The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-21
BL00AERp GIRLS
HAVE SOME WINGS
ALSO THEY CAN PUT UP A GOOD
seRAP. CHEW TOBACCO AND
WEAR WIGS.
GAME ENDS IN RIOT
SPECTATORS DEMAND MONEY BACK
WHEN FAKE rs DISCOVERED,
BUT THE TREASURER
HAD FLOWN.

WASHINGTON. July 2o.--The
Bloomer Girls played one inning of
base ball before 1000 Sunday fans at
the old Union league park here to-
day. AT the end of the first inning
there was a riot, and the game ended
abruptly.
The Bioomer Girls came fret to
bat against team of Maryland ANA
tours, and for the first inning all
went we'll Miss Tessie McGovern.
centerfielder Of the ladies. waited out
the Maryland pitcher. and q single. a
force out. and an error, brought her
across the rubber with the only run
Of the game. Miss Agnes Walsh
flied to left. Miss Julia Gray famed,
and Miss Imogene Kelly was thrown
out at first Then the Bloomer Girls
took the field.
Misses" Have Some Wings.
The first of the Maryianders to
come to bat hit a long line drive
over the head of Miss Hortense Du-
gan, who was playing right field for
the Rloomerites. Hortense dashed af-
ter the pill, scooped 1t up in her deli
cate right fist, and slammed 1t home
on bee line. The MaryiAnder was
nailed at the plate, and from the
bleachers came a long 'whew."
The next Marylander TO come TO
bat hit a sharp single to left. He
tried to stretch this into double
and Miss Marguerite O'Brien. the
trusty left gardner for the Boomer
Girls. cut him off at second by an
eye-lash. The Marylander collided
with the second basewoman, Miss Ag-
mes Walsh, and Miss Walsh spiked
him. ScrambHng to his feet. the run
ner swung at Miss Walsh, Knocking
her Titan Wig askew. and disclosing
dark poll of short, bristly hair.
Pitcher Chews Tcrbacker."
Then from the side lines and grand
stand came a wild yell. A youth in
the third base crowd sang out:
They're all wearing wigs. The
pitchers chewing terbacker."
AT this the crowd slirged out of the
stands, sweeping before 1t Police Cap
tain DAILY and six patrolmen, but the
Boomer Girls were already on the
run for the gate, through which they
dashed across the street and into the
club house a. safe distance ahead OF
the irate fans. The fans volleyed the
retreating baseball players with pop
bottles, bricks and other handy hard
ware.
- Girls" Make Escape
While the girls barricaded them
selves in the club house the police had
endless trouble keeping off the mob.
Frustrated by the police from wreak-
ing vengeance on the deceivers, the
crowd then assaulted the ticket office
shouting: We want our money back.
Where In Kid Carsey?"
Kid Carsey was the organized of the
event" of the afternoon, but the
| crowd found the ticket box empty
! While pop bottles and brickbats were
! raining in the neighborhood OF the
ball park, one of the enraged fans
who had spent twenty-five cents to be
deceived, aimed a brick at Captain
Days white cap. The captain ducked
and a bicycle policeman received a
confusion on the leg. Only the ring
leader of the mob" was arrested, ar
elderly man named Jones. who ve-
ciferated wildly. and inveighine
against Kid Carsey in eloquent though
unprintable English. was driven to the
police station. Kid Carsey could not be
located In Washington tonight. The
receipts OF the game were about 800