Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-08-11
LAYOUT FOR TODAY,
now THE CLUBS STAND.

tI-rt fifteen hundred ladieS ana gentle
man assembled at Broad-Street Park yes
,,-fav afternoon. and paid for the privi-
,.r. of witnessing two ball games. In
....4 however, OF getting what they paid
f.- they were treated to a number OF dis
--...fll scenes, in which portions Of the
r.rm0nd and Reading teams partici-
r.,ej.
I'm The first place. the Reading team
unused itself with hurting vile epithets at
,.. mother. many Of which were plainly
.r11.s TO the ladies present, and not be-
ODD. sr,!sfed with this, two Of the players
.. -fa team engaged in a fisticuff before
rs spectators. Manager Denny Long, of
re Reading team, participated in the
,,.rorls and using language of the most
,rarobrious kind in connection with
trorf the captain of the Richmond team,
caused that player to lose his head COM
...t.rr and resort TO the reprehensible
,-i.k Of throwing the ball at Denny when
trs latter had his back turned. Had 1t
rat been for the warning given by Mana
r.r Wells. Long would probably have
been Injured by the ball. AS it was, he
hid time enough to spring aside, and the
hail hit the grandstand in front Of which
Long had been standing. Manager Wells
WAS very much worried over the incident
lie nned Klopf $40. and said that but for
che fact that he had no one to substitute
Tor him no would have put him out of the
game.
Altogether. the games were Of that dis
orderly character which disgusts lovers Of
the sport and it is a foregone conclusion
hat the Readings will not play to very
large crowds when they next visit this
city.
ORIGIN OF THE TROUBLE.
The trouble started in the first inning Of
the first game and though Reading was
charged by the Richmond players with
having been the cause Of the disturbance,
there is much room to doubt If any wrong
doing was intended by Newell, who preci-
uitated the trouble. He Was at bat, with
Slater on second and Cockman on first. and
the two runners attempted a double steal.
Hess started 10 throw TO third to eaten
slater. but his arm came I'm contact with
u IT > "
Newell was charged with Intentionally IN
turing Hess, but the umpire thought diff
forent. and nothing was said. klopf, now
ever. grew angry, and rushing over 10
Umpire Belts, shook his fist in his face
and threatened TO do bodily injury TO
Newell.
I1rich. the Reading monkey, then got
the spirit Of mischief in him, and cursed
Umpire Belts for calling a strike on him.
He was promptly put out OF the game,
and this caused Newell 10 lose his mead
and ne proceeded to pummel Ulrich, while
the ladies' in the grandstand sat by ana
screamed.
1t was when Klopf made his threat TO
Belts that Denny Long cursed him, but
II was not until the second game had
started that Klopf got back at him by
throwing the ball at him.
BROKE UP SECOND GAME.
The rain interfered with the second
game and broke il up in the fourth in
ming. when Richmond stood one run ahead
Of Reading. The first game, however, was
PLAYED through, thought It, too, was in
terrupted by the rain. There was little
of am interesting character in the game.
Richmond made two runs in the first In
ming. but Reading finding Lever an easy
mark. pounded him all over the lot and
made four runs IN her first go at the bat.
Then Il was that Lever was taken out
and Chesbro substituted. Jack managed
% hold the visitors pretty well in hand
from the time he began manipulating the
IAN. but the game had already been lost
by Lever, and his best efforts availed
uaugnt.
The score. which is here appended, will
tell the story Of the game in detail: