The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-08-14

stirred mile 90 first. Not a man i'm the
rand stand failed 20 see tho play but
DC Umpire declared 10 safe and the next
nian up DAILY hit for two bags. ON which
lit both O'llaedn and Shcehan scored
But this was not all, 100 the ninth M
ming with tho game u". Thornton was
declared out at first when hc was un-
Questionably safe. This play probably cut
Cm another run for tho Chcrubs. but Mr..
Belts wouldn have 70 that way.
RlCHMOND'S GAME.
These arc tho two principal cases OF bad
work for the umpire and there were
others of minor character
THE game should have been Richmond
five 10 four.
The second alleged game was another
farce and there is no telling how or where
II would have ended had not the shades OF
night kindly come 10 the relief of "a suffer
ing crowd and cut 1t off at the end OF the
NTH inning
For three innings Newark had IL wolf
f. hand 10 the tune of four To nothing.
Then RoOtcrs Row and The players ON
the bench got into the game with mouth
feet and hands.
Or Gasklns. who came early anu
brought his lunch with him. together with
Nossrs Boudar and Sycle. started H.
Then Shampoo King got I'm the game
cgged ON by George Lawson and the en-
tire Row. much o their discrcdit followed
the bad example SGT them.
NOT HOWLlNG DERNISiES.
such noise was never heard loo the park
TO Babel. and thousand bowling deivish-
IS would have hung their heads i'm shame.
The din grew contagious. IL spread
into the bledchcrics ana out 10 the crowd
along tho fence. \ man climbed the tel
cgraph pole over tho right field fence ana
looked over I'm surprised wonder To see
what was going on. a horse hitchcd to
O. post in front of the park grew fright
cned and pulled at the halter.
The Richmond players who sat ON the
bench caught the fever and behaved
themselves in "a manner uuhccomine
set of centicmanly bah players. contrary
10 tho rules of the game and Go the re
p,3tcd admonition Of the umpire they leit
their places and ran out into the coaching
territory. yelling like mad men, ana per
forming AN manner of untoWafd antics IN
order TO confuse and rattle the opposing
tca-n.
DUST IN THE AIR.
Dust was kicked mp and hands fun of
IL were thrown into the air, once almost
in the face of Daley. who was running
fo- foul hy and which hc would have
caught had hc not been intcriercd Win.
No pitcher ON earth could nave done
himself OF the men behind him Justice
with such confusion prevailing, ana while
the game goes 10 tho cfcdi OF the 'hc-
ruhs in the percentage column IL goes 70
their discrcdit in the opinion OF theF
There was mo- hall-paymg a crowd Of
bo.s ON the back lots could have done
better Tho Newark pitcher had lost his
head or rather 10 hHd been taken away
FROM him aud runs were forced over the
plate. Even while at the bat "Honnic
Thornton ruyed the wrctchcd Nariick ana
made monkey of him.
BALL PLANlNG-NlT.
,rbis class of so-callcd ban playing
might so in some other cities. but IL Us
distasteml Co "a large proportion OF the
Richmond public, who $50 10 Tor square,
clean bah playing. They want thdt OF
that the attendance Will drop OF II Such
games are preseuted-lust ass 10 mas uoho
i'm other cities that could Doe named.
There was "a large amount or unhcces-
sary kicking hy hoih teams IN Dom
games and in the first Daley was or
dred out boy the umpire. and scrap was
imminent al one time between Hargrove
and Cassidy when the former was jumped
on hy the latter ON his run down 10
second base Mr. Belts was hit ON the
left arm boy foul BAH and was almost
Knocked ont during the first game.
THE FIRST GAME.
In the early game for three innings no
runs went down To- the credit OF the
Cherubs. Then Stuart safcd ON Dalcy's
bad throw and went 90 second, scoring
on the outs OF Elsey and Elherhcld. I'm
the seventh Mcdonald got the walk and
went 10 third ON Fosters hit both men
scoring on the error hy Cassidy. I'm the
ninth Foster Schmidt ana Stocksdale
the latter going in TO- bat Tor Kahn. sin.
gled and two runs was Tho result. That
was all-ac eording TO Belts.
For Newark 10 was blank for five iu-
nings Then OHaean and Sheahan
mountaineering TO Belts and I'm the
seventh Zearfoss. ON his two-hagctb ana
two outs. also scored. Cassidy and Hat
Held hit In the eighth and Shcahan
rot a walk and two runs was the result
This tied the score. AMI Moran in tho
ninth scored on his own hit and those by
Wright and Cassidy.
Here Is the scorc-accordng 10 Belts:
First Game
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