Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-08-26
A DAY OF IIOME-RUNS
HARRISON MAKES TWO, wIeMoRE
ONE, AND The CRANKs GO WILD.
The virginias outpiay the Bedford City
Team In Every Respect and Win
Easiiy--To-Day's Contest.

Two home-runs by Harrison and one by
Wigmore were the features of yesterday
ball game at Island Park between Ben's
prancinR colts and the Athletic youngsters
from Bedford City. Lyston's three-base
hit IN the eighth, when the visitors score
was in great need of additions, also helped
TO make things interesting as well as TO
lessen the odds by which his side was
beaten.
The contest, while not quite so close or
exciting "a that of Wednesday, when the
mountaineers were shut out and the Forest
Hills only scored one run, afforded I'M
bounded sport for the 400 or more cranks
who sat upon the bleacheres aud filled
the air with their yells. There was much
IN the contest TO applaud and commend,
and perhaps az much 10 condemn and
criticise. Most of the playing OF The team
from the Southwest came under the latter
head.
HAD TWO GOOD PITCHERS.
That the Bedford folks should have
been 80 badly beaten with two as good
pitchers as they put IN the box was truly
surprising. But their team was all out OF
sorts. The men played carelessly, were
quite slow IN their movements, and were
not near so safe and steady as on Wednes-
day. They will doubtless be IN better
trim today. when they will exert every
energy to wrest victory from the Free
Skaters.
Lyston pitched the first two innings. but
his work was not near so good as 1t gene
rally is. Harrison made one of his home
runs IN the first inning, when he sent the
first ball tossed him over the left-held
fence aud Foster followed with a single.
Applegate aud Leftwich each made singles
IN the second and Shelton followed with q
beautiful three-baqger way down III left
field. Aunspaugh fell and turned asomer-
sault trying 70 get this. Tins meant four
runs Tor the colts. Boyd, the lett-hsud
celebrity, filed the box throughout the
curves and shoots were very de-
ceiving. He struck out six men in sue
cessIon in the fifth and sixth, but in the
seventh and the part Of the ninth which
was PLAYED but not counted the Rich
mond boys batted him quite freely, and It
was no trouble TO make runs.
HIS ARM WAS SORE.
Enright was quite effective. his condi-
ton being sore. IL was evident from the
first round that his arm was sore. and he
really pitched in pain. He was batted
pretty steadily. but fine fielding IN all
quarters prevented many hits being made
untll about the seventh inning, Wben the
game mad practically been won. lt was IN
the seventh thet Harrison made his second
hOme-run by topping over the wire screen
near the foul Inc. and o few moments later
Wigmore did exactly the same thing.
bringing IN the first three runs for ms
SIDE
The approach of darkness caused the
game TO be called during the first half of
the ninth inning. so that the last two runs
made by the Virglnias did not count. The
official score was therefore to
The Bedford Citys will close their en-
| gagement here this afternoon by playing
the Forest Hills. Manager Dennis Saws he
| will put better nine IL the field than he
has yet had here, and be thinks he will
win. Dan Mathews, though. will see him
about that. With QuarieS aud Luck as
the battery his 1edgelings will make things
| interesting.