The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-31
WAITING FOR The
MAYORS RETURN
Investigation Will Likely Be Gone
Into When He Gets Back.
INTEREST cEnTERED IN CASE
BY the Whole City-Business Mems As
ISOLATION May Suddenly Wake Up.
Base-baIthe Theme Here Now.
Other Manchester Items.
Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times.

!
1lu2 Hull Street.
Developments in the proposed inves-
| tigatien of allegations made against the
| Chief of Police of the city by Mr. j. 5.
| Moore are at a standsrill. owing 10 the
absence of the Mayor from the city hT.
John E. Utz. acting Mayor, and president
of the Board of Aldermen. does not think
il hehooves him to go into the invesu
cation. Meanwhile there is absolutely
nothing new in the situation Captain
| Lipscomb is keeping quiet about the
case.
Bur when the Mayor returns. all eyes
will be conferred upon him. and the tune
for the investigation, and there seems
| little doubt OF one being held, Is looked
forward to with the greatest interest og
the whole city
BASEBALL GOSSIP.
Winning. the game from the Fulton
Brownies yesterday afternoon put the
Manchester players in possession OF the
Town last night. Nothing was too good
for them and they made things whoop
for a while. Yesterdays game demon
strated to the minds Of every one who
| witnessed il that Manchester is not the
| siowest nine in the league. Snappy work
won for them a hard fought game. Thorn
as who was once before with the team,
| has a renar bic ball, and for q batter
| 10 strike il seems easy, but TO get II out
| Of the diamond is another proposition.
Hooker VIII play Monday. and he says
| that the best in his arm will be handed
| up TO the Elks-
Swarsboro is again victorious over the
Red Pants who have essayed 10 play ball
| IN the city The score was against j.
The .'sehen'' belonged TO the Manchester
aggregation, while Swansboro held Ught
| to the ''leben" end OF IL Incidentally a
few coins Of hard-earned money was de-
| posted in the pockets of Swansboro plum
gers
Many witnessed the game at Forest Hill
yesterday between, the Live Jeans and
the Preniers, two teams OF the Twin
| City Lea que With q score of y TO 4.
| the Blue Jeans left the dia:nond the VIC
tors. Charlie Thoms is 70 i,a thanked fo-
tn. game. He allowed them only FOUR
hits two of these being scratch ones, and
/ struck out sixteen men. Thoru5 is with
I the Eiks and plays Tomorrow at Broad
| Street Park Yesterday beiag an off day
Io' his team. he gobbled up q few dollars
! by tossing UP the leather TO- the El,.e
! scri-
/ AFTERMATH OF GAME
And it all resulted from the aftermath
| OF the baseball game yesterday. One OF
! the iiveliest fights reported fer a time
| came TO pass last night at or near the
| corner of Cowardin Avenue and Hull
| Streets. Good fellowship reigned su-
! preu!e among rooters for q while.
when he was carried away from the
| scene of battle b. his friends, he
| looked more like q fu!Iback on foot
| ball team than a simple rooter for base
ball enthusiasts. II is said the fight was
fast and 10 the point. Every blow
counted. and nearly all aimed landed.
| Science was left out OF the matter. while
| the combatants made each other appear
| like bad nickeis No arrests have been
made. and none are likely to be.
| TRANSFER QUESTION.
| Messrs. e. l.. Petit. ]. u. Reams and
| r. Y. Owen. OF the City Assembly, have
called special meeung OF the hocy 20
meet tomorrow night, September ist- TO
| receive the report Of the committee APP
| po,uted Tor the purpose OF comforting
With the officials OF the Virginia Pas
senrer and Power Company, in regard
| 10 better system OF transfers now ex-
,sting between Manchester and Rich
mona.
ar. Petit the originator Of the move
| .meat. /. using every means In his power
| 70 secure the adoption OF z system where
b., the citizens coming from Aaacheste:
win be transferred TO any point In Rich
| :1onu AS il now exists, person has
TO get on the Gag on the bridge in order
| 10 get transfer 10 the Traction car on
| Broad or Main Streets Officials OF the
| company nave been notified 10 send a
representa- i've TO confer with the AS
| sembly on Monday night
| MORE BASEBALL.
| spr,ncing up as though by some magic
| hand. baseball mines OF all classes and
sizes are coming into the band wagon.
| and, all are cIamoring for the front seat.
prominently among the teams organized
lately is one 10 be known as the '.vir.
y1nis G.ays,. Composing the team are
some very good ball tossers. taking their
axe into consi6era ton. The following Is
| the list OF the young men: George Raines,
Floyd Bass. Robert Hamilton. Ashby
| Harrison, Thomas Nelson fcaptainl.
Frank S.r1chs. George Hendricks, Alonzo
Nelson. Alex. Avis. Charlie RaIues. and
| Willie Robertson.
| IN THE SANCTUARIES.
a. sCah Grore 8a5tisl cknr.i, TIC day
! The Rev. e.. Smith viii preach both
sernons-
| Regular services at Gowardin-Arenue
Church by the pastor, Rev-zH. Moore
Rev. AR. FIX VIII again preach at the