Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-18
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~ Umpire Hart gave vent TO the hat
cry announcements and tho long
walled cry. play BALI
HORSESHOE OF FLOWERS
FOR MANAGER SMITH
""t play was not to begin without
e'cral functions being performed
,"'''h pictures Of the players at prac-
'cc ana Of the Governor and his party
tee' peen made during the preliminary
'act'c" and now. az the crowd awaited
nc start Of play. tho movie man
raihcd his machine on a huge horse
noe OF flowers that was being borne
M" tho field. Alvin NJ Smith. prcsi-
eht OF tho Richmond Exhibition Com
any presented Manager Billy Smith
WIN tho horseshoe in the name of the
ontractors who had built tho park. and
a fcw words expressed the con-
FACTORS best wishes for "A succosgfu,
casom
hardly had tho lucky token been
onfcy"d from the field before there
n'ercd the first citizen of Virginia
GOVERNOR Henry Carter Stuart became
ne target Tor the movie man as he
'rodc from his box to the playing field
nc" ball Slis;cncd i'm his hand and
10 prepared To toss IL to WYATT Lee
Hchinonds veteran hurlcr. who was
o do tho mound work Of the afternoon
ne movie man turned tho machine he
ihd trained upon Governor Stuart Man
ffcr Billy Smith and Manager Mike
'""ian and continued to grind ns His
:Scellency tossed tho sphere to Pitcher
&c, and tho hurlcr proceeded to his
FOX while Governor Stuart rctrcatcd
o his.
The game was on. From tho vcr%
irst 1t was game that kept the crowd
n state of uncertainty, expectancy
ina thrills. They saw that the clubs
we're about evenly matched, but that
ne pitchers were about as different In
:Eeir methods we'll could be i'm
igined. Tho play was close and gen
'rally fast. There was no tagging on
nc Held. the umpires seeing to IT that
S'hanScs were made with celebrity.
Rochester proved aggressive from the
start and Richmond. battling an up
all fight, slowly closed in upon the
advantage secured early in the contest
~ their opponents.
Just a the close Of tho sixth. when
nsion was unusually high due TO
the threatening attitude the local team
had assumed. there cam" the blasts
II bugles from out the iuclosur.. The
hhl!lthIE purah: had arrived and ono
or the most unusual features OF has..
ball opening. program was about TO u.
staged. Umpire Hart called time the
players scampered TO the side lines
and tho crowd crancd forward to catch
first glimpse of the parade.
MARINES AND BLUEJACkETs
STAGE UNUSUAL FEATURE
There was another blast OF bugles.
gates In the side fence in right field
were thrown open and Captain X b.
SS"cll headed squad OF mounted
police into the park. Another squad
sof b!cycl" men spread out around him
and behind them. marching I'm perfect
|stcp. entered tho corps az buglcrs. The
blasts from their Instruments cen
tered the attention OF any who nigh.
not have recognized that unusual f.a
lures We're being staged and attracted
all eyes To the gate as Dcmocra tic
donkey. bearing youngster in the
hahiliments OF Uncle sam entered The
boy was applaudcd roundly. and beam
cd his appreciation also az much "a did
.Sathan Bernstein. the biz tratf!r po-
liceman. who held his chargers bride
|'rhc Marine Corps marched IN close
upon the swinging hscls OF Unci" sam
Scarcely had they entered tn. play
ing Geld before. breaking iron, the
marching order at word of command
they spread out and advanced in a Iinc
brought applause from the stands that
scarcely had subsidized before tn. Ma
rinc Band made its appearance ana
started II all over again. Martial
strains noatcd across the field to bc
followed Immediately by pixie" u
melody that brought everyone 10 his
feet as the Jackets filed in
They deployed as had done the ma
rines and the entire procession con
tinued around the field until in front OF
the grand stand. Al! OF the turn.
were made in perfect order. and tn,
TO fight for flag and country in this
time Of extremity kept tho crowd in
constant applause Not VI mis-step
was noticed the men formed into
regular marching order again and pro-
cecdcd from the grounds. AS the last
imam disappeared. Umpire Hart called
The game again and play was about
To bc resumed when the field band
struck UP The star panglcd Ban.
ner"
Fans who had settled themselves
back into their places for contin-
uance Of the contest. sprang to their
feet with heads barred. Pitcher Causey
had returned TO the mound and con-
,inued to pitch 10 Catcher Mcndcl, an
parently not noticing that there was
anything doing" Umpire Hart dotted
his cap and Immediately donncd 1t
again to protect naked dome against
weakling sunbcains.
But Causcy continued TO pitch. The
crowd noticed II. noticed that he had
made no move to remove his head
niece. All of the other players had
stopped and stood uncovered as the
band played even Mendel having
tossed aside his cap. The catcher mo-
toned to Causey. but he was unable
TO understand.
PITCHER FINALLY
TAKES OFF his CAP