his
seat upon the grass. Then there were
/ other fines ranging from bottle Of gin
/ ger-ale to $50 for the indecorum on the
/ part Of the Mother Ilubbards' in re-
moving their frocks upon the diamond.
Eddie Freeman pitcher OF the FrOcks,
who twirled with a somewhat "Rusieish"
] the FIRST d receive nengltN in
/ this respect. Tyler Brock ala some good
work. as ala "Eaby" Phillips for the
/ boys in dresses. Spicer was the best man
the Dudes had, although "Rcddy' Rus
/ sell. the Peasants, Joe Young. and Walk
cr distinguished themselves in one way
/ or another.
The girls" Knocked the "boys' COM
/ pletely out and were easy winners of
the game by the score mentioned.