The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-12

man who goes 90 came 600 "du
throws aside AN business worries. forecis
the manners OF the drawing room. ana
tecomcs 81 boy again.
And he is the better for 81. particularly
50 ~ the home team wins tho game.
The first game of bali makes man
feel like a girl who has just eaten
plate OF ice cream-he wants more.
u Is notable fact that the games here
this season have been patr0u.zed hy
hundreds of new people the gathering
Of cranks has been largely augmented,
and EOoters Row as not large enough
90 accommodate the candidates for seats
therein. Enthusiasm runs riot, and self
made umpires are numerous
The attendance SO far this season has
been most gratifying 90 the management,
the team and those who love the game
for the good it does i'm driving away the
blues and dull care.
10 is useless To say that baseball play
crs. Ike ali other public performers give
better performances before large crowds
EVERYBODY knows that and 80 may he that
the Cherubs are playing $50 well because
the patronage has been big.
-Four games have been played ON the
home grounds this season. and the
Cherubs have shown 600 each one of them
their superiority over their opponents
and. although 1t IS stin early in the sea-
son. b lis quite safe Go prophcsy that
the championship hag win float over
Broad Street Park after the season
closes.
The Richmond team is composed Of a
splendid set OF players. equal in many
respects 10 the best in the National
League and superior 90 some OF them.
Newark until 10 came here was at The
top Of the ladder now 81 IS I'm fourth
place. with a close nth. Wilksbarre is
doing well. and stands side by side W O.
the Cherubs. When IL IS understood that
the latter took two out of three games
from them on their own grounds. It can
Do easily surmised what may become of
them when they play here next week
4 good deal of the success of club
depends upon the home support.
visiting team always fairs badly. for 10
has the crowd against them. and the
rooters have a large share 100 rafting the
opposition pitcher and jawing the UNI
pire.
Donovan pitched for the Cherubs ycs-
ierday lie was very wild and gave nine
bases on balls. filling them mp al one
time IN that manner But DE- always pull
ed himself out Of the cavity into which
he deposited himself and with that big
advantage the visitors failed % make a
single score and caught Just two hits.
neither OF which counted FOR anything
The Lancaster players are no better
hitters than We're the Newarks They
realized that Donovan was Wild and they
lust waited for bad balls. Sometimes
they were struck out for waiting and
when they did hit. one Of the Cherubs
was found waiting FOR the ball
The locals outdcld made several pretty
catches. both shannon and Hargrove
vleing with each other in gathering them
IN after long runs
Donovan IS another NJ the Cherubs
twirlers who can field and hit and ne
succeeded IN scoring. after reaching first
on a clean hit
wrigley IS valuable assistant to
Manager Wells. He S. a hcady hard
worker. and is after no record for he
resorts 20 sacrifices and takes M kinds
OF chances in advancing himself and the
other PLAYERS on bases. Hargrove IS am
other hard worker on the coaching line.
and BE IS valuable 20 tho team I'm that
respect. besides the good work he is do
Ing IN the field and at he bat.
Tommy Hess IS a nne trainer. and few
PITCHERS. after few weeks work with
him. DO not profit thereby. This was
shown I'm yesterdays game when he
helped Donovan out OF the holes into
which his wildness had placed him.
II IS interesting 20 see how the four
runs were made In the third inning Cal
houn was the first man ~ bat He walt
20 and was rewarded with pass on four
bad balls Then Donovan struck ont
Wr'gley came an next and hit safely
'or one base. putting Cal on second
shannon went up and the visiting in
field expecting a hunt closed IN on him.
He fooled them. however. and popped the
ball out for two bases. scoring Cal aud