The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-21
BASE BALL NOTES


keenan, did not come up to his usual
| standard in the box yesterday. He seem
| ed &c weaken towards the latter part OF
the game. He won the contest against
/ many Disadvantages. however.
! 'Redcy Foster had on his batting
| clothes again. His home run in the
| seventh endesred him to many a crank.
Rousseys fielding was clever and clean.
He was in the game throughout.
Gettinger's hitting was almost perfect.
out OF six times at bat he secured three
singles and a double. His friends were
surprised TO see him muff a fly In centre
II is a rare occurrence with the Atlanta
man.
Tate and Gilman each kept cool head
and played good ball.
McGann's work at second was below his
usual high standard. His batting was
weak. and he made two ugly errors at
second.
Nine assists out of eleven chances was
the record of Kahn. He ran the bases
with his usual skill and secured a two
Dagger. Two errors helped TO mar the
effect of his good playing yesterday
Wormsley was on the grounds Yesterday.
and he looked familiar. His spell Of fever
seems to have had little effect on his
twirling He was practicing on some zig
zags: He will occupy the box Monday
Williams will catch.
Knox. the Lynchburg third baseman. is
unquestionably the most exasperating
kicker ever seen on the Richmond
grounds. He kicks whether there be any
occasion or not. Ills work at third base
yesterday was atrociOusly weak. and he
lost his temper to such an extent as to
toss ball away over In the crowd
through pure cussedness after catching
a hot liner There Is no limit to his
grumbling. He is decidedly the most I'M
popular player in the league, except, per
maps Webster. who not only Kicks, but
plays very dirty" ball as well.
Elsey. the Lynchburg second baseman.
is an Improvement upon most of the
other players so far as kicking is con-
cerned.
Jobe is quite unpopular He is not
good ball player but as a kicker and all
around grumbler he is a pronounced sue
cess.
Wynne seems to be the only man on the
aggregation who has any CON
out-field
There is little or no system about the
Hin Climbers. Out of nine or ten players
there are some six or seven captains. |
Their wrangles and dilly-daliyine re |
semble what you would expect from chill |
1ren.
MIR Black does the best he can as UNI |
oire. He has little determination and |
grit, and the players don't have any diff |
,uty imposing upon him.
Sandy McDermoth, former Southern |
League umpire. is expected TO be here |
either to-day or Monday. lie is said to
understand the business.
There is some talk of an elaborate sup
Der at the Davis House for the home
cam tonight if they win the game this
afternoon. 1t is understood that only the
cam and some of the most pronounced
'ooters will have invitations to the af-
air which promises 20 be quite delight
ul.
AS result of a wager on the game YES
erday Jim Cabinet rolled I'm a wheel
barrow Willie Shafer from the ban
grounds TO the pOst-Ohice amid a crowd
If youthful rooters who commented UPON
he performance all the way down.
The game this afternoon viii be called
at ) o'clock.
Next week the RichmOnds will meet the
'tauntons for three games, commencing
londay.