Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-06-30
THE TAR-HEELS WIN.
THE CRACK CLUB FROM WINSTON DE-
FeATS THE RICHMOND BOYS.
Nv Good Batting and Quick Movements
They Manage to Keep Well Ahead
The Game In Detail.

The Richmond baseball team which met
the Winston IN. c. blues" in the dia'
mond at Island Park yesterday afternoon
soon realized that the "tar-heels couiu
manipulate the sphere and handle the Dat
in manner which made them grave-aw-
fully grave. -.
The Carolinians were sturdy-lookihg
set of big.legg.d fellows who meant Dus'-
ness. and what was more ominous' tneS
brought with them an ebon-colored MAS
cot. who wore linen duster ana evil evil
IDENTIFY felt that his presence was essen'i"i
to victory.
ALL ENJOYED THE Pun.
About four hundred good-natured: 10
cose. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES lovers OF tine
game were present, and gave expression 10
conflicting emotions by the usuai gfoans,
yells. grunts. and other unearthly nolses
which are part and parcel OF the nationni
game. The "tar-heel" constituency,
and energetic. and would have been DIS
posed 90 kick had not Lonnie Graves shown
that ne knew whereof he spoke when ne
waved his hand like Ariadne on the sea,
strand to call the players In, or tutneu
cat-out-of-skin to settle an abstruse point
in baseball philosophy.
The Blues" we're heavier men thah 'ne
Richmond boys and seemed IN better
practice. but notwithstanding this they
did not beat them by simple twist Oh
the wrist" but had to play ball TO DO so.
The game opened with the Richmonds
at the bat, but under unfayorable constei-
lations. for Kane, Luck, aud Enright were
successfully retired on short-hits IN the
in-feld.
SENT 1T OVER THE PENCE.
When the Winstons took the stick Nc
Gam was retired on short hit. whlch
was captured by Kane, who hurled the
sphere to Disney. Farrell next grasped
the club and alarmed the Richmonders by
a beautiful fv over the left-helders mead,
which gave him an opportunity 10 cross
the plate on home run amidst great ap-
plause. Liston then followed with a
pretty single but was caught at third,
while Sands struck out, thus ending the
inning, and showing the Nlrginlans that
they had no easy fight before them.
At the end of the second inning the Old
DOMINION boys doubtless yearned Tor
sackcloth and ashes" for their guests
added two more runs TO the score, while
they were still not " III it,"
In the third and fourth innings neither
team scored but i'll the fifth the. vocal
play when the home players scored two
runs, while the visitors failed to add to
their number.
NOW 1T WAS INTERESTING.
The Richmonders added another run to
their score in the sixth inning and then
the crowd ceased eating their peanuts for
few minutes, knocked the ashes of their
smokers and We'd in discord-the
discOrd of exuberance and excitement.
Things looked exciting. and continued to
look so for Just about five minutes-that Is
to say, until the CarOlinians got their
whack at the horse hide, and made four more
runs. Then the Richmond coDtingents
faces became bauana-shaped in length. and
an undertaker-like gravity overspread
their cOuntenances. Hope lingering,
fed" and despair pervaded everything.
The seventh inning failed to relieve the
mental anguish of the home team and the
anxiety of the "Blues,' and at the end of
the eighth things stood lust the same.
PLAYED WELL But TOO LATE.
But such sonorous lungs. such vigor of
vocal power. and such enthusiasm as the
spectators assembled possessed could not
long 90 unrewarded.
When the Virglnias took the bat in the
ninth inning they had but little hope and
were decidedly dOwnhearted. Kane made
things look bluer by tanning the wind. Luck
cheered them up with a beautiful twO-bag
ger and scored 10y the catcher dropping the
ball.
Enrioht got 10 first by another error of
the catcher, stole second and advanced 10
third by Wades fun bling Fosters ball. and
scored on Leftwitchs hit to Farrell. which
was beautifully stopped. but badly thrown
to first. Leftwich stole second, but could
not get further as Kerse, the cap famed
the wind, while Morgan initiated his illus
trious example, thus ending the game.
"lt Is sweet and glorious TO die for ones
country" $50 some people say, but. oh,
'tis so much sweeter to whoop at baseball,
and the departing crowd took this last op-
portunity to get in their work in this line.
CLUBS EVENLY MATCHED.
The Carollnians and Richmonders are
pretty evenly matched, though the former
may perhaps have the best battery. At
any rate, Manager Donati is going TO make
things uncomfortable for the strangers to-
day by putting DAILY and Brook, of Balti-
more. in the box. The game will be q good
one, for the Richmonders want To retrieve
their laurels, while the Blues" like
Alexander. sigh for more worlds to con-
qucT.
Appended is the score of yesterdays
game:
wISSTONS.