Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-04
WIN THE FIRST GAME
,,c,N,As DEFEAT THE COLLEGE
COLTS IN OPENING CONTEST.
. =. Some Clever Playing. Bot
neither Club seems Burdened with
rnerry-The Details.

rb,ee hundred people with On abundant
..ncly Of baseball enthusiasm and still
.pare time went to Island Park yea.
- afternoon to witness the first Of the
Of games between tho clubs of tho
r.. r,tv League. The opposing teams
-, ,be yirrinias and the Richmond-Col.
=, lads. and both of these nines had their
=, constituencies who whooped at each
~, across the bleacheries and OK changed
H,'yspal bon f,ots which characterize such
..,onhhes. The maids IN the erand-stand
- few. but pretty, and what they didn't
INV about the game was amply ihaue w
a., by their good LOOKS.
"igSS contest was characterized by Its
~ ~ character. In other words, II was
h",ser Good nor bad-neither duh nor IN
i.,trS Most Of the PLAYERS looked as
.,b they wonld Just as soon play ball
49, eovihinc else or. on the other hand,
ne willingly DO anything else as play
ir Al times, in their lucid moments.
w. would attempt 20 pulvorize thesteed-
,,,, and then. a # repentaut. they would
,,-.ss the w0ollcn globe with the utmost
tenderness.
vur COLTS WIRE BROKEN.
,-on .hcv decided that the sphere was
t--~.,b,e and then. hesitating TO touch II
~ bev lightly smOte the ether as the
e.-'.'e taps her victim with ian. And
... ryinc hours. like birds, few by and
80 ,he came ended the spectators awoke
80 fact that Professor Puryear's colts
t,l. een defeated by score OF 10 20 Z,
a. mat they would have 20 bud farewell
tre adamantine seats which have
I'd The death warrants tor so many
hn aNN 20
'.re.,e "Jaspers" who wriggled on
aa heacherieS got onto" Apple
s,e for some unknown reason and
e. shout the game they worried hum
o.. .h,ir comments. even o. an urchln
...,, 10 torture bottle-hy with pins.
S.-,,.rly there was nothing in the genial
49, rs~rmans conduct 10 Justify the
r....lc comments Of his perse cutors, for
.Eed % neat a. a pin and would have
f..at u clever game II hrs tormentors,
'4.p.,e his good nature. hadn't somewhat
.... him. The Virginia cranks. seeing
,..r f.yarIte embarrassed, endeavored TO
,.,,.ci'atc BIS dropping spirits by yelling
"aat,." at hls enemies.
rHosE WHO PITCHED.
r-. college bows AZ first put Darby in
t. *. Int as be had played game IN
,..,.orriue be- was something of a back
-...tt-. and So clever little Henry Bur
... v,,s .ii b.tltutcd in the pitchers stand.
T...Il.trne chrome, "T'uSs" Luck, re-
c.,.i he 1iezags and was fully up TO his
i--r standard. Despite the fact that the
l-,.,- ,y.re 10 a great state of tTepidation
f.., Henry. iu some of his cOntortIons,
,t.r.l acrldcutly fail through the legs of
b.. tral,rrs. which were quite large
s-.,.l for George Mouutcastle. the agile
,.,--.cr tVirlcd commercially and held
%. Nr-.u.as down pretty well.
W. Michael Enrcht's sweet patriclan
s.. ie.u.ei up in the pitchers box like
..~.-a horeals when the Nirginlas
...-n.! into the field. Nike" was as de-
.....I arltuckv as ever, though the Colts
.-l him for several hits In the third IN
r- and came very near KNOCKING the
r...,rco out Of tho yarn. After that
ss-lI .rleai however, he braced up like
r-.rAarI. who gets grip on lamp
t.... a-1 the COliegians never touched
r ..aiu Before the contest ended.
i,.-..1. ceutleman unknown 70
.r,. took Mikes place, but he did
-.Isl N pertikler." and so his name
...ri.y he handed down TO pOsterity
..r-v with the Caesars and Grover Cleve-
.-l Sweet little Reddy' Foster caught
q. Vrsri, wizards mentioned above,
rtL- PLAYING. together with 465 new
'-e-f which ne recently culled in the
,.,s-ne. vas q source Of great delight to
81. ersrsS Reddy's hair had its usual
ir-Lt isster-egg tint. which reminds one
81 strongly Of November SUNSET.