The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-05
Field TO Be Wired Off--Norioll<
to Play Nine Games This
Week.
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.
Schedule for To-day.
Eeachmond ut Portsmouth.
Norfolk at Lynchburg.
Roanoke at Danvlle.
l,ccnrds -tl,c ,ruhn.


oWncr w. -. bradley stated yeStcr-
day afternoon that he was az much
d!splsased at tic Richmond teams
manner of playing In Tic second game
against Roanoke Saturday afternoon
as any one else. Mr.. Bradley stands
for fair. SQUARE, clean baseball and
such conduct as was exhibited Satur-
meet with Ills apuSovaI. II is play,
win or lose, with him and IL is only u
fair game that he Will support.
The conduct of the Richmond play
ers was ne&plicablc and inexcusable.
1t would seem that they should have
displayed better sense than practically
to give upNthe game and play for dark
ness, In FORGETTING tile game 10 the
visitors Umpire TRULY was pcrfectly
within Ills province. and his decision
meets with the approval OF every fair
minded baseball enthusiast.
Mr.. Bradley stated that lie did mot
think any one of the crowd who poured
on tho field after Umpire TRULY had
rendered his decision really meant to
do him bodily harm, and that he
thought Mr.. TRULY could have been
escorted safely from tie field by any
OF the local players.
Several hoodlums. who lah probably
bet and lost money on Nhc game,
wished to won't their disappointment on
the head of the Innocent umpire. but
their course did not and VIII not re-
~ OF those who go every week to wit
ness the games. Richmond Is not 4
city or unruly mohs, and it Is hop ed
that the better element Will always
command the situation, as they did
on Saturday.
If the police we've able to catch any
man in the act OF creating disorder
"a nd 1u n Is m N ~.
fine were imposed on the offender, it
would teach the few disorderly ones
a lesson that they would not soon for
get, and be warning to others who
might be disposed themselves TO be
CisordGrly.
To prevent further scenes as that
exhibited Saturday afternoon Mr.. Brad
ley VIII wire off the field from the
crowd WHICH Is forced to go inside of
the fence because of lack OF room in
tho grandstand and blcacllers. No one
Will be allowed to go beyond the Wire
and in this way the umpire. Will be
beyond the reach OF any cowardly
rioters and fully within the protection
of the police.
Richmond leaves this morning for
Portsmouth,, where the team Will play
the Truckers, who are tiet. with the
Grimites for last place. AS the sea-
son progresses. the six teams get
closer and closer.
There is now a difference of 122
points between Norfolk. at first, and
Portsmouth. which is at the foot oil
the class. Richmond and Roanoke
are still tied for second place, and
Danvilie is but six points behind. In
third place. Tho race could hardly be
closer. Norfolk still maintains d good
lead, hut the two in second place still
have narrow chance for first honors
Norfolk has nine games to play this
week, and it is hardly likely that she
will win them all. she may lose the
majority. The Crew goes to Lynch
burg to-day, and there they are to play
four games, and the last three days
OF the week they so to Ronnoke.
where they play five games.
Jack Grim. owner of the Lynchbure
team. who had gotten Still from Rich
mond and afterwards found that Still
did not wish to play with his team
stated to him last week that If he did
not want to play with Lynchburg he
could go elsewhere. Still was in Rich
mond last week. 1t Is not known
whether he is still here or whether he
has found a new berth
Kirkpatrick, the former Richmond
third baseman. is now With Lynch
burg. with whom he is rapidly max
Ing good"