The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-17

II nas 4.3o o'clock when Clark sang
..-r.th h!s mclodious voice. play ball"
~ rs The signal for the beginning OF
a. s thc hardest and most stubbornly
r.ttstcd games ever played in this city.
THE SKA OF ToLrUNE.
-.e esa Of fortune was in a great mud
e. FIRST its waves nowcd along the
p l wltrcon the Crows were pcrched
~r a sudden change. and they would
-.. tum-.t lously back to the Crab
r.... About 4~o rooters We're on the
raIs including hilarious delegation
.- tEc city beside the waves who.
D. t.. Nay. were very sad last night.
-r. vas q large ringing 81 bells. cat
.-- and calls iunumcrahle, while II can
s'E e said that 10 the " clsh scissors
81 ir VINO. Ike Roland of old. blew
,'- foh ms golden horn. is in a great
-...r. due the Crows victory
rcer. the man who has mort
81. .. Norfolk. was IN the box. but IL
..l nothing, as Richmond Won Re
49, fHEr come hther that kis~v was
.rg saved f'r the series with the Grows.
war. .iw me saltwater rlOters have
'k.l v'th longing eyes. on him they
.cti tf hopes. ana now only memory
r tr consolation.
Despite that razzle-dazzle. tulu ana
t,-..N delivery, sweet little Kissy
s.. DID, safely just thirteen times. Buf.
t..- even tins. had not Hodge FORGOTTEN
,..e Dis nerve tonic, and had NOT Colu-
sr.r Mclre1ry ana Thornton gotten
.r probable that Norfolk would have
b. ..t cause for citation.
IHg I>rANi EtrNtN.
Keenan,. the infant twirier for Father
It- mhlnatlon was ia the box. ana,
will. .,. too. was hit safely thirteen
t..-. .. showed the greater head work.
i.,..s Ving only one costly error made
O. t- support. RichmOnds victory Is
-- le 70 the few fly balls that they
N.r.a, came near winning the game by
their hits, while Richmond Ony
o. the Crab Eaters errors ana
passed balls. The crows out
played without an error. Mccain
1--WE chances. Mac clearly de
la..rated 20 his admirers that right
t. als position, for he captured sev-
r. tg scrappers out in that territory.
4..r phillips and Kahn, assisted very
a.ftully in securing the victory bv their
.-.. batting and base-runNlng Gilman
90 second while be made au error, re-
-.",.I himself by making some beauuiui
N.is.
sNILNG McREARY.
I.Creary. the smiler. the man who
nd look pleasant and grin II he was 10
BE- struck 10y lightning, put up great
Sable. despite his error. some OF ms
STOPS We're phenomenal. CUrcOrdn nAei
20 20 perfection, indeed, every CRAB
Eater played winning ball, but tate was
Yesterdays game when the excitement
r.> intense. moments when the Oldest
f,rs held their breath and silently
ped gallons OF honest perspirauon
t.m their brOWs. moments when the
irrtty little female admirers OF the ma
.al game gave convulsiVe little SaSl
41I said. What pity" or "Oh, wasn't
10 Erand.' as the case Misht be-
In the nfth with two out and one man
pm base. ColhnOWer was substituted for
Jones, every one trcmhied. for 1T looked
AS II home run would be forthcoming.
But keenan, smiled in his seli-satished
way. and pitched three or his deceptive
Title twisters in TO the big Norfolk
i ltCher with the result that that indiyld-
-tl famed the air
ia the seventh the Crab-Eaters made
q uble. Things looked very blue for a
while. and the Crows stocks fell like &
meteor; but Keenan, kept cool, and, as Il
consequence, two flies and u strike-out
.pped the onsault.
THE BABY WAS RATTLTD.
70 is well that he did so. for Phillips
llI "a case Of ratties. There was man
900 second and first Burns hit To Baby,
Who was undecided whether 10 touch third
and put out COrcorAn, VINO was forced on
&. md. or 10 throw to Gilman 10 catch
Thornton. Finally he decided 10 throw
l,- runner out. but mis- deliberations had
Q ken some time. so. In his hurry 10 get
t.- BAN 10 Tate ne threw Wild
Clark AMI McDcrmott worked the double
umpire system. Ii is true that at times
b. .,l teams raised small pOw-W0ws, but
Ol the whole, both teams received fair
t.rltUe nt. In the first Hodge got some
what excited because Clark let Phillips
core on a block ball. while Gilman liked
have had a fit because Clark called
j bys bunt a foul. claiming that II rolled
..t and was not pushed ont by kissinger
McDeTmott stood down at first and
Ehted his eve along the first-ba line TO
r.Na a Il
iii not walk a chalk his name was Den
MS. Foster Kahn and COrcOran can tes-
ify 10 the truth OF this statement as
ne tabulated score will show. In the
Eighth Hodges home run tied the score,
lut IL was the last one made by Norfolk,
the Crows clnchcd victory by making
Fo in the ninth and banking their oppo-
tents.
There were people who did not see yes
t-rlay's game They missed a great treat,
.t they asked questions enough 10 make
-p for II.
HE UNIvFRsAL QUESTION.
What battle thunders shake the seas.
what nsvies 20 their d0oms are sent, what
battle smoke enshrOuGs the breeze within
o.. dreamy Orient, what battle earth
O. a- shakes the world upon that Asiatic !
lt Joe. ne does not ask-he only asks, |
"How is. how is the baseball score?
How goes the fortune Of debate; how |
MAYS the senatorial mind, how VceTS the |
.kiue snip OF state through chartless |
tl-banks underlined. what fortune waits |
i'r tariff hiH and must il drag for Two |
Years more. Doe does not ask; ne only asks, |
How is hoN i- the baseball scoreT
The problems mat disturb the souls or |
all philosophers and Stages. that nom the |
U'ii.. 20 te poles have veNed the seers
oi go 'te axes. the immemOrial problems |
Ftrt I'It tek mems minds fOreNcrmOre,
iNrl t.A him not. he only asks, How IS
DO" ls o.. baseball scorer
tNir iE haiu and Phillips. base on
Us a.i "a passed ball by Hodge gave
ttr Crows three runs
Ior tae visitors. Hodge singled, but it
..... nothing as CCrcoran was Callei
.lt for running out OF line while Jones
.,l Thornton were easily put out.
lr t1- second both teams were retired
.f 0rr two. three order. The third gave
DE crows another goose egg. while Tor
't- visitors McCreary sir gleQ and scored /
n kl-sluger's home run, which rolled
l-r the carriages in night field; other
/. -e 10 would hardly have been more
Tate scored in the fourth lie got hit.
"t.t % second on Gcttinger's single, 10 |
mf1 on pllnan's sacrifice, and scored
1 Clcyes hit. Singles by Hauptman,
..tal. and McCreary assisted by Gil
pan error, allowed Hauptman 10 tally
me visitors So their half
,Ihe Ath saw Kain cross the home
pate fcr the Crows. Barley singled, went |
70 second on McGann's hit. and scored
Iu ThcrntCn's error. The visitors drew
blank In their half. Errors by Hodge
'iins ind Hauptman, assisted by CleYcS
anhcs. allowed Gilman TO score In the
Alo- while the visitors were again blank
I'm their half
ln tho next inning the Baby got sin
~. and scored on Tate's double. Their
he visitors came IN and jumped on kee-
.an for i've safe hits. including a
ylble. which nctted three RUS.
Tate'D pets drew blank in the first
alf u the eighth, while Hodge tied the
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