Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-06-27
CHURCH HILL NOTES
A LARGE CROWD WIT
NESS THE BAPTIZ-
ING.
Items from the Y. II. 6. A.
A Grand Debate.
BAsE-BALL-ROANOKEs AND THE
ECLIPSE
Many Infants Makes their Debat IN this
SectioD-PersOnal aud Local Items.
[ To PLANET by our Regular Correspon-
dent I

To PLANET by our Regular COrrespon-
dent
At rather an early hour on last Sun
day mOrBing tremendous crowd
surged to and fro and lined the side
walks leading to the gates of the 4th
Baptist Church. At about Z 40 A. NJ
II small group was seen standing at the
gates wondering why the Sc xtOn failed
to open up unto them but he came not.
A few minutes later the small GROUP
was augmented by perhaps a dozen
more; eager that the sexton should
open up; gradually the crowd COM
menced TO swell to large proportions
until the sidewalks were dotted with
an eager and expectant thrOng; but
Judge of their happiness when the sex
ton put in his appearance, as the large
gates swung open the crowd surged
through, eager to be foremost IN the
getting good seat, where they could
view the exercises to their hearts de-
light. The galleries were soon filled
and afterwards the main auditorium
presented a like appearance. People
from every direction of all shades and
colors, interspersed here and there
with many of the Anglo-SaxOn race
came TO view the scene.
The ushers were kept busy and be 1t
said TO their credit they acquitted
themselves admirably.
Rev. Payne was on hand early and
did his share.
Y. NJ. c. A. ITEMS
Sunday exercises at the Y. M. @. A
did not attain that excellence that us
ually characterizes the exercises helC
there, owing perhaps to the rain, bu
| 1otf a
left quite pleased A charming debate
will be held there next Tuesday night
the subject, Money versus Educa
ton" Messrs. James Coleman ant
w. l.. Ransom has the former ant
whose object will be TO put before on
people the Importance OF acquiring
money, not Free Silver at the ratio o
10 to /. but good, hard, solid and soun'
money as advocated by the kepubli
cans while Messrs l.. III Herbert ant
W. T. Nelson will use their best en-
deavors to show our people the abso
ute necessity OF acquiring a good edu
:ation. Both sides are well matched in
el.ectually, and a good time may b
expected by all. There will also be j
connection with the debate an inter
esting programme.
THE RoANoKEs-ECLIPsE
The Roanoke team, (coloredl who's
baseball record has been uDparallele
3 for four years came to Richmond wit
e the EXPRESSED intention of winning aus
terity over our boys. Like the gres
Napoleon, at whose name the nation
n OF Europe trembled and whose bri
J liant victories and exalted eminenc
served only TO make his downfall Til
| greater, so it was with the Roanoke
I. "A frer fhas Il n
annearanca and their enviahla fam
p which preceded them; served only I
Y sharpen the baseball appetItes of tf
s Eclipse to a greater degree, and
make them more DESTROYS of whippiT
n the visitors. A large crowd gathere
+ at the West End Park last Tuesday a
% ternoon to witness the best game of ii
70 season. The game opened at 80
n N. The visitors led of in the first I'M
n ing and failed TO score then came Il
q Church Hill Farmers as some cram
r daubed them, who brought in two rul
n and scored four in the second, viii
t the Roanoke boys scored for the fir
time in the fourth inning. After I'll
it WAS q regular pitchers battle. III
phenomenal twirling by Price kept q
=, visitors down by an error on the pa
= of Lee (short stop the visitors ma
mother run in the sixth inning, ar
y or the remaining time the strike GU
~ were numerous. Morton drove a bea
tiful fly TO the center field which W
taken in by Steward. Thus the vii
tors only made runs. Notably amo
he interesting features was the bril-
n liant work done by Lee as short ste
-, and Norton on 2nd base, " hose recor
~ will compare favorably with any 9th
-. players in the state. Anderson Il
~ pitched good ball for the Roanok
~ yet they would do well to play wi
~ their equals.
~ The Eclipse means to eclipse eve
III team in the State this season and sta
% ready a all times to play any and
q respectable clubs. Below is the scol