Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-28
THE DISAPPOINTED CRANKS.

After the ball
THE DISAPPOINTED CRANkS.
After so long a lease on victory as the
Richmond club had enjoyed, II was
cruel disappointment 10 the four or lVe
hundred cranks who, unmlndtul OF the
wrath of Jupiter Pluvius, had wended
their way 70 the park and braVed the
clements In the joyful anticipation OF
victory for the local team.
The finger OF fate, though. ioomed up
in the heavens. the one time neecy clouds.
having assumed grOtesque and threatening
shapes. which boded no good TO Pop
and his collaborators.
In the fifth inning, when things were
n shade in favor Of the locals. 1t looked
as though these self-same clouds would
prove a saviour for the black-suited
boys. and hope ran high In the breasts Of
all who were on the benches that Uncle
Jupiter would take compassion, and turn
his food-gates loose. He did give them
a small sample Of aqua In the latter part
Of the nfth. but in that whimsical fashion
for which he IS so notorious he shut the
supply OFF before any benefit could De
derived from IL by the Richmond boys.
and, although he threatened several times
thereafter % deluge the park, there was
nothing but despair depicted on the faces
Of all present 1t was too late for any
interference in behalf of Richmond on the
part Of the elements.
THE PETERSBURGS HAD WON.
The Petersburgs had won the game by
superior batting.
Both sides played well-excellenty, in
fact. Smith was too much for the locals.
and one after another in quick succession
went down before his superior delivery.
Keenan, was almost as skilful i'm his
MANIPULATION Of the sphere, and held the
heavy sluggers down 10 nine hits. Smith
only allowed the Richmonders 10 secure
seven. Both pitchers were far above
anything seen here recently. and did con-
siderable more striking-out than often oc-
ours. Keenan, caused seven men to wave
frantically and ineffectually at the atmos-
phere. and smith went him one better,
and retired eight at the plate.
The contest was strictly a pitchers bat
tie. and the felders had little TO do. Get
tenger made a pretty running eaten IN me
sixth inning. and retired the SIDE with
one man running into home, and was
loudly cheered for IT, Phillips made some
very pretty stops on third. which position
ne PLAYED very acceptaby. Cleve made
pretty catch in the seventh, and Kahn
i'm the second caught a hot fly directly
from Trost's bat. These were about the
only notable plays made in the field du-
ring the game.
At the bat Phillips waved out three
times. and even Tate found it impossible
10 hit Smith in the first inning.
WON BY HOME RUNS.
Home runs did the work for Peters
burg. every run they made being directly
attributable to two long hits over left
field fence-One made by Honeycutt, ana
the other by stafford. The Richmonds
made one run In the second inning, ana
this was forced Gettenger was awarded
his base on balls. got second on an error
made by Brodie who fumbled Cleves MT
and went to third an another error. made
by Myers Gilman hit safe, and sent
Cleve 10 second. thereby filling the bases.
Then Wells went out. and keenan, struck
ont. Kain had missed the ball twice. anu
IT looked as though another shut-oue
would ensue. but Smith got little wild
then. and gave Barley his base on balls.
This forced Gettenger IN, and advanced
Cleye TO third. H. tried hard to get In.
but BABY" Phillips struck out ana 1t
was all over
ONE ANXIOUS: THE OTHER NOT.
In the nfth inning the Petersburgs had
made nothing, and defeat was staring
them in the face The clouds were
threatening. and 1t looked as though II
would rain hard in a few moments. \
game cannot be counted as played until
after the close Of the nth inning, and.
az the Richmonds were ahead they trieu
hard to hurry matters an order ID COM
plete the five innings before the ram. \
Slight shower began to fall in the last
half of the fifth, when the PetersburgerS
came to the bat and they protested
against playing. Umpire Mclaughlin
overruled their protest. and ordered them
70 continue. Then they began 10 indulge
I'm rather questionable playing. Pender
was the first man up. ana ne MADE
kick on every conceivable thing IN ofuer
to delay matters. lie refused to pat
until the entire field was cleared OF every
boy who had stolen outside or the picket
fence. He had right TO demand lhis'
and the field was quickly cleared. Theh'
in order TO further delay matters, ne at
tempted to get into an argument WIN
the umpire Mclaughlin ordered Keenan,
,n ,brotv the bah in. Pender thought he
could keep the Lilliputian pltcher from
chewing the order by standing on the
plate. In this however, he reckonea
without his host, for II he was Iooi
enough 10 stand there Keenan, was lool
enough tn hit him. He did, too sluafeiy
on the leg. Pender dropped MS bat anu
e,or,ad To first base. Umpire McL-aush-
lin called him back, and called suIhc
on him. as the ball had gone over 'lle
nlate. This decision incensed 1rost' VINO
waited until Keenan, was IN the ACT VI
daliverinr the ball. when he threW d
ha, ont on the diamond Immediately III
front OF the plate. This caused aho'nei
delay. and Tate asked that frost pe
fined This was not DONE however anu
after some little discussion the game " A'
resumed and short work was iiaue u
the Petersburgers In the mean tIilie'
while ali the delays were being occ3
stoned the heavens had frightened ana
there was no excuse for stopping 'he
game.
VISITORS GET IN THEIR Wohh.
7, tho s,y,h Kelly was on first bag. and
Stafford came TO the pat ne uio'e va
Roll oysr the fence. and the two trotted
around the diamond and into home. The
same thing happened in the elghlh IN
ming. hut Honeycutt was the nero tiiS
time. Stafford had gone to second on
double hit. when Honeycutt put the pan
oyer the fence in almost the same spo'
tbat stafford had, and again two iheh
came home. ooI,zad
Tben came the ninth. and Tate reallzed
that IL WAS a case of do or de- lie ulFu'
tits true. but he was game 10 the iaS',
Cleye was the first man 10 the pat' anu
he struck out. Gilman then went out Oh
n fy 10 stafford Wells lined out MT
and got TO first and II was BABY Nee