Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-24

dld not hit. and that's all there Is TO II.
tney played the game just as they did
wncn they took sixteen out of twenty
one games before they went away, and
were In the same good condition. They
did nothing wrong They behaved like
gentlemen. and no one can truthfully say
they did not. Mr.. Bradley was on the
trip. and had they mIsbehaved he would
certainly have been heard from. and they
would have heard from me before he no
ticed II. The club just couldn't hit
The nice streak OF good batting they had
here vanished. Pitchers whom we ham
mered all over the lot were the deepest
sort OF puzzles
I'm Lancaster we played good bail. Like
everywhere else. we could not hit. The
fact that Richmond lost three games
there Is nothing more than what every
other club in the lc3gue has done" de-
clared Mr.. Wells 'Tn Hartford we were
robbed We lost games fairly In that
town. but the 81 game Saturday belonged
TO US. With two men out and no one
on the bases. a batsman was given "A
base on balls. The next man hit 70 left
field, and in fielding Il Eisey slipped and
fell. The man came on. and the entire
Hartford team rushed on the diamond.
Elsey threw TO Mcdonald. who could not
man who hit the ball cut second base
twenty-five feet. and both scored. Brady.
a little fellow Weighing about 100 pounds.
was the umpire. He was afraid 10 do
the right thing. so let the runs count.
"The trouble between Elberfeid and the
little man was nothing. The umpire was
doing fearful work. Fiber had put out
man. but Brady declared the runner safe.
Such work enraged the little third base
man, and he ran at him and pushed him.
Down fell tho umpire. and over the fence
came the rooters. Mack and Elberfeld
had set-to, and 'Elber' was removed
from the game. The idea Of my releasing
Elberfeld is simply ridiculous. have
no such idea. neither did / ever make
such a statement. I believe the team
will hit well now. and there's a chance
for a better position.
II want 10 assure the people" Manager
Wells concluded. that the Richmond
teams trouble on the trip was caused by
a lack of hitting and not by bad hours
or liquor"
Manager Long On the Smith Episode
In statement given out last night by
Manager Denny Long. Of the Reading
Baseball Club, giving his version OF the
rather exciting episode Of Saturday last
in connection with his Withholding
part Of Norfolk's share Of the gate re-
ceipts, some of the secrets Of the ATTAIN
tie League are made public for the first
time.
When the Reading team last visited
Norfolk SO of its receipts were with
held. The reason for so doing was given
by the Norfolk management as a short
age of funds on their part. Manager
Long protested against such treatment,
and notified the leagues president that
he would retaliate on the occasion Of
The Norfolk teams next visit to Read
ing. on last Saturday he, therefore.
withheld SO from the visitors share of
the receipts, whereupon. Captain Smith,
Of Norfolk, stated that the Reading club
was robbing him.
Last night, when seen by a Dispatch
reporter, Manager Long said: Some
time ago the Norfolk club appealed TO
the league for aid. They stated that
they could not meet their obligations
and wanted each team to allow them TO
deduct S25 per day from their receipts
at Norfolk. This" said Mr.. Long, II
refused to agree to. However, the Nor
folk people took II upon themselves TO
hold out the money anyway. and when
II came time to settle up after three
days playing my representative was
paid in part only SO being withheld. 1
AZ once gave IOlltt lhdl NOtlh lf-
taliate. and did so last Saturday. / Will,
IL it is necessary to help Norfolk 10
pay its bills, help them out and pay
an equal. assessment authorized by the
league, but will not permit the manage
ment of that club to appropriate my
money for their own use without my
consent"
It Is known that Mr.. Longs club has
iost money this year and so have the
Athletics, according to his statement
He said: 1.-THE league has been carrying
the Athletics for some time. and the pub
lie knew nothing about It. We could have
transferred the franchise TO another town
that would have paid, but at the meet
ing of the league held I'm Newark not
long ago we determined TO go through
the season as VIC started. 1t was agreed
to lend financial assistance TO the team,
and this has been done"