The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-07

AIOuHu the Dd>t-.
Richmond and Portsmouth will cross
bats this afternoon at 4:45 o'clock.
Wells has signed a new third baseman
named Zimmerman, and he will play this
afternoon.
There is no doubt about II that three
| straiehts was u serious blow; but, then,
the Champions are not out Of II yet.
Lynchburg is playing great ball, but
J still there are such things az slumps
II was reported hast night that Captain
| Wells had signed Joe Corbett, a brother Of
! the champion puglist, to play on the
| Richmond baseball team. Besides Zm-
norman and Corbett, it is reported that
Wells has signed three other new men.
The following letter to the editor Of
The Times explains itself:
| Editor of The Times:
Sir,-ln reply to your comment in Sun
| days issue on the management Of the
Richmond club respecting the issue Of
| ran-checks. wish 10 state that the rain
check rule is not a rule CT the Richmond
club, but rule adopted by the Virginia
League, and can be found in the bylaws
and constitution Of that association.
Should a visiting club complete three in.
nings they are entitled TO their share
OF gate receipts. The only mistake made
by the Richmond management is in fail
ing 10 place a notice TO that effect over
the park entrance. The three-inning rule
exists in most all of the minor leagues
throughout the country | also wish 10
state that there are no open dates IN the
Virginia League schedule. and that every
effort will be made 10 play screduled
games.
There seems TO be an impression that
when il is raining about midday that
lO Q. fnu
not the case. as We intend playing when
ever IL is at all possible
In the early spring the playing-grounds
az Nest-End Park won't stand much bad
weather, but during the summer months
they dry off very quickly-in fact. Il
good shower occasionally improves them.
JAKE WELLS.
Richmond, Va. May g. 1896.
Sam CfOwder is TO baseball what
Augustin DAILY is to the stage" This
remark was made by one Of the many in
lerested spectators who witnessed the
little men" play ball yesterday.
There is no denying the fact that Sam
uei's invention is new and perfect
feature in its way, and nobody can detail
the game with the same pleasing minute
ness as this expert handler Of the tele-
graphic key.
After all, DAILY only claims that his the
atrical innovations are new and pcrfcct
and Samuefs is that. besides possessing
the additional merit of being a native
invent on.
The game yesterday was satisfactory I'm
every degree and no stretch of magma
ton was required by those present in
order 20 do away with the mechanical and
supplant the natural
''The little men" will open up again
on Monday for three days
There Is vast difference between
minor and National League pitchers. and
not every aspirant for honors in the big
league is a success. Such appears 10 he !
the fact In the case Of Flynn, who last |
season played with Richmond. but who |
Is at present with New York
o. i. CaylOr in reporting in the New |
York Herald the game he pitched Tuesday |
against Louisville, has the following 10 |
say Of Flynns work:
'"The primary cause Of the panic was
the sinful experimenting with a putative |
pitcher. l mean Flynn. II Flynn is a
pitcher he doesn't look II, nor has he
given any evidence 10 prove it since ne
'ame up from the vicinity Of the Dismal
swamp. still the club has to experiment
ili IL expiodcs several of the stuffed gold
bricks which II is parading as the real
lrticle. Now, Flynn may be a fair pitcher
'ome day several years hence. bur why
should large city like New York eroan
inder the painful tutelage?
FLYNN got of lucky in the first inning
,larke opened on him with single 10
eft. Eusiace tried 60 bunt. and sent the
lleged pitcher fly. He had Clarke forty
Get from first, but fired the BAH an equal
distance over Harry Davis head: then ne
ave MacFarland base on balls and per
nitted double steal. because he couldn't
iatch bases. "Old BIZ" Hassamaer banr-
d them both home Harry Davis took
'lingmans hot shot and doubled up the
emile Iiassamaer. or heaven only knows
fhere II would have ended.
The Giants ended the inning with n
lear lead. Errors gave Van Haltren and
'eorge Davis their bases. and Tiernan |
OF four bad balls Then Captain ki3
hased TWO home. with Il hit 10 right.
Jim Stafford sent two more home with
single, but was caught dreaming off
is base soon after.
THE score was TO In New York's
alance. and. with a pitcher In the boz.
would have been walk But Flynn
ad not yet unloaded. The second inning
'sxter singled but was forced by q great
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