Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-06-18
THE VICTORIOUS VARIETIES.
| Petersburg's Champions Defeated by n
Score Of > to 1-The Features.

special telegram to the Dispatch.l
PFrEKsEUEo, VA, June 17.-One of the
largest and By far the mos, fashionable au-
dionces that have ever gathered at Base
Ball Park witnessed tie defeat of the
home Champions by the University BOYS
this afternoon IN a closely game,
which was pitchers battle from start to
finish. Stevens. the loft-handed twlrler,
from North Carolina, pitched the hrst
three innings for the University BOYS ana
held the home boys down 10 one single bit.
Hume pitched the remainder OF the game
and was equally as successful, holding the
home bows down to two singles ahd
one sacrifice bit. For the home
lN,ys Ouarles and Boyd. left
hand twirier, from Roanoke, did
the twirllug. Quarles was hit for three
singles and two-bagger, while only one
single was made OF BOYD.
The game opened with the home team
at the bat. Quarles went out on foul ny
t. Smith. Keefer hit safely to centre held
but was put out at second. McGann hit
TO Mcclure, which was finely helded Dy
McGuire TO ABBOTT and bv Abbott 10 smith
putting out McGann At first base. kbett
for the University was thrown out at nrst
by l3rodie Marshall flied ont TO PEBBLES
and Mcclure got TO first on On error or
Nccann's and went 10 second on Smltn
base-hit. Both OF them were advanced
base by Northngton being given his oase
on balls. but were all left on the bases. as
Abbott flied out 10 WILSON. Neither SIDE
scored IN the second inning.
oSR-Two-ruREE oRDYR.
In the third inning the home boys went
out in one-twO-three order, While the Uni
versity boys were most successful. Rhett,
the first man. at the bat, hit safely and
was advanced to second by Marshall being
given his base on balls. and both these
Dlave-s we're advanced q base on wild
pitch hy Quarles. Mcclure went out on
ty ball TO PEBBLES, and Rhett made the
first run of the game by beating PEBBLES
throw to home, Marshall meanwhile going
TO third, and going home on McGann's
error in fielding Smiths sacrifice MT.
Worihincton struck out and smith was
put out on hit, which was nicely NEEDED
by Brodie. Both teams were retired IN
short order III the fourth inning.
THEIR ONLY RUS.
In tho fifth inning the home boys made
| their only runs. Brodie Int safely anu
was advanced to second by Boyd. being
given his base on balls. and came home on
| Peebles's hit to the right-held. Inc UNI
yersity boys in this inning added two more
runs to their score, and another run VIII
ming the game by a score of 10 l.
The features Of the game was the hne
fielding OF PEBBLES. Long, Boyd the in
| field work Of Worthington. Abbott. Nc.
Cure. and Smith. and the catching of
| Marshall and keefer.
| THR SCORE.
The score by innings WAS as follows:
| Petersburg. ............0 0 90 0 0 0 0-1
| University OF Virginia. % 0 2 0 2 0 0 %
Summary Bntteries-Quarles, BOYD.
and keefer: Stevens. Hume, and Marshall.
Struck out-Quarles, 3 Boyd. 3. stevens,
4; Hume 8. Bases on balls-Oh Quaries.
| B. of Hume. /. Base nts--Oh Quarles.
A. Boyd, /. on Stevens, /; hume. 3.
| Two.base hits-Abbott. Errors-Peters-
burgs, 5 University. 3. Hit by pitcher
| Brodio and Rhett. Umpire, Harry Left
wicb. Time OF game, two hours.
These two clubs play again on Monday.