The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-15
NO GREEN CUP SERIES.
HitHNoND AND LYNcHBURG DE-
CLINE TO PLIi FOR IT.
Ahe Nowian Jeweiry Company Offers a
bea"tif"lo One In its Place. witch
VIII he Competed for.

l'"! TOT the cup was because OF the !
'Naction on the part OF Nj. Green that |
enc or the games should hc played IA |
Roanoke. The players decided that the
oNp,i Gee OF going 10 Roanoke 10 play |
q game there for the small gate receipts |
winch they would get would not pay |
'h,m. There Is no local rivalry i'm that
city and ID is more than probable that |
bot little interest would Doe taken IN the !
contest For awhile 81 looked as ~ the
cup series would fan through. but IL has
not and Wiz not
the No~lan Company. who are among
Inc most prominent jewellers In the city
Lave come forward and offered TO put
Np cup 10 oc competed for by the FIRST
ana second clubs. under the rules Of the
Temple Cup series.
The club winning tho first four games
gets The cup. an. the winner Of 81 cacn
year has each succeeding year 10 contest
with the second club Tor CTS possession.
The Nowlan ,ompauy's offer has been
accepted hy the TWO clubs. and the cup
viii Dee PLAYED for under the rules OF the
temple cup Tho trophy has not yet
been selected. nlt 70 IS 90 Doe of bcauu-
'ul design. large and heavy, and costing
several hur lrcd dollars.
l3Al ~ lYNoHnvnG yiRsT.
Richmond leaves tonight for Lynch
burg. ana they play there tomorrow
Tuesday. and Wednesday. They return
here in company with the Lynchburg
team. ana Will play az the Wcsi-End
Park ON Thursday
Befts has been engaged 20 umpire tho
series. 10 would nc am excellent idea IN
this series 20 employ The double umpire
system. The extra expense would Doe
more than compensated for hy The addi-
tional harmony Chat would result Hog
gins and Belts would make a good pair
the former on base decisions and The lat
ter on balls and strikes
MCHMoSus PROSPECTS.
OF course &c cannot ho positively stated
which team viii win the cup. but just az
present the odds arc slightly In favor OF
Richmond. These clubs have played
twcnty-eisht games during the season.
Lynchburg won fourteen % them. There
was tie game. which gives Richmond
thirteen Victories out of the series.
The tie game " AS honestly won boy the
Tusrcrs. So this would give each team an
equal number Of victories. OF course the
conclusion then % br drawn is that tho
cluos are Of equal strength The recent
work of The Lynchhurg team hos. now-
ever. pointed % newly developed weak
ness. but they may simply De- lyne low
and waiting 90 work the same Dodge
ON Baltimore last year
The club winning the first four games
Will get s. per cent of One total gate
receipts. therefore. the public may rest
assured that with such financial incen-
tive the struggles between the two clubs
VIII De bitter
NAY PLAY NASHVILLE.
Wells yesterday received the following
telegram. which explains ITSELF.
Nashville, 4tnn. sept IA, lS3.
TO Jake Wells. Manager Richmond Base
Ball club. Richmond, Va;
What arrangement can we make Tor
three games with you i'm Richmond
Southern Champions against Virginia
Champions Answer Immediately. My
entire club here intact
GEORGE r. sTALLINGs.
Manager.
The Nashville Club has just won the
championship OF the Southern League,
and they want 90 play the Hustiers. IL
the locals should Win the cup ana II the
series is arranged with Nashville, ana
they win that. they would in reality DE
the champions OF the entire South. Wells
telegraphed Manager Stallngs TO the ci-
feet that ho would play him, but not
until the 24th. If this should prove agree
able 90 the Nashville manas, ment and
the games played here, they would draw
large audiences.
BASEBALL >Oris
When Mr.. Smith presented Wells with
the diamond pin yesterday. Doc left the
impression upon those "h0 heard h's
remarks that the pin had oecn presented
Iv some almiriug IOoters. such Was
u0t the case. the pin neins given ny the
thirteen players. who have worked DUR
INK The past season under Wells, as
token OF their esteem. This put the Joke
Oh Jake. lie tlered from what AIR.
smith said that some public admirers
lad presented the pin. ana not until
late hour last night did he know the
real donors
IL was a hard fight between Norfolk and
Portsmouth. but the Grabs finally Sc
cured ,he coveted third llace.
Where are the Tate men now, the
croakers. the misfortune prophetl ana
the sroat army of lnow-it-alls; Like
tho h,n's iscih. they are hard To find
Lyons is tho greatest jolly ever seen on
the coaching lines. His good nature and
wlfiicsus keep the rooters in roars OF
laughter. ile reminds one OF old Ariie
Latham.
Two OF the three hits made off Knorr
were secured by Turner.
ln yesterdays game tweniy-one men
struck OUT.
Roanoke has had more success with
Lynchhurg than amy other club.
The first nine men who faced hnOrr
went out IN one. TWO. three order.
James SIS certainly a pitcher whom some
managers would DO we'll 20 keep an eye
on.
The behavior on the part OF the crowd
an Norfolk yesterday was disgusting. IN
one OF the free fights that ensued, Gem
tre-Fleldcr Thornton Knocked down I'VE
men.
Kahn struck out four times yesterday.
zone admire sent Harry Bertc
bunch Of flowers. lie bushed until he
was the color OF "a poppy
The Hustlers won their first ana last
games Of this season.
Ten men faced James IN the uniortu-
nate sixth inning yesterday.
Keefcr Is one OF the Understanding
and most gentlemauly players In the
business. He caught a great game yes
terday.
Houseman has proved. In the face OF
BITTER public criticism. that be is an eA-
cellent seccnd-baseman. His heavy
ftlek work more than atones Tor the
Few errors hc may make In the field
Jake Wells had a motion on hinis'H
yesterday. lie stole three bases.
IL was so cool that an Of the players
had on their sweaters yesterday
knorr only gave one man his base on
balls.
n number OF rooters win so up to
Lynchburg with the team.