Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-29
TORMAN'SBAD BREAK
4 Double Blunder Of His CiVss Rich.
mond q Strong Lead.
FIVE PITCHERS IN THE BOX.
None Of rosersburs's Twiriers Prove "-
fecli,e-Dukc and 0tttinger both do
Good Work--Ofher Features

pitcher Forman. of the Petersburg
,.,r, was some days ago put on the
bench. having been accused OF duphei,y
~ tho management, and II was puphcy
...,.a NAT he would not be allowed TO
-. hau again this season. This reso-
i,,,icn on the part Of the management, II
80, . resolution was ever formed. was
90, n, uaught yesterday and TO the sur
,.r,sc Of every one OF the 4.oco and more
,,oo,lc who witnessed the game between
~, Two crack mines OF the State League
90. little pitcher. who for so long was
Considered the best twirler on the Viz
,nla diamond, was put in the box.
II was rumorcd that he had pleaded
with the management to be allowed 70
toss once more. guaranteeing to win the
.inc. and even going so far as 10
rl~lee forfeit of so should he fail TO
Win. In view OF this he was permitted
Z, come out Of Coventry. and he started
N twirllng great ball. lie appeared TO
fs trying hard 10 live up 10 his contract.
bit IA the fourth inning he went AL 10
,.eccs. and virtually gave the game TO
HIchmond No one can believe that MS
I'D playing was intentional, but no one
who saw the game can fail 10 admit that
~, for a double error on his part, in
which he fumblod a ball baited 10 him
ty Gittinger and then threw wild TO
stafford. allowing McGann and Tate 10
sore the game would have been won
hy the bluc-suited boys from the city on
o.. Appomattox.
BATTED THEM ALL.
rro~,cr Started out TO twrl for Keefer's
leriincs. but in the second inning he was
nut ON the bench. and Forman took his
,lore Then. after the latter's Oriental
,.,b.b.tion. Leach was substituted, and
rr,heI the rest OF the game He was
i,ff.d very freely by the Richmonds.
and was weak. Forman proved 10 be Dc
..l-iy the most effective man OF the
trre, but he was unfortunately In bad
f.putc. and such an egregrious error as
lo made could not be overlooked. liad the
J.. rmers allowed him 20 continue In the
lox hc would probably have redeemed
himself.
Duke twirlcd for Richmond. and did ex-
c.lient work. His delivery was PERFECT
ana not an error could be attributed 10
H.m. For some unknown reason. he was
taken out of the box in the fourth inning
and Git,ineer was called in from centre
n.la and substituted for him. Everybody
WAS delighted ut this change. for Gittin-
ger's ability in the box had often been
discussed. but never demonstrated here.
This move necessitatod "A general change
I'm the position of the players Duke went
t. the bench. and Wells donned the liver
tad. while Foster succeeded Gittingcr in
oentrc-ncld
BOTH DID GOOD WORK.
In the three and half innings that
Duke pitched he made an almost phe-
eomenal record. He struck out five men
AMI only allowed three 10 make hits
from his delivery. lie was very swift
and watchful and appeared 10 be able TO
strike a batter out al his Will. Gittingcr
made almost AS good record. lie dld
not hold tho ball so long. but was equally
as accurate IN his delivery In the four
and d half innings IN which he worried
The heavy batters. he only permitted four
hits 10 be made OF him, and he also
struck out four men. He Is Veriiable
wizard In his manipulation OF the sphere
ana ne Increased his popularity an hum
crci fold by his superior twifling.
OFF DAY WITH THEM.
while the contest was strictly pitch
.r.s battle throughout. there was con-
a.serapie work for the helders on both
sti.4 To- do. The majority of them ac-
,ulitteI themselves in excellent style, but
fne work OF Kahn was faulty in the
.lfr-fu. He managed 10 pile up IouT
errors. two OF which gave petersburg
1t. number Of runs. His most dlsas-
tr.us mistake was in the seventh inning
U0ue.cutt batted an easy Rr0under ul-
r..tlv at him, and he fumoled IL. lie re-
covered himself In ample time TO fet'Ie
Ill. runner at first. but got Idttled anu
threw wide Of the mark, and, insteau
tn. bal going to Tate il went over
,,., tn. negro bleacherios. where ii was
,II hy one Of the black rooters who
favored Petersburg until Honeyoltt
......l III. plate. Myer. the next man
t.,.. taund Gittinger for a long hit over
l.t-f.t fence and rounded all four cor
nan. Of the diamond while the rooters
f,.tel On and groaned. This brought the
score up 10 TO in favor OF KlchhioIu'
ana much alarm was manifested by aIl.
ia tho eighth Phillips made saie MT
t1f, t,ft neld. and. bringing Wells III.
.II.4 ore more To the Richmond side OF
,h. sore. By heavy batting on the part
a. Kelly. assisted 10y an error made oy
Gilman. two more runs were made by the
I.t.rsburgers. and the score stood TO I"
HAD GOTTEN TOO DARK.
Everybody thought II too dark 10 con-
f.-.e and many cries Of "Cal the game!
f...a,l the ears Of the umpire. lie was
fora time deaf to them. but a few MN
rt.. later. after Tate had scored another
g.. 1r Richmond. he deemed 1t best
Z. comply with the suggestion OF the
r..t,rs. and called the game. This, OF
,,.,... excluded from the score any hits,
,,r.rs. or runs that were made IN the
l.. half inning. and the game stood s
10 e ia favor Of the Richmonds.
Ils IS the score in detail: