The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1909-09-22
A Great Success.
Ball Season Closed Wednes-
day. Great Sport
Afforded.

After most enjoyable season Tor
the patrons of the National Game, the
Blue Grass League teams played their
final games last week, and the season
of 1909 passed into history. Good re-
ports come from every town in the
circuit as to splendid gate receipts
and satisfactory playing, but we
believe that Ricbmond's team furnish
ed more genuine pleasure, and was
more successful financially than any
team in the League. The local club
was organized and backed by large
number of home people-men who
went into it for the pleasure the game
brought, and not as a financial ven-
ture, hence. there was clean playing
at all times, and absolutely nothing
done to be questioned or bearing the
slightest faint of suspicion. The
club was backed and managed by our
best business men-men who love the
sport and who detest dirty ball-play-
ing. That they were successful in
their effort. every patron will readily
testify, and the latter are very CRATE
full to the promoters for furnishing
this class Of enjoyment and entertain
ment.
While Richmond lost the pennant
'.by an eyelash," as horsemen expires:
close finish, yet the people are Sc
delighted in knowing that our boys
played the game on the highest
principles and won every contest Oh
its merits. that the loss of the flag
S really not regretted. The final
count gave Winchester only fi' c
points the advantage, and, when it is
remembered that our good neighbors
strained every nerve. and, we under
stand, loosened their purse strings,
in their mad rush for the flag. defeat
does not sting in thesleast. There is
no bad taste in Richmond mouths,
whatever, and all are as well pleased
and happy as if the coveted flag n, "
hoated on Madison county soil.
The club was successful financial,
far beyond the expectation of the
most enthusiastic. The grounds
stands, fencing, ETC., cost So, 600, and,
when The Climax states that this was
all paid for, together with all pla yers
salaries, you will see that the Rich
mOnd ball team was managed in +
business manner and by men OF
sterling business ability. The play
ers on the team conducted themselves
as gentlemen during their stay in
Richmond, and all made lasting
friendships among our people. l
there was any drinking among the
players, the public never heard OF it,
and in isct, we do not believed that
any of them ever became intoxicated.
We had the best team in the league.
and. had it not been for some rank
decisions several times during the
season, the bows would have won the
flag. bu: there's no use explaining, a.
our people are satisfied with the re
suit. Richmond has the foundation
for another winning club next year.
and. although the time is far of. yet
the management will keep weather
eve peeled during that time FOR new
stars to work next season. Richmond
fans are, as stated above, thankful
for the good ball furnished this sea-
son, and the efforts of the club
management are appreciated by
patrons of the game. Our fans would
have liked to won the flag. but they
didn't. and now that it's all over. we
delight in the fact that we fought a
good fight, died game and are now up
and ready for the next round 10 1910
when H is jumps shall cry "Play ball.