The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-03
SHAME! SHAME! SHAME!
PEYERSBURG, SBE'S ALL Rf0HT,
BUT sHE CAN'T PLAY BALL
Tvensy to Two Tells IN. Story of How the
Bloody shirts Bewlldercd the Men
from tho Box-Cr Town.

INFLATED yesterday afternoon at the
Wcst-End Ball Park by little Timothy
Pvgmalion Vests agile Bloody Shirts.
With arguments In the shape of nineI
teen clean base-hits. including two mag
niacent home runs. similar number Of
thrcc-baggcrs, and eight as clever two
base hits as ever robbed an inhelder OF
three weeks accumulated piety. Peters
burg was Inundated to the tune OF 20 TO
2 Leach and Smith. whose respective
deliveries were 'Just Ike pie Cor the
legislators. were lost In the shuttle, peep
ing out now and then 10 get a little con-
collation. from the mourning costume OF
setley. the twirler While The three thou
s.rd spectators who gioried in the great
victory blew their horns. rang iheir bells.
e1.rcised their vocal chords to their
hearts content. and came back 70 the
ciy jubllant. delirious with 10y to tell
me absent members of the rooters' or
gaaization just how II was done.
With few exceptions, there never gath
cred together in a Richmond ball park
such great big throng Of cranks. The
expert rooter was there with any amount
occasion. the oid man was present IN
his glory. the women and children packed
the gfaud-stand 20 overiOwinS, Whlle III
every available space on the br'ehus'
as well as on the fence and the trees IN
the neignbOTnOOd, sat lover OF tne
game One small boy perched h.mselt
on the apex Of an electric poiei ms COM
panion straddied q wire TO see the game,
and disnlnutIve member OF the foOter
delegation sat ON his Imagination. The
ennnftl and the MANAGERS OF the
grounds experienced more or less difficulty
in keeping some of the more obstrepef-
Gus individuals within the prescribed
limits. 4 hundred or more vehicles with
occupants fair and otherwise. were bunch
cd in chaos around the enclosure, hun
dreds had TO sit on Mother Earth after
all the available seats were taken, and
a bowling mass Of young financially en-
barrassed enthusiasts fingered about the
vicinity awaiting an opportunity TO gam
admittance by recovering ban on the
outside.
RIGHT FROM THE START.
In the FIRST inning the fun began. Leach
attempted TO deliver the sphere for the
visitors, but before the inning was con-
Guided the Legislators had secured SIX
hits on him. They knocked him out
the box In short order Indeed, they
sent the leather in all directions Indicated
By the compass, and the COckade Clty
twirler demonstrated TO the Dase-Dal
contingent of the Capital City that what
ne didn't know about the pitchers role
would compile a big public library.
Before the third man was retired from
the home team Leach did not carry out
the idea suggested by his name, but was
given a seat on the bench, and substl-
tuted by Smith, the immediate descent
ant Of PocahOntas old platonic friend.
The man with the unique @ name how
ever, proved nothing more than target
for the Legislators. They hammered
him with that vigorous style of hitting
that makes pitcher feel like erecting a
monument over his pride, and ten hits
told the story OF how Smith cheWed
tolu with the precision of an expert, but
failed 10 hold down the athletic Bloody
Shirts, while eleven runs decorated the
first column of the score-book for the
Legislators. and the multitudinous hosts
gave vent 10 their feelings with some
thing stronger than a murmur
'''TwAs sDAME.''
Kahn was struck by the ball. He stole
second. Then little Baby Phillips sent
lively tWO-baggerr over Parcels head.
siasm announced 10 everybody living
within half mile OF the ball park that
something had happened, when Mccain
mauled the leather right over left field
fence for a home run. sending the Baby
In front Of him. Tate was hit by the
ball. He was thrown out to Farrell, when
West went 10 first. Fosters single put
West on second, and an error by Brodie
sent him TO third and permitted Foster
10 reach second and Morgan first. Napier
hammered the sphere for two bases send
ing I'm the three men. He reached third
on Seuey's single and scored on Phillips
twO-bagger. which same piece OF work
sent home Setley, and Kahn who stole
second after getting 10 first on four
balls. Mccain followed with a beauti-
ful double. and Phillips scored Tate
waited for four balls. stole second just
as cleVerly as you please, went TO third
on passed ball by Keefer. and was in
the act OF scoring when Myer threw him
out at home. West finally retired the
side by striking out.
The crowd made themselves heard. and
the scorer bought a bag of peanuts.
Petersburg saved themselves from a
goose egg during the inning by one
run. achieved through Brodie's single.
assisted by an error each on the part OF
Tate and Napier.
In the second Richmond went out one
TWO, three, but the village men added
another run 10 their record through
Brodie's single. assisted by an error each
by Kain and Mccain. THIS closed up
the run making for Petersburg. and with
the exception of Keefers single in the
third. and the very creditable fielding of
the visitors, they did nothing else during
the game worthy of being recorded for
the Information Of the public.
MORE GLORY FOR RICHMOND.
In the third the Bloody Shirts secured
two runs Setley was thrown out. Myer
70 Honeycut. Kahn sent beautiful three
Dagger nortnward and scored on Phillips
single Mccain struck out. and the
Baby crossed the plate on lively double
by the colossal first baseman. West few
out 10 Myer. leaving Jolly Pops two
hundred pounds OF avoidupois 10 die at
second And the scorer purchased a bot
u Of soda water.
The comedy was continued in the third,
which was only fairly under way when
Morgan decided TO treat the crowd 10
highly acceptable bit OF stick work
~ the shape OF a surprise party Tor the
Agriculturalsts. He swung around the
willow with a deal Of muscular power |
sll placed the ball over the left field |
ls'ce and trotted around as serenely as
uo.gh he had only taken a snooze. He |
.tAed the risibles OF the spectators who |
s.i up another howl just for instance. !
FOSTER few out to Kelly, Napier was |
thfown out Brodie TO Honeycut, and Kahn |
Isfed similarly at nrst.FThe scorer light |
el a cigar.
IN the fifth Richmond did nothing Of a
Striking nature. but when the sixth clos /
gu Tour more runs were recorded TO her |
Ue1lt Foster was tossed out TO Honey |
guy by BrOdie. Morgan got in a single |
eNl scored on Napiers two Dagger. Set |
icy treated himself TO a single sending |
Gamer home. Ha reached second on /
heeiers error, and then Kahn kept the |
qgaH a rolling by bewildering the visitors. /
Ht thumped the ball for three bases. /
ienlins setley across the plate and fol- |
,"eu MS predecessor. when PM bps |
~. ~. inning by flying out 10 Farrell.
lie scorer "set 'em uD" to tOlu.