The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-06

Tho Crew OF the Mary Jane lost abe
game yesterday on costly error Dy
Wheeiock. who. fumbled kiopf ground
or I'm the NTH inning when by putting
him out he would have prevented Inc TWO
runs that followed from CROSSING over
Otherwise the game would nave oeeh
blank Sor both sides 20 the ninth i.onlng.
The crowd was not as large as on the
previous day. but the game was nuch
more enjoyable and the players hao pro
fitted by their rest
Roth pitchers held down the heavy hit
ters and hits were scarce articles tor
either side.
The fielding by the locals was brilliant.
but there was little slow work In the
visitors lnheld some OF which referred
10 above. was the cause of the run-get-
ling by the Chorubs.
The playing Of the local team generally
and the position It holds now IN the
league is something for Manager Wels
and the thousands Of cranks in this CITY
60 feel proud Of The Cherubs are no
different from other clubs when they lose
the larger number Of games played away
from home. and that they should nave
met with the slump that overlook them
at Reading was simply something that
might occur at any time with any team
team away from home faces all KINDS
OF obstacles. an opposition crowd NANNY
and rooters here know what that means
for they try every day to help the locals
win. not. however. by foul means.
with such teams as those in the At
lantic League TO go up against. Rchmohu
deserves credit for holding her own as
we'll as she has done and all indications
point TO the possibility OF the champion
~. 60, aoatfno over BROAD Street Park
next year.
There are about 10000 cranks In Rich
mond. They do not attend the game
every dav. Of course. but some go one
dav and other another, and so they man
age 10 get around once of twice in TWO
weeks. The attendance Of these cranks
is the mainstay of the game and with
out that attendance the game naturally
becomes unproductive OF good. Manager
Wells has give the Richmond cranks a
good team. and all II needs is the en-
conragcment Of attendance from the en-
thusiasts.
Tommy Hess and Frank Sparks were in
the points for the Cherubs and Pfanmil-
Ter and Steelman for the visitors and their
work was well done.
Tn to the Nth inning the locals had
made nothing. In that inning however
after Hess and Sparks had persisted
Whcelock errored and gave Klopf a
safety when he should have been nailed
Shannon followed mp that advantage
and hit for one base which he stretched
into two and <lopf went around 10 third
sack. and then Gutenberg hit for bag,
scoring both men ahead of him.
This error by the Norfolk short stop
was most disastrous for no more runs
were made on either side and 1t was
through that that the Cherubs won the
game.
The fourth inning looked rosy for Nor
folk With one man out they succeeded
I'm getting two men on bases. one of them
on third but the excitement created in
the ranks of the roOters was premature,
for Weddige and Hardesty both died al
FIRST when they had chances 10 tie the
game.
Norfolk plays again to-day and Bishop
will pitch with Lever opposing him and
n fast game IS expected. The Reading
team will be here on Monday for Sc
ries. There will probably be double
games Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
with possibly a morning game thrown in.
The official score of the game yesterday
IL here appended:
The Reading Base Ball Club will play
their first game of the season here Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday. There
will be two games each day.
RICFIMOND