The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-03
A GAME WORTH SEEING.
GOOD BAIL PLAYING ATTHE ISLAND.
r,o.. who Witnessed the Contest Between
the virrinias and College Tea" Received
More Than Their MONEYS Worth.

co;r, 20 sss ball games at Island Park are
vary much like buying tickets in lottery
Won sometimes get prize and you sometimes
dort IL you had been there yesterday the
80 ,rould have been waiting for you.
rvervbodv present received one even unto
,ba ANAL bow who perched himself on the
.horn odos Of the centre field fence, and many
literally inclined people were tempted 10
oive the Qate-keeper another quarter Tor tho
exhibition,
Tbere WAS ball game and quarter. a foot:
h.il ,natcb and one-round fight. Marquis OF
S,,aansberrv rules. The ball contest was be
tween the Virginas and the hicnmohd Coi,1
iege team. The students gave the foot-ball
exhibition. aud two OF the virginia players
had the fight.
oKhUINR SPORT.
Never in the history Of the Island has there
basn 40 much genuine sport crowded in one
brief Summer afternoon. and 1T was q pity
That tbere were not but hundred or 80 peo-
ME - sea- the fun. Those there enjoyed 1t,
appIauded, laughed, ''guyed and were happy,
and wondered how it was all gong to turn
out. ,u
Both teams played beautiful ball. II either
weakness was hardly noticeable. Burnett
did make one throw that was contrary 70 all
the. ethics of baseball. but he had a fad. and
was laboring, perhaps, under the hallucins-
ton that the third baseman was wearing
stills One run was made by the
error The fielding Of the College men
were brilliant. Sydnor at second base
did wonderfully clever work, ard
made superb catches of Burnetts throws to
second. Matthews took every chance at
first. while Duke at third did splendidly. with
but one exception. Taylor pitched an even,
steady game, was hit but little and did some
nice fielding work. He was well held by
Burnett. who also caught several hot and dif-
ficult fouls.
WORRIED TOGETHER.
The students worked we'll together. and
their back-stop work was splendid. Ellyson
made some superb throws from left field,
Harrison accepted difficult chances in centre
field and Young did brilliantly by going to
the bat Blk times.
Appleeate made his debut for this season as
a pitcher for the Yirginiss. and did splendid
work. Eight men famed the ethereal by bis
efforts and the hits received from him were
divided.
Leftwich did splendidly as catcher and
made several beautiful throws 10 second.
Cullen on first played a brilliant game, &C
cepting every chance and Mcdonald a new
player. showed up splendidly and demon
srrated that he knows some few of the intri-
cacies of baseball. Enright did nice work
at the third bag and West made several
almost phenomenal stops as short. The out
field did nice work. and although the hand
ling of the sphere was ragged at times, yet
the Virginias will give the 'Varsities plenty
10 do tomorrow.
FOOTBALL.
The football match was a dispute between
the college team and the umpire. The um-
pire said the man was out and tho man said
Taylor made a balk. The umpire changed
his decision and Taylor refused TO play Then
the college team, siding with their compan-
ion. gave a beautiful illustratian Of how 10
kick at q baseball game. The umpire again
changed his decision and the game started
for the second time.
THE FIGHT.
The fight was merely a few hot words.
blow, clinch and the two players and the
police sprawling on the grass No damage
was done. The score was as follows: