The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-30
A VERY CLOSE SCORE
SPIDERS DEFEATED BIZ THE Che
KUBs At CHESTERFIELD PARK.
superb Battery Work Was Done by Each
Team, and the Collegians Could
Not Get Timely Hits.

The ball game at the Chesterfield
diamond yesterday afternoon between the
erudite Spiders and the Hull-street
Cherubs was as smooth as seal-skin
sacque In winter time. In fact, 1t pos
sessed sickness only equalled by the
proverbial eel.
Seven hundred people-one OF the
largest. II not the largest, crowd at a
Quadri-City League game-witnessed the
contest, and all present when the game
commenced who knew base hit from
a passed ball knew that II was going TO
be a sort OF pull Dick, pull devil ar
rangement from start 10 finish. Both
clubs put excellent teams I'm the field.
The College men had a splendid battery
with Johnson as pitcher and Hodges
behind the bat. Phillips was on third,
Bennett was doing the honors OF short
stop. with his fluffy bangs swishing over
his more or less classic forehead, and
Gary was out in right field. Ellyson,
who usually tramples on the crickets OF
left field. has gone TO the mountains 70
brush the cobwebs out OF his brain.
Lemons was In the pitchers box for the
Forest Hillites, and Zigler. the inimitable
"coacher" on the frst bag. Foster, who
plays as steady a game as ever did a
Kelly or a Ewing, was behind the bat,
and Kahn was down between the two
last bases.
johnson, who made his first appear
ance, is a man Of strikingly handsome
physique, and pitched an excellent game.
! Lemons also cid wonderful work. COM
polling three of the Spiders to fan the
air in the ninth inning. Napier was at
t third for the Spiders. II was stated In
! limo
/ been released. lie was signed again by
/ the manager of the Forest Hills yester-
/ day. but before the pen was dipped into
| the Ink Napier was made 10 understand
/ that he was TO play good bah, fair ball.
! and clean ball or not play at all. The
| document was then signed.
The street-car company furnished better
transportation than ever before. and de-
| lighted the patrons OF the park, who
want plenty Of cars and fast transit:
! A couple Of cars more could be added
and used to advantage and quick time
! going and returning would make the
| ball cranks as happy as several big sun
/ flowers.
In the first the authenticated citizen
was hit by the ball. went 10 second on
Napiers sacrifice and scored on Upper S
| single. In the same inning Burnett was
| hit by the sphere. went 10 third On
Bahen's single, and scored on a SLOW
felded ball.
A tumble by O'Hara gave Foster his
base I'm the third. lie stole second ana
went across the plate on Lemons single.
In the fourth the score became tea
| O'Hara going to second on a horrible
tumble by Bradley. He went to third On
| Kaln's bad throw, and went home on an
| error by Foster
The two winning runs were then scored
in the following manner: In the ffth an
| error by Phillips put Napier on ntst
who went TO second on a slow NEEDED pan.
An error by Burnett scored the run III
the seventh Kahn reached second by q
| two-bagger 10 left. reached third on Ma
piers hit, and scored on tumble Dy
| Gary.
In the eighth the Spiders had a beaA-
tifm chance TO score. A hit by Duke put
him on first and a stolen base gave MIN
second Hodges struck out. Duke was
advanced by OHara's sacrifice. Gary
went to first on called balls, and Went 10
| second while Duke was still on third'
| Then Johnson, instead OF lining her
| ont" for a three-bagger, went out al
first by the work OF an inhelder.
The following is as interesting 70 some
people as the map Of Siam;