Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-01
ROCKY GAME OF BALL
The Unframed Colts from LynchburS
Give a Very Poor Exhibition.
MORRISON COULD NOT PITCH.
He Was Batted All Over the Field and 48
Runs Were piled Up--A Better Bat
tery for To-Day.

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and baseball maniacs yesterday sat
through the roc'nest game OF baseball
ever played in these parts. or in fact in
| any section of the country by professional
ball-players.
They were dIsgusted, 'tis true. but they
sat through the afternoon until. on ac-
count Of darkness. the game was called
| after the eighth inning. hoping against
hope that at least one good play might
be made TO give them the worth of their
money. The score was AZ to s In favor Of
the home club.
| The Lynchburg team have not won a
single game since the League started.
but never have they been so ignomi-
niously defeated as in yesterdays contest.
They simply went all to pieces. and from
start to finish played horribly. The
pitcher, the catcher. the infield. and IL q
outfieid. one and ALL played rank and
caused tears Of disappointment as big as
water-buckets TO well up in the eyes OF
some of the deluded spectators who had
gone out to the park with the expectation
| OF seeing decent exhibition.
MORE THAN EXPECTED.
| Everybody thought Lynchburg would be
defeated, but no one entertained hopes of
| such a victory for the home boys. The
visitors are wofully in need of players,
| and several new ones have been signed
! by them. Two of them arrived last night.
and will appear with the team this after
noon. This fact. coupled with the deter
minaton on the part of the management
to put their strong battery-Glass and
| Mckenna-in the game make them very
sangune OF success to-day.
1t was evident throughout yesterday $
| battle that some misunderstanding existed
| among the visitors, and this was explained
last night by the manager of the club
who stated that the fact that the entire
snfed was TO be released had reached
the ears of the players, and they had be-
come careless.
THE ARMS WE'RE SORE.
Goetz. who pitched the first four in
nings for the visitors. did fairly good work.
| His arm was sore and he was retired,
| Morrison being substituted for him. He
| did horrible work, and threw balls that a
| child might hit with ease. In the next
inning the Lynchburg manager tried To
put Goetz back in the box. but in this
| he was baked, the rules being such as 10
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| again participating in the game. There
| was quite "A discussion over this ruling.
| which was only settled when a gentleman
| seated in the grand-stand produced a book
| of rules upholding the decision Of the
| umpire
Four runs were made off Morrison s
horrible pitching In the fifth, five in the
sixth. and in the seventh seventeen were
scored. 1T was. just like eatiqS pie TO
use the words Of one of the players. "a
hit him, and that the home boys availed
themselves of the opportunity was evl-
dcnced by the hts-fOurteen in number
that were made in that inning Several
OF these were two-baggers. The game
started off by the Richmonds scoring hve
runs and the Lynchburgs eight. The home
bows tied the score in the third. ana the
probabilities were for a good, close, and
exciting struggle.
Schultz DISPLAYED GRIT.
About the only feature Of the game
| other than the multiplicity Of runs made
| In the seventh inning. was the accident
which befel Schultz, Of the Lynchburgs
| and the grit and tenacity displayed by
him. He was at the bat in the first in
ming, and was hit solidly on the head by
a swift ball, pitched by Warmsley. III
fen like a log Water was thrown in his
face. and he was revived. He sprang tc
his feet the moment he regained con
sciousness. and ran swiftly to first. III
stood on the base for a few moments
and then keeled over In dead faint
He remained unconscious for several mo
ments, and being again revived. he wa
urged to let some one else run his base
for him. This he refused to do. and n
not only scored his run, but playe'
throughout the game.
The Lynchburgs made only eight runs
and these they made I'm the first inning
| Darkness was swiftly drawing nigh whei
the eighth round was concluded, and MI
ORourke. not caring TO inflict any fur
ther punishment on the audience, calie'
| the game.
| The Detailed score Is as follows: