The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-25

There is every reason to believe that
we're there no such place as Montgom
cry County, Md, or that the county
spoken of had not produced Walter
Smallwood. Matty Broderick. who has
emerged from his chrysalis as manager
pro TEN. of the Shipbuilders and is now,
the chief leader of the hostile forces,
might have celebrated his rise to emf
nence with n victory. 1t would have
been far better story had the gods so
decreed. But this being truthful
journal of certain occurrences dottinS
the dial some time after the MONDAY
sun had crawled westward. Matty is
still fondly embracing the bottom of
the earth. speaking metaphorcally, and
hoping.
Unless Matty is allowed the privilege
OF employing few ball players we. in
all Kindness. offer the opinion that
hoping" will be his lot for some time
Ia come. But that is aside from the
story. q sort of Pathological bypath,
over which we have no right in the
world to travel. Waiter Smallwood did
come from the country named by Lord
Baltimore for his Queen, and Walter
Smallwood did flaunt his callow youth
right in the face of tottering and pal
sled age meaning no disrespect to
AIatty Broderick. The end was IS to |.
quite normal comparison as between
the crabeating contingent and the toll
ers for Grin.
Smallwood found the visitors entirely
10 his childish liking, and toyed with
them In true childish fashion. Once i'll
"a whilc-oh. Il very long while-he
allowed them to build UP prospects, and
then with usual childish perversity, he
threw down their house OF blocks, cast
them drifting along the great wide
way, and lauishingly slew them at Will
II wasn't III all proper sort of way
Tor youth to act since all the rules re-
10 L II n
Just five times did the invaders smite
with that severity which means safe
ness along the trail Just once did they
land in the haven for which their city
by the sea is so justly acclaimed.
Small wood was not only host of the
occasion, but he was the disbursing
chief and he decreed that there should
be meagre diet for his guests That
much for Walter Smallwood concerning
his part In the defense.
Not content with sending back to
their hotel all OF these harmless Wis
.tors. Walter took n particular delight
III assaulting their Mr. Hurley, some
thing never before mentioned in the
ethical code of that branch of the SER
vice. During the engagement Walter
arrived 10 the shifting station i've times.
His first arrival was shouted with JOY
by the defenders, and properly so, as
his effort rolled no further than the
chucking mount Arriving for his sec
ord. accum 0lated several trophies of
Tered by Tanning merchants, and
slammed the fading pellet to the sign
boards. registering the first three cush-
ion whain of the season and scoring
John Mace. who waited al second after
lis double TO nearly the same place.
steve Griffin duplicated This trick a
moment later
Resting Slight period Maryland s
most precocious youngster returned
with double eXtcnde in his trustv
mitt. and again landed John Mace his
partner in crime. safe in port. Not
quite so successful on mis- fourth ar
rival, lac nevertheless gave Young
walker. the aspiring centre gardener
from. waveland. a mighty chase to bring
the ball 10 cover, and his last Offering
81 the afternoon was a neat tap which
landed him at the initial corner i'm
time Though he worked to an anti
climax. it was particularly a Small
wood day.
Some slight problem in mathematics
was presented Jack Kennedy. who
made his bow as an umpire. rnanap ed
10 finish a ball game n which the home
club made eighteen hits, good for =
total OF twenty eight bases and thir.
teen runs in just one hour and fortI
minutes. Kennedy made "a record anC
though some of the crowd did not seem
TO like his voice, his work was far bet
ter than the average. He was on tn,
job every minute, ana hustled the gam,
along, and from where We sat n,
missed very few indeed
IN addition TO slarnming the ball "A
viii, the Colts played an almost per
fcct defensive game. There were thre,
double plays added TO the total Of In,
years work. and with the exception o
2 poor peg by Bresnahan and a boot b,
Newton. no niSCues married the per