The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-13
THE NORFOLK SERIES.
SUPPORTERS or BASE BALL HERE
DIsG listed.
Why Did the Hustlers Play Such Listless
Ball? Let the Managers Investigate
and Explain.

The supporters OF baseball in Rich
nond are now in a thoroughly disguised
state. In the last series with Norfolk
they claim that the games, the two last.
were thrown by the Richmond Club TO
the Norfolk players. and that the
Hustlers won the first game because
there was no possible way for them 10
have lost ii. The following is not m
tended by me as a roast upon the loeai
players. 1t is simply the concensus Oh
public opinion as held by the gentlemen
VI this city VINO support the game.
have. through the columns OF Inc ilAhtS'
a. It's representative. expressed my Opln-
ION rcarI4ing the last two games lldlht-
ly that Richmond aid NOT play pan - a
they wanted 10 win, mis- means Hiu-"'
ana Mir. bradley should at once HltNe ="
thorough Investigation OF the matter, anu
leave 40 stone unturned 10 asttli TAIN ~
the re was any crooked WORK Oh III,
part OF some Of the local playtis'
myself do not say, nor 90 tii'N w.,
game was sold, because ! entertain az
have "A high opinion Of JAKE W eh7' VIZ
Las IN every instance proven ill..i1. d. 81, 90
honest ana gentlemanly Dall-Rlas 'i a. 49,.
1 firmly tlieFe that the men WYNN ~
has under him are Woodworking, hoHtat
players, but the public, ana in.d" 80.
better class who support tHt ,,,e.t,,
sore, very sore, ana they most 49, 80,
have A right To be so, ana IN tutii ri'
gust are loud in their dcnunciaton o. INC
cubs work in the Norfolk sel-eS'
DIDN'T Try TO hit THE BALL.
Yesterday | interviewed number OF
urOfaiutnt lovers OF the game IN inns
CITY. ana. 10 man, they "tir ~ u III ~
tle.r Denef that there was ciov"1u WIN
somewhere and they ga no' nVsl' ~. ~
say that they believed that NOflolh money
had been freely used. be mat as IL may
one thing is certain, tnat lhtie are
number of suspicious circumstance Syn-
nected with th- last seHes. Inc Da.t.n5
OF some OF RicnmOnds strongest hlt'ta
MS larn.ntariv weak, and 1t certainly
l0OKeu a. % th-y did not want 10 MT the
ball Jnen her out-iielders were OIL anu
n IS strange .nlnS 10 zee sovH men
start all OF q sudden 10 making tIiois
galore, and to allow balls 70 Drop an
around them without an apparent elloi1
10 get them. Ine NlchmoNt players II-
der-taud the game, ana "hen YOU see
tuem suddenly lose all knOWlrdsc OF il
and make UGH blunders as you nus.
expect OF nONlc ices the people VIII 'aln,
anu they have right TO, because as one
gentleman said I'VE pay Our ilollct ~
see ban playing ana not 10 De AMI
These men are hlrcd 10 blNt 49, -
vice. If they cannot DO so, then lct hi'h-
mona get a team that can. Aad theIe
been only one or two blunders nothlhs
would have been thought DGt there were
numbers Of them.
The season is over, nut the pupHc ndHc
memories. and there IS 10 be another
season next year. and they VIII ieNieiH-
Der these things d.. ~.
How was Richmond treated j" MI
folk? ..-,.
were treated ike dogs. therefore, IL
was but natural 10 expect that they would
glory In defeating Norfolk. They did
not. however, but, on the other hahu'
they let these shady bail players walk
right over them. This IS a fact. Now
who Will explain these few questions
LOW ABOUT TAIe?
When Collifower was put out OF We'd
ncsday's game. why did Wells alIo"
him. 70 come back; He had every risnt
10 kick. / have IL on good authority
that Colllnower cursed Belts ana threat
ened TO beat him. lie was put BACK.
Mr.. Bradley knew that there were lad.es
on the grand-stand, yet on TUESDAY rate
was permitted TO use disgusting language
in front OF the grand-stand. ana vas
neither fined nor put out Of the grounds.
Frequently curses were distinctly audi
ble 10 the audience from the bench
where the Norfolk players sat. Ricn-
mond will not stand this. The gentle
men themselves VIII not patron-ze
toughs. much less pay 10 have their lady
friends insulted By low and disgust
ing language
When i asked Belts why he did not
impose fines upon the men, be said u
was TOO late In the season. This is no
excuse. and If Belts thinks il is, he
should be put ont Of the business.
This is what the Richmond public think
Of the recent series. at least. IL Is a
digest Of their opinions as they eX-
pressed them TO me.
Mr. Bradley is gentlemanly and
clever manager, and TO him the Virginia
State League owes its existence. lie
looks /out for the comfort and convent
ence Of the public, and It is but justice
TO him that he should know these things,
for doubtless he will at once make an
investigation. and find out what is the
matter. / do not believe. if he knew
II. he would allow the public 10 be i'm
posed upon. and even il the pennant Is
won. he pays the players, and should
see that they do what he pays them
TO do-play ball Another such series,
and baseball will be dead in this city.
The public are not sore because the games
were lost. for that cannot affect the pen
nant. but they are sore over the way
IN which they were won by Norfolk.