Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-05


The people say.
Thero'rc no f,ies on us,
1hore'rc no fiies on us,
Thcro're no fiics on us,
The people say.
who're in the soup7
Who're in the soupf
Who're In the soupf
The people say.
Richmond's in the soup,
R,cnmcnd's 10 the coup,
Richmonds In the soup,
The people say.
This vas the sweet refrain that swelled
from many throat at Island Park yester-
day morning, and, rising to tho tops OF INC
sycamores that encircled the island. was
borne in turn above tho waters OF the
peaceful James toward the great sea.
The occasion for this vociferous chorus
VAS the morning game OF baseball between
the University team and the Old Dominion
nine of this city, and. "a the song indicates,
che R,chmopds were in the soup" But,
oh. how they made il spatter, ana, on, now
the 'yarsities had to hustle TO beat them
And IL the ball players on both sides had
towork. how the seven hundred spectators
had TO use their lungs. for rarely mas
moro beautifully contested game been
fought upon the diamond in TINS city.
The story is sad one, and the iate OF
the Richmond ball team was made adverse
by one swift fly from the VARSITY ns';
which Knocked fly over the left;held
fence and brought in two runs: had tnlS
ball not perversely gone as 1t did'
"The yell that once from hard-hit balls
Its soul of music shed,
Would be ~ mute, despite some siu0ie'
As n that soul we're dead"
vyrpYTgISo TO MAKE THE GAME GOOD.
There was everything 10 make the game
GOOD one The weather was beautltuii
the crowd on the whole good-natured, ana
A Fourth-of-July atmosphere per'aueu
everything.
Beauty and richness were added 70 the
scene By CANDY blazers, luminous craysts'
md bull-firLter sashes which the nine
eenth-century man has basely usurped
from woman Cigars and cigarettes were
vigorously smoked and tobacco "chawed
by the square foot.
When Umpire Graves (than whom no
man is less "bulldozable called the
game the Ricbmonds went TO the bat.
Palmer ingloriously smote IN yarn q. NC
insufficient tor hitting purposes. nls SUP
eeouent investigations With the stick, 10y
the way. with one exception. failed To CON
vince him that the ball was tangible.
Temple cheered up the crowd by getting
70 first on an error but Harrison famed
out. Enright reached first by anotheI
error while Temple meanwhile worked
hrs way 10 second, and while the "Narsi-
ties were In ratified state managed TO
cross the home-plate amidst great APP
Dlause. Foster knocked ball TO short
and was thrown out on first: linen III was
that the crowd yelled, and small doS
ypon the diamond undertook to ada 70
the excitement by chasing guinea arouhu
the field.
THE VISITORS MAKE TWO RUNS.
Benner. the first University man to the
bat reached his first by an error, while
Thurman drove the ball over the lett-held
fence and each OF the players had an Op..
portunity to saunter around the bases and
Touch the home-piate. midst whoops and
wells from the visitors. 1t may be remark
ed here that well did the "'Narsities" use
their vocal organs, for this was the ony
base-hit they get off Quarles, who made
them miserable 90 intho al hnen.
Ad. Greenwav was put out on foul-ny,
while his brother -" and Llpop both
struck out.
THE FALLS WERE HARD 10 hit.
For the next four innings neither side
scored. but the ball-tossers both did some
clever pitching. During tbs interval.
which was by no meas devoid of excite;
ment. the spectators got IN their usual
work with baseball witticisms aud good
natured banterlngs. Were are knocking
your ffty-cent teeth down." cried one sun
scorched individual VINO, weitered IN
Soils edulgence, to the University bail
PLAYERS. One of the latter's contingency
yelled in derislon at Richmond batter :
The couldn't hit u glass of beer-honeSt,
he couldn't" wit.
every time duck-legged Benner grasped
the stick.
"No FLIES" on MURRAY INQUIRE
Palmer. Temple, and Harrison famed
out in one-two-three order at the beginning
of the sixth inning and several VARSITY
admirers suggested yoclferously that there
were no insectiyorous Accommodations upon
Mcclure. their pitcher, or, III other WORDS
that there were no flies on him."
When the collegians went to the bat Ad
Greepwav managed to get his flrst by
beng struck with the ball. He was put
out on second by ball from the bat OF j.
Greenway, while the latter made first.
Iipop reached first on an error and stole
second. Greenway made first, while Llpol
was put out on third. Meanwhile }. Green
way, who had gotten around 10 third
scored. while Abbot was put out on first by
a ball batted TO short-stop and well helded
ONE MORE BUN FOR TIE OLD COMMONS.
In the beginning of the eighth inning
Fnrieht was retired on fly TO second
while Foster, who followed. reached hrs
the visitors bad playing. Cullen struck
out, while Luck cracked pretty base MT
Meanwhile Foster scored amidst the Wild
est yells, and the score stood z to .
Then there was excitement indeed, anC
"A dot a1 ri n
creaked discordantlv under the anxious
fidgetings OF tho spectators.
Iumsden, who followed next, and, by
the way. did not distinguish himself a
any time in the game, was put out on III
TO the pitcher.
ALL HANDS GIT PUT OUT.
The ",yarsities" failed to score in thei
Inning and were put out IN regular sue
cession.
seouence before Mctiuire's balls in thu
eighth inning and the last two batters-
Palmer and Temple-were ignominousl,
retired on strikes.
Again the collegians met like fate anC
were put out as fast as they grasped tn
bat.
When the ninth inning came the excite
ment was intense. but, alas, Harrison
drove the ball 10 Mcclure. who captured
Il and put HIM out on first. Enright III
rected the sphere 10 second base but thu
player saw fit to capture 1t and toss hiu
out on FIRST, too.
Foster was cruel enough to raise tn
hopes Of the spectators by making prett
base-hit, but Cullen dampened their ardo
and ended the game by knocking fly i
the field. which was captured.
BEAUTIFUL GAME.
Thus ended beautiful game, in whlc
nearly oil distinguished themselves. TIL
pitchers, however. were really the laure
esrners, for they both did phenomenau
well. Mcclure has PLAYED better bu
Others have done far worse. Only tou
scattering nuts were made off him, Will
he struck out nearly half those who cam
70 the bat.
Ouarles completely terrorized the Va
sites. and in vain did they smite at h
puzzling curves. Only one hit was the