Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-24
WIN THE FIRST GAME
The Richmond Club opsns The Season
BY Shutting Stanton Out.
FINE WORK OF THE PITCHERS
wsrmsIey and setIey Both Prove to Be
Very Pulling -Results Of the Other
League Contests.

The initial league game at West-End
Park yesterday afternoon between the
Richmonds and the Stauntons was ex-
ceIlently played. and resulted In
skunk for the visitors.
The home team made FIVE rims. The
cranks yelled themselves hoarse. and
everybody went away happy. having been
agreeabIy surprised by the good exhibition
given by the Richmond boys.
The stauntonians are strong team. and
their game yesterday was hard to beat.
That Tim Vests roosters succeeded in
doing so, and In shutting them out. is a
feather In their top-knots, over which
they are privileged to crow for some
days to come. II they keep up the lick
that they started with yesterday there Is
no reason why they should net bear OF
the palm at the close OF the season. Mr.
O'Rourke umpired the game with perfect
fairness.
SOME EFFECTIVE PITCHING. =
The grand stand was well filed, ard
about 400 rooters and cranks occupied the
bleacheries. Up to the fifth inning, the
contest afforded them little opportunity
to ventilate their calls and cries. and to
test their lung power, the men on both
sides who welded the ash being retired
In one, two. three order. West started
the ball rolling in the fifth. He was the
first man at the bat. and he sent the
ball to centre-feld. scoring a base-hit,
the first made during the game. There
was great cheering. Napier attempted to
sacrifice, but reached first, and West was
thrown out. as he attempted to score.
Morgan struck out. amid great cries Of
lamentation from the rooters. Osborne
went to first OH four balls. Warmsley
following by the choice OF the fielder. who
'vainly attempted to intercept Osborne.
The bases were now full and when
Kain picked up the ash cries Of ring the
bell" put il on the Lee Monument
etc, emanated from all sides. He did
not exactly follow any Of these injunc-
tions but he did hit scorcher down into
extreme right-neld, and Napier. Osborne.
and Warmsley crossed the plate. Kain
worked his way around to third. but died
there, Baby Phillips. who followed
him, putting the sphere into the hands Of
Scherer. who collared 1t.
COULD NOT CATCH ON.
The mountaineers went down like sheep.
and in the sixth the capital city boys did
likewise The seventh round proved to
be interesting. both Morgan and Warns
ley scoring. The latter came in on Kahn s
sacrifice hit but narrowly escaped being
caught on the home-plate by a cleverly-
thrown ball. The side was retired by
Phillips.
This practically ended the game so far
| as fielding and running were concerned,
the pitchers taking care that no more
balls got outside the diamond
Warmsley has developed into an excel
lent pitcher He had evidently been lay
ing back on the practice games, and
showed great power and thickness in yes
terday's fight. Setley. who pitched for the
"Valleyites." came through Richmond
some weeks since with the Altoonas. He
bolted here and signed with the Staunton
club. There was some talk OF black
listing him, but that has now died away.
He has terrific delivery. and his balls
are hard to find. Phillips, who played In
centre field for the home team, is none
other than little "Baby" Phillips, Of the
Richmond College Spiders. He will play
with the Richmond c;Ab for short
while. %Baby' is one OF the cleverest
all-round players in the State. and Is q
perfect jewel to any team.
THE OFFICIAL SCORE.
Here is the story OF yesterdays contest
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