The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-04

aEoIuupois-yes, arose, like the Leyiath1ns
Oh oid, herolcally to the occasion. and
.leIciiessly snatched the wreath. OF VIC
tOiy rom the damp brows OF the Farmers
~ hn1gcMhg me sphere over the left-feld
fence for two home runs.
Ihen the crowd black and white. yelled
IN happy unison, and the stock OF the
LcsisidlVrS was at a premium. About
Twelve hundred local cranks, bubbng
over WIN baseball enthusiasm. witnessed
yesterday smuggling match, and when the
nome team secured the victory twelve
hundred faces were stretched from ear TO
ear by broad. expansive smiles.
Black ana Foreman started In to pitch.
II required Just little over one inning
for the Farmers 10 demonstrate 70 Cap
tain West that IL he continued Black in
the box that his name would be mud. so
the Bostonian Adonis. the gentleman OF
shapely physique and classic features,
Mr.. Plummer, was substituted. Foreman
held out until the fifth. when the Legisla-
tors took SO kindly to his delivery that he
was relegated TO the bench. and Mr.. Tulu
smith or North Carolina, graced the box
for the rest Of the game
The game, outside Of the heavy batting,
was slow and uninterestin6, save for the
brilliant fielding OF Hodge for the home
team and Sanford for the visitors.
Both sides broke Ice in the first inning
by scoring one run apiece. For the Legis-
lators Kahn singled. went to second on
Phillips sacrifice, and TO third on Foster.
and scored on Stanords error. who drop
ped the ball thrown by Mycr to eaten
Foster at first. Morgan died Foreman TO
first Sanford singled; Brodie followed
suit, advancing him bag Kelly flew out
10 second. StaffOrds two-bagger scored
Sanford Farrell and Myer flew out 10
third and first
OVER THE FENCE SHE WENT.
The home team got one in 1.-THE second
on Hodges single, assisted by sacrifices
LrrN Irc md i'll. in h.fr
half jumped on Black for six hits, with
total of seven bases This heavy stick
work Melted them six runs five Of which
were earned.
one was all the Legislators could get in
the third Pop" Tate waited for four
balls. Foster hit 10 Myer who threw
wild to second TO catch Tate. allowing him
TO make third and score on Morgan s
sacrifice. The visitors were BANKED In
their half
In the fourth the home team tied the
score, Williams was given his base West
and Plummer flew out 10 third and FIRST
respectively. Kahn got in a single. NOV
ing Williams up a bag, Baby went 10
! first on Myers error. Then Pop Tate
| came 10 the bat. He cast his eye towards
the left field fence. then picked out one Of
| Mr FOreman's most choice curves, and
gently put IL outside the grounds, clearing
! the bases. and tying the score. Peters
burg got three more runs in her half
on hits by Kelly. Stafford. Myer and
Foreman, assisted by Farrells timely
double.
The Legislators paralyzed Foreman in
he sixth. They made six runs everybody
hit a ball, and Tate got in another home
run The visitors made two runs In their
half.
The seventh saw both teams draw blanks.
| The ighth gave the legislators their
last three runs. Sharp fielding prevented
| the visitors from scoring In their half.
only four men faced Smith in the ninth.
nj We Of % G.
burg in her half scored twice. Myer
was on third but Smith could only KIN ok
an easy NY to Williams. and the game
was over