The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-07


AT Petersburg:
Richmond vs.. Petersburg.
AT Iyuchburg.
Portsmouth VS.. Lynchburg.
At Norfolk.
Roanoke US. Norfolk.
"And the band played on" and for all
know they may be playing still, but one
fAct / ann sure of. and that is, the Iham-
plcns lost
60 said the black score-card that To-
bias Tibhs manipulates over on the right
field fence. and he deals in figures when
are Facts. so take II as you viii victory
vas not ours.
Yes. the band played on" but Casey
ga not waltz with the strawberry blonde
Instcad me- sat ont upon the bleachefies
and thickenod the limpid atmosphere
yitb those opithets that Webster forgot
"a inscribe I'm his unabridged volume Of
Anrlo-SaNon words. while the strawberry
hloudrs occupicd seats i'm the grand-stand
ara chowcd gum and gaZcd with vacant
stare that was as blank as the run coll
u,nus Of their sc0ro-books. Yet the band
rlaved hrayoly ON. and did the best they
knew how.
They may have lacked the soleful
4 Lvthme Of Strauss the delicate
xpression Of the Delihos, or the
randeur of a Mozart. but they
ad the shirt of the occasion
AMI even when defeat was certainty.
the lively strains Of the High School
d cadet" and other popular marches rose
th~obbinelv upon the air. Tho band Is
alright and it is hoped that they will al
WAYS be on hand. but a bit of variety IN
the way Of selections would be appreci-
eted. paradise Alley" with 'Die In
fahrt ums Gluck." and "Mv Polly Is
Peach" with "Cavalleria Rusiicana.
COULD NOT HIT LEACH.
Gould not bit Leach. Yes. that was the
cause Of il al, and yet, 1 do not think
senator MAYNARD made mistake when
he released him from Portsmouth and be-
fore the season is over, predict Manage
O'Ncill will doubt the ACCESSIBILITY OF nav
ing added the sun-burned pitcher To mis-
list OF would-be pennant winners. II has
been three years since Leach pitched such
n game as bee did yesterday. and strange
TO say upon both occasions, Richmond
has been mis- victims.
He had all the revenge he was looking
for yesterday. and If he really desired
any more. I am at a loss to say where
he should have found IT, unless he hal
carried OF the entire gate receipts and
! the Champion implements of warfare.
-Four hits allowed us-two doubles in tho
sixth. and two singles in the eighth. Oh.
how far apart they seemed. Further, even
in point Of time, than those famous iueps
that the Executives OF North and South
Carolina are said TO have drank upon
certain memorable occasion.
In the fourth inning Leach retired Rich
mond on three pitched balls. while in the
NTH he only tossed in seven Of them.
His control was perfect. his speed good
and. I'm fact. he was master absolute and
tho way he showed up "TOmmie" Giipat-
rick, the hero of last Saturday. was some
thlhs that must have ranked deep be-
hcalh the red sweater that Tommie wore
iHchmond could make no prctence al
SOWING Icach's delivery. i'm thirty ti,,es
az inc bat they managed 10 get only nine
nahs outside OF the diamond. and four Of
snose never touched Mother Earth hpt
zen INTO the Outstretclcd hands ~ ~,
Farland and. Quinn Good-hr. ~.
Lea,h' YOU did noby but when We 90,
a"O'ner snow, you won't ESCAPE 81 oasil,.
He REMAINED IN THE BOX
hsht from the beginning the visitors
- 70 Illustrate that they liked gil
q We "-heVe that after their
H.st turn at the bat, when ne ea,.o -
base on balls AMI was hin for m" .. ., a
singles that Wells should have talfe, H.,
out but Jake is opposed 10 This w.. - ~ ia
tpa, I
ing business. so "Gily" staiJ IN o,d ~
'ia'ns continued TO fatten their tst+i,,,
average. The same was not los, hcoo,,s9
Ne remained In the box. for the cbor,
rohs could never nave won on four ms
only make this remark for the careful
s'I,' "'i"" OF Wells who would do well
10 exercise a little judgment along This
line. In most things Jake. as a mama
ger. has no equal. but removing \ pitcher
from the box is one his few weak noints
HE HAD AN OFF DAY.
don know Just what was the matter
with "Gilly." Whether he forgot 10 nut IN
his hair IN curl papers Friday night. or
whether be failed 10 get the kinks out
OF his curves before the game / know
not yet one thing was certain, ne was
an easy mark. and the Clans proceeded
20 put their affidavit upon his delivery
20 the extent OF thirteen base hits with
total Of twenty bases. Amolg this
choice display OF bat work there were two
home runs by Tom" Turner. a double
by Lan.sford and the remainder were
singles by tho rest OF the caste. Quinn.
Mcfarland. and Balentyne getting two
apiece while Turner preluded the put
ting OF the A,here over the right field
fenee twice by timely single 20 right.
DESPITE this wholesale manufacture OF
hits "lommie' pitched good nay. Tor
he struck out five men, and on two oc-
cssions retired the visitors In one. two.
three order.
Yet "Gnly" was sad withal, and he
hummed not his evening carol OF 10y when
the game was over but. Instead he sor-
rowfully sang that grotesque ballard
about 1.-THE Man in the Moon" which
runneih after this wise:
THE MAN IN THE MOON.
"a
O The Man ia the Noon has crick IN
his back;
vince
Whim.
Amt you sorry for him?
And a mole on his AOse that is purple
and black,
And his eyes are so weak that they
water and run
II he darcs 20 dream he even looks at
the sun
So he Just dreams OF the stars as the
doctors advise
Ny
Dyes.
But isn't he wise
70 tugt dream Of the starr - the doctors
aAvasst