Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-08-09
WONDERFUL WORK.
The Richmond Crows Prove Yora
ciouS Indeed.
pETERSBURGERS 0UTCLASSED.
Only Two Grains of Corn Thrown IN.
Iarmers-A Splendid Exhibition
of Halt.

batting clothes yesterday. and az a conse-
qucnce the Petcrsvinc Farmers were in-
glor.ously defeated by them 10y score OF
IS 10 2 The word giants" IS used al
viSedly. FOR never has better work IMAM
was given by Tim Vests pets yes'er'
day been aecn ola a diamond In virginia III
fact. such work is seldom seen anywhere
Almost every Gall that was thrown over
the plate OF anywhere In the Nlc''''y VI
the rubber was tapped for "A single or
double. and occasionally a thret-basSe'
Nv tho black -sultcd siugEers Not only
was their worn az the bat grand. but their
fielding was perfect Every Individual
member OF The team played hts best and
IN consequences thereof the visitors. who
have hitherto been able 20 wrest game
from the Crows apparently when they
saw NJ, were badly beaten and completely
dernorahzc1 At the bat every one 81 The
Grows seemed able 20 place the leather
wherever he desired In the neld the
Crows never allowed the sphere TO touch
the ground. The Pete.sburgers did some
heavy batting on their own account, but
II vas ineffective.
Ok LIGHTNING WINGS.
30 matter whore they sent the ball
crow on wings OF lightning was ait"r
90. and ere the runner could reach hrst
base The ball had been thrown there.
on flies the outfeldcrs. and. In fact, the
whole team were at their osst. and II
q ball went twenty feet into The ali after
leaving the bat ~ was Just as 70 II had
been thrown into "a well. only one error
was made during the game hv The Crows.
ana Cicvc accidentally made that one.
a hot srouuder was batt~d - him by
Mycr IN the hfth inning. and he allowed
20 % clip through bis fingers, thereby
permitting the low-lnggcd wonder 20 get
20 second base. Mysr scored shortly
afterwards on Honcycutts single, and II
may Doe said that This run. bat for the
error. would never have been scored
Much regret was cNprnssod by he audi
,uc. when Kelly crossed the rubber
BE scored the FIRST run made for HIS side
and killed tho hopes Of many who had
anticipated with much pleasure u "skunk'
for the Farmer.
FROM THE WORD 60
The heavy work OF he Crows started
$50 th~ hrt inning and continued through !
out fh" GONE. Every man on the team
made q ba..-hit and many q tho mine
made more. knin distinguished himself [
To- f1tffl- ugf folr hits. one of which was
% frtec. btcFer Gatf,urcr. Tate, and /
Ioa~-.y fnloV.I next with three hits /
ana Wells Gilman. and Clove made two |
,l,h n. WORK Of NE ouihsld was far
beyond anything ever seen here. Each Of ,
t't Ufr Foster GDttsuger. ana Clevc- |
uld. phenomenal catches. and brought /
Gown 90, plaudits Of the 800 people who |
occupied seats JOB the grand stand, on the |
b.racher.,-. and on tho ground.
nanny gpnu.r,
u was "a happy crowd-thc..e 2.5oo peo-
pl- -aui well might thy he happy. FOR
they were ~itnes. iur au exhibition OF ball
PLAYING me lik. - which they VIII prOba
bis never sac gain.
Galcys WORK ia the box was brilliant
bat the great honor for the victory IS
due 90 his support Tie only awarded two
mon their bases ON balls, and hc retired
four men ou strikes. Hc was not off on
h,s fielding either Not by long odds. He
received opy one chance that was "a
hot liner hni hc awaited himself of Tint
and stopping H. promptly threw Pottcrl
ont az first base
Leach Petorshurg's wonder was put ir
the box I'M the inst inning but ere thai
inning had been half completed he Wal |
knocked out Of ms little apartment ant |
Potter. a new acquisition. was snhsu |
futed FOR him BE Jared just "a badly as
ana his predecessor, and asked Captain
KclE 20 take him ont also. He SAID 10
l.u. that he could DO nothing with his
opponents. II h. pitched "a ball over the
plate they'd init IT, If ne threw It d yard 1
from TIC plate they'd hit t. and hei
,yLelujeI. 81 believe If didn't throw 1t !
az all they'd h.t &C."
Such game cannot be Photographed. IL
Wa a magnificent exhibition on the part
of the Grows. VA which they clearly out
clas-.l their opponents and surprised
their friends in the audience.
THE SCORE.
This is the score. The wonderful work
d. .t,,Dp herein ia detail: