The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-31
THU BLU JEANS
ARE VICTORIOUS.
They Defeat the Petersburgs in
That City.
THE SCORE WAS FOUR TO TWO.
Battle of Unsatisfactory Case in Police
Court William Amos Drowned
in Baltimore Other
Notes.
Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times,

Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times,
NO 1902 Hull Street
BY hard playing, mingled with inspira-
ton coming from beautiful young ladies,
mascots of the team. the Blue Jeans
baseball nine. of Manchester, yesterday
afternoon defeated the I. NJ. G. A. boys
of Petersburg by a score of four to two
Whether it was more the inspiration
the players received from the smiles Of
their sweethearts, or whether they are
just the best players. matters little; SUI
flee it to say that when the car pulled
out of the Cockade City late in the ar
ternoon there was a mighty cheer and
Manchester banners waved triumphant
ly.
The game was the most exciting VII
messed this season in this section. From
the opening there was sharp work. The
defeat which Petersburg witnessed att
the Manchester boys hands was not for
lack of good playing, for they put up
a good game from start to finish. Inc
first inning was a shut out for both
sides. In the second Petersburg scored
one, while Manchester failed to connect.
In the third inning two runs We're brought
over the plate for the Blue Jeans. NOT
until tho seventh was any more scoring
marked to Manchesters credit. The open
ing of the ninth found Petersburg at the
bat, with three scores to make II they
wanted to tie the game. By comblna-
ton of errors they brought one man
over the plate, and then the side was
retired.
Batteries: For Manchester, Shaw and
Knightly; for Petersburg. Smith and
Folkes. The pitching of Smith was above
the average, but his field support was
bad The fielding of Manchester was eX.
cellent.
In the grandstand there were the young
ladies from Manchester who We're cheer
ing their boys on to victory. On the OPP
posite side was seated the whole class
from the Southern Female College. Ihelr
college yell was very inspiring. and no
doubt had its effect on the players OF
the Cockade City. The Petersburg play
ers were the pick of the city
SENT TO JURY.
Felony for the first time this month en-
ga ged the attention of Mayor Maurice In
Police Court yesterday morning. w. q.
Wells and Joe Nixon were on this charge
sent to the Hastings Court. They are
charged with taking from the Richmond
and petersburg Electric Railway office
here tickets and pass-books valued at
about $50.
The detective work in the case was
thorough, and did credit to Chief-of-Po-
lice I.ipscomb and Officer Alex. Wright.
They received notice Thursday afternoon
that the tickets were missing. Obtaining
a, c]ew that a Richmond man had been
using the tickets they Immediately went
ater him. When he was seen he
said he had bought some tickets from
the two men mentioned above. Wells was
the first man arrested While on the way
across the bridge in charge Of the officers
he made confession to Captain Lips
comb and implicated Nixon.
The officers soon had him IN charge.
In court neither would say anything
about the case, and were sent to the
grand jury.
Nixon is we'll known in Manchester.
He was for one time a motorman OF the
Broad Street line of the Traction Com
pany. It seems that the men were 90
ing some painting in the office Of tn
company here, when they are alleged tt
have stolen the tickets.
DROWNED IN BALTIMORE.
William Amos, an old Manchester boy
was drowned In Baltimore yesterday af-
ternoon. This sad news reached the city
last night in a telegram to the sister OF
the dead young man, Mrs. 0. p. Ray
The particulars of the drowning could
not be learned The telegram just stated
that he was drowned. Mr.. Amos was
the son of the late William Amos, OF
Manchester, and for many years lived