Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-09-11
DOTs FROM THE DIAMOyD.
Meeting of League Managers TO
Ntght-senseIcss Hit at Nelis'

Ntebt-senseIcss Hit at Wells.
The league managers will meet at the
Lexington tonight and will settle the
DISPUTED games. Norfolk does not know
where she stands In the race FOR third
Mace. If certain protested games are
awarded against her she viii stand no
show of the coveted position. but II they
are decided In her favor she Will 80 aheau
Of Portsmouth,.
The attention Of the Norfolk Virgin'an
is respectfully called 70 the fact tnIt
Jake Wells has his eye on the ban.
He made a hit every time ne came y
the bat yesterday. one was Triple, ohp
was a double. and two were singles
The Virg.nian whose baseball critic
all through the season has shown great
animoslty toward Richmond. printed yes
terlay the following clipping from tha
Richmond correspondence In the Sporting
News:
Everything has been running smooth
~ down in this successful league until
this week, when Wells began to wofk
Small. the new secretary. In the same
way that he worked Woodal The paper
IN all the cities have been protesting
against the way the league is managed
but IL all amounts to naught. AS the re-
suit Of this combination between Wells
Small and Woodall. IL the management
OF the umpires. etc. Mclaughlin has re-
signed, as no man with any manhood
could serve under this combination. The
managers Of the other cities have been
making kick. but Wells and the gang
publish In the home papers that they
have no kick coming 10 them, and SO
matters run on.
wells has all the papers here with
him, and consequently no man has any
show TO get back at him. The out-of-
town press are continually showing him
up but as he has made himself solid
with the newspapers here by taking the
reporters on the trips with him and other
little tips. nothing Is ever copied from
any other papers 70 show up the man that
is running baseball in this town"
This is q false statement, which the
Virginan. instead Of applauding az II
does. should denounce. There is abso-
luteiy not one word Of truth In II. Wells
has conducted himself as gentleman
throughout the season, and that In n
great measure accounts for his success.
So far as the statement that he has
undue influence with the papers bere
is concerned. that is all bosh and bun
combe. and not worthy of being noticed.
The only error made In Yesterdays game
was by Tate, who made u bad tumble
of ball thrown to him by Corcoran.
Considerable amusement was occasioned
among the rooters yesterday when Pop
struck out 1t was great surprise to
him too. but Knorr worked a peculiar
game on him. and he couldn't find the
ball.
The following Is record OF the bases
stolen during the season by the players
on the Richmond club: Kahn. ST. Groves.
81: Houseman. Sc: Foster. a.: Smith, 80;
Wells. 80: Berte. 30; MCGOWAN. 81: Brad
ley. II: Tannehill. II; Flynn. 8; Knorr. s;
Kelly. 4: GIllen. 2.
Kahn Is way In the lead. and will I'M
Questionably get the Evensen gold badge.
Manager ONeill. Of Norfolk. had
his men assembled In loom at the Lex
ington last night and gave them a talk
ing to- He told Tate that under no cir
cumstances would he put up with such
kicking as was done by him Monday and
yesterday. and that worthy was advised
to be more quiet when on the field here
after