Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-05
THE LAMBS WERE VICTORIOUS.
rhey Beat the Crows Out by One Run
Easily.


There were only about 1900 people on
The grounds when, Mt O'CLOCK Umpire
Clarke called the first game The heavens
ippeared threatening. and there appar-
nifty was little likelihood of the contest
being completed.
Kain the first man TO the bat, was
awarded his base on balls. McGann then
Sned out a two-baggcr. sending Bariey
10 third. where he only remained momeh-
,aiily. when on Hnox's error he scoreo'
Mccain went TO third on the same error
ma in an attempt to come home was
retired b. Webster. who threw TO Zeisief
Gettsnger. who had reached FIRST on
Elsey's error, and had worked MS way
lround 10 third on Tate's hit was put
put in an attempt 10 cross over inc
rubber and Gilman retired the side NY
being thrown out at first. The Lafnos
were then shut out. and in the second the
Crows were treated in a like fashion,
I'm their half of inning No. g the Hill
Climbers sent three men over the saucer
Two home runs doing the work. Aiter
Reed had famed the atmosphere NC
r1oskey sen, the sphere over lel'-heiu
fence. He had hardly gone over the piate
when Anderson emuatcd and dropped the
he leather over in the other heid III
Almost the same spot that had been fouha
by his predecessor. Webster then hleu
but, and the rooters had about subsideu
when AIeara made n beautiful long ht
irto deep centre. which permitted MIN 10
10 10 the third corner of the diahohu'
Knox famed for a single and Mreara
crossed the saucer. McFarlane retired the
AIDE by n fly ball to Cleve. when Una.
gentleman, who has so quickly endeareu
himself 70 the Richmond public squeezeu'
THE THIRD INNING.
In the third inning Kahn hit SAFE ana
on an error OF McFarlanes trotted arounu
20 third. There he stayed for some little
time until brought IN by Gilman. VINO
lined out n single. ficGann and Getten-
yer had meanwhile gone out, ana 1a'o
had been put on first by four balls
yFoster batted TO Reed and was allowed
10 60 10 first unmolested but Gilman was
raupht at second ana put to sleep.
Zeieler waved out and Ilsey found
Heath al second. Reed. who had been
given his base on balls. was pushed
around the diamond by hits made 10y
tcCloskey and Anderson, and on CleVes
rrror crossed to safety. In the fourtn
rleya did the work for the locals. lie
rucceeded in driving out single anu
insisted by KBoxs error and McGahn
sacrifice, came trottlng in to nome. III
this inning the Lambs were enabled 10
increase their score two runs by IeigIer
iome-run hit Meara occupied hrst bag
md two men were ont. zig. caught 'he
horsehide squarely with the willow. ana
away Il went over the left-ileld renee.
while the two blue-shirted lads spec
around the corners and into home
GLOOM SETTLED DOWN.
Tho score now stood six to three In
favor OF Iynchburg, and gloom was APP
parent on the faces of nearly all or the
sncctators. The crowd had increased 10
about $50 ere this. The crows were
banked in the NTH. both roster anu
Cleve making futile attempts TO nit the
horsehlde. The visitors, however, fareo
NO better, as they were retired IN one,
two. three order. This was accomplished
by a quick double play. participated In
by Kahn. McGapn, and Tate.
In the sixth the locals made two runs,
Roussey, who led off with double. and
keenan,, who had gone 10 first on four
balls. being the successful candidates Tor
base-running honors. McGanns hit ana
Kahn and Gettenger's sacrifices assisted
them.
The Hill-ClImbers added two more TO
their large score in their half or the
sixth by sGother home run. This time
ii was KIM RNho did the work. He sent
the ball over left-held fence near the
foul line. and the Umpire decided 1t not
fair. This somewhat incensed the Hill
City Adonis, and the very next ball was
nut over the fence by him at point
where II could not be disputed. Meara
having preceded him TO first by virtue
OF Keenan's liberality. went around the
bases with him, and the two crossed the
saucer together. McFarlan, just to show
what he could do. lined out two-bagger.
but before ne could reach home Zeigler
and Elsey had gone out and the side
was retired.
Gilman and Foster. both OF whom reach
ed first on safe hits. scored on passed
ball which Webster allowed to go through
his fingers and although Keenan, succeed
ed in hitting for two bags. he could get
no further. and the side was retired.
Anderson assisted by Tate's error and
wsbgters two-base hit, succeeded In
going home in Lynchburgs half OF the
seventh. In the eighth the Crows-Mc-
Gam, Gettenger. and Tate--were retired
in one. two, three order. Another home
run his time batted by McFarlan--add-
ed another run TO Lynchburg's score. In
the ninth Foster succeeded in batting
home run. and by dint of two-base hit,
assisted by Knox's error. Roussey was
permitted 20 score. keenan, got his base
on this error and II looked as though the
score might be tied, but the fates had
decreed otherwise. and Kahn flied out to
McFarian. and the game was over.