The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-06
Baseball Notes.

Petersburg will rlay Richmofd III La
city to-day The game VIII DC '"
promptly at $50 O'Clock. -,
whe nm Climbers lost yest'rhht.
wander IL Richmond Will be blamed 10, "
lack knorr lost his game yes'e.u"',
with only five hts being ma1e oh -,
hi nj. one happened TO be q nome -. iu
with two men on bases. Berte also "ens
to pieces In snort tAeef up JAM
kain was not in the game yesterday;
MCt;owan played his old posiuoh' anu
had three put-outs. having a
The crabs and Magicians are ""'
close nght for last place - rIre
Hallowell was too much for the nus
tiers yesterday. os,ardav's
There was no kichihs i"
game. ...,.o,od On ac-
How about Saturdays game oii'' :,
,r,ed I'm every way possible 10 ueins ~,
and brennan allowed him 50 fhuCn ~ non
that he succeeded admiraDiy. One camsc
he camac I'm from centre loI ~ ,rated
whstever. Berryhin himself remohs.,a az ',o
Nth him. Richmond wants 10 wiz 80 nC
games bv such methods as Snie"
in Saturdays contest; ,.,,,,,,, &, Sat
a. the end of the eighth inning III ga.
urdayis contest II was too dark 10 p'a!
bnt Wells. knowing that the umpire Is w
oriv person TO decide that question: 40
we'll as the mooted problem OF ii.'
ference, went on with the game, anu
resulted in a tie when hchilio"" H''0'
have won. ~ ,,.o che
Richmond however, plays ball IKE sne
dill last year. and when she ioH'' '
does so gracefully. . ,,,es-
In regard TO the Umpire Brennan ques-
ton. the Norfolk Nirsinian say nun,tc
III is due 10 the baseball loving pupno
of the State of Virginia. and 10 the PeoP,o
generally that when the League au'noii
Ties at Richmond release an umpire INC
they should know why ~ was W.,
through whose efforts II was accom-
niishod or for what cause. This quiet
work won't 20. The people support tne
gar .; therefore. have n right TO knO"
what is going on. The managers ~ o. nr
different teams don't own tne rae 49, a.,
the people, TO do with II, or 'he''' "S '"''
see nt - o.,
"McIaughlin has been released as an
umpire. and Jack Brennan. the iate
catcher of the Farmers. has Dcen az,
pointed In his stead. Brennan ofhcla'e {,
in the game between Richmond anu
Ivnchbura Yesterday. and from d"ci-
sion he gave. any one can tell 10 whonl
no owes his appointment A man WIN
don't know the game should not oc ~, ",
tho staff Some one ought 10 presen' M
with q book of rules and If he can reau.
read them TO him. The telegraph Droutn'
The news that Brennan gave a uecisioi,
on dead bali which Influenced two runs
I'm favor OF Richmond. Manager Snilh
would rot submit 70 MS i"ilbH' -
ouently left the field. II must have
been a tough deal to make the Lynch
burgs leave the grounds To "A man M
tree. 1t looks as II Il Is a , case OF o sg,
curing that 'pennant' This KIND OF WON
reminds one very forciby of the story
Of the old man who told his son Moses
10 make money -. ,,,.
The answer to the above IS tn'' ~, ~
Iaughlin was released Dechnse III
clubs protested against him ,,-..-
Brennan was first advocated ny feters-
burg. who had released him. ana ehuV ,,,ss
nv several other clubs including iuch-
mond. Since he has been umpirlng heIt
the Hustlers have lost more than theS
have gained by his decisions.
Richmond is for fair, honest pan ane
city The umpres have made ana VII
make decisions in the future that mus
cost one Of the cOntesting clubs the gam
bit is that any reason why the press
that supports the losing club should cas-
groundlcss aspersfOns7