The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-18
IT WAS ALMOST A TIE.
VERY PRETTY GAME At THE PARK.
Nip and Tuck Until the Seventh Inning,
Then the Usual Kicking and the
Game Won by the Giants.

There are quite number OF excellent
reasons why the Forest Hills should have
won that game with the Virginias yes
terday afternoon. Just as soon as the
grand stand people heard who composed
the two clubs they seemed to think that
the jig was up with the Giants, and 1t
was only a question of how many runs
the Spiders would put over the plate.
Even the ladies, and there were plenty OF
them to grace the occasion, began to feel
sorry for Mr. Harrison and his cham
pi0ns. and it was alarming TO see the fair
creatures stamp their little feet and burst
their gloves at the thought that the
Giants would be whitewashed.
10 even the scorers the array OF Dali
talent the Spiders presented looked for-
midable, and they remembering Foster
lameness, just waited and wondered
what the outcome would be.
Lyston, who last arrived here, is
member of the Lynchburg team, and oc-
cupied left field. Hattorf. who usually
pitches for the spiders, was down in CEN
tire field. McKenna, who also came here
with the Lynchburgers, pitched the game;
Then, too, there was a player on third
that has often done good service for the
College Club.
THE START.
The game began shortly after 4 o'clock
in the presence of about 700 spectators,
larger crowd than has been to the Island
for weeks past. In the grand stand there
were many ladies', and in their dainty
summary costumes lent color and pic
turesqueness TO the stand that is usually
bare and desolate.
The sympathies Of the crowd were
| about equally divided On the bleach
cries near first base Manchesterians inter
mingled their yells with the residents OF
! Chesterfield Over by third citizens OF
| Fulton cut slashes in the air with TAX
payers of Church Hill and Lee district.
In the grand stand the men were equally
| divided, and the ladies hoped MIR. Har-
rison's club would win" and when they
did win they didn't know it.
The majesty of the law. clad In It's pipe
| coat and buttons, in the shape OF MT;
! Kerse. kindly donated its services, and
umpired the game. He made mistakes,
the crowd said, and failed sometimes to
see that the sphere was five inches from
/ the off side of the plate But we are all
/ prone TO err. and Mr. Kerse did about as
well as any of them. Perfect umpires
have not yet been created.
NIP AND TUCK.
The game was nip and tuck until the
seventh inning. and then the usual per-
formance of kicking began. it was
long. tiresome kick" over a very trivial
matter. and ut one time IN the farce II
! looked as though the spectators would
not see but the sixth innings. Peace
was restored. however, but the Forest
! Hillites became disgruntled and ratified,
and two more runs won the otherwise
! tied score Few hits were made by
either club, both of the pitchers doing
effective work Enright on more than
one occasion prevented run getting by
striking out the batter. He even forced
! Tate on one occasion to fan the air, thus
ending the inning Several fumbleS were
made by infelders.
An error by Kain put Shelton on FIRST
and the human plough Immediately stole
second Enright's sacrifice sent him 10
third, and a passed ball gave him the
With the Spiders, Bradley began, re-
ceivipg his base on balls. kain's drive 10
left. put him on second, passed ball
gave him third and Turner's hit scored
the run.
BUT NOT QUITE.
In the second and third both teams
| failed TO score. Tate came very near
| doing so in the third, he being on the
last bag. but Lyston, who was az the
| bat sailed a fly to Shelton and the inning
| ended.
The fourth failed to increase the runs
for the Giants, but the Spiders sent a
man across the plate. Turner began with
a fly TO Enright. Hattorf reached first
on a tumble by Applegate, and an error
by Lumsden gave Reynolds two bases
! On Lumsdon's throw to the diamond the
bail was caught 10y Apologize, and Hat
tori went out. Mckenna's drive to left,
/ however, sent Reynolds home
In the fifth there were no runs. In the
sixth Enright led off with a two-bagger
TO left. and a passed ball gave him third.
Vests sacrifice sent him home. The
| score was then tied.
In the eighth, which won the game
for the Virginias, Applegate led off and
! went out by the work of infielders An
| error by Tate put Shelton on first, a
passed ball gave him second. Enright' 5
two base hit gave him third, and a muff
by Thomas scored the run. Enright was
! sent up to third by a passed ball and a