The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-08-06
THE GAME ALMOST A TIE.
THE BALTIMoREs MADE THE RUN
Forest HiiI Citizens Contested Base-BalI
Honors with Nine Citizens From
the City of Monuments.

II took three pitchers for the Baltimores
TO defeat the Forest Hill people yesterday
afternoon. and even then they only did 40
by as close a shave as ever man cot IN a
barber shop.
In the first two innings the Baltimores
made a squirt ahead. but the citizens from
the Free State were watching for spurts.
and immediately bent 70 their oars. or bet
ter still, their bats, with increased vigor.
The leather sailed for left field; it found
resting place in far centre: it
dallied with the newly mown grass Of
right II ric0chetted with the dust Of sec
ond and 1t bounded through the open space
made by first and second. All sorts and
conditions Of hits could have been seen if
you had been present aud some OF the
widest throws that were ever made on a
diamond were there executed. One indi-
vidual sped the ball over 30 the boat house
IN bis attempt 20 give the first baseman a
chance, while another OCCUPYING the pitchers
box seemed 20 have tacit understanding
with himself that the grand stand was the
home-piaie. Then. too. the catches some
OF the players made we're extraordinary,
and are seldom seen IN League games.
EssAYED TO CATCH.
One Of the Forest Hill citizens essayed 10
catch ball. He was clothed in the beauti-
fol black and yellow uniform Of his team.
His shirt uubuttoned at the throat made
bewitchinR V-cut neck. His faced was
wreathed in a complocent smile. His Draw
ny arms were Outstretched heavenward.
His feet were sternly planted on the face OF
mother earth. The sphere was cutting
great slashes through the atmosphere. The
runner paused in his wild career 10
first. The runner on third perched
himself upon the base compliment
U.s. Not q few Of the bleachery occupants
arose from their seats. The ladies in the
orand-stand breathed long-drawn signs. On
the ball sped The players eXpectantly
gazed on the player in far right field. lie
was confident. The ball descended. There
was a sound Of collision. The sphere rolled
on the ground, and an error was scored
against the gentleman from the land OF
hills.
NOT BRILLIANT ONE.
The game was not brilliant one There
we're no plays in IL that shOne forth with
the scintliating CLEAN of o new electric
light There were no wild Iushes that
made the heart beat faster and the color
come and 60 and the beRcheries howl with
undisgulsed delight. No. gentle reader, the
score looks pretty and leads you 10 believe
that there must have been some Of the
greatest playing that ever man gaZed upon,
but there wasn't. Somehow. the two teams
seemed 20 be suffering with acute cases OF
ennu and dallied with the spheroid with a
sort of dreamy, nOnohalant, White Sulphur
Springs style. Snap and quick work, like
the sparkling chorus in the comic opera. vas
not there, and the spectators IN the grand
stand looked on sighed looked on and
left
SPIRITED INCIDENT.
There was one incident that was spirited.
however. but it could not be scored, and
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playing. After the third inning Leftwich,
who had been behind the bat was trans
ferred 70 first base, and Lipscomb donned
the mask and glove. In the seventh Neibert
bit 20 Kahn, who threw evenly and we'll 70
Leftwich. IL was close, but good out"
and when Neibert reached first he
fell heavily on Leftwich, throwing
tie gentlemanly first baseman down
heavily on the elbow Nothing was
said about the incident however, but when
Neibert again went to the bat he hit to
Hattorf. The pitcher immediately threw. to
Ieftwich and when the Baltimores' right
fielder reached first be again threw himself
heavily on Leftwich. He was put out and
came near being knocked out, for II there
was one man mad that individual was Lett
vioh. The crowd hooted Neibert encour-
heed Leftwich 20 fight and there WAS quite
panic among the bleachery occupants.
Quiet was restored however, after a con-
siderable lot Of Kissing and IN the next few
minutes kelbert very gracefully BpOlOglZed.
Hemay not have meant 70 hurt Leftwioh
either time, but TO the spectators 1t looked
that way.
THE WINNING Run.
At the beginning Of the ninth the Forest
Hill people were fret at the bat and O'Hara
w. Bradley and Belcber went out IN one,
two. three order The score was then tie.
Geibert was first at the bat for the Balti-
mores and ended at first. Derr made
drive h. right and while the crowd were re-
covering from the excitement occasiOned by
Eeibert stole second. while Jones struck
ont he went 10 third and Mehan's hit to
right scored the winning run. Only two
men we're put out in the inning.
IIhn acnra WA as fOllOWa.