The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-10
Victory in Society Ball.
Game PerCheS Com Com
mOnWealth Standard.
CLEVER PLAY BY
AMATEUR HAS-BEE,N'|S
Stars Of Many Colleges in the
Days Of Yorc Renew Their Ac-3
quaintancc With the Horse
hidc-Ladies Root For Fa-
vorite Teams-Sc
Five to Six.

Defeated but not dlsgraced, i, was the
verdict Of the crowd Of 1000 which yes
,crtlay saw the yellow and black OF West
morcland 70 down before the blue and
white Of Commonwealth by the score Of
6 to .. g. sE \.
There was saying mot without dust" |"
which the Romans used to describe the
athletic contests In the area, but this
wns charged to mot without chill" by'
8 tile Rlchmonlers, who shivcred and shook
for two hours or more In the grandstand,
and on the bcnchcr!cs, while watching
the gladstone gambols Of the ciubincn on
the basc-b -bAll ficld There were over
coats and wraps galore and along wlth
these red noses a plenty and 4'cold feet
that were not caused by the heart-
breaking finish IN the ninth innings. n
All OF society was in evidence. from
the bud OF yesterday to the sleek and
knowing club man of various pasts, from,
the glggling willie boy" to the eEportly
dowagcr, all intent upon cheering their
favoritcs and all adorned with the coors
o; one OF the clubs
Is ItSwas q matter of regret that Mcssrs.
Ashton Starke and Charles Spcer failed
tc5appear as vendors Of peanuts, but IN
their places rose up other heroes who did
great business and turned over to the
Girls Club the satisfactory sum Of sl0p.
gained w uneven barter, for mark you.
a bag Of peanuts cost whatever coin the
purchaser preferred. be It nickel or
a large cart wheel. 4
white Caps" After Crowd.
In white caps and aprons, NIessrs.
Horace Hawcs. william Cameron, Wat
kins Elcrson and Richard Wortham
politely lneandered through the crowd and
"hcld up young and old. letting none
escape. In large baskets they carried
thelr wares Of chewing gum. peanuts,
popcorn. cigarettes and "segars.,',T and
absolutely sold out before The game was
half over.
1t was a roicksome crowd that turned
out to see the ball game. more like a
college contest tha. nanything else, and
personalities few fast and thick. min
gled with cheers for good plays and groans
and shouts OF derision ror the errors. Il
Mr.. EllerSon in calling attention to his
wares. announced to the grand-stand that
Mr.. Charles Talbot recommended Kiss
Nc. Darling. chewing gum, and that he
had bought largely.
Mr.. Charles Spiccr added a tone to the
entertainment by denouncing tile umpire
Az "robbcr' at polite intervals, wien
things were not going Commonweaith's
way At one time, when it looked as
thomgh the wearers Of the blue and white
caps and varigated suits, were letting
down, Mr.. Spicer. in despair. groaned
aloud and, taking the crowd into his conf
t!erce. declared:
High balls have killed them.' His
meaning is lost along with the prchis-
.tcric story OF the NEUROLOGICAL proc" of
sacred memory.
Colonel Barton II. Grundy. in a white
lat and a bcaming smile, adorned the
front row of the grand-stand and in-
dvlecd In badnage with those wearing
yellow and black in his neighborlood.
Contending Presidents.
President Ioyle. of the Commonwealth,
elveloped i.i profound gloom until the
score was announced. watched President
Willard, Of the Westmoreland, hop from
foot to foot in his anguished attempt to
force his men to victory.
Their honors, Judges Ingram, Crlnlp,
!, eth, Witt. Grinnan, Scott and Crutch-
field, sat In judicial solemnty, having
tho appearance OF knowing how much
better Judges they were than the ,m-
rire Of strikes and balls.
b AS punctuation to all this the Passenger
and Power Company Band played as
loudly and rythmicnly MS benumbed hands
ould allow. while small boys brayed
through tin horns and "rooters" yelled
themselves hoarse.
II the crowd madc q noise before the
teams came on the field, it was quiet
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