The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-12
All-sTARs DOWN
ATHLETICS AGAIN
Crowd in Broad Street Park
Enjoy Game Between
Big Leaguers
BALL PLAYERS HAVE
GREAT BATTING BEE
krause Repeats Former Feat
of Banging Ball Over
Left-Field Fence
Plenty of Action

Broad Street Park was crowded
from the topmost seat In the grand
stand to tho uttermost pew in the
darktown pavilion when the Athletics
and the All-Stars played their ceie-
brated game OF baseball yesterday.
which was won by the All-Stars IL
10 5. 1t was not an extraordinarily
large crowd under the circumstances.
but considerable of q gathering at
that
Somebody said ten thousand per-
sons were in tho park The keeper
Of the official figures for the Rich
mond Baseball Club said that S.1o0
had filed through the turnstiles. not
counting those who had badges en-
fitting them 10 enter. These latter
We're iegion--not including the men,
bers OF tie Police Department. who
were out In force. from Commissioners
Mccarthy down to the latest recruit
But fair estimate OF tho gather
large enough to bring JOY to the heart
OF the genial DIR. Bagby. who was
chiefly responsible for the providing
OF the entertainment.
And thereby, as some one may
have remarked. thereby hangs tale.
Connie Mack Declines.
1t was no easy thing for DIR. Bag
by to secure the All-Stars and the
champion Athletics to make q Rich
mond holiday. When he nrst made
known his proposition TO Manager
James McAleer, of the All-Stars. that
gentleman promptly accepted the Of
fer but Cornelius McGillicuddy. alias
Connie Mack. just as promptly de-
clared that he didn't see anything
in 1t for him and his club, and he
would not go to Richmond.
Whereupon DIR. Bagby packed his
valise and put something In 1t be-
sides a comb and a toothbrush. 1t
was very necessary for him to OBJ
tain the approval OF Mr.. McGillicudy
in regard to the Richmond date. Ac-
ca Temple desired n.
Acca Temple. that magnificent tab
ernacle of the Mystic Shrine, had
devised this plan OF bringing the two
great American League clubs to Rich
mond. and when Acca Temple is bent
on doing anything the thing Is as
good as done.
DR.. Bagby was the accredited agent
OF Acca Temple IN the enterprise.
hence his trip to Philadelphia. and
vaIise.
Contents OF His Valise.
Arriving in the Quaker City. DR..
Bagby went to the quarters OF MIR.
McGillicudGy. From thence he pus-
| sy-footed to the locker Of George
Davis. and then again he visited q
place known solely to Topsy Hartsel.
And at every visit he left something
behind him.
Money?
Never!
smithfseid ham'
Fact.
knowing that this delicacv Is ut
terly unknown in the overrefined and
| cultured North, DR.. BaGby had taken
the proper kind of bait with him.
They may be long on literature
In Philadelphia" argued DR.. Bagby
| They may be great on baseball. but
when 1t comes to good living they are
| the veriest novices. I win toIe them
ham,"
| Date Is Accepted.
| The next day DIR. Bagby wired to
play here October II. but never a
word did he say OF how he had ac-
com plished his mission. He tells now
with smile how George Davis and
Topsy Hartsel came to Manager Con-
ME Mack, alias Mr.. McGillicuddy. and
with tears in their eyes besought him
to take them where they could get
some more real ham--Smithfield ham.
] He tells how Cornelius smacked his
lips and said: "Ali right. boys
| And that is how the Athletics and
the AllStars came to play their great
game In Richmond yesterday.
| The crowd hard been besieging the
park from early In the day. There
was some doubt In the early hours
OF the morning about the weather,
but shortly before noon the sun peep
ed out from behind a gray veil OF
clouds and smiled on the fans.
Teams Come In Autos.
| Both teams had arrived, the Ath-
| letics putting UP at Murphy's Hotel
and the AlI-Stars at the Jefferson.
and they rode to the grounds In auto
| mobiles furnished by enthusiasts.
| In the party eScorting the ATHLETE
len were Walter Calvin, who sat at
the right hand Of Connie Mack,
Frfts Ett&erding and J. b, Airport. In
the All-0Ar company vsre J. B. AL
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