Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-28
WANTED TO MOB HIM.
r,,,ssd Ball Patrons Attempt 10 Deal
With pSly Bert Myers.
.ocxrp THE UMPIRE OUT.
p,.,Icnsed with q Decision
r,,ra-pn.cmnn Hurls the Bal
uoou,u. and BADLY Injuries
,,m-Richmond the winner.

The fourth game pe'"''" ,.,. -
...s,vu,e for the championship VI
south was played yesterday ana ~
INV =, ,,1,or of Richmond by n score
This ties the two clubs IN 'he
,,noIonship fight and the hfth ana 'as as,
me 10 be played this AFTERNOON VI"
- the decisive one
Yesterdays contest was so o"esN
40, I, failed 20 interest the cranKs' "no
-, ny and witnessed II In ""aie'.
:. fashion. They were fully aroused
..n,eh in the seventh inning, when pei'.
80 Nashyille's third-baseman' teiieu
,-.,nire Hoggins with the BAH because Oh
sec,sion which he did not approve OIL
cd riot was precipitated.
HOW 1T CAME ABOUT.
Richmond was way ahead OF Nashsii'e'
I'D the chances OF victory for the rem
-. hoys were very slim. Wells was on
ma and Berte occupied first. The latter
- N steal second. and Sweeney. Nash
..us,s catcher. threw the ball TO Lyhch
$50 MIN of This gave Wells
es,acs 10 score. OF which he awaited MN,
nc and when Lynch returned the pan
:. Sweeney. with view TO putting Jahe
~. perte stole third. Sweeney thre"
- Myers 10 catch Berte. and came very
.o.r doing so. Umpire Hoggins had run
ayar 20 third base 10 see the play. anu
cailad Rerte safe This incensed Myers,
srA without warning, he threw the pai,
Win great force at Hoggins. Inc naru
,,issile landed on the umpire's side just
over the kidneys. and he dropped as
though he had been shot. He lay .nere'
100 unconscious. and apparently Iieiess.
Several county policemen rusneu oe'
cd nlaced Myers under arrest, and were
in the act of carrying him from 'ne neiu.
when some one on the bleacheries SET
rr the cry. Mob him. In moment
the men in all parts of the ground had
,,ssn 10 their feet, and with one accord
,bev rushed on the diamond. and as
hundreds of hoarse threats echoed the
crv OF Mob him." they closed in on the
policeman. and several brawny fists be-
can raining blows on Myers's head. he
uas completely cowed. and sought pro-
lection behind the officers. but In VAIN.
This state of affairs lasted but Few
moments. About half dozen city po-
ucemen, who were on the grounns, tooh
a hand in the proceedings. ana Dy usihs
their clubs freely drove the frenzied men
VINO were btlt oH W'N'''o
on Myers away from him.
HARD TO GET HIM OUT.
The enraged cranks closed in again,
however. ard the police In several IN
stances received blows, intended for their
prisoner. Myers was finally gotten INTO
the street, and the gate was locked imme-
diately. and three policemen Kept the
crowd within. while three others escorted
the obstreperous player over to Magis-
trate, Lewiss house. where he was
charged with felonious assault upon Mr..
Hoggins, with intent TO kill Mr.. otto
Hardest went his bail in the sum OF
500 and he will appear before Justice
Lewis at the. county courthouse this
morning.
Uo1Rins was quite badly hurt, and was
unable TO continue in the game. He was
carried over TO the players house, ana
Afterwards taken to his room. at Even
sens. where he was soon made comfort
able.
The game was continued, with Tame
hill as umpire but at the conclusion OF
the seventh inning be complied with the
REQUESTS made from G,.-)ut two thirds OF
the spectators, and called 1t.
THERE WE'RE FEW FEATURES.
There were but few features of the
contest worthy of mention The Rsch-
mond victory was due to Fosters great
stlck-work Twice did he put the ball
over left-feld fence. and as result he
brought In six runs. Cleve is accredited
In the score with a homer also, but
he doesn't deserve II. He batted the
sphere out into left field. and II slided
over the ground. struck rock or rough
piece OF ground, and bounded over the
fence
There is nothing more to tell of the
game. Neither Glllen nor Hahn pitched
brilliant games. and both were freely
nil The score follows: