Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-16
THE SPIDERS WON 1T.
THEY DEFEAT THE COLTS IN AN
ELevEN-lNNING GAME,
II Was n Terrible Fight--Ths Four Hon.
dred Cranks Went wildrThs
Hating Very Heavy.

Lumsden's Colts persisted in the web OF
the Spiders yesterday afternoon. For
days and days the ferocious little Tarantu-
las have lain in wait for their victims, and
yesterday they captured their prey. over
whelmsd them In labyrinth Of bsse-hits,
and slaughtered them in network OF
tallies. 1t was terrible struggle-an
eleven-inning gaIne-but the web could
not be broken. 1t was spun from muscle
and clinched with youthful strength.
The cranks went wild. They wrlggled
and twisted, they snorted and roared, they
yelled and they hurrahed. and they forgot
their own names in the excitement which
followed the many pretty plays. just
imagine 400 crazy men-twenty score
raving manlscs-and you. will see the
"rooters as they appeared yesterday.
AMIGHTY sLUGGISG CONTEST.
No one had tins 10 chew gum or
smoke. IL took every moment to watch
the progress of the struggle. The contest
was q see-saw game. First one team was
up and snen the other. but when the
battle ended the Spiders were at the bot
tom of the plank and they had landed their
victims high and dry.
The Iarantulas batted like fends. They
pounded ex-oyster-opsner King square out
of the box and then proceeded TO rapidly
fiatten the nose of Msrmaduke Enrl9hts
wondrous curves. There was no chance
for the grass to grow under the Virginia
fielders' feet. These gentlemen had TO
gallop through the clover until their pms
almost dropped under them. The fusil-
lade nearly turned Grandpa Puss Lucks
hair white. and this respected Rip Van
Wnkle Was painting like foxhouDd when
the Waterloo ended. But he did his duty
and did 10 we'll. When he strolls into the
Westmoreland Club to-day and orders
soft.shell crabs and Apollinaris his friends
will be shocked to see how he has aged.
THE COLTS POUND ANTHONY.
The Colts slugged almost as hard as the
Spiders did Mike and in one inning they
beat out FIVE earned runs With the sap
ling. They pounded Mark Antony's balls
into a Jelly and completely demorallzed
THIS youngster OF one time.
Francisco de Rimini, the Duke 81 Hem
rico and the Lord of Lee District, wore
the bird-cags and the mustard-poultlce.
He was in most genial humor when he
first commenced and the cranks could dis
tinctly hear HIM humming snatches from
classic lyrics. As be adjusted the mask he
sung that sweet little Latin song which
says. IL hate your Persian finery, boy, "
and later on he warbled 1t is sweet and
glorious for ones country" But Fran
cisco Wangdade was IN splendid shape
and he worked like a buZZ-saw.
Goody-two-shoes Scott appeared on tho
first bag and amazed the cranks by the
able manner in which he took in the yarn
whenever it came in his direction.
THE FRENcHMAN WHO PLAYS SECOND BASE.
His usual hole on second was filed by
/ Cornelius Gracious OHara. who played
splendidly. This gallant Frenchman bat
- nagnifcently. making q pair OF double:
and couple of triples.
! Baby Phillips. who usually plays so
prettIly. was terribly on" and his poor
! little heart nearly broke when he realized
I what q mountain of errors he had made
+ As his nurse was rolling him homewsrc
I across the Free bridge he sobbed continu'
/ ously, and neither his rattle nor the large
/ piece Of peppermint candy-stickln a lemon
| afforded him any consolation. DOM
! want no tandy, nanny" no cried, as ht
| thought of his Affections and misfortunes
| Poor little boyle refused to DO com
| forted.
Jack Frost, the blizzard from Sheer
| HILL" led the batting record for the Colts.
He made tour singles.
| Wells, the new centre-felder for the
| Virginias. did not demonstrate the appro
| priateness of mis- name, although 1T must
/ be admitted that be made one beautiful
/ catch
/ The game was said to be the prettiest Of
! the season, and it was marked by SNAP
and q liyeliness which made 1t truly ex
| citing.
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