The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-30

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the great centre
fielder the score stood just exactly Il 10
4. in favor OF the Grows. H.. 80,
Petersburg aggregation OF
parelcd bah tOsStrs were al no St"SSre, %
the proceedings strictly IN tlc Eahe' ~
worked hard. but the explanation OF the
home teams success was prfely ahu SIN
ply that they played ban ABOUT three
Times as cleterly as their competitors. ana
gave the three thousand and five hundred
Cranks as neat AN cNnlpluon OF the sport
as one would care % witness.
Long b,f0rv the hour appointed for the
game the grand stand. bleacheries, and all
the available space thercabOuts. whore
man. womaa OF child could find comforta-
BILE quarters. was literally packed with
one solid melting mass Of human hesh
Al o'clock twenty-five hundred people
awaited eagerly the calling OF the game
Every car rolling into the vacant space
about the bali grounds brought deiesa-
lion resembling sardine box, unth 3.5l
o'clock when Umpire Mclaughlin called
the game and Umpire clark took ms
place near FIRST base Then one big cheer
went mp from every direction
Those who heard Pop Tate give the
home team "A lecture in the private apart
ments before the game commenced knew
that the heavyweight hrst baseman
meant business. lie tod them that ne
didn't want any monkey business about
the thing. that each and every member
81 fhe team should play ball as though
his life depended upon II, for they bad
q hari task before them. Petersburg's
representatives had come 10 the capital
CITY with the avowed purpose OF adding
another victory To their record, and he
didn't propose TO permit them TO carry
home the laurels Then he took out from
hi little inside pocket letter in lecture
form which had been given to him by
TNirier Hawkins. the fat man who Will
ofhciate in the box when the Sat men
CLAW hall Tho document vii
De- found below. was signed by "a number
~ representative rooters OF Richmond.
Up read IL TO his men. When they came
clt OF the schoOl-rOom each wore a de-
ttrmlned look upon his physiognomy
TIP Fun COMMENCES
The nice little comedy opened up in
The first inning. when the Crows succeed
cd I'm scoring twice before the side was
retired. The visitors were BANKED I'm
short order This set the roOters wild.
LEeTybOdy's face was wreathed in smiles:
some wore broad grins. smith, the cham
yi1n tOlu CheWer OF Virginia as he has
been called. seemed TO be ratified. lie
worked hard. but was more or less wild.
In the first inning he gave two men their
bases on balls. and he didn't seem 10
have even fairly good control OF the
lrost caught him like a soldier, but
Hroiie at second base, and several other
llue-suted members Of the visiting az
grtsatiOn failed TO give him the support
h. had a perfect right TO expect Indeed
the visitors did not swing together with
their usual unity. Kelly made a horrible
Wum Of McGann's fy in the fourth. There
was no excuse whatever for the error.
lie afterwards tried 10 do the grand kick
act, and In fact he kicked quite hlSh
when Clark brought HOneycutt back from
second 10 first base. on the ground that
he bail was blocked. Clark was right
but Monsieur HOrdtius FygmaliOn Prince
II -Kickers Kelly didn't seem to think so,
and persisted IN his gymnastic exercise
The result was that the ereat farmer was
put out OF the game. Bravo. Monsieur
Clark
Farrell was substituted for Kelly. Iut he
didn't gather in any laurels TO speak OF,
While stanford who is Just about as clever
q superintendent OF the first bag as you
VIII pick up anywhere. made a glaring
error. as did also smith, the twirler. in
making an ugly throw from the pitchers
position, or thereabOutS, 20 Stafford. when
Gilman hunted the ban in the first inning
Sanford also got in an ugly tumble. Bro
dies work at second. as mas already been
intimated. was atrOciOusly ragged. Four
Big fat errors went down to his credit
while the whole team collectively sue
Ge'Hed Ia getting eight of the unwecOme
little dots on the score card
Indeed, Myers. frost and Honeycutt
We're the only three Petersburgers who
pat up a faultess exhibition OF the game
IN the field though Pender's three hits
out OF 1--WE opportunities and Stanords
Two neat raps. out OF three opportunities.
should not 20 unmentioned.
VERY OLIVER WORK.
The work Of The home team as n whole
was almost faultless. They stuck to-
gether with that kind Of harmony and
snap that delights the baseball connois-
seur Iate's lecture did the bows cool
They were determined 10 win. and they
won hands down. Clean, clever. quick
sharp playing was the order of the
day. so far "a the home team was con
cerned They batted Smith In a lively
manner Eleven hits was the record
but three OF these We're homers, making
"a total OF twenty bases. With the stick
Kahn Mccain, Gcttinger. ROussey and
Gilman ala lively work. Kain's home run
manufactured three runs on the spot
only two errors We're recorded against
the Crows With these exceptions the
out-heid work Of the home team was
perfect. Ihey worked hard, ard they put
their heads together.
Keenan,. the little wizard, rarely fails
TO bewilder the Petersburg contingent
He proved kind Of Chinese puzzle 10
them this time. They found hin Cor
twelve hits only. and with two exceD-
lions, they were all singles. In the
eighth inning he was touched up for
FOUR singles in succession. Still he was
eNen such admirable support that all
these resulted In Only one run for the
Farmers Keenan, kept the hits scatter
q. with the exception noted above. one
o ms most eIectlNe characterisucs is
me absence OF anything ike nervous
attack when three men occupy the bags.
DE seems 10 keep his head then bet
tar than al any other time.
The diminutive Kentucki8n was ably |
supported by Ola Reliable Reddy Foster.
VINO never acquitted himself better. The !
Duke OF Fulton was in the game from
start 20 finish. Not a single passed bail !
or Wild throw was put down 10 his credit, |
and he swung on 10 the little mans de- |
livery Ike q prince.
Then there was Gilman, the crack sec |
oud baSeman. who gave the tWirler the |
very best support, and played the game /
properly. lie made some phenomenal |
pick-ups. and aimed straight at the mark
McGann in right. ROussey az third. Tate !
at hrst, and the rest OF them took con- /
spicuous places in the game and showed |
what could be done when the occasion |
demanded it.
PROM TIE START
AS ! remarked above the fun com |
menced from the start. Smith gave two
men four balls each. This, together /
with an error each by Smith himself and |
BrOdle. and some very clever base run
ming, put Kahn and Gettinger around
the bdgs.
The visitors went out one two. three,
and everybody was happy