The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-18

box is account
able for the victory VIZ i,ilS nT0vo6 a
rather unsatisfactory dellNcry hLoNI,r "a
essy mark FOR the Legislators. Ihey nam
mered him hard. 49, .,. ,t,. ,.ar
bunchcd 10 the best advantage. ana IN
nearers OF the black played ban des
<peratcly They played well togcther' ~
deed, they put their heads los tner, gu na
we're in the game with some determine
lion Their pitcher was given more thal
average support in the he!d. though on
or two Of the home team let their 600
records drop with kind OF rechieSsheS
mat proved expensive
McCann who usually covers the secon'
has correctly. made a bad impre $50,
lie succeeded I'm getting two costly error
20 his credit and one OF them was w. ~
tally ineXcusable. IL was an OF day az az
the second baseman. Gilman. too mao,
an awkward mistake on third. he IL "
new player who promises valuable resuittS
however and he coaches rather WSIl re
and Mccain are. In fact the ohIy .t t"O
coachers on the Richmond aggrega vi oI
Gcttinger Tate and Foster did some WI
liable work. as did also Corcorah anu
Thornton for the visitors ,.. o.. =
The playinK OF the Clam-E Eaters as q
whole was inferior TO that OF me hoii.'e
team They did not swing together WIN
their usual success
THE FEATHER-wF1GHT BATTERY.
Tiny Keenan,. who twirled FAIRY sooo u
game for the LEGISLATORS, Teseilpic" g
Tom Thumb I'm the box. His delivery was
moi quite M 10 the work he did in Pc
tersburg last Friday The Clam-Eaters
are formidaDly heavy, hltterS, moW ~ 'on
and the Liliputian held them down 70 zen
hits Most Of these were well scattered
however. and while they nctted the VS. is
itors eighteen bases; they didh rts"ie 90, %
successfully as might he expected. ne
nan has proven beyond doubt so lar
that he has more than theoreucdi
knowledge Of the pitchers role H.
HIS speed was very good yesterday. re
was slightly wild at times. but inaiIy
shook himself together and held out won
derfully well towards The end; his en-
saTy. and the lightweight twirler is as
cool ms he was deceptive. At one time
during the game for three successive IN
nings he proved bewilderlng puzzle 10
the visitors.
kid Williams. who is nothing Of a
giant himself. tipping the scales at about
l2. and measuring five feet six inches
from crown to sole. made a pleasing COM
bination with the little Georgia cracker.
He caught the game like an expert. kept
times at bat succeeding in making a
sharp single. and very clever two-bag-
ger. He was in the game from start 70
finish. He played ball. as he always
has done since his connection with the
Richmond team kid" Williams and
TON Thumb" Keenan, make an excel
lent battery. Another pitcher TO do good
work for "Reddy Foster VIII greatly
strengthen the Legislators.
AN OFF DAY FOR B1ssENGKB.
1t was a kind Of off day for the Nor
folk twirier. Messenger the great kis-
senger. whose praises have been sung
TO the tune of numerous strike-outs all
over the baseball territory of the VIZ
ginia League. proved an easy target for
the Undertakers He was hit hard. and
several punches of hits hurt the feelings
of the man from the Prohibition city.
When Foster found him for a three
Dagger the two thousand and five hun
dred cranks who ornamented the grounds,
bleacheres. and granl stand, decided TO
md s6fart f4V~flg
the last the Norfolk twlrler was hammer
cd unmercifully. His feelings were hurt.
Even the Tom Thumb battery touched
him up for a two-Digg r each' ana SIN
giles were quite frequent.
Hodge caught him fairly wei. lie
spoiled his record by wild throw to
third letting in a run for ne home
gave him very good support. Land play
ed ragged ban at first. and McCreary
made an ugly tumble al second
An things considered the Norfolk aggre-
cation did not make a very favorable i'm
preston upon the multitude. Their play
ing was inferior to what had been eX-
pected. Yet the game was thoroughly
Interesting one mp TO the seventh in
ming. when the score stood four to four.
Enthusiasm was abundant. The cranks
never had a better time, and the officers
were kept busy clearing the space In
front Of the scorers stand.
soME DyT.ns.
In the first the Undertakers failed 20
get a hit The visitors scored once, how
ever. owing to four balls by Keenan, and
Collihowers single. Gettinger found the
Norfolk twirler for a sharp two-bagSer
I'm the second. This. with koussey's sin
gle and Collihower's error, gave the
home team a run. Matters grew Inter
esting The Undertakers were shut out
in the third. while the visitors added two
runs TO their record. COrcorans home
run. Messengers two-basger ana NC
Cams error did the work. Then the
Norfolk delegation maze themselves
In the fourth something happened. The
Mariners scored once. three-bagger
by Hauptman' 6 'broI to second
featuring the run. Hauptman was
thrown out at home by Gilman while
In the act Of scoring Then the Under
takers added two runs to their record,
c;ettincer's single, Fosters two-bageer.
and four balls by Messenger being the
immediate cause.
one two. three was the order for the
visitors In the hfth. Pop Tate's disciples
tiod The score kid" Williams was the
man to cross the rubber, amid a shout
from two thousand threats.
The sixth saw both sides fail TO score.
The home team put on their batting
clothes They scored seven times in the
seventh McGann, Gilman, and Tate
each. hit fol, one bag Keenan, hit for
ger and Morgan waited for four balls
Il looked very much as If IT was all
over far the visitors were concern
ed They were shut out in the seventh.
So were the Mourners. though Gettinger
found Messenger for single. The
Georgia man died at first
The eighth saw dot go down on the
score book for the visitors owing to a
single each by Hauptman and McCreary.
and error 10y Gilman. and the clean
base running OF Lanser, Noriolk's cap
tain. The home team was shut out. Get
fingers single proving of no avail.
To keep up the fun the Updertakers
got in three more runs in the ninth
Messenger was tapped hard in this in
ming. Morgan and Williams found him
for sharp two-bagger each. and Foster
got I'm a safe single These. backed up by
a sacrifice and Lands error. wreather the
faces OF the local roOterS in smiles.
Some wore grns
Then the Clam Eaters closed the game
with two runs. Keenan's rather unsatis-
factory delivery during the inning. Cor
coran's single. and Kissengers two-bsc-
ger doing the work. keenan, was a
hero.
The great multitude were 80 happv tbov
laughed. and shouted, and pattcd Zach
other on the back and went back to tSn
city 10 tell their absent friends all about
II.
THE sC)Rr.
The bit OF history attached below ius,
shows what can be done when 3the
boys decide 10 play ball: Wv
RICHMOND
llayers. Abb ii. r. 20. A. f.