The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-08-27
THE LITTLE BOOSTERS
FRoHTHE MOUNTAINS OF BEDFORD
Failed Again 20 Win tho Game and wiil Go
Home sadder bat Wiser santams-
The Score Was Seven to Two.

And it came to pass that team Of stroll
ling players landed among us. who were
wont 10 distinguish themselves from the
common herd by bearing the seif-Applied
sppolstion Of champions And they had
good intentions, for verify they wero eager
TO smite the sphere all over its face. and
show the great unwAshed jewellers Of Rich
mond how 10 play baseball. And they were
mighty, yea even in their own estimation,
and they strolled upon the field in the even
ing Of the first day like so many bantam
ROSTERS IN a baTn-yard.
And, 10 the sheep-reisers and boom town
manufacturers Of Forest Hill dallied with
the men Of the mountains and verify the
Bedford Cityites were surprised and wroth.
and 10 some f0amed at the mouth later IN
the day Ia consequence, tor many OF them
had spot cash on their clothes uuspent; and
az the SUI lowered itself into its couch II
clouds and pulled few heecy flakes over as
a mosquito netting the contest ended and
the people from the mountains were white
washed.
And in the evening Of the second day
they appeared on the field and played ball
with the men of Richmond. and verify they
net the same fate as before. for the Giants
played ball with great force. and the score
stood seven 10 four when the contest closed.
OF THE THIRD DAY.
On the evening of the third dsy-that
day being yesterday the men from the
land of mountains again contested honors
with the land-boomers and catte-raisers
from over the river. Verify the contest
III. al "a for h.
from tue Peaks of Otter played like 80 many
nice. newly painted wooden Indians, and the
men from the land of forests were as slow
in getting 10 bat and field as the electric cars
are when there is fire down town and 10 I.
the Bedford Cityites we're not in II, and the
Manchesterians had something like a lead
pipe cinch, and rojoiced IN their hearts
when they saw the sphere rlchOohetlng all
over the field. They sent four men 10 the
bat and failed TO score in the first inning.
but the Mountsneers succeeded IN seuding
one man across the plate.
WigmOre was first at the bat. received his
base on balls. and passed ball sent him 70
second Brodies bit 70 the centre scored
the run. in the second tho Colts went
out in the one. two, three order. as did also
the MountaineeTs.
A pretty bunt by W. Bradley gave him his
first in the third. and Quarles bit TO
Brodie. who threw 70 Wigmore. ending
Bradley's career at second Quarles reached
first aud balk gave him second. A passed
ball sent MIN TO third. and wild throw put
him on home plate. hain followed and
struck out. b. Bradley reached FIRST on
called balls. ana Tate thTee-bag drive TO
right field scored the run. Tate took too
much risk and went out at third.
Wiginore again commenced the inning IN
the third and knocked foul to Luck.
Keefer made a not drive 10 centre. and a
wild throw bv Luck put him on second. A
passed ball sent him 10 third, and a mid
pitch by Quarles scored the run. Brodle
and Lyston struck out.
LUCK WENT OUT.
In the fourth Luck began the inning an d
went out at first w. Lipscomb struck out
}. Iipscomb found Boyd for a single, a
passed ball that Keefer could not ind sent
him 10 third and an error by Lyston scored
the run. Reynolds was left on base and w.
Bradley ended his career IT first. The one,
two. three programme was used by the
Bedford City people IN tho fourth.
Three men went 10 the bat Tor the Nan
chesteriaus in the fifth. Kahn would have
made hit, but WAS declared ont for run
ming against the ball, so Squire Graves
ssid A hundred people thought otherwise
aineers IN the same inning.
In the sixth the Forest Hill citizens again
scored. Tate not finding good ball to hit
received his base. and passed ball sent
him 10 second. Luck struck out, and W.
Lipscomb sent Pop across the rubber. ).
fipscomb struck out and Reynolds sailed
a fy TO Colburn, leaving ". Lipscomb on
base. The Mountaineers got as far as
second, but Riley struck out and ended the
inning.
BLANK SEVENTH.
Neither OF the teams scored in the seventh
or eighth, but three rams went TO the credit
of the Colts in the ninth. Reynolds
began and stopped at first. W. Bradley re-
ceived a slap on the leg and was presented
with first base. Quarles hit sent him 10
second and an error By Colburn advanced
both men base. Kahn reached first
on a felder's choice and Quarles stole
up 10 third. w. Bradley on the ball hit bY
Kahn attempted b steal home and went out
at the plate. b. Bradey's hit drove IN
Ouarles and Kahn. the latter doing some
pretty sprinting. b. Bradley reached second
on passed bail and Tstes two Dagger sent
the runner across the rubber. Tate for the
second time in the game was put out at
third and ended the inning. One. two.
three is the way the Mountsineers ended
up the game. aud the four hundred specta-
tors left the Island pleased with the result,
bat tired.
The detailed score was as follows:
FOREST HILLS. ABB. r. BIN. 20. A.