Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-24
POP HELD THE BALL.
Il Forgot 10 Throw and Staunton Got
In Five Runs.
VISITORS CLEARLY OUTcLAsSED.
rho Crows Easy Wipncrp. Leading from
tho start--Grounds Muddy and
Playing Not Good.

In n contest played on exceedingly wet
lrolnds and cut short two INNINGS the
Richmonds yesterday scored another easy
c,ctory. The stanton lads were the VIC
ums. and the score was IL to D.
Only seven innings were played inc
. game being called on account OF DARK
ae,s. but these seven were SUFFICIENT 10
demonstrate 20 all present that the Grows
clearly outclassed their opponents. III
nv any chance the Bumgardners succeed
N winning one out OF the three contests
scheduled 10 be played here II VIII nave
20 be done by virtue OF some horrible
olayIng on the part of Pop Tate's boys.
There was only a small crowd OF root
srs present yesterday, the inclemehcy Oh
the weather probably OBTAINING many who
would otherwise have done 80 from at
tending The rooters, h0wever-those VINO
make n profession of rooting-were all
in their places. all except Hon. John d.
crutchfeld. who has gone away from the
city on = short visit.
SLIPPING AROUND THE FIELD.
Although both teams evidently played
To the best of their ability. the contest
from start to finish more closely resem-
bied n skating match than fbase-bal II
game. After the heavy rains OF the past
Two DAYS the grounds were in an almost
rclatinous condition. and whenever a
PLAYER would attempt to run he would
slip and slide In every direction but the
one in which he purposed going and quite
often he would fall broadsde on the
ground Their antics were amusing ana
Imaginable in the extreme. Even the UNI
Gre found il difficult TO maintain his
equilibrium, and on one occasion. while
watching a play at second base, he mea-
sured his length In the mud.
pop" LOST HIS HEAD.
I'd to the fourth inning none OF the
Stauntonans scored. and but for Pop
Tates liberality. there can be no doubt
that they would have been goose-esged
in every inning.
one man had been retired when Little
was sent 10 FIRST by being hit by IA pitched
ball. Then Sullivan reached FIRST, on Nc
Cams error Scherer lined an easy ball
TO Pop" which he fumbled, but picked
up in ample time to make double.
He did not appear TO know what he
was doing. Instead of touching first bag,
and then throwing to McGann, as he
should have done. Pop stood Ike a
sleeper" and allowed the runners TO
reach their bases. without the slightest
effort on his part TO stop them. When
il .fas too late TO remedy his error he
realized what he ought to have done,
and. giving vent to one of his infectious
buckles he simply ordered his men to
play ball" They had hardly resumed
their places when Pennington sent the
bail i'm deep ccntre-field, on which all OF
the base-runnsrs scored. This playing on
the part Of their captain for rev
minutes non-plussed the Crows, and ere
they had recovered themselves. two more
runners had crossed the rubber.
THEIR LUCK ENDED HERE
From that time on the Stauntonians
proved easy fruit for the Crows, and
without "a struggle they were retired.
AT no time were they ever In the lead.
Lemon. their pitcher. proved TO be d
soft mark for tn sluggers. ana he was
literally batted all over the held. IN epi-
demic of hits prevailed in the first inn
ing 'While the Crows were at the bat,
ana SO unneryed did the Bumgardners
become that with three errors 10 assist
them. six OF the hlsck-suted boys sue
ceeded in crossing over to safety.
Bailey twired for the Undertakers and
held the visitors down To six hits. -Four
Of them waved the atmosphere before
MIN. Ills delivery WAS perfect anu ne
demonstrated beyond pcradventure that
he possesses the ability 10 cope success
fully with any of the batters in the
league.
SOME OF THE FEATURES.
Scherer, Staunton's centre-fielder, played
a good game throughout. and In the first
inning made one of the prettiest left
handed catches that has been seen here
this summer. Mccain had batted a sky
scraper. and both Scherer and Donovan
started for IL. They stopped just In time
TO avoid a collision, The ball which was
then rapidly nearing the ground, was just
above them when Scherer reached his left
hand after 1t and secured IT. Although
he was a stanton player, the audience
literally applauded him. and he was
forced to lift his hat in recognition there
Of He made another pretty catch in
the third inning. both times succeeding
in retiring the side.
There T. little more to be said of the
game. The Richmonds won hands down.
The score can tell the rest: