The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-14
HE BROh r ms FTNGER,
FLYNN starts the season Badiy-foster
Made a ! o BILE.

Made a q BILE.
Tho New York World OF yesterday
prints the following. which will be read
with interest by all the baseball enthusi-
lists Of this city:
JACKSONVILLE. FLA. March IL
Duke" Farrelrs New York colts gave the
regulars another scare in to-day's game,
and 10 was not unul the last inning be-
lore the olu-umers breathed easily. Up
TO the last haif or the eighth inning the
YOUNGSTERS nad a lead OF elgnt runs, anu
II looked like almost any kind OF ODDS
that they would win. Ia the eighth, how
ever. the regulars hit Seymours curves
for eight runs and tied the score.
10 was not until the very last moment
that Manager Irwin decided TO play.
During the morning a cold wind, such
that carries along glass arms, Char
ley horses, and the like, with IL swept
over the field. In consequence the men
remained indoors. Ia the alton Don, after
the new manager had decided not to
play. the wind went down considerably,
and FOR the eleventh time Irwin changed
his mind ana ordered las charges TO don
their baseball toys and prepare for the
fray.
originally it was his idea to only have
the boys keep at il for five or six innings.
but al the expiration Of that time the
colts were so fgr in advance that IRWIN
kept the game going. Before they
stopped the fun nine innings had been
played, for the first time this season.
Despite The uncertain conditions, the
largest crowd that has yet turned out was
present They were treated 10 a fairly
good article OF baseball.
Whether or not IL was the chilly
weather or that the men are rounding to
more rapidly than was expected is doubt
ful. but the boys certainly had plenty OF
snap IN their play. In several Instances
they played really brilliant ball. Young
Mulligan again demonstrated that he will
turn out 10 be valuable man. His field
ing Of Fosters long drive 20 centre in the
sixth inning on which Clarke was naile-.
at the plate, was we'll done. In the third
inning Flynn, one of the new pitchers,
had the middle finger Of his pitching hand
badly broken by a thrown ball. lie will
be laid up Tor several days in conse-
quence
The game was started with German
and Farrell i'm the points for the colts.
while Flynn and Foster ofiiciatei for the
regular team. In the very first inning
the youngsters got two runs of a base on
balls Harry Davis triple and doubles By
Aulligan and Battam. Three bases on
balls and a single by German doubled
their score in the second In the third
Flynn allowed three men 10 walk 10 first
which. followed By hits by Farrell and
Wilson. gave the youngsters three more
runs. In the fourth Mulligan reached
first on balls. stole second and third, and
crossed the plate Oh Stafford's single Tho
young bloods got their last two runs in
the sixth inning on a base on balls, STAFF
ford's double and Wilson's single.
Captain Cleason's side made two runs In
the first Van Haltr~n got 10 first on
balls c. Davis lined out a three-bagger,
sending Van Haltren home. and scored
himself on Tiernan's "fy out" From that
until the eighth inning the regulars drew
q line Of goose eggs. In this inning four
bases on balls singles by Clark. Gleason.
Van Haltren. Tiernan's triple and an
error gave them eight runs. The win
ming run was made In the ninth on
Clark's single and Fosters two-hagger.