Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-05
FOSTER WOULD NOT PLAY.
Indeed the Whole Nine Seemed Disin-
clincd TO DO Much Work.

Two thousand four hundred and forty
seven people-cranks Of the most pro-
nounced type-paid % cents TO see the
morning game at West-End Park. They
probably got their moneys worth, If
heavy batting was what they desired to
one-sided. The Petersburgers did that
The bad work was one-sided, too. The
Richmonders d1 that.
Bailey handled the sphere for the Crows
and had he been supported at all he
would probably have been credited with
pitching a sUyd game, but. aIasi every
bah that went into out-held, no matter
whether il fell in the hands OF a fielder
or in his pocket, was sure to keep on
through and find a resting-place on the
bosom Of mother earth.
REDDY WOULD NOT PLAY.
Foster the red-headed duke from the
lower end Of the city, was put In centre,
field when the game begun. lie staid
there for two innings, during which time
he let two flies hit in his territory with
out so much as making an attempt to
catch them and he muffed one that was
batted directly into his hands He was
mad about something-pOssibly because
he was given an undesirable station-and
would not play, and in the third inning
Piummer was put in right-field and Hodge
was moved from right to left Hodges
actions in the field would indicate that he
is playing for his release, and there should
be no sort OF hesitancy on the part OF the
management in giving IL to him. Occa>
sionally he catches fly. but more fire.
quently does he muff them. Morgan
makes an effort to secure the balls that
come IN his direction but he Is very
uncertain, and the chances OF his mufling
or holding a fly or a grounder are about
even. Kain made two costly errors for
the infeld I'm the morning game, but
Barley is a good player. and his loose
work may have been due 10 the bad
condition Of his hand which was hurt
in Petersburg last week The management
should have men whom they could sub
stitute for a player when he is injured.
IL is a pity that those who have the
club in hand do not make greater effort
TO improve the team. The patronage is
equal TO almost any of the National
League games, and men that can always
be counted on should be secured for the
important positions.
FARMERS IN GOOD SHAPE.
The Farmers played an excellent game
tnTOusnoul, anu hltHOuBn tne FoOteES were
sore over the apparent inability OF the
Crows TO DO any playing at all, hardly.
they on several occasions, when brilliant
plays were made by the visitors. could
not refrain from cheering and applauding
them.
Two home runs were batted by the visi-
tors Sanford and Myers doing the work
Kelly made three-bagger, and five two,
baggers were piled up by the visitors
Singles were all that the Crows could
get. and only eight Of them could they
find.
Several slight disturbances occurred du-
ring the progress of the game, and at one
time when a decision of Umpire Clark y
was protested against by Keefer, for
which protest Petersburg's catcher paid
s., the crowd surged around the home
plate and Sheriff Simon Solomon, fearing
an outbreak, rushed manfully into the
breach, and sent the horde OF blear-eyed
humanity back TO their roosts on the
bleacheries.
The least said about the game the best
The following score tells the mournful
Coo