The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-13

showing up strongly I'm exhibition work
and IL looks as though the playing would
be unusually fast from start to nnish.
President Young has announced the FOL
lowing contracts In the Atlantic League.
WIN HartfOrd-T. l.. Burns. II. Simon,
G CaVolic. n. T.. Bottcnus' 4. hadtord'
H. Brimblc. J. +. Connors.
with Rcading-H. &. slater, NJ. ;. Am
ole. J.. Walker. r. s. Halter. VI. J.. Tate
j. j. McaTa j. H. Barclay \. Mayo {.
Mcintyre. T. Mldlgan. X. Gray. g. Re
gan. r. b. McCancrty W. a. Spratt J..
Kinscha. Il. J. Anderson. f. Franks.
with Patcrson-Georgc Smith. J." Niau.
The following have been released.
Bv Newark to Grand Rapids-Edward
Scott
Bv Patorson-G. s. Dundor.
brooklyn is getting pocticaL ON IT'S IN
field this summer will De- two gentlemen
named Hanniyan and CanaNan-'h' most
rhythmic combination ever recorded on
"a bali field Pittshure had a very as,d
and scrubby battery boo $500 named Heck
cr and Decker. and New York once had
two catchcrs named Doyle and Boyle.
THE CREW OF THE MARY JANE.
Tho Baltimore Moaning Herald in an
account OF the Baltimore. Norfolk game
ln do, latter city. says.
the esme Saturday. 10 b. Co bc expected
that ln games like that tho home
,enm will get she best of the close de-
cislous. and while nc The .iu 10 makes
the boys kick. they. BOO thc end, ac1mesce
with more or less good grace. Al kich-
mond Top Titc gave the Champs the
hot end Of iho ump'ring. bat % "as done
in "a Kind ~ lcsiti nate way. and The boys
took ii very rood laturcily
when however 10 comes 10 highway
robbery then 30 is time To kick. and KICK
st0uily. even though the game counts for
nothing n is natural for the Norfolk
mon Co try 90 make as good "a showing 49,
possible 10 nome. and ths victory over
Philadelphia and the tie with Baltimore
nu SATURDAY no doubt nave helped the
Norfolk players nightly I'm the cstima-
ton of their home public. But for tho
rcol 1T the game 30 would be we'll mat
Saturdays exhibition of umpiring were
not rcrcatcd
Before going 90 Norfolk the Champions
had been warned against this man chs
nell Jake Wells tipped Hanlon off, me
Philadelphia men claimed that they were
robbed hy this same umpire ana the 'il-
olcs were quite we'll aware OF what lh'F
might expect with this in view they Pre-.
tested against Chisncll. but the Norfolk
would not plav. Then rho Champions ask
"a that Nops might be put Boo to act WIN
Chlsnsu and umpire the base decisions
h1t fo This reasonable request the Norfolk
captain said mo-. Itl must hc ChlsncN. ana
ChlsncU alone or no game.
These facts would seem 20 Indicate that
thoro was o. deliberate plan TO do inc
Champions. as the result proved. u was
seen 900 the very start that the Champs
would not De- allowed 10 win % the game
was at am close. And as 30 turned out
they were very lucky 90 break even.
Speaking conscrvativoly and wlthn
bounds the umpirlng was the very worst
that ever dispraced bah field.
con Saturday the conduct ~ the umpire
very nearly provoked riot The boys
were very much worked up over his or-
cisions and kicked vigorously. ln ono oi
the arguments Chisncl claimed that Me-
Graw hit him in tho stomach with hi-
elbow and Immediately called on mo
crowd The hleacheritcs swarmcd over
tho fence and FOR moment 1t looked as
ass n there would Doe "a repetition or tho re
tershurg scenes But the good sense ot
tho Norfolk people asserted itself. the
fofd was speedily cleared and all trou>rc
happily avcrtod With fair and imrartial
umrlrirg such a state OF affairs would
never have come about
LITTLE EATERS" WON
Tho Little Eaters" defeated the ~
Leaders" yesterday afternoon 90 3D. houy
contested game. played ON Fifth street
fold. by the score of 20 3. The features
80 tho rarno were 70 homc-run by T. kere-
her and thrcc-base hit made hy D..
Brown.
Batteries. Little Eatcrs-F Kc liner ami
Dunn. Big Leaders Murphy and Brant-
lea.