The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-20
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Baseball Editor The Times
Sir.-I am an oGfer rea0cr IF your base
ball notes every Gay. and wish you would
print/morc OF them. You wsre mistaken
I'm saying Yesterday that Richmond had
won thrt,oi. games stracht. They have
won thirteen out of fouri zen, but only
eleven stra ght The boys deserve credit
for putting mp such Lcat games. They
are "a fine set OF players. amt can Win on
their merits We don't want 90 see any
dirt" bsll-TlayiIg at Ncsi-End PARK.
and YOU yet tine applause of uii of us
oranks when you piich, in no , hen Tor
dong so. Won fOllLi.
Richmond. Aug. 18th.
| thank my friend for calling attention
TO the ciIor. lie is right about the nun-
Der of games won.
Newport News Hampton IS stil cp the
toboaean
Norfolk's hopes OF winning tho acnnant
are fading rapidly away.
Dolan. al short. handled himself a Ia
jennings. While very steady iu his play
Ing. he jumIgt about I'm lively fashion,
judging every ban correctly and throwing
TO first accurately. lie accepted "a total
of twelve chances i'm the TWO games with
out an error. and made three singles
Pittsburg acknowledgement
Dan Lcahy played magnificent all
rounc game ycstcf'ay go .hc bat ana 300
the field. Ills work was the feature OF
IN. game. Lynchhurg News
Pitcher Sflmmell, of the Roanoke team.
who has been ill since Saturday. lett for
his home ib Pennsylvania. lie was
afraid that hc would get down sick. and
81 -rcnnni OF the crippled condition of
the home team. decided that DO would
be the wisest thing he could do.
On account OF the crippled condition OF
the Roanoke base ball team the game
was lost Yesterday afternoon 20 Rich
mond. A large number of the fans and
crankS went to the park 90 witness the
game knowing that on account of the
cripped CnditiOn of the team. There WAS
no reasonable chance 90 win. Tate IS
still unable 10 play on occonut OF his
wrist aud ShcTeF is having OF ON &C.
count OF sore hand GEORGE WriGley
Is always ia the game but hss ~ sore
finger and ought 70 Doe ON tho bench. and
To cap the climax Second Baseman Ne
Gam IN out OF tho game for the rest OF
the season on account OF broken bone
I'm the richt lex nrsr the ankle.
Umpire Mcnamara demonstrated clearly
that H.. wanted Richmond 10 win There
VS. no necessity 10 show so much par
TALLY i'm Yesterdays exhibition The
visitors won. and on the trne merits OF
the game. Reody Foster OBLIGATED IN
the clrarifv ~ rrfNnr Tor The visiting
team. also as fNtpire on halls and strikes.
Every time "a ha.i wa delivered. De was
heard 20 exciaifn cts hcautr or "a
p~ach" Umpire Mcnamara would IN
variahly call IL r. strike. TT We lose. ict
81 10 on the merits Of The game Roanoke
Times CruoSdayl.
you will notice this season that fhc
baltimore piascrs so NOT exercise 200 much
lung power on tho coach lire as
they usei 20 90 in previous years.
eqya President Won der Horst "rhrro
- Tack DOYLE. Ie IS one 81 the
mos, conscientious players on the dia-
rond. and II was bis delight 10 stand on
rho coach ire. and hollow away with an
enthusiast, worthy OF political meeting
but ont Of place on the hall held. Jack 8
Vigorous pair OF lungs Ike Othelo are
without an occupa ton The rich stri-
dent tenor OF our Mr.. Clark, an organ
that would rival Ston'or. or blum Wag
nerian opera II as silent as Philadel-