The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-03
THE CHARLESTONS WON.
THREE TIMES THE Ball sAILDD
OYER THE FENCE.
Enrtxht Pitched and His COTS "o' o"'
solitary Iun-Thrse Douo's r'"''
III. visitors-Gsme To-Day.

crank would have given wnoie
dsnreclated free-sllver coined ooha' "
- teen over at Island Park yesterday
afternoon, had he known that the VIZ
y,n4as and charlcstons intended giving
.ha nuhlic such brilliant exhibition
of the naticral game. Just my luck
was the expression used last night, wnen
the news became generally known that
the contest had been all that the most
fastidious crank could desire. and wneh
the rooters for the virginlas between the
acts at the theatres learned that Michael
Glassarm Enright had pitched a game vi
his life, several of them threw then
cigarettes away In disgust, ana cdihe
into the pay-houses later with an aroma
circling about them like an odor from
well regulated spice factory.
As II was. there were only about hfty
citizens TO decorate the bieacheries, ana
innumerabie small boys TO decorate the
surrounding outrageous foliage. me
game began about 4:30 o'clock, and En-
right went into the box for the Virginias'
Luck was behind the bat. Bradley
twfrIed for the CharlestOns. and ne was
admirably caught by Jones.
The Virginias were first at the bat,
and the first three OF them ended their
careers at first TWO Of the Charlestons
did likewise, and the third struck out.
In the second O'Rourke found Bradley
for a hit, and West followed with
fly to TRULY Luck then sent not
grounder to Gilman, and pretty double
play followed. After Bradley for the
visitors had gone out on fly TO Napier
Reiman made the first hit for his team,
and stole second Kahn muffed the ball.
and reached third, but remained there,
Grim and Jones going out at first.
In the third Wells got as far as first
on called balls. but Kahn followed with
a foul to Grim, and the inning ended
for the Virginias. In the visitors man,
Blake drove the sphere over the left
field fence. and circled the bases
Tate commenced the fourth by reaching
first on a tumble by Reiman, and went
out with Enright on the second double
play by the Charlestons. ORourke got
his first on called balls, and West fol-
lowed with a foul to Jones. The visitors
went out in the one. two, three, order.
Luck began the fifth and was hit by
the ball. He stole second reached third
on an error by Gilman, and scored on
Napier's sacrifice 1t was one. two, three,
with the visitors.
In the sixth, after Kahn had sent
liner to Grim, Tate drove the ball to
right. TRULY then made a tumble OF
Enrlght's grounder, and Pop" reached
second He went out at third. O.Rourke
ended the inning with a ny to Grim. In
the visitors half. Blake repeated his
performance and again sailed the ball
over left-feld fence, scoring the second
RIM ha tfeffOrg
In the seventh. it was one. two, three
for both teams and the same thing for
the Virginas half Of the eighth. Blake,
with two home-runs to his credit, be-
gan the eighth for the Charlestons, and
banged out a single to right. He stole
second, and went out at third by mis-
Judged play Gilman followed with a
two-bagger, and TRULY found Enright
for horne-run, thus making the score
four to one.
In the ninth It was one. two. three
with the Virginias again and the game
ended. The fielding of both teams was
Splendid and there is every promise that
this afternoons contest will be equally
as good. II will be called at AIS o'clock.
The score of yesterdays game is as