The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-28
Three and a Half Innings
Played, Coin Remaining
in City on Dan.
RICHMOND RIOTERS
ALMOST DROWNED
Cars Broke Down, Keeping
Them at Park-Missed DIM
ner and Came Home Full
~ Only Of Enthusiasm.
Fannies Didn't
Like It.

AMPENED both in spirit and In
flesh. the Richmond rooters.
after having had pleasing
prospect OF defeating Dan-
Vile, returned to Richmond
last night victims OF the apparent dis
pleasure OF Jupiter Pluvius. and sore
in body. mind and soul.
Rain that had not visited the little
city BY the Dan for three weeks came
yesterday In downpour that began
in the second inning. held up Tor
while. and then. commencing again In
the third. came down 50 heavily that
all hope OF a game was given up.
Bedraggled. wet and discomforted
by such a cruel fate. both Richmond
and Danville rooters sat and waited
In silent misery. hoping against hope
that the skies would Tighten and that
old Sol would once more show his
smiling fLse. But the lowering clouds
became denser. and the rain settled
down for tho day. Bleachers were va
Gated, because umbrellas soon became
useless, and those In the grandstand
stuck It out. Several hundred OF them
were forced to stick It out longer than
they expected. for the car system went
10 pieces and traflc was interrupted
more than an hour. One OF the main
feed wires snapped about a quarter Of
mile from the park and five poles
came down with crash. It took more
than an hour to repair the damage. and
the miserable fans who had elected to
wait in the hope that the rain would
cease remained to see It come down
more heavily each minute. half
drowned where they were. and unable
TO get anywhere else.
Upset by the Rain.
After having left Richmond with
such brave and noble front. 1t was a
sore disappointment to the Richmond
ers to be forced to come away with
out even q. chance at the game they
had 50 confidently expected TO win.
Jocose. heayy-voiced Jack McDonough
and 1ubilant Jim Orange. whose chief
title to fame Is their vocal powers and
freedom OF expression. lost all their
jollity before they LEFT the grandstand.
Captain Frank Cunning CHAM. loyal
Richmond rooter. had an attack OF
melancholy. and Chew sydnor wept
in silent despair. They had expected
SO much; they got SO little.
It was enough to make the angels
Danville citizens seemed to sympathize
with the evident disappointment OF the
Richnonders. though It was whispered
many OF them were glad. fearing. had
It not rained, Richmonds average
would have been swelled by another
victory.
All Danville turned out to see the
Waiting rooters arrive. AS the train
with rooters cheering and band play
ing. pulled into the station. there was q
wild rush forward, and the local nern-
bers yelled a loud welcome The vis-
itors debarked and formed In line. with
ST. Leo's Band In the van. Albert
Anthony acted as director. and. dress
ed in his linen dusters and swinging
his baton in a manner to be, envied by
any German bandmaster, he outrivaled
the great Sousa himself. It didn't
matter that his stick once circled a
telephone wire and hit him in the
mouth, and twice struck the grouNd.
Admiring Danvilleites thought 1t was
part Of the program, and watched with
up Craghead Street, with the local
rooters Jeering and hurling taunts from
tha,side. But the band played on Jim
Orange schrieked himself hoarse. and
the Richmonders vociferously moved
into Main Street. tssssss
It was a gallant three hundred. as
#undaunted as the Light Brigade. They
minded neither gibes nor Jeer. They
needed not the taunting cries and
drowned derision in their song. At the
Burton Hotel they stopped. and played
window. s y s
Found It Dry In Spots. "a
Everybody scattered then for lunch
and to drink coca-cola. for Danville
Is dry-dry as q bone. Many sighed
for refreshing draught Of beer. but
they took 1t out In sighing.
s5 It was thought by the Richmonders
that there would be a ouble-header,
but as the rival teams had nostie to
play off, arrangements had been made
forHonly one game. which was sche.
\ duled to start ats4:46 o'clock.
With almost every car In DanYille
in use, the baseball grounds were
filled at 4 O'clock.
Half the grandstand was occupied
by3 the Richmond rooters, armed with
tir cans scoWbolls and horns. Danvi,le
s was { outrooted, and X Walker, their,
pitcher went up In the air. s Sparks
was steady at all time. y, .k
On account OF Sthe threatening skies
the time OF the game was advanced
TO 4:15 O'clock, but the a com moda--
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Richmond. were already filed. Jupiter
Pluylus put his finger in the pie 81,
most as 4 soon as the contest began.
when rooters for both sides were
neryed up to the greatest contest Of
the season between the rival II n teams
4 Out Of the east the gusty wind noan-
i cd along tn ef5 bleach ers and n1tnglei
with the sighs Of the bleacl,eri:es,
Y Then thunder cracked the sky, and the
lightning tore holes In the atnno osphere,
incidentally 1 hooking the telegram
operator. Rooters rayed but the Hele-
ments were relentless II drizzled
4 hrst and then Il poured, The pl laysrs
SGT wet the spe ctato ors got wet and
the sumpire cal led the game The III
I. ma X came WI ZEN til car ysteH broke
4 down. Several hun "A red roo ooters were
u del aged In "a re In by ais mi ish ap,s ana
\ many. Ind ftArent 70 w ha \ else ! til = an
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