Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-14
DROP ANOTHER GAME
With Victory in Sight the RiChmondS
Go Down in Defeat.
NJ GANN DOES THE SORRY WORK.
lie Makes % wild Throw at ~ Critical Mo-
inent and Lets In the Win
ming Run.

WIN everything IN tnelr ldNOr anu VIZ
tory practically within their grasp. Tim
West and his unwieldy Colts yesterday
allowed another game to go TO the SLOW
Hill-Climbers from Lynchtown.
The battle was "a fierce one, and up TO
the eighth inning was beautifully played
Neither side scored in the first iiVe IN
nings. and very few balls were batted
outside the diamond.
The cranks were delighted to see Nc
Gam on third base. but his work did not
anything like come up to their expecta-
tions. Mac is favorite with rooters,
and usually plays well, but he made two
horrible errors yesterday. and was largely,
II indeed he was not entirely responsible,
for the loss OF the game. He helded two
hits very nicely. but in attempting to
throw the ball to second went wide of the
mark. These errors allowed two runners
to cross the plate, and thereby the tail
enders moved up one peg. McGann eVi-
IDENTIFY forgot where ne was and threw
with as much force as he would have
done from outield He stopped the balls
well. and Will make a valuable baseman.
TIM. TOO. DID POORLY.
game as might have been expected. and
| i'm the eighth he very materially assisted
| McGann in his Chinese playing. In the
ninth he could have retired the side for
| the visitors before the two winning runs
were scored If he had not shown the white
| feather Smith batted hot ball to him,
( and he declined 10 handle IL with his bare
! hands. and not caring to let II pass un-
| disturbed, ne turned his back 10 II. II
| took him some little time TO recover him
! self and when he did succeed In getting
| the ball to first il was just moment too
| late Tim should be more particular.
Napier covered first base, Pop Tate
| being sick and accepted all the chances
| that the position offered.
! In the sixth inning k9in scored the
| first run for Richmond. and was greeted
| with loud applause Morgan performed
! a like feat in the seventh. Then came
| the fatal eighth. II started OF beauti-
| fully for the home team. Baby Phil-
| lips. the first man at the bat sent the
| horse-hide over left-field fence and
trotted around the bases amid tumultuous
applause McGann followed with two
bagger. and on Fosters double scored.
! This ended the fun for Richmond.
CLIMBING Up THE HILL
The Hill-Climbers came TO the bat, and
!
nese playing on the part Of the giants.
! led by Aikado McGann, succeeded IN
| sending three men over the rubber. This
| nut the score 10 in RichmOnd's favor.
1 The Ants moved the Colts down Ike
! sheep In the ninth, and when II came
! their time TO WELD the ssh they gave the
| rooters some surprises. Two men had
I gone out when Smith reached first by
! Tim Vests sothful movements. Boucher
/ distinguished himself and won the game
! for Lynchburg 10y sending the ball over
the fence just little inside Of the foui
! line. This hit was not so literally ap-
! plauded as had been Phillips for the
! simple reason that it made the cranks
I sick.
Just 10 think after we had practically
won the game 10 have il wrested from
/ US by one master stroke!
! 1t was all over. however The two run
/ ners came trotting in, and the game
/ was Lynchburgs.
Those Ants have played good ball since
! they have been here. and Y they continue
TO put up the game that they have de-
monstrated they can there Is no reason
| why they should not md a place near
! the top in the league standing before the
| close of the season. They nave a corps
! Of good pitchers. their fielding Is eX-
| cellent. and they work together beautl-
| fully.
PLCMMER PITCHES WELL.
Pmmmer pitched an excellent game yes
| terday, and was loudly cheered on seve-
! raj quick. good plays. He is "a quick "a
| flash to detect a base-runner of OF
the bag. and equally as quick ia throwing
| the sphere TO the bases. In this manner
| ne succeeded in retiring two base-runners
Yesterday. He is a valuable man.
The Richmond boys go 10 Staunton to-
! dav for three games, and the LynChburgs