The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-04
AN UNSUCCESSFUL
SEASON DYING.
Ten More Games at Broad Street
Park and It VIII All Be Over.
RICHMOND'S SHOW FORTHEFLAG
The Prospects Are Bright But Lam
caster is Pressing Her Hard-Ihe
Cberubs Have a Warm Friend
ia Readiug-N

Ten more games no Broad street Park,
ana the Atlantic League season OF lo.a
COMPLETES the most unsuccessful ieIoFu
the game has experienced
Manager Wells and his men VIII coilo
home this afternoon from Aueht'"" ".''
commencing tomorrow VIII Ahlsn lHe
scheduled season. ..
Norfolk Hartford and Reading all Vislt
RlcLm0nl this week, making 4ullo
nice card for the rooters. .,,
Tomorrow. Labor Day, two games "nl
be played. one in the morning at ~.
o'clock. and the ucXt at i.lo U CLOCK III
tho afternoon. a..
che-bro win doubtless pitch IN the
,,,.rrfna and I'm the afternoon bl7hop
NAV Lave d go at his old comfa9e'.
TUESDAY one game viii be played win
Harvey Cunningham boys ana Noiio'A
will say good by
HARTFORD AGAIN
Wednesday and Thursday hartford
comes again 90 play iniee tali
donnie header Wednesday comnt ,iHs
IN BID O'Clock. and one game Thursday
penny Longs NHsdts come Friday
and saturday 90 finish the season, ana
,ye.l, Double headers VIII bee played
each day commencing promptly a1 I'D
RICHMOND has but 20 play us usual
hitting and fielding game ana il.Hlu'l.u
viii boz the champion city o- lhe A1'A"''~
League --.,t., ~
Manager Wells has kept his promise 20
the public 90 put in winner mere ~
49,. tasn INNS and downs but things come
rieht bye and bye. But one cndH5e ""s
been made I'm the playing department OF
the club and that is the release OK hAln'
,-4 tfa afnufnu OF shannon.
In the face of accidents. adverse OH
cials ON the diamond, and usual SIPS t"e
club has demonstrated its ability To p."5
with the best of al
Picbmond's chances for the hag are
indeed bright. In fact nothing put AN
awful slump can prevent ch1inp '''''''p
h0nors coming TO this cry. s,.4
lancaster has been fighting hard' oul
can hope for hardly better than close
second Richmond has ten games a-
homo Lancaster six on the road.
FLOWERS FOR THE CHERUBS.
readings sportng Life correspondent
ip bis Iast letter after giving Denny Long
n neat roast turns his attention 10 ths
situation. Referring TO Lancaster re-
cent victory IN Reading no says.
"The cry around the city IS that the
three Games were sold 10 Lancaster so
"a 10 let her win the pennant am
sorry tho patrons OF base pail sAoulu
think so. but it is not one, but lhele a-1
hundreds who have formed that OPINION
AS Lancaster haa5 but few admlrefs-'-l1i .
while Jake Wells team has many VIZ
viii give Richmond good hearty We,
.orna when they next play here, ana
bone this season % see the flag noaI ~
tbe south instead OF az Lancaster
"The Richmond team on the neld WINE
~ Peadinr acted ike gentlemen, as l
have said I'm Sporting Like beloIe,
tut for Lancaster 1 cannot say thdLi 40
thew acted more like children VINO nave
had no training az home ana are o1s
IN company and want 10 DS i-InS ~
can't. who caused several umplres 70
resign i'm the Atlantic League this sea-
son9 Not Reading or Richmond, / am
snre If YOU want % play base ball for
T, pennant play the game, but DON pur-
lesnue Il. as last weeks TWO eAhlDllions
ou THURSDAY and Friday.
Tho correspondcnt voices the nope OF
other cities I'm the League ana ms oe-
ciaration as 10 the misnts on the c4uD -
well placed. ,, ,.,.s,.
"As "A conclusion I viii say luck 70 the
Pichroond team. hoping they VIII WIN
tbe dag and championship OF % Dy non
est eentlemanly ball playing. ana hol
oniv .lease the roOters OF Rlchho"u'
but also their many friends ana Ioo'elS
at Reading" ..r,
Ten games more.
Six days Then it's over.
some OF 'em viii so straight home.
There are a few surprises IN store
Al least two Richmonders will 90 UP.
The best club Richmond has had got
little support.
'Twasnt the pitchers that did 1t al.
oh. no.
Richmond's average VIII be GOOD.
Stick and field.
sevbold. Hargrovs and Shannon. Star
outheld.
Vigneaux and Hess. Star catchers. eh?
Norfolk will finish az the bottom sure.