The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-13


producing mulugs. mere were Nv
- the faithful. however. who deigneu no.
deensir and the manner in when 'HeI
bustted things along. brought D'Vh
the ring Of courage into the saiiah' Do"
''''N' FORTUNE SMILED.
After victory had apparently p ,'
snatched from the Cherubs' Dame III
tune came along and patted 'h' It1'e
brownie. that places himsei lhe a "a
wall around thirt base. on me 3ack' IN"
v.hispered words Of cheer The niue iel-
low smiled and pulled his com'cal-iookii
beadr,ar over his eve. as he trpt-ed "
10 Tho Mate I'm the ninth INNING, aItcI
tvvo men had been killed. stuart an O.
Flsev had persisted, and IT was u,S-
perato case of do or die wi n ne
brownie. Pop. and away went me Tan
out into centre-hed for one pd'' 80
'That's a starter" said llareroVe' ss
he went over TO the spot that Elpeile'u
had so precipitately vacated.
pom, went the ball again. ana when
Harry stoppcd running he was satelN
ensconced on first bag. with the BROWNIE
on second. ....,.,,e.
RATTLE OF THE WILDERNESS.
But there were two men out, ana 'he
crowd was I'm a great state OF nervous
excitement. Jack Mcdonald predicted
Justice John. away down IN leit pelu'
neryousiy chewed his gum. The hve hun
dred dishoartcned enthusiasts who had
made their way toward the gate. quick
rctraced their steps.
Mcdonald said to himself: Now, Mac
my hoy. here's the chance OF your Clch-
mond career. Now is the time 10 reucoh'
yourself. and let the miserable knockers
that have teen hammerns you see that
You are some pumpkins I'm a pinch. Brace
up. old boy and DO your duty.
And he did H.
TWO EARNED RUNS.
When the bail stopped rolling and MO
ran got hold Of 10. two fleeing figures had
encompassed tho diamond. and "a cheer
as OF ten thousand threats went up to-
ward the ozone above the ball park.
Mac was sitting on the halfway bag
and Jack Mcdonald was tearing his hair
Fifteen hundred men. women and chill
dren arose as ono person and pandemo-
MUM relgned. II continued 10 reign for
some minutes. as Rcddy Foster grasped
the naling and went 20 the plate with
little base hit right over the head OF orr
friend Mr. Cassidy. safely slowed away
about his person.
one run would tie the game. and that
was better than losing H. for away over
on the score board the eager crowd saw
that the crew OF tho Mary Jane had done
their part and done it nohly. They had
come TO the rescue. and the boys from
Hartford had lost the game.
REDDY FOSTER HERO.
Reddy was sure OF his hit, for he had
a benign smile upon his Cherub counte-
nance Up went his paddle. and away
went the ball Both Wright and Mr. Cas-
sidy ran for It. hut neither got 1t, and the
noble Festus. commonly called Melon
aid. was doing a little running on his own
account.
The crowd at this stage were wild.
Mac had crossed third bag and was on
his Wild race for his own iiresidc. Root
ers Row urged him on. George
Lawson's hair stood on end. and Mr.. Tai
ley forgot all about insurance while Tom
Ioath held his breath. and Dave Richard
son swallowed another piece OF tobacco.
Cassidy had the ball his arm was up,
the ball was tossed on a mighty swing
toward Zerioss who stood Ike statue
awaiting 10 pull IL In.
MDONALD'S SPRINT
II was a great race and Mac was the
winner Otis Socks danced hornpipe
on first base coaching line and Chauncey
Bin was chattcrinE like a gibbcring idoit
There were three good, hard earned
runs on the slate and a man on first base
SOCKS picked up INC same uat lhal lltlh
done such noble work and another hit
resulted An insane asylum had broken
lose. All kinds OF head-gear was tossed
into the air. handkerchicfs and fans were
waved and troop OF COmanche braves
could have made no more noise In the
ghost dance.
Reddy landed on third base. and Barley
Kahn went up
Just one more run" yelled the crowd.
Barley nodded and tried 20 duplicate the
work OF his compatrots. Gettig had gone
20 pieces and old Sol smiled a CHASTITY
smile as he slowly dropped his head be-
hind Justice Johns figure.
A TIE GAME.
Barley hit the bail. The crowd held It's
breath The bail looked safe, but just
as Il was about TO 30 over into clear
ground behind second bag. the agile Hat
field. with mighty leap. stopped It. and
Barley bravely persisted az rrst
But IL was a noble night. and. although
they tried hard 70 do so in the next two
innings. Newark could not win and the
game goes down into baseball his
tory as one Of the most exciting battles
OF the season.
u looked easy for Newark on the start.
Stocks was simply trying IL on n dog"
- the lrst inning, and the result was