Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-18
The CLANS QUIETED.
Tins Grows Psttsd Thm to nscss
and Closed Their Shells.
FINE WORK ON BOTH SIDES.
Tho Richmonds Went In to Win. and
Batted Messenger Fisrcsly-Asny
Notable Feature.


and buried beyond resurrection by the
score Of IA to T.
Never has a prettier nor more ex-
citing game OF ball been witnessed In
this city than was played at West-End
Park yesterday between these two teams.
The weather was beautiful. the condi-
tion Of the grounds perfect. the lung
power OF the 900 rooters exceptionally
| strong. and the playing OF both teams
brilliant
keenan, pitched a phenomenal game for
Richmond, and Kissenger also acquitted
himself with honor In behalf OF the
saltwater people. Their defeat could not
be attributed to any bad playing or weak
pitching. The Norfolk team was simply
outplayed at every stage of the game
Twenty-four hundred and ninety-nine
rooters, all hilarious. and full Of fun,
| rooted for the black -shrouded ghosts, and
| one man. Mr.. John NJ, Berkeley. OF Nor
| folk, rooted. for his team.
RIOTERS IN FINE SHAPE.
Director -Generalissimo Small was In
| charge OF the Richmond Association. ana
| directed the roofing. His forces showed
their superior training, and rooted and
| hooted as only members of the Amalga-
| mated Association Of Rooters can. MI.
| Berkeley was responsible for a great deal
| Of the fun which was enjoyed by the
| audience. He and esquire" Donati,
| although strangers to each other, became
| boon companions for the nonce and sew
| eral times when the Norfolkian was sit-
| ting down near the scorers box mourning
| silently on the bosom of mother earth
| over the sad fate that was Deialiihg ms
| friends the Esquire" thinking 10 aiie-
viate his suffering. dragged him out anu
| carried him before MesSrs Small ana
| Harry Smith. His appearance always
| brought forth loud cries from the rooters
| He gave them as good as they sent, now
| ever, and the sallies and retorts whlch
| were exchanged between them were DriSht
| and scintillating with wit.
| The betting at the park was all one
| sided. The continued defeat OF the Rich
| ulond club had shaken the confidence
| which the cranks once had in them, ana
| odds of to | on Norfolk could be pickeu
| up on all sides. 1t Is needless TO say
| that all OF them found takers, and many
a crank Is now kicking himself for MS
want OF Judgment. AS one Of the unior-
| tunates said after the game: Wv nat
| those Crows did for me and the NorfoiKs
| was q plenty
| PLAYED FROM THE START.
| The game was exciting and practically
| tied I'D to the seventh inning. When. ny
| heavy hitting. the Crows flew way ahead
| I'm fact so far ahead as to preclude any
| possibility OF their being overtaken.
| McGann, Gilman, and Tate went out IN
| one two, three order in the hrst innlng'
| Hodge, Norfolk's catcher. crossed safeiy
| over the rubber by clever base-stealing, as
| sisted by Collidower's single, in the salt
| water half of the first Several means
| emanated from the direction OF the asso-
| citation headquarters in the grand stahd
at this juncture which were taken up
| by the rooters all over the field, ana maze
| the Crows feel sad and sick.
| The suffering of the spectators was
| turned to 10Y in the second. when Get
| tenger. the first man TO the bat. lined out
| A., ,o.siy tyo-hagger He was followed by
| Roussey. who by a neat single. advanced
| him TO third. He stayed there for
| few seconds. when, on an error of Colli-
/ flowers. he scored
| The Oystermen went down Ike sheep
| I'm their half of the second, ana Inn
! black-suited sluggers were handed III Il
| similar manner BY the visitors in the
| third.
SENT OVER THE FENCE.
| Matters assumed a greenish hue IN
| the last half OF the third when Messenger
| went TO second on a double, and on
| McGann's error, was advanced 10 thiru.
| Hodge followed, and was thrown out at
bonors then. He had had two strikes
! called ON him. and everybody was waiting
for the third. when he found the sphere
and bv almost hercuean power. sent
| ~ sailing far over Fosters head, ana
| over right-feld fence. Many were the
cries of disgust that were to be heard
when he came home, preceded py hisseh'
ger The Crows played ball like soldiers
and put the next two men out without
| much difficulty.
| Then they came to the bat 1t wouldn't do
| 10 let Norfolk keep the lead. This WASH
| what the cranks had paid their . cents
| TO see SO those boys OF black attlre
| lust laid themselves out and as result
| the score was again tied. rate hrs'
| welded the ash, and strange to say, ne
| famed out. He was mad at thls' ana
| well he might be. for two strikes were
|
| was not even standing at the plate. Get
tenger hit a single. and Roussey flew out
| 10 Hauptman. Morgan was given his
| base on balls. He had hardly arrived
| there when Freddy" Foster sent the
| horse-hide into the extreme centre-neid'
| bringing in the two runs Hats went INTO
| the air, and the audience went wild over
| this success. The score remained tied,
| for Keenan, was thrown out at first, leav-
| ing Foster on second.
MORGAN Is TOO SLOW.
In the fourth inning Thornton was
| given his base on an error made by MOT
gan, who demonstrated beyond perad'
venture yesterday that he can't play paI
in the fast company in which he no"
finds himself.
GETTENGER'S FINE CATCH.
Hauptman's three-base hit brought
| Thornton in, and while two more men
reached the bases, the side was retired
| before any OF them scored. 1t was In this
inning that Gettenger distinguished MIN
self AS has already been stated, the
bases were full, when Hodge batted
strong ball toward him, for which he rar
like a deer. No one thought Gettenger
| could get under the sphere, and, In fact
he didn't, but just before 1t reached terra
ilrma he shot out his hand ana grasped IL
| Two Of the Norfolk lads had crossed tht
rubber, and when told that their runs
did not count they were utterly amazed
Richmond's clever outfielder was loudi,
cheered, and right well did ne deserv'
IL.
The score still stood to In favor OF
Norfolk, when In the fifth inning. KID
Williams, after having batted single
scored on Tate's hit, assisted by McGann
sacrifice. Gilman, who had reached firs'
on a single. could have scored at the same
time that Williams did, had he not
attempted to steal into howe when there
was no possible chance or his succeed
Iing in doing SO.
Williams's run tied the score. and mol
until the seventh inning was either SIDE
able to unite the knot. Then the Crows
got In their work. They found kissen'
ger with ease, and with five safe hits. one
Of which was a two-bagger. and another
three bagger. they succeeded In gettins
In seven more runs.
THEN 1T BECAME EASY.
1t was like eating pie thereafter. Th'
Clans seemed ''easy fruit" for tn
Crows, and they pecked at them and 81
harassed them that everybody though