Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-26
THE 'VARSITIES WIN.
coaNElL's GREAT TEAM DEFEATED
BY A SCORE OF I roo.
The Game Called In the sixth Inning
Greenway's Great piey--Fine Work OF
Both Tcams--A Big Crowd Present
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virQinias have at last drawn q good long
breath. Ever since the game with Cornell
has been arranged the students have been
in a state OF uncertainty, and not until
this game was called did they give sigh
OF relief. Corncl's men have been here
resting since last night, and waiting for
the weather 10 clear up. All day long the
clouds have threatened rain, but fortune
smiled upon us The rain held up long
enough TO play five innings to-day.
THE ospm FOR BATTING.
The order in which the teams marched
up for batting was arranged as follows;
Cornell--B urrows, short-stop; Black,
centre field: Field, catcher; TAYLOR, first
base; Miller, third base; Rich, second
base; Dowd, right field; Bowling. left
field; Priest, pitcher.
University Of Virginia Thurman, short
stop; Benner. third base; Schley, centre
field: A. Grecnway left field; John Green
way, catch; Mcclure, pitch, Smith, first
base; Abbot, second base; Winston, right
field.
When the game was called at 4 O'Clock
the grsnd-stand was taxed TO Its utmost 70
hold the crowd which had gathered from
far and near to see to.dRy's game. Lynch
burg sent up many Of her iair women and
brave men to witness the contest.
THE 'vARsIIIEs LEAD oFF.
The Virginias led of at the bat. Thur
man bats hopeless at their left-handed
pitchers balls. and is gracefully retired
Benner followed him. and Is retired in the
same way. These are our best batters, and
the hopes of the Nirginisns are low. Cap
tain Schley takes the ball on the end OF
his bat aud sends high fly 10 the centre
field. Short-Stop Burrows captures 1t and
the Virpinlas retire
ALSO RETIRED.
The Cornell men come 20 the bat and
soon convince the crowd that they can
touch McGuires curve, if they can't bat
him. Burrows drives o liner TO the field,
which Abbot captures. Black sends
snapshot rolling towards first and Smith
puts him out. Field is struck out by Nc
CURE. The score stands tot.
GREENwAY's GREAT PLAY.
The second inning opens with Addison
Greenway at the bat. The crowd cheer
our Goliath" and call 10 him 10 knock
il over the fence" From his strong arm
they look for deliverance, and they are not
disappointed. The second ball is caught
fairly by him and sent high into the air,
landing safely over the fence TO the right
field. Amidst the widest excitement and
doafening cheers and yells he made run
and scores the first and only run of the
evening. The next three men are put out
at first and the visitors come TO the bat
without success.
OUT on FIRST BAsE.
Their three men are put out by Smith
on first base unassisted. The innings after
the second showed series of goose eggs. In
the third inning Thurman drives lovely
grounder through the short-stop's hands.
lie steals second by one of the most dash
ing slides ever made on these grounds.
Then Priest works hard 10 catch him at
second but tails. Thurman risks again IN
stealing third. but Fields, COrnelPs
catcher, is lightning thrower and he is
put out. In the fifth inning John Green
way steals second base, but - left there
and fails to score.
GOOD FIELDING.
The fielding of Cornell is magnificent.
Miller on third base did some beautiful
quick fielding. Priest in the box throws
with his left hand, and does the prettiest
throwing TO bases ever done on these
grounds. At the bat they managed TO
strike McGuire for a few hunts and Inteld
balls but did not make single base hit.
The only error of the game was made by
Corne's short-stop in the third inning.
THB GAME CALLED.
AT the end Of the sixth inning the rain
began q pour down, and before Mcclure
could strike out the third man the game
had TO be called, thus leaving It tiye-
inning game, with score OF one TO nothing
in favor of the VIrgInians.
FEATURES OF THE GAME.
The features of the playing on the Uni
versity SIDE was the magnificent playing of
Smith on first base. j. Greenway caught
the best game of the season. Mcclure
ehowed himself up not only in his striking
out seven men in five innings, but also IN
his rapid fielding of hunted balls 70 first
Abbot's fielding hot-liner IN the first
inning deserves mention. The battery OF
Cornell is the best we have met. The third
baseman was terror, and their shortstop
captured an apparent safe base-hlt in
centre-feld. The excitement during the
game was intense.
THE SCORE.
The score by innings shows:
University of Virginia. 80. % 0 O-l
Cornell. of Ithaca, n. Y......O 90 0 0 90
ErroIs-Narsity, .; Cornell, ]. Earned
runs-Virginia. /. Home run-A. Green
way. Double, playsICornell, lI5y Ken
Burrows. Taylor. Bases on called balls
on Priest, /. Hit by pitched balls-By
Priest, /. Struck out-By Mcclure. 7; by
Priest, 4. Umpire. Whitaker Batteries
For University Mcclure and }. Green
way; Priest and Field for Cornell.
HIGHLY PRAISED.
Whi:akers umpiring is highly praised by
the visitors as well as the home team. This
is the third game IN succession without
an error by our team, their second without
q batting or fielding error. Out of the
three only errorless games, both IN batting
and field, ever played this team holds two
The Cornell ore very fine, gentlemanly-
looking men. After thegame this evening
Professor Charles ;. Nenable invited both
teams TO his house and had refreshments
served for them.
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