Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-08
SPIDERS BITE DUST.
Beaten by The North Carolinians In a
Ysll-Played Game.
THE STATE LEAGUE CONTEST.
Richmond Beaten mt stanton, Roanoke
Defeats Petersburg, and Norfolk
Falls at Lynchburg.

Again have the Spiders from Richmond
| College been defeated. This time it was
the nine from the University that caused
| the trouble. The game was exciting.
marked at times by brilliant playing.
and up to the fifth inning the Insects.
| which have so often adorned the campus
at the head OF Grace street, had every
| thing their own way. From that time
on. however, matters were reversed, and
the Tarheels did pretty much as they
| pleased.
The North Carolinans are a fine set OF
| fellows. and they play ball like athletes Of
| the highest order. Stevens. their pitcher.
Is a twirler of no mean ability, and he
throws a swift ball. He held the home
boys down TO five hits and only gave two
men their bases on balls. He only struck
| out. however. three Of the Spiders.
OUR PITCHER ALL RIGHT.
Ellyson shared honors equally with the
visitor. He only sent two men to first
on bad pitching, but he allowed eight hits
to be made from his delivery. He struck
out five wielders of the ash though and
brought his average up. He has turned
out to be an excellent all-around ball
player. and is by far the best man on the
nine. He can be depended on anywhere
in the box. at the bat. on the bases, or
in the field. Oldham. who stood behind
the bat for the visitors. ia a dandy. He
throws beautifully to second. and he
catches Off the bat as gracefully and with
as much dexterity as professional
THE SPIDERS START WELL.
The battle started off hot in favor of
the home boys. Baby Phillips first grasped
the ash. He Knocked swift ball into
the hands of Short-Stop Stanley, which
the latter dropped, as though II were a
cCal Of fret burned him-and Baby"
went to first. Willie Duke made hit;
was thrown out at second. and BABY"
like race-horse, sped home. The sphere
WAS thrown to the catcher by one Of the
felders, but the little infant forestallcd
II. and, with n dive, he slid over a
distance of twenty feet, scoring his run
amid the paudits of the 600 people, who
witnessed it. The cranks and rooters
went wild. and in the fourth in
ming. when both Duke and Ellyson
crossed the plate. they commenced to cry.
Its a shame to treat company sou
WILLIE WAS NOT LUCKY.
Willie Duke practically lost the game
for the Spiders in the fourth inning. He
made pretty stop, and held the ball in
his hands. fooling with It, while Honey
cutt came coursing 10 first. Duke waited
until he was nearly at the base when
he threw the ball very easily TO Bur-
nett. 1t fell short of its mark, and the
runner not only reached first, but on an
error made by johnson he subsequently
scored
far f,i.,, col
lese was concerned They did not score
again. Oldham and Lanier crossed the
plate In the fifth; Stanley and Graham in
the sixth, and Lanier again in the
seventh.
Some heavy batting was done by both
sides in the eighth, but neither scoreo.
Oldham set the rooters, who had for some
time been in mourning, wild with enthu-
siasm, when he knocked a clear three
bagger in TO extreme left field. The
North Carolinans did not play their half
of the ninth.
The grand stand was crowded with
ladies yesterday The fair creatures are
taking great interest IN the games this
season. and are literally patronizng
TO use the words of the rooters, at is
a shame" though To make them sit
throughout a hot afternoon with nothing
to protect them from the fierce rays or
old Sol or the swift fouls which find
their way over the wire netting. An
awning should be put up on the western
end of the grand stand and the netting
should be run all the way up to the roof
of the stand. The bleacheries also need
looking after. They can be made shady
and comfortable by stretching n few
yards of canvas in the rear Of them.
THE SCORE IN DETAIL.
The details of yesterdays battle are
set forth in the following: