Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-25
LEADERS ARE LEFT.
The PttersburSs, Horiolks, and Rich.
monds All Beaten Yesterday.
HARD WHACKS ON KEENAN,.
The stauntons Hit Him Freely. Batting
Out Three Home Runs-A Well
Played Game.

At last the spell has broken. and the
Crows. who for the past ten days have
been carrying off the laurels In every
game played. have once more suffered
defeat.
The bitter dose was administered TO
them yesterday afternoon by the Bum
gardners. who, after having literally
batted Baby" keenan, out Of the box,
won in the eighth inning by score OF
to 6.
The game was beautiful, and we'll played
throughout, and after the nth inning
was as close and exciting as one could
possibly desire TO see. The rooters. 1850
In number. were given ample opportunity
10 exercise their lungs, and right merrily
did they do so. They cheered every good
play Justify. and showed no partiality
Whatever. Three home runs were batted
over the fence by the visitors, who made
short work of Mr.. Keenan's delivery.
BARLEY'S PRETTY PLAY.
Barley" Kahn made decidedly the
prettiest play during the contest, and
was accorded n perfect ovation by the
rooters, who, as a man. arose when he
came into the bench and doffed their
hats to him. The popular short-stop de-
served every bit of the applause
that was given him. In the fourth
inning Scherer batted fly over
in left field. in rear Of third base,
ard by dnt OF fast running Barley sue
oeeded In getting partially under 1t when
1t was about TO touch terra firma,
| e,,J ant rigkf
it in. For q moment no one moved. so
sTell-bound were the spectators. but when
they did realize that kain had captured
the sphere d great outbursL of deafen-
irg applause greeted him.
CLOSE FROM THE START.
The contest started out close, both sides
te.ng retired In one, two, three ord.r In
tie fist two innings. BY virtue of several
safe hits. assisted by errors made by
Arthur and e. wild pitch by Mularkey, the
Crows succeeded in piling ~ six runs
In the third. fourth aud fifth rounds. In
he fourth the Stauntonians put on Iheir
tatting clothes and began sending he
sphere over the fence. Little started the
ball to rolling when In the fourth he
placed the globe over left-feld fence and
trotted around the bags alone. The side
vas then promptly retired When they
came to the bat in the fifth the first
tall delivered by keenan, found a no
| nIentary resting place on Mu-
l. rkey's bat, and rebounding there-
from. as If shot from "a catspult II went
gliding over right-held fence. This hit
following so closely on Little's, restored
confidence among the visitors, and when
Clark picked up the bat he made a safe
hit with little difficulty. Fultz and
| Donovan followed sWt. Little flew out 10
| Gettenger
LONGEST HIT ON RECORD.
Than it was that great. big, fat, jolly
! Sullivan wObbsd his ayoirdupois up to
the rubber and with mighty stroke
succeeded in doing what no one else has
| ever done. That IL. he batted out "A
| home run over deep centre-heh fence.
very nearly the furhest spot that could
! be reached from home plate. As the
! sphere glided over the fence u small boy
seated thereon attempted to catch II.
1t burned his hands. and he dropped It.
| This hit brought in three runners, who,
being closely followed by the mighty
Sullivan, tied the score.
| Thus IL remained for the next two
innings. and those who were anxiously
awaiting the onslaught by the black
suited sluggers grew awfully impatient,
as, once. twice, and even thrice. the
batted and walked back into the field.
THE FATAL EIGHTH
Then came the fatal eighth. Sullivan
hit for single, Scherer did likewise.
and. advancing sullivan TO second, he
| stole third and Scherer went to second.
Matters had now assumed blueish hue,
! and on the bleacheries every one of the
rooters was on thorns Pennington, who
had achieved quite reputation as
! batter on Monday. at this juncture picked
UP the ash Everybody held their breath,
| as Keenan, delivered the ball and Umpire
! McDermoth called out one strike. TWO
! strikes and three strikes then followed,
! and the batter was retired. ThlS some
| what relieved the anxiety among the
cranks. and when Muarkey flew out to
| Roussey even those who had bet two to
| one on Richmond and their names were
| legion drew long breaths of satisfaction.
| Ii remained for Sewers, who had pre-
| yiously struck out twice, 10 DO the work.
| He lined out pretty hit In centre-ileld,
! on which sullivan scored and when Gill
| man allowed a ball that was thrown
| to him TO 20 through his fingers. Scherer
| also crossed the rubber. The side was
then retired by Clark. who was thrown
| out at first by keenan,.
The Crows were retired in one two,
! three order in the ninth, and ;he game
was won.
| SPRAINED HIS ANKLE
In the fifth inning Catcher Arthur. in
trying 10 shut off Gilman's run. fell over
| the plate and sprained his ankle. He
| was forced to retire and Sullivan, who
| rad played out in right field. was called
| in and donned the liyer-pad, while Sc
vers was substituted for him In the field.
| In the seventh inning Gilman was siruc'.
over the heart by pitched bill and
! krocked senseless. 1t was fully three
minutes before he recovered. Roussey
| took his base for him. and again eN-
| tibited sor1e atrocious base-running.
The score In detail is as follows: