Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-09-19
THE COLTS ARE LAME.
THEY SHOW UP IN BAD FORM IN
THEIR GAME WITH STAUNTON.
The Hiii-CIimbers Win With HANDS
Down-ChaIienge to tho Charleston
Club-Notes of the Diamond.

The Staunton Hill Climbers pounded the
life out of our pretty. crimson-coated
Colts yesterday afternoon in the game
OF ball at Forest-Hill Park. They hit
gently, but safely. maintained their equi-
librium and defeated the Virginias by
score of to without playing their half
OF the ninth inning. 1t was glorious
thing for Manager Lumsden's boys mat
the contest was not one in the Tri-City
League or their name would have been
mud as far as the race for the PEN
nant Is concerned.
Now. there came down from the hills
OF Augusta one long-legged creature.
whose champions had been wont to call
him Fry. and he twirled, ana
he twirled. and he twirled. And
he was accompanied by sedate
and unassuming fellow, who had been
appelled Hodge, and who was put behind
the bat, where he caught, and he caught
and he caught. And there was also in
the gang Of grangers one Fultz, who was
cheered. and cheered. and cheeered. Ihe
fact is. that from the first II was appar-
ent that the poor Colts were doomed
II was different with Fry. Nhlie
~ was tteul WIFI Iiys 'iA'i~
effect II was different with Fry While
he was not altogether careful how he
twirled he made no wild throws to bases.
OUR BOYS AT THE BAT.
The game was witnessed by about 500
persons The half-intoxicated ''rooter'
was on hand. and just as Objectionable
as ever The Colts went to the bat, and
made goose-egg in the first, and were
followed up by the "Hayseeds' with one
run. Zero marks were earned by both
teams in the second, and In the third the
Stauntons secured another run, while
Lumsdens pets braced up, and with de-
flance i'm their eyes slapped two upon the
board. This greatly enthused the home
folks. and they cheered as literally as
they did when Fultz made a beautiful
running catch In the centre-neld 1he
fourth inning resulted In goose eggs Tor
both sides. The Virgnias started the
fifth with Morgan at the bat. He hit the
first ball pitched to him and made his
base. Luck and Zigler went out. and
Kain struck a fly to Sherer, who made
pretty catch. An error of ORourke
In throwing TO third let two OF the
Valley men pass over the home plate.
In the sixth dear little Timothy-lO west
smote the sphere diligently, but never got
further than second base. The Stauntons
made one run in the sixth ana two IN
the seventh, and In this the Colts saw
their hopes decay. The eighth inning
began with a hit 10 first by Iigler, and
he managed to reach second on an error
Of the short-stop. West slugged fly
to the left fielder, Napier went out at
first, and Zlgler was caught while trying
to steal home The poor Virginias tried
10 retaliate In the ninth, but their efforts
were futile. and the following score by
innings had done the work for them:
45G7S 9-Total.
Virginias ...........0 900 o
Stauntons ..........1 0l 02 OK
Batteries: Virginias, Iiglcr and Luck
Stauntons, Fry and Hodge
CHALLENGE TO THE CIIARLESTONS.
The following was handed the Dispatch
last night:
The recent games Of baseball at Staun-
ton between the local team ana the
Charleston CIV. va team having resulted
In tie each club winning two games
and drawing one. has left room for ar
gl,ment as TO which is the better team
To settle this dispute we hereby chdl-
lenge the Charleston baseball team to
play us n series of three games upon
such terms. dates, and grounds WITHIN
the State OF Virginia as may hereafter
be mutually agreed upon, the result oi
said games to settle the championship
of the two Virginias. We hope TO heaI
from Messrs. Pier and Lipop, managers
Of the Charleston team, at an early date
and are prepared to deposit guarantee
of good faith with the sporting editor o.
any Virginia paper they may name:
G. SOMERS,
Manager Staunton Baseball Team.
BASEBALL NOTES.
Manager Lumsden, of the Nirglnias, Il
again disappointed in not getting another
nitcber. The Staunton team disbande,
saturday night, and he expected To ge'
Messenger and Payretes To nnlsh up 'h'
league games a.,
The club however, after completing th'
s.,son under the management Of the
Athletic Association Of that city or
eanized again. and will now play as ar
independent organization. Therefore th'
Vireinias will not be able to get the TWO
Stauntonians.
only nine more league games are 10 u
nlaved before the season closes. The tor
eet UIlls and the VirGnias each have hve
while the College and Petersburg nave
only four to play = ..t,,
Tbe Charleston CW. Na) club Is tryihs
70 arrange a series OF games to be played
here next week.