The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-25

- ~. mat they were were
: Cr3sSH> ~ Of the home
~ played as neat
..- dean a game as one would care to
...r hitting was below the hish
which has gone hand-in- glove
..Ir recent victories: but this was
...t. Die 10 Malarkey's delivery which
very effective for the Mountain
.l held the Uudcrtakers down TO
$50. scattcred raIs.
Richmond men. as above stated.
, clever ball Their fielding was
- discreet and characteristic Of more
49, fEn average decree OF head-wOrk.
r-. We're no awkward fumhles wild
...rarcics. and loose and ragged eX-
30 Judgment True, couple or
f-rs went down on the score-book 70
Ill., one OF these was somewhat
f...t.e. while the other was not such
g. t.N the rest 81 the team.
~...f uaee-running was up 20 the stand
a. a.. their entire oUtheld work, while
Z. u. means fauitless. was Vet not such
6. -. provoke unfavorahle criticisms from
g.. T4nd-stand. where cOncisencss rctgns
D. me and a hundred or more keenly
cr nl ewes are constantly fixed upon the
q llual players as well as the agSrega-
g. 30 large. But for the fact that Il was
t. rme teams off day from a batting
r.rf uf view. the result might have look
e, somewhat different IN the tabulated
r.lv at'ached below. That every team
H- nisfortunes will not be denied.
a.. ut your informant cannot but com
Y.rI Fc Underwriters og their neat.
c.t.- wing az whole. he would feign
v.-r Chem TO take fresh courage this
a..-,.Hn. get good start. and try 10
redeem themselves by repeating their re
or records with the timber.
IHE VISITORS n THE GAME.
TIE ,iehteen hundred spectators who
,... .lv lCast cOuntenanCcS watched the
.rl..- turned upon their favcrtes, did
y utter "a word Of reprOach. They
Anew that the home team, played ball
Thee Was 10 doubt Of the fact The
consensus Of opinion was. however. that
tle Staunton men play "a Just a little be-
Ger than their opponents, and the real
,0..-. f the victory was the batting of
NE visitors Their hits numbered only
e.,veu The same record OF the legislators
lt tte hits OF the visito X netted twenty
bases. while the total rumber OF bags
secured uy the stick work OF the nome
team WIS seventeen. This little differ
e,Ie. together with the fact that three
o. the hits gotten from Keenan's delivery
were home runs, one Of them manufactur-
IN tWo runs, explains the defeat Of the
Uu1ertakerS.
keenan, pitched fairly good game
He ala not give man his bases on
balls. and he succeeded In striking out
FIVE men for the visitors. With the eX-
ception III the NTH inning ne managed
10 keep the hits scattered. In the NTH
Ia arm seemed 10 weaken somewhat.
and when the third man was retired hVe
TrUS went down on the score book Tor
f1c Mountaiueers. The game was tied
ST. that inning and three singles and two
beautiful home runs opened the Georgia
trIrlcr's eyes. After that be shook MN
f-f together and permitted the VISITORS
-l lind him FOR only four singles i'm as
many innings His work as a whole was
.'mmendahlo. Twas the hrst game he
.as lost for the Richmond club since he
VAS signed with them.
Williams caught him we'll. and he was
given admirable support
As for Malarkey, the stanton twirler,
he delivered the bail with fine effect
Ills speed was noticeably strong, and his
control Of the leather was altogether
Graufying 10 his followers. lie struck out
five men, permitted no one TO get his
base ON balls. and proved something of
au enigma for the Richmond men. His
delivery was deceptive. Even Keenan, was
struck out once and Williams twice.
rather unusual thing for the lillipuuan
battery. Gettinger. the heavy hitter.
found Malarkey for only one single out
~ -FOUR opportunities, while Gilman ana
Tate were little Improvement The truth
le. Maldrkey pitched great game. Inc
eleven hits which resulted from his Dc
livery were all well scattered. lie kept
cool head, and his work was highly COM
ueudable 20 him.
Naarkey was given able support. The
t..Iiug OF the StauntOns was emnently
satisfactory. They swung together with
very effective unity, and their individual
work as we'll as their united efforts were
beautiful exhibition Of all-arOund ball
playing. Clarks brilliant running stop OF
81 .eanu's hot grounder to short. Sulli-
vans terrific drive over deep Tight-neld
fence, one OF cleverest hits ever made on
"a BAH diamond, DOnOvan's spirited play
ing dt second. Littlcs work at first, Ma
ltrkey's efforts with the timber and other
specimens OF quick, clean playing. lett
highly favorable impression upon the
spectators. who were not al all sparing
ST. their applause for the visitors.
tEw DETAILS.
The game was intensely interesting from
Start 10 finish. There was not kick at
the decisions of Umpire McDermoth, who
showed that ne understood his business.
Everybody WAS ia good humor. both
teams played ball TO the best Of their
abilities. and there were just enough hits
and runs 90 make the game pleasant
treat 10 all who went out 10 the park.
LOO the FIRST two innings bOIh teams
sled 10 score. keenan, single and Nc
cams beautiful three-bagger gave the
Oliertakers run in the third, while the
visitors went out one, two, three. The
fourth saw two runs added TO the Under
takers record, "a single each by Tate,
1.I-5sey and Morgan, with an error by
o.ta.r. being the cause.
THEN Little raped home run over
l-tf.lell fence. This was the Ouly play
% note made by the visitors during the
lfIH- Pennington retired the side by
s,..- ont. Scherer had preceded him
,i h.- fee tapped up fly towards Gill
Ati. Then kdin. who Is generally con
'-,i il Doe perhaps the cleYerest all
g. --l4 player In the State. made des-
4iol r.n away across the diamond for
III. I'll le captured IL. amid laundering
nom the spectators. Ii was
'li"ai. nple Of bah playing
IN .N it'r the home team succeeded in
t''-NS . Tree more runs. kain's two
b1ttrf .lI neat base-ruuning, a single
ta.l Dy N.Gann and Gettinger assisted
~ V.I bitch by Scherer and an ugly
t'i iy sullivan from right, did the
t looked then that the visitors would
l.t.atci. Not so. The visitors, by
taii hitting. turned the tables by adding
/ N' i-is t0 the score. home run each
~ AanfSey and Sullivan, and a single
= iy Fultz. Donovan and Clark, made
81. runs. This inning was the scene OF
.'iFta long hit over right-held fence,
"ra} Inside the encouragement sign"
iA0ltrmeat ran high at this pOiSt. With
q u'l score on even innings, the Interest
= ," intense. The home team, however,
...rI % score again. a single each by
Aln and Kahn in the sixth, and Nc
'....'l three bagger in the ninth, being
,i TO vary the monotony OF the one, two.
lllee order
The visitors worked hard, but failed
score again until the eighth. when hits
it sullivan. Scherer and Sewers assisted |
~ NN.nans error. sent three men across
ihr rubber
- ended q neat ball game. Here is the |
i"4'i nation, Oh, ye rOoter:
r.f 20 ri.
RICHMOND