Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-27
TIE ON TEN INNINGS.
BALL GAME BETWEEN THE RICH
MONDS AND WINSTONS A DRAW.
The Pitchers DO the Best Work, Each
Making Home Run--Fenturcs
of the Contest.

Squire" Donati was ahappy man when
the sun, which throughout the day had
struggled with the rain clouds, sank be-
hind the western horizon yesterday after
noon.
But it was not the labors of Old Sol
which caused the Squire's " face to shine"
1T was the glorious work of his baseball
team, who had just played ono of the
most beautiful games ever seen in this
CITY with the Winston Blues.
The manager of the Blues in like man.
ner had occasion to rejoice, for his boys,
too, had handled the ball in q mastery
manner and with such vim that at the end
of ten innings the score stood 3 to 3.
Darkness precluded proloDgation of the
contest.
There were only about $50 spectators at
| the Park" but what was lacking in crowd
, was made up IN excitement, and those Who
saw the game fairly went wild with enthu-
siasm at times.
Three double-plays. two home-runs. and
a remarkable absence of errors were the
striking features Of the game, while the
fielding ana batting of both mines were
likewise excellent.
CHANGE OF UMPIRys.
"Lonnie" Graves was to have umplred.
but when in the very beginning of the
contest he'called Tate out on strikes the
latter individual kicked as only he can do.
and "Lonnie" got mad and declined to
give further decisions. Louis Green. an
alleged ante-bellum player. wasthen called
out from the grand stand and soon showed
the people that he hadn't forgotten all the
bail p" he knew. When he gave de-
cision he stuck TO 1t, and no threats
there were many--could intimida.e him.
Ia the first two innings neither the Rich
monds nor the tar heel" sphere-sllngers
could make run. and then the highly
appreciatiye spectators begun to get ex-
cited. At the end of the first half OF the
third the home nine again had q goose-egg
for their record. but, horror or horrors! !!
the Blues. by combination of unfortu-
nate plays on the part of the Richmonds
and two-base hits. scored two runs. Then
every one said that Donatis Itons were
defeated, but they proved that they were
not.
FINE BATTERY WORK.
In the fourth and fifth innings neither
side scored again, and O'Rourke and Nc
Gam. the pitchers, fought with grim de-
termination, while Luck and Kelley fairy
tied themselves in bow-knots in their ef-
forts TO catch the horse-hide.
When the Iitons went to the bat IN the
beginning of the sixth inning bets would
have been given SIX TO one III favor OF the
boys from the resin SiaJe, but things then
took a sudden turn.
Wells reached his first on al error OF
short-stop. while Luck was given his base
on balls. thereby pushing Wells to second.
Then he who bears the Gr@co-Roman
name of Nike O'RouIke stepped 10 the
plate and grasped the stick with terrific
grip which seemed capable OF knocking
down an elephant if it were brought into
play.
KNOCKED OVER TIE FENCE.
There was an cir of determination in the
loOser norton of Mr.. ORourke's trousers
which border no good. and when he gave
the bat horrible swing the hoTse-hlde
fairly dived through the atmosphere and
went clear over the lett-held fence. In the
three men galloped. while the crowd. with
one far resounding yell, raised mighty
whoop. Every one went wild. and while
Douatis body renamed on earth, his
spirits sailed to heaven III delight.
The colored mascot of the Blues u
looked as withered as gubber-pea. while
suddenly swarthy vision appeared IN the
atmosphere, and the spectat )rs realized
that the Titons. too, had colored mascot.
lie wandered through the atmosphere a
few seconds and then ran over and Jumped
on the Winston dark?, who resented TINS
indignity greatly.
Fnrjc6t followed this play with base
bit while Napier knocked ball to short
stop. who threw to second, putting En-
RIGHT ont. The second baseman then threw
to first. putting Napier out, and making a
beautiful double play. The auburn-halred
Foster followed to the bat and tanned the
air. .,
In the seventh inning neither side scored,
while in the first half Of the eighth the
Richmonds again failed TO better them
selves.
TIE SCORE TIED.
The Winstons then went to the bat and
the first two men were put out. but A.
McGann, the pitcher. sought revenge
against O'Rourke by knocking home
run over the fence. thereby tying the
came and causing the "cranks" to almost
whoop their lungs out.
At the end of the ninth inning the score
still stood three to three and the Rich
monds' took up the bat again TO prolohg
the game until 1t was settled.
Iuck commenced with a beautiful single,
and when ORourke came TO the bat he
iumped or accldently got III the way OF o
thrown ball, and in this manner Luck
MANAGED TO get down TO second, rs the
catcher could not see well. The" Blues"
maintained that OROurke was out Tor oo-
strncting the players, but Green didn't see
IL that WaN, ana tOlu lJuCh w hpit nSNc
Then the Carolinisns commenced 10
kick. and finally, finding that the umpire
refused to be bulldozed, they stopped
playing, took up their bats. and prepared
10 90. Donati ana the Winston manager,
the public. and the players then all re-
led themselves with an excited wrangle
for about five minutes, and finally the tar
heels were induced to continue playing.
Wc(iann then hurled in the balls with ter
rife force and struck out ORourke and
Fnright, while Napier perished on ny to
second
COULD NOT GET 1T.
Tn vain did the Blues struggle for the
winning run. Keefer and McGann were
each nut out on liners from second to first,
bnt HAYDEN followed with a beautiful
sinele which terrified the Richmonds.
G. McGanp ended the inning, however, by
another liner to second, which was thrown
to first. IL, 1 -
The came was beautiful one from be,
ginning to end, and abounded IN good
plays. The prettiest work OF the evening
was the double play in centre held OF
Wells. who captured fly after long run
asd then threw TO first. putting out the
runner already on that base but who ven-
tured off the bag.
THE SCORE.
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