The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-03
BASE BALL GOSSIP.
The Chcrubs Return to the fircsiue
To. Morrow Afternoon.

The Cherubs come home tomorrow to
omen a series Of about fifteen games. The
first club to face Wells men at Broad
Street Park will be the Crew Of the
Mary Jane. Richmond went away IN
first place and held 90 IL longer man the
most loyal roOter hoped they would, sim
plv because. Newark. Allentown, Read
ing. and Lancaster were known To be
hard nuts 10 crack and that every point
possible would be made against them
while on the road.
Gus Klopf. Gus Dmdon and Charlie
Gutenberg suffered from old knocks on
the road and Shannons lame leg bothered
him no little. Duud0n and Klopf had
10 quit several times but all are I'm
little better shape and hope 10 win back
lost points.
Norfolk has had a little hard. luck too.
but slump does not last always and as
the club nears home the men will pick
up confidence and go to- work with vim.
Howard Holland, the youngster from
Richmond who has just entered profess
sional ranks will join Norfolk here and
his friends declare he viii soon be a
star
Tho games will commence Thursday
and will be called at f.f1 o'clock except
Saturday. when play starts at 4.30 o'clock
Friday as usual Will be Ladies Day,
when ladies' will be admitted free.
The Lancaster baseball players and
their brethren from Richmond had a
rought time Of II in Reading on Satur-
day night When the Lancasters ar
rived IN Reading from Allentown after
the game with the latter they stopped
at the Central Hotel where the Rich
monds were quartered a gang Of hood
lums known as the Frog Hollow gang
were engaged I'm deriding the Richmonds
for having lost five Of the six games
played in Reading. and upon the arrival
Of the Lancasters the rOwdics included the
latter in the general abuse In which they
We're indulging. The gang being order
od away by the clerk of the hotel. pro-
ceeded 10 the corner and loaded them
selves with bricks and began 10 throw
them at the ball players During the
time OF the bombardment numerous half
bricks were hurled into the hotel Several
OF them fell among the large crowd that
had collected I'm front of the place and
Andrew Roth. the Lancaster catcher.
was struck on the head a deep cash be-
ing inflicted by the missile, Then rear
bombardment from Court street followed.
I'm which "a pane of glass in one of the
windows of the hotel was broken. while
pyared on the scene. and. seeing Leidy
member of the Lancaster club, strike
one OF the gang. he took him into custody
and brought him TO the station house
where several of the other members Of
the two clubs and citizens followed. As
soon as the authorities found Lcidy not
the acgressOr they discharged him and
Jacob Wentz who had also been arrested.
No sooner had the latter been discharged
however. than Roth appeared and order
ed the arrest of r. J.. Dougherty. Ed
ward Lutz and several Others. who made
their escape. and then Wentz was again
arrested and locked mp with DOughorty
and Lutz. Roth pointed out Wentz as
the man who had hit him. and he left
the brick thrown by VENT at city Hall
as evidence az Police Court. Subse-
quenuy Howard Stoncr was arrested on
warrant charged with assault and bat
terry. lie is alleged 10 have been one
of the riotcrs.-Lancaste lntelligencer
Archie Stimmel. the Allentown twirler
has gone 10 his home I'm Woodbury.. Nd.
suffering from malaria and 10 is said he
may not be able to pitch again this sea-
son.