The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-27
A PITCHER WITH A HEAD
MIR. HARkY LEMONS WON THE GAME
FOR THE CHARLESIOys.
The Manchester Chsrubs Had . Chance to
Score, But Several of Them Famed the
Air and the Game Ended.

n Sinai, WHY young man. who put!
himself dow in the directory as Harry
Lemons. is responsible for the defeaI
OF the Cherubs yesterday afternoon. Sher
they for the second n last time this
season played the Charlestons. OF wes'
virginia. had the euphoniols named
pitcher Dech less a "heGdy' player, there
are good reasons to believe that the
CheTubs would have evened IN runs with
the voters from our sister State. and
MADE the contest more exciting. But
Lemons knew his business from Alpha
10 omaha, and he absolutely refused
70 De phased at any stage Of the game.
Inc threatening clouds that proved to be
rainless kept many from the contest,
ana those who did venture out had a
mighty hard road 10 travel before they
reached the Mecca OF their hopes. Every
car that went southwark from Main and
seventh streets after 4:30 o'clock, in
uhhe 10 get It's passengers over to the
diamond for the first inning. was stopped
en- route ana the car that left the corner
at 40 reached the park about 6 o'clock.
1t had on its usual crowd OF good-na-
tured "cranks." who were consolidating
themselves that for once during the sea-
son they had room enough to put both
feet on the floor at the same time. The
car was not a flyer" nor a limited
by my manner of means. nor was the
motorman the most courteous individual
ever seen on a street car, but everybody
was satisfied that It was a car, and
were happy.
Just before the car left Perry street
TO turn the corner at that point, the mo-
torman, one Of the passengers says, at
tempted TO knock a rock off of the track
with his switch stick. He failed. the
car ran off the track. and the forty
cranks on the conveyance were unable
TO put the car right again. In the mean
while, however, the current was shut
off. and the cars were Immediately stop
ped. The cranks in the car that had
been temporarily wrecked then began
to walk the balance OF the distance-over
a mile-and many of them were lucky
in getting into a furniture wagon, and
being driven in state to the diamond.
A collection was taken up for the
driver, one Of the young men In the
wagon who uses his spare time working
for the telephone company, acting as
conductor. He gave the driver SlSO-
quite a snug sum for such an easy piece
OF work.
Many OF the people on the other cars
were, Of course. forced to await the re-
turn OF the current. and IT was s o'clock
before they reached the park.
AS II was there were about three hun
died people to see the game, but it was
rot the enthusiastic crowd seen there the
day bfore. 1t was a quiet crowd, and
only about once I'm the game did they
break forth into anything like a cheer
The West Virsinians, after the Che
rLhs rad gone out i'm the one. two. three
order, took a squirt in the first inning
by banging Blankenship for three sim
giles. Two men crossed the pine.
Then, in the second, the Hillites got
three men safely home X base on balls
10 Zigler, a beautiful two-bagger by Nor
gan, a three-baCger by Darby and a single
By BlankeEship did the work.
In the third, however. the Charlestons
again got a splendid lead. four Of them
scoring runs. only three hits were made.
but there were several costly errors,
and the outfelding was ragged. The
Cterubs among the daisies played as
though they had been on a Sunday-stnool
picnic and had acted as the committee
to nj the lemonade barrel with water.
The fifth ended with another run TO the
Charlestons' credit. Corcoran, the tall.
awkward short stop for the West Nir-
g~inians, bar ged out n beautiful three-bag-
ger. and sauntered home on Blake's sacri-
fee. The run IN the seventh for the yisi-
tors was scored by Elsey lining her
out" for a single and scoring on another
melodious three-bagger by the late
ptilantropist's namesake.
IL was in the seventh that the Cherubs
seemed to ave any possible shadow OF a
show to score. Bradley went out TO In
field. Blankenship meandered TO first on
called balls, and a tumble by centre field
put Kahn on first and Blankenship on
third. Kahn stole second, and Foster went
to first on called balls. Then Napier had
a grand chance Of "bifilng" the sphere for
A single. The tension Of the crowd was
Every eye was upon him. The
muscles OF his limbs were like a thor
horse before the Suburban. He
swung the bat nonchalantly, yet fully
ippreclating the position he occupied, he
every movement of the agile
pitcher. The three men on bases awaited
he sound of collision between sphere
md bat. But il ne yer came. He Tanned
he air. Upper then followed, and ended
MS career at first, hitting a quick
grounder 10 Lemon.
In the eighth Morgan got 10 second
With an excellent t~wo-bagger. He went
o third on Darby's single. Then Bradley
md Blankenship were struck out, ending
he inning.
The ninth was commenced with a beau
iful two-bagger by Kahn 10 centre-held.
lie adroitly stole third. and scored on
three-bagger TO centre-neld fence.
went home on Corcoran's tumble.
Is n whole the game possessed many
rood points. a few brilliant plays, but was
Iot the most exciting ever seen In Ches-
by any manner Of means.
The following figures are as plain TO
ONE people as print: