The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-02
VIRGINIA. NORTH CAROLINA.
Fine Game Of Baseball Between University
Boys.
SAVED FROM A SHUT-OUT BY FERGUSON.
Score Six to One I'm Favor OF the Charlottes-
VILE Nine-Features Of Each In
ming In Detail.

When the game of baseball ended atlsland
Park yesterday victory sat on the Virginia
mems banners with a smile as complacent as
Patient had when she smiled at Grief.
McGuire's pitching did the winning, and
rendered the innings rather unattractive, but
all in all it was glorious game, and one that
made many a college man hoarse.
The Richmond "crank.p have been hungry
for just such an enjoyable sight, and fifteen
hundred Of them yesterday worked themselves
almost up TO summer heat.
The North Carolina men also played splen-
dld ball, but were muscularly unable TO cope
with the Charlottesville men.
BY $50 O'Clock yesterday the grand stand
was filled with bevies OF pretty girls. and with
but few exceptions all wore the colors OF the
Virginia team.
Besides the young ladies there were many
prominent men present, both on the stand
and on the side seats, and the sight reminded
one of the halycon days of yore when Dicky
Johnson nlnde home-runs, Billy Nash played
third, and Householder and Latham played
ball
After several mind-racking yells had been
delivered by the Virginia club and responded
TO by the Carolina neighbors. the game"
was called, and eTerybOdy took long breath
The visitors went TO the bat, and Benner
sent fly over TO third, and Smith followed
by knocking grounder TO second and was
put ont at first. Greenwsy struck out.
The Carolinss were led by Busbee, who i'm
mediately got out. short 20 first, Graham
went out second to hrst, and Oldham struck
out So ended the first inning.
Second inning-Schley reached first on an
error Of 8 fielder. Thurman followed with.
liner 20 centre field, Greenway famed the
breeze, Abbott sent fly to short-stop. and
Mcclure got out second 10 first. Two men
were left on bases.
Jones, for the visitors. sent fly to second,
Hendren went out short 10 first, and john
ston ended the inning by striking ont.
Third inning-Winston began by sending
the ball to pitcher and being touched out
at first Benner reached first on an error by
the second baseman. and was put out by that
individual while trying TO steal TIE lOwer bag,
Smith made hit a clean one Greenway
followed with another one. and Schley went
out by high fly TO pitcher. Smith scored.
Ferguson. Shaw.and Willard struck out.
Fourth inning-Thurman got his first on
balls, went on catch TO second, and j. Green
way sent an easy fly 10 the centre field, Alb
bolt made a bunting hit in front of the pitch
err, and Mcclure went out by the strange play
of first to catcher.
Busbee, Graham and Oldham struck out.
Fifth inning-Winston went out short to
first Benner made the only two-b Dagger by
slow fielding Smith made a clean hit, A
GreenwaY got first on an error, and Schley
was left on first. Benner scored.
Jones and Hendren struck out, and Johnston
ended the inning by sending fly to right
field.
Sixth inning-Thurman made a pretty hit
to left field and again got out trying TO steal
second, j. Greenway got IN hit. Abbott
followed with another; Mcclure knocked
fly to the first baseman and Wins ton sent
pretty hit TO right field. Benner ended the
inning by knocking fly to pitcher. j.
Greenway scored
Ferguson batted high fly TO pitcher, Shaw
struck out and Willard sent an easy fly to
second.
Seventh inning-Smith made a hit by slow
fielding, A. Greenway lined fly. to centre
field, Schley gave second a beautiful chance
by knocking high fly and Thurman followed
suit by bunting n fly to pitcher. Busbee
knocked foul 10 catcher and Graham and
Oldham struck out.
Eighth innng-J. Greenway reached first
on an error, Abbott followed with hit and
got out at second Mcclure made a hit. Win
ston got first on an error, and the third base
man, B<nner. sent fly TO centre-feld and
Smith WAS put out at first. j. Greenway and
MCGUIRE scored.
Jones got out short 10 first Hendren struck
out, and Johnston sent a hot fly to left-feld.
Ninth innlng-A Greenway made a bit
over uTSJ Dhte. Dculty got out Oh lOul ~
catcher; Thurman struck out; j. Greenway
made clean hit to left field; Abbott got first
on an error, and Mcclure knocked a fly to
centre field.
Ferguson made hit, got second on error,
got third the same way; Shaw and Willard
struck ont. and Busbee reached first on error.
He was put out in attempting to steal second.
Ferguson scored.
The Virginia men up TO the ninth inning
played on errOrless game, and Smith at that
time, made the two rather inexcusable ones.
One of these errors allowed Ferguson to
get second. inasmuch as Smith failed to
catch ball thrown by the pitcher Ferguson
scored, and besides that honor was unlyer-
sally named by the crowd He played about
six innings without shoes, and some of the
men euphoniogsly and inelegantly called him
Socks"
Schley made beautiful catch as left fielder
in the eighth inning. Johnston sent rather
high fly between centre and left. and TO get 1t
Schloy had to run about twenty feet. He
made Jump and captured the ball. and the
Virginia University men made the cir hideous
with Wahl Hoo, Wnh.
Schley also figured conspicuously in another
beautiful play. He went 70 bat in the. ninth
inning and struck foul; the catcher, Oldham,
ran back fully fifteen feet and caught the ball,
and the crowd again broke into tremendous
yells.
To sum up the game, it can be said that the
Virginia men played beautiful game -one
that would do great credit to any professional
team. McGuire's pitching was superb, aud J.
Greenway passed but one ball. The fielding
was splendid.
The Carolinians were also remarkably good
players. but did not have the physical strength
TO combat with their opponents.
They are all light weights-there is not
man on the team that is n heavy man. but
the smallest players sometimes made the
prettiest plays, for Busbee, though small.
got there every time. He took three chances,
and got them. one fly knocking him down.
He chung to the bali with deaths tenacity,
but kept the ball, and the gOod-natured
crowd Just yelled themselves hoarse
Following is the summary of the game.
A. b. r.. y. II. P. o. A. T.