The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-03

baseball Nnic..

There will be only one game played to-
day. 1t will be called at AS o'clock. and
| Gillen will be in the box cor he Hus-
| tiers.
! Tobias Tibbs and myself were talking
| about baseball express siOns and how they
originated. / asked hin. where the once
| famous expression Charley Horse
originated. and gathered the following
] fr~m what he told me.
The baseball players term Charley
horse as applied to stiff leg, ia said 10
have originated in Chicago.
There was kept on the backgrounds an
! old white horse named Charley. lie had
"A SPAWN in one Of his fore legs which
caurel him TO limp. one day Joe Quest
] suddenly went lame and Ned Williamson,
/ who observed quests gait closely. dis
/ covered that IL was identical with the
! limp of the old horse. He Immediately
! began calling Quest Charley" and saii
! horse. After that quest was known as
Charley horse" Quest. and when one Of
! the pldyers>was AFFLICTED in ,hs same way
| ne WAS said 10 have a 'Charl synorse.
Mr.. Bradley Is the most energetic and
| enterpr'sing manager IN the Virginia
! State League
The Hustlers have won the last seven
out Of eight games played.
Padden and IS band of bah tOssers had
no trouble IN taking Captain heed ana
his men into camp yesterday.
The Farmers made the unlucky mum
Ter Of thirteen runs Yesterday. but they
docs not matter.
smitI would have caught Plock's fly
TO left in the second inn,ng, but for the
crowd.
The rooters are after Ranerts "basso
proiundO' voice, and they make him
wish he had falsetto.
ferte Is mead and shoulders above any
short stop in the league. while Kahn and
N-oN are about tie as regards the third
basemen.
Wells is a jewel nc has forgotten more
about playing first base than Tate ever
knew.
Foreman lost his game in the National
League yesterday.
Smith is good centre-helder and a
fine ball player but he has a tendency 10
do too much kicking.
Orth IS one of the best natured tWirlers
In the league.
In the ffth inning Smith made a single.
then Mcintyre hit ball to short that
bounded over Berte's head. The ball was
returned 10 KAN. in the meantime Nc
Intyre had nearly reached second with
Smith still holding That bag. KAN. then
by pretty playing. ran Mcintyre down
and put him out without assistance. II
was a grand-stand play.
Brennan umpired an excellent game
yesterday.
Leahy has been re.nstated by the
Lynchburg management. and played
short Yesterday.
Roanoke and Norfolk are making a
pretty race Of II for last place.
bleacheries and not allowed In the field
The same rule applies 10 the crowd in
left-held. Give these points your atten-
ton. Mr. Bradley.
IN the ninth inning Kain was hit by
pitched ball, ana Smith came all the
way IN from centre . Kick about II.
lis language was not the most choice
Ia the scvcnt Kahn made q hit and the
ball was thrown into the crowd 1t was
returned TO Plock ard l<ain was thrown
out at scconi II was clearly block
ca ball. but Wells dd not kick No.
the lustlers play hall.
Mckcnna and Bcrte each came 10 the
bat first three times yesterday
Smith flew out three times TO the out
field.
Kahn, Berte. and Bradley had thssr
eyes On the bail yesterday.
The play yesterday was full OF Gin
ger.
II the solary is satisfactorily arranged
Marager Sclce viii have Foster next
year. II Boston gets Reddy they will
have "A jewel. lie can nov discount many
cdtchcrs who are I'm the big league.