The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-07
SOUTH S|DERS TIE
GAME UP IN NINTH.
Rival Baseball Teams Of Cary
Street Produce Men Give
Rare Exhibition,
FIELDING FAST AND FURIOUS
Pitchers Famed SO Many Men
They Make the Atmosphere
Cool for Crowd.
FIELDING FAST AND FURIOUS

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kThe baseball teams of the produce
and commission men of Cary street
battled and persplred and ran for two
Broad street park, and finally de-
sisted from such unusual exertions
with the score a tie. after nine fierce
lily fought innings. 1t was hard bat
tie as to which could commit most |
lmisplays. but the South siders won
the palm in this respect by to Z. |
iTne score, according to runs made,
was 10 s, the North Siders, who had |
been trailing along in the rear during
the game, making Garrison squirt |
and passing under the wire neck and
neck. A great deal Of (Chadwick) |
money had been wagered on the re-
suit but all bets were declared off
until after another and decisive game
to be played next week. 1t was a
most laughable exhibition Of the ma
| tional game and the rooters added
/ greatly to the amusement of the spec !
1 tators The game netted the Home for
| Incura bles just sixteen dollars, which |
| sum will be supplemental next week
when the decisive game is to be played
4 Chief Rooter Bliiey, OF the North
siders, exhorted his men like general
leading charge, his mustache, like
1.-The plume of Navarro, being seen
everywhere where the betting was
liveliest and the din greatest He
i Goa ched the players. boosted the stock
i of his team and finally gave ludi-
/ oroIls exhibition of big league tactics
lin the gentle art of mobbing the UNI
Epire who was, however. able to pro-
Il coed with the game His calling the
4 game was possibly due to being ter
rnrized nv Isliley and his conspira-
TORS
I chief Rooter c. z. sydncr was there
II with his siren voice and ch1rped con-
/! tinuously. his most effectlVe 1alhihS
'i.being when he was circulating .he
4 cigar box for donations to the Home
fnr Incurables. Whenever a man de-
fcItned to give he was adVertsezael l3ps
ltba remainder of the crowd as
freak
j Talkins about baseball those who
II witnessed the game stated that theS
,fhad not enjoyed one so much THIS sea
{ son. Everybody laughed at the mis-
a PLAYS. which We're wholly unintent lon on
i5al. and but the more ridiculous. Ceftre
Fielder street, of the South Side, whose
name should be cary stree., - -
lis not carried off the individual nom
ors in point of errors. having three
hungles to his discredit In the next
Z game he will be furnished With afMisni
+ sheets of ny paper in order tifatd u 9
D may catch some of those. that nght
9 in the centre garden.
. Shortstop Graves, of the South SID
ers. the man with the rubber ribs. was
, orly at bat twice because he received
0 three Of Crovo's curves N 'ns, sials
: end eantered to first with delight-
His Hyperion locks appeared to act
: as q magnetic attraction for the ball.
; Twirler Grove being unable to locate
Il the plate in the face of this dazzling
!. Etop-piece,
]. McNIinn Splinter. 1I8F
4 second-Baseman Ahern pushed street
: hard for the error honors. having as
!, many nisplays as Cary. but accept
5 ing one chance. Left f,elder McNlinl''
L of the North Side. had no errors be-
=, cause he had no chances. His speed
:. would commend him as a pacemaker
for the automobiles in the race to-day.
Fries were knocked to left-field. but
he merely said, "Shoo. fly, don't bother
me" and let the ball drop. When he
: got to it he threw it to the nearest
man.
Centre Fielder Street got base on
balls twice, being SO small that Crovo
r Iscould not get them dwon to his
stature. Shepherd, the centre gardener
for the North Siders, worked the old
trick Of ,1eakng in from centre field
and catching runner mapping oft
second cushion.
"a, Tirst-Baseman Onions Krengle fan
!. ned twice, even though he was not so
$. warm, and Butter" King was another
n soft mark for Pitcher Grove, tanning
Is three times,
a, "cantaloupes" Frost "bit' FIVE run
le ners at mis- sack, while Calf" Rees
Is eapered around in the friskiest fash
ID lon. having eleven put-outs to his
c. credit.
~ Butter King played 8, good game a
IN second. but was the warmest baby II
.. the bunch, tanning four times in 1v
y chances. Frost led the hitting 70
both sides, nipping the ball for
double and two singles. while Rlalock
Rees and Krengle tied In the matte
Of base-running, each swiping a pal
~ of sacks each, They evidently though
the sacks contained Dunlop -four.
er Curly Grove had the South Slider
~ guessing at his elusive twists, an
ms had rhe been given better supper
st would have won his game easily. II
~ struck out only sixteen batters, Will
o. the hest Pfaff could do was to ia
a a nine NORTH Sidefs.;
h Another Game NextANycels.
~ The way those Produce men IRA
WAS caution. The sarneWdegree 9