Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-08
'RAH FOR PRINCETON
usa eALL-cLue EAslLYoEfEATs THE
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA TEAM.
The Game Witnessed by Large Audience
of Fashionable and Enthusias'i0
Ladies' and Gentlemen.

The most fashionable audience UNIV ""
perhaps ever been seen at base-oail ganie
in the South assembled on Mayos lsiahd
yesterday afternoon to witness tue ei'uS
intercollegiate contest between the c,acA
club from Princeton College, n. de- anu 'io
celebrated University Of Virginia team,
1t was a gathering Of some eight hundred
or more persons, in which strictly Ihe r ~
ciety element largely predominate,ui. my
attendance of Franklin-street benes ana
beaux and others prominent IN socisI clr-
Giles as well as Of professional sehtiSIneh
was unprecedented IN tho natlonni 5"-'0 .
history here. III.
The erand-stand presented what might
be called a pretty If indeed not brilliant
picture: for among the hundred or more
ladies seated there were some OF the tresn-
est and prettiest girls that are 20 oe seen
at the germans and other society eh.ertaln.
ments in Richmond. The male contingent
irons of the game.
AN IxsPIRATToY.
IL was lust such a gathering of specta-
tors az is calculated TO inspire the am oitloh
Of gallant youth and to nerve ana stimu-
late university and college boys TO put
forth their beet endeavors.
This the Young athletes did. In TACT,
there was never a game played mere IN
which there was more life and daSn; Inc
contestants were as brimful OF pluck ana
energy as Their fair-featured and gentle
handed applauders were of enthusiasm.
The PLAYERS did their Level best" az
every point, and the pretty girls clapped
their hands and with hearty. cheers ana
| bountiful smiles encouraged them TO ever
renewed efforts.
The fair madens. who were clad in
! snowy white or light fabrics Of spring. at
tire, were very decidedly with the uni
versity boys. They wore Their colors. they
sounded their praises, and they applauded
| their plays They were literally the Vir-
ginians' friends. and very enthusiastic
ones, too.
PLAY BEGINS.
| The Princeton players arrived here yes
terday morning and left for home on the
| 6:45 train in the evening.
In order that they might certainly have
| time to play the entire game and not miss
| the tram it was thought best to open 1T
| tie earlier than had been intended, and play
was therefore begun at APO
The University team won the toss ana
took the field. As they marched out to
their positions they were roundly, APP
| plauded. while their fellow-students, about
| fifty of whom sat in the front of the gran d,
stand. gave the college veil with decided
vigor. They repeated this at frequent in
| teryals and boforethe close OF the contest
| it had become quite familiar.
Durrell, Payne, and Watts, the first three
men to the bat, were retired in one, two,
! three order, and as each was put out there
was veil sent up. The University side
was put out in Just the same order hut
! there was less demonstration. There was
quite ripple of applause. however, when
| Dana CAUGHT a fly from Greenway's bat and
| got on first in time TO cut OH Benner, VINO
| had started down to second.
FIRsT RUN IN.
It was in the next round that the run
making began, and the Princetons were
| tho bovs who were doing the running,
| while their opponents were receiving smiles
and applause. Two runs were made in this
! inning, and one other, if not more, would
| have been made had not Young in his
anxiety 10 get across the plate have for
| gotten that there was any such thing as
| third base.
The Princetons added another run IN
their next chance at the bat, when watt;
drove ball down in left field. where 1t hid
itself in the tall weeds and thick grass SO
completely that two feldeIs were still
| looking for il when Watts stepped on the
plate after having made the complete cir.
cuit. This hOme-run was purely the result
of luck, for the hit was really nothing more
than single.
| AN EXCITING POINT.
One of the two most exciting points II
| the entire game was when the last OF
Princeton's three men was put out IN the
| fourth inning.
| Young was first to the bat in this round
and famed out. Brown followed with
solid blow and went TO second. Bergat
was given his base on balls, Durrell went
out on a foul, and Payne made safe hit;
just now one side was expectant and the
other anxious. There were three men or
bases and two out. The next chance a.
the bat meant either one or more runs Of
the retirement Of the side, and IN the ma
tural order of things the former seemed
| much more reasonable. -,
| Mcclure rallied, though, md realizln!
how much depended on him pitched as h'
had not done before and put Watts. tn
bome-runner, out on strikes. The audi
ence fairly went wild over this. Chez
after cheer was sent up, handkerchief
were waved, and there was really grea
demonstration. 1t was several seconds be
fore quiet was restored.
In the next inning three hits aided b,
two errors yielded three runs. raising th'
prnceton's score TO six, while their oppO
nents still had a blank record.
they MAKE FREAK.
Now it was that the Virginia bows mad
their greatest effort and by dint OF hare
work forced in four runs. Two errors as
sisted them in the accomplishment of TIM
end. Seven men handled the timber Il
this round and Mcclure and Thurman
made safe hits, while Barry and Lucl
reached first on errors.
The enthusiasm manifested at this tim
eclipsed all that had gone before. In
scene was one of wild excitement.
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their score until at the close OF the nlntl
inning it stood to in their favor.
SOME OF THE PLAYS.
Young, who has the reputation OF belnI
the best college ball-pitcher in the coun
try, pitched great game. His deliver
was exceedingly puzzling TO the Virgins
bows. They struck at his balls quite oftel
but seldom hit them.
Mcclure, the University pitcher. IS sol
of DIR. Hunter Mcclure of this city. ii
has considerable speed and good curve
but is too light and has not had suticien
practice with heavy batters TO successful.
stand before such well-disclpllned AM
thoroughly trained players as those iron
New Jersey.
The fielding of both clubs was good
though little loose at times. Schley'
throwing from centre-tield and Dunneu'
running catch of q ball batted by Benne
were among the best plays OF the EVENING
Young also distinguished himself by cap
turing ball for which he had TO Jump u
in manner that reminded one the days
Fergusson's pitching in Richmond.
The Princetons colors are orange an
black and those of the University orang
and blue. The former wore black and tn
latter gray uniforms.
| THE SCORE.
The appended score gives the details
the event:
| PRISCETONS.