The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-31
THE AFTEHNOON G1ME.
A Large Crowd Witnessed the Exciting

II there was one feature about the ar
ternoon game yesterday. 1t was tine
crowd. There is no discount on this
statement. which as Giles Jackson says.
Il meks widOut dc fear Of successful
contradiction.
on it was one Of those old-time crowds
that YOU and | remmember when We were
boys such as used to gather at the an
nual barbecucs. ana get brimful OF eN-
element, roast pig and free-silver moon
shine. They went 10 see the game ana
they saw it through, and even called for
more They drank an ocean Of jim Phil
lips bottled pop, and ate hist year be-
fore last crop Of peanuts.
They were all there, white and black.
rich and poor. old and young. male and
female, and there were also some twins
thrown in. Every fellow had his best
girl and she in turn had her score book
and pencil, and each had the other, and
both had it in the neck and altogether
things were very possessive.
Lawyers. doctors bankers, merchants.
capitalists. and sports. one and all were
there. Children Of all kinds and sizes.
shapes and colors age and sexes, help
10 make up the motley throng that filled
the grand-stand. bleacheries, and even
flowed out into the field.
THEY WERE PATRIOTIC.
The spirit Of the gathering was favor
able to the Champions, and the crowd
was patriotic and Romanish in their de-
monstratiOns.
They did not have achance to let them
selves out until the ninth. for up TO that
time IL looked as If "Methuselah' and
his sons wore going TO hang Jake's scalp
on the fence TO revenge their morning
defeat When at last the wave Of for
tune got tired of splashing around the
feet Of the visitors and rolled i'm one
grand breaker Of success over 10 the
Champions side. the pCnt-up feelings Of
the multitude found vent through their
threats in afashion tfat reminded me
Of a small army Of tugs ct the launching
Of some modern cruiser.
Everybody tested their lungs at once.
everybody got red in the face. opened
their mouths and let their voices take
a vacation The mingling Of voices from
the beeT-drinking bass TO the tea~sippinS
alto formed one grand. but curious an
them Of joy that awoke the welkins ana
caused even the inhabitants of Mars 10
wonder whlt the joke was.
All Of this was becaus we won.
Yes won in the ninth, when the score
WAS 10 IA dAllSN 10 sA44N nv" NeAH c-'N
out.
This was sufficient provocation for the
outburst of mandolin joy.
THE OTHER SIDE.
STAY. a tfnge OF sadness ike some dark
cloud in a glorious sunset, was drawn by
the hand of fate across the history of this
game. 1T is the Ssbbath morn, ana you
read this while the lessons of to-day re-
NAMED as yet unScanned, forget not
that there were others who saw not this
game as you saw IT, whose hearts were
heavy when it was over and down whose
cheeks coursei hot tears Of bitterness.
j refer TO Tate. and those VINO pattled
with him for an honor that tate decreed
should not be theirs.
Yes, grief Is most bitter when il comes
unexpected, and as "Methuselah" saw
his vision of victory began 10 fade, and the
hideous form Of defeat to grow holder
every moment his song ceased. his face
began TO lengthen, and into his open
pores crept the boccilh Of misery that
poisoned his whole system.
T<FES NEW SONG.
Dspair fell with a sickening thud near
first base. and Tate numbered the hop
ed FOR" with the things unrealized. But
a few moments before ne had been hum
llllik llsil sNIE WllNitil LOT MN DIV JdfltS
Whitcomb Riley. which runs thusy:
THE crankadox leaned DER the edge Of
the moon.
And wistfully gazed on the sea:
Where the gryxab odil madly whistled a
tune,
To the air Of 'Ti-fol-de.din-dee
The quavering Shrek Of the flnptne-
creek
Was htfully waited afar,
70 the Queen OF the Wunks as she
powered her cheek,
With the pulverzed rays or a star.
This song was set 20 music by Blind
Tom, and IS for a baseball baritone.
when "Methuselah" saw chat the even
tenor OF the game was interrupted he left
or Just where the Queen OF the Wunks"
cot tho powder on her cheek. and the
rest OF the song was lost
ALL IN THE NINTH.
IL Is on the ninth inning that 1 snail
dwell. Kimble had outpltched Tannehll
up to this stage. aDd when the eighth
closed Roanoke was TO RichmOnds .:
thanks to Indifferent worR on the part OF
Kain and Tannehill and some lively bat
ting on the part OF the visitors.
JAKE was the lllSt man 10 idft hlilDic.
lie mistook a curve for a drop ana his
vicious stab resulted in one 70 kimnle
who threw him out at first.
"Ha, la; laughed 'Methuseah." and
then added: zone man gone, boys, play
ball"
The crowd was silent. they were in
despair. ana each person looked ike
he or she was posing Tor a bump on a
log.
A faint ripple OF applause rang out
from the beacnories as BOland came
up. lie steadIed himself. adjusted his
cap, rubbed a little sand on MS hands,
then looked at himble. In came one
That suited him. ana out went the ball
TO right. The occupants of Africa shout
ed, they always do on general principles:
20 one else said q word.
Then Berte opened his lamps and went