The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-02
A FORFEITED CONTEST.
MIR. BRENNAN OFFENDED THE TISI-
TORs md THEY REFUSE TOPLAT.
II all Happened In the Sixth Inning Be-
cause willis Interfered With Kelley.
The Visitors Were Leading.

Tobias Tibbg was kept very busy over
on the score board yesterday afternoon.
In fact. he got so much excited that sew
eral times he came near falling off from
his lofty perch. After the confusion was
over. and the dust had settled, and the
crowd Of chattering and shouting rooters
had left. Tobias climbed slowly down
his position on the fence and came over
to see ne. his honest, but frecklec' lace
besmeared with chalk. -
did yer Iit on ter de DUN dey was ea
going 10 fake us wild. he asked as ne
came ny. ! admitted that was on 10
the aforesaid bluff. and my lrlehu llDps
prOct eded: But yer can bet yer 1ogsn
dat de umpire was on ter en- ana uei
Jakey want going ter lay do"h "'9 manu-
on any such VI deal as dat -.
gathered from these remarks INA
Tobias thought Tmpir. Brennan WI
right in the decision by when ne baN.
the game TO the Hustlers by sco ~. "a
10 a. because the Hill Climbers refuse"
to play ball when he ordered them 10.
Every one else who saw the eaihs
thought likewise. except the NlsitOIs' am
a few sympathiZers who were along VII"
them.
HOW 1T HAPPENED.
II all happened in the last half OF the
sixth inning, with Lynchburg at the pat
the score rldUuiilE ~ III AH"'t
Schabel. the first man up, was given ms
base on balls but was thrown out az
second on Flock's grounder TO = ~ III !,
then Bradley dropped Mckenna ny. anu
Willis came TO the bat. Plock going up 10
second. He tried to steal third. and keily
threw 10 catch him, at the same tine
Willis turned and Kelly hit his pat WIN
the ball. II bounded on, and' III the
confusion both men scored. ,, ,
Umpire Brennan very properly ueCiu'u
that " was case OF interference on
Willis part though uuintcntiohai' anu
he ordered Plock and Mchenha pdch W
the bnses. This. Smith refused 10 near 10,
and long tiresOme. and disgusting hl'h
cnsued AT the end Of which Brennan or
dered the Hill Climbers 10 play, and upoi'
their refusal 10 do so, he gave ihe sait't
10 Richmond by the score Of 20 -. ! ni ne
visitors claim that II was hut w III. III,
fault, and that he ana npt lihn,',airded MO-
Kelly. and Smith said he INTENDED p'o-
testing the game.
VISITORS HAD THE Bnsr OF IT.
7, &c a nitv the visitors did not con
time TO play the game, for they hdu . ~
best of II all the way through. anu Wy
chances are that they wOuh nav rf 80
Willis was in great form, ana 'le ~ e.,,.
lers were powcrless before niS Nj men
delivery. Three times the locals hau Hl'i
on bases but the tall, youthlul ma.
from tie Hilly city was TOO hucn io'
them " III
Flynn, while he pitched eNceiehl '"l
was slightly Off-edge. and his work AT
times looked a bit Indifferent. The VS.
itors were not hitting him 10 any extent
but they punched what few hits they han'
and. besides the Hustlers were not put
ting I'D their usually good fielding game.
Rrennan's work was fairly satisfactory
but he was off on balls and strikes,
and the visitors had slightly the worst
Of 1t.
The following is the score Of the game
up 10 the time whom Iynchbure refused
TO play and thereby forfeited the con-
test.