The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-05-05
INUNDATED BY
THE SHARSIGITES
The Cherubs Fell for the First Time
Before Newell.
TIE DENNY LONGS HERE TO-DAY
Local Heavy Hhtcrs Could Not Gci
Their Eycs GA the Ball a. Sufficient
Advantage aud the Pitchers
We're out of shape
Games Yesterday.
Richmond Allentown, rs. I
Norfolk Reading. 60.
acknowledgements. -.
Hartford-putcTson. 80.
Games To-Day.
Reading 40 Richmond
Allentown at Norfolk.
Lancaster at Hartford.
Newark at Paterson
Sanding orthc Clubs.

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About eight hundred cold. unsympa-
ihenc baseball cranks sat quietly by
YESTERDAY and saw the CheruOs meei
their first defeat.
And the Allentown team ala the deed.
That collection Of alleged hacknum-
hers hayseeds and hackiot players thd'
Billy Sharsic got together for the pur-
pose Of making run for the Atlahtc
league pennant. one OF Whom Is inc
sorrol.topred Duke of Fulton
And another one OF whom rs MI. New
wru For the information Of those who
do not know Mr. Newell 1t is but just
10 that gentleman TO say thdt ne Is
very intellectual looking young gen''e-
man handsome withdl VINO mas mace a
special study Of the various curves. bill
lows and other curious motions mo
which a baseball can be turned by rev
simple twists Of the wrist
Mr. Newell not only puts IN rev
twists Of the wrist. but he performs a
number Of dangerous gymnastlc cNolu-
tions with his arms. legs. neck ana body
All Of which are calculated 10 startle a
man who stands up I'm front or him TOT
the purpose Of connecting with one OF
those pillows.
MIR. Newell first staries his man and
then ne fools him And ne was success
ful in a very great measure IN fooling
the CherubS.
on the Other hand Mr.. stimmcn Of
whom every baseball crank i'm this
league knows and 40 times fears. failed
to sufficiently fool the other fellows.
And right along that point the story
goes ~ is not much OF a story but IL
IS worth relating for the thousands OF
enthusiasts who did not see the Cherubs
bite the dust yesterday may have de
sire TO know how it all happened
Tho p.oa6-sireet Park GIeo club. COM
posed of Messrs Cunningham Boudar.
Fpp- owens Leath and Sycle. with
their cooler had just finished singing
1.-THE Star Spangled Banner and sank
back into their seats when Pop Tate sald
A. was time 20 play. and the thing start
ed II was one two. three. out. for the
visitors in the first inning. and the
Cheruhs on two errors by Foster and one
hy Moss and a hit or two piled up six
runs.
The 0uartette sang again and the 9th
or cranks soid. cts too easy give ms
something hard. oh. where did You get
them Mister Sharsig?" and All hands
looked for n repetition Of the previous
DAYS hombaTdment.
But Mr.. Newell nc OF the classic
counienancc. said nothing. lie thought
p whole lot Of thoughts however. ana
sphere he had blood I'm his eyes.
As N TO atone for their overwhelming
defeat of the previous day tho Allen
townltes took On new lease or lie. ana
tho manner I'm Which they went for those
Cherubs was n caution. They vowed 10
yet back those six runs and more besides
n u took an night.
But 70 didn't take az night.
At the end Of the third inning the score
stood 10 : with the Cherubs 20 the good.
But MIR Newell aided and abetted by Mr.
Mackey. persevered. They grittoo their
teeth together and kicked mp the dust
Even the youth who advised the Cher
ubs I'm stentorian tones 60 remember the
Maine. did not phase them and when
ever a Cherub through some oversight
on the part Of Mr. Newell reached first
base Mr.. Mackcy cut him down at Sec
ond. and so Tho story goes.
When the sixth inning had drawn 10 a
close as sixth innings sometimes DO. the
score was just as close as 10 could be- "a
tie. at 20 6.
The men behind Mr.. Newell had been
slowly but surely closing the gap until
n was a toss up
Tho Cherubs had made uo Roadway
whatever mp 10 this point. although they
tried hard 10 do SO and tho cranHs who
hsd been doing prickcd up their ears
opened their ewes and forgot 10 smile.
The Glee Club hummed There is a
Happy Land softly 10 themselves, and
the dlsheartencd youth minated that the
Chtrubs had forgotten the Maine
One or two rooters arose 20 the occa-
sion and attempted 10 detract the atten-
tion Of Mr. Newell by engaging in con-
versation with him
20 converse with people 20 whom hc had
not been introduced and he turned a
deaf ear 10 the cranks.
Some suppressed excitement was occa-
stoned in the seventh Two men went out
and Seybold was the next man mp.
Put Il over the fence and don't forge,
The Maine shouted the youth from his
perch In the bleacheries
Ralph smiled and nodded.
SO did Mr.. Newell. but the smile died
On his lips. for Ralph made a close con-
nectlon with the sphere and when Ollie
Smith picked 10 up out IN centre field Sew
bold was on third base and before the
ball got 20 the plate the runner had
crossed over
Then tho sleepy cohorts awoke 10 the
fslization Of what lay before them. They
= ,had allowed tho game 10 so along thus
Tar Dy default because they failed TO
root when roots were needed on the
ground that the Alentownites were no
good anyway ana always was.
They rooted a few roots and Harry
schmidt went 20 Stimmelle rescue. But
he could DO no better. and when Shar-
sies men went up IN the seventh an
other run was made. again tying the
score. The eighth was blank all
around. When the ninth ming came
along the Cherubs could DO nothing.
], was do or die for the Sharsigites
and ihoy went up with a viii. and before
the lad on the bleacherics could say
anything else about The Maine O runner
tad crossed over, with one man out. and
2r. Newell was the hero.
The moral Of the story IS that a team
must have It's pitcher In good condition
10 DO anything. That was The cause Of
she overwhelming detect of the Alien
towniies on Tuesday. and 10 was the cause
OF the defeat ~ Richmond yesterday
Stmmell was not Zoo good form. and
Schmidt went In TOO late 10 Go any good
Reddy Fosfsr Mould have been re-
snovsd from the game and the grounds
yesterday wncn he threw the bat At
Empire Tate. lie had previously dis