The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-05
BL UE JEANS BOYS
ARE EASY WINNERS
Play Two Games at Forest Hill,
Winning Both.
GREATINTEREsTlN CONTESTS
Manchester Team Wins Game in
Petersburg and Loses One-John
French Now in Jail-Per-
sonai Items.
n,,cnester Bureau, Richmond Times,

Manchester Bureau. Richmond Times,
I.b2 Hull Street.
cheer cheer! cheer: Pandemonium
Say afternoon when the Blue Jeans
walled triumphantly Off the diamond,
l.aGng won by a score Of to ) from
tie Richmond Locomotive Works, making
t,y,, games IN the day credited to their al
ready long list Of victories. The second
.aine the one with the Locomotive Works
boys, was not up to the standard of the
..Riue Jeans" Umpire Mescoe might have
had the best of intentions when he called
a ball driven sixteen feet from tbs line OF
The diamond a safe hit, letting in three
,:1en Ghe only runs received): ycs he was
badly mistaken.
This was in the third inning. Until
,.;at time there had been no scoring Tor
either side and the spectators were be-
ei,1.ing TO realize that they were watch
iag a game Of ball. With two men on
bases a PLAYER for the Richmond team
kiccked the ball into left field. but be-
yoad the line of the diamond by sixteen
feet as was measured afterwards Ivy
several people II was called a safe ball
bv Umpire Mcscoe. and all three men
cave over the plate. There was lot OF
kicking not only by tho players, who
were indignant but by fully two-thirds OF
the spectators Finally it was decided to
play the game through and trust to good
p,aying TO overcome these odds. In the
Fifth Manchester made one run. In the
seventh two runs came over the plate.
In the beginning of the eighth there We're
tw, men out and one on second base.
Gregory came to the bat for the Blue
-eans', and got against the sphere for a
,,,c n home,
Gregory on third. On short hit he came
GaShing down the line for home, with
The ball following him 1t is estimated
that he Sided ten feet and crossed IN
safety. This made five runs to their cred
II. while the same little insignificant three
stared the Locomotive Works in the face.
They kicked on the decision of the field
,inIrire and would not continue the game
further. 1t was really to 0 for the
';B!ue Jeans hut to was enough.
The game was witnessed by several
HUNDRED people. MascCts We're in abund-
anoe. After the game each lady with
the nine players from the Blue Jeans
anI some from the Locomotive Works
,vere treated to Brunswick stew by Mr..
stein. the genial and up-to-date man at
the park
The game in the morning between the
white Pants and the Blue Jeans" re-
suited in a score of Is to S for the latter.
y
1.t..de some good plays for the Blue
.rerns" Shaw. as pitcher. was up-to-
date
WON ONE. LOST ONE.
Il, Petersburg yesterday Manchester
was represented by nine baseball play
sls. Two games We're played. resulting 81, IN
IN even-lp. each city taking one. The
rnorrine game was Q to for Peters
burg. and the afternoon game Is to for
Manchester
ROBBERS IN swANSBoRo.
The home OF Mr.. Maynard. in Swans
hero. was entered Thursday night by
thieves and pair of pants and So sto-
len There is no clue to the robler
robbers The house was entered from the
roa, door. and nothing else was stclen.
FRENCH IN JAIL.
John French who was arrested early
Friday morning by Officer Wright. is
lodged in Jail. where he will likely stay
until brought to court for trial he is
charged with trespassing on the property
of Mr.. J. G. Saunders on a second Of
ferse The first offense which ne Is al
legged to have committed occurred some
weeks ago and was to have been tried
Monday morning. In this case he Is
charged with abusing and assauluns Mrs.
Saunders. City Sergeant ]. G. Saunders
holds the keys Of the jail, which is the
resting place of French.
WAS QUIET HERE.
Considering the day being a universal
one for jollhcation and pleasure. there
was very little done in police circles in
Manchester. There was only one arrest
made and that was of a negro who had
imbibed too freely. Nearly all business
was suspended after u o'clock in the day,
and business men with their clerks took
a rest Forest Hill Park was crowded
all day Notwithstanding large per-
centage Of the people Of Manchester went
to Petersburg.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mayor Maurice and family are spend
ing few days in the country
Miss MAY Anderson. who has been IN
disposed at her home. No. 12l2 Porter
Street for the past ten days. is conVa-
lescins.
Mr. John Mcintosh was in the city yes
terday shaking hands with his friends.
MIR Mcintosh was formerly OF Chester
field but of recent years has been in
business at Oglesby. Ga.
Two Of the committees from the Coun-
Gil meet tonight for organization.
Miss Nollie Baird is reported to he
somewhat better than she has been since
her long illness.
A lawn party at West-End Churcn
Thursday night was a success from every
standpoint There was large crowd, and
good sum was taken in for the church