Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-13
WAS NAPIER'S FAULT
He Held the Ball While Two Runners
Went 10 Their Bases.
THUS THE GAME Is LOST.
No Reason Why Richmond Should Not
Have Won-Snyder Not Much
Of u Player.

Again have Tim Vests Colts suffered
defeat and the most awful portion OF
the bitter dose is that II was administered
by Lynchburgers, those little hIll-clmbing
tail-enders whom everybody defeats
and no baseball captain stands in awe
Of Tim might well stand of and ejacu-
late az did Caesar 10 Brutus. ct III
Lynchburg
The score was 10 6, and II friend Napier.
the apology who holds down third base
for the home team. had been given his
way entirely In the matter II might have
been ~ to 6. lie played a rocky game
yesterday, and those cranks VINO are
weeping bitter tears over the loss or
their ducats-for there was good deal
OF filthy lucre waged on the game-rnay
well attribute the loss OF the game TO
him. The other eight "Bloody-Shirters'
did their share OF the bad playing, but.
as usual, Napier eclipsed all OF their
Efforts in this direction. There were about
800 people in the park. and many were
the expressions of disgust that were heard
on all sides after the battle was CON
Guided Quite number were heard to
say that they would never attend an
other game at West-End Park SO long
as Napier covered third for Richmond.
THE PITCHER CAN'T BAT
Snyder did not cover himself with glory.
While IL Is true that he kept the HIS
down lower than did Smith, who occupied
the box for the visitors. he Is not the
pitcher that Plummer Is. His greatest
drawback Is that he can't bat. Nhth ne
picks Up the ash a strtke-out Is sure 10
ensue He can't even touch the sphere TOT
a foul Only once did he get TO hrst yes
terday, and that was on an error or the
first baseman. lie was not alone In TINS.
however The stick work Of the entire
home club was inferior-in fact, excep-
tionally 90 Morgan had the chance OF
his life In the ninth inning. and tried hard
10 respond to the cries from the grand
stand TO soak it," but all ne could 40
was TO wave out. Tate and roster were
on the bags. and If ne could only have
lifted the ball over the fence he would
have put the home team In the lead.
Wei. he didn't. and we lost.
No one had any idea that Richmond
would lose a game to Lynchbure. and II
must be confessed that the cranks have
been treated to one Of the biggest sur
prises Of their lives. They are all dead
sore. too and unless the management
make several necessary changes In the
positions Of the men, they will fnd That
a gatekeeper is an unnecessary ADJUNCT
to the games.
HOW THE STORY GOES.
Lynchburg. although the weakest team
in the league, batted fercely in the ilIst
inning. and with one single and three
double hits succeeded in sending four men
over the rubber. A goose egg was all
we could get. and but for Freddy Foster.
who succeeded in lifting the horsehide
over the fence in the second, on which
he alone scored. we would have gotten
six more consecutive gosling producers.
The stubborn little Hill-Clmbers were
shut out in the second. third, and fourth
innings. but in the NTH they scored three
runs. This Is where Napier showed the
cloven foot. He could have kept these
runs from coming in had ne made the
slightest attempt to do so. but he didn't
and that is all there Is to 1t. Boucher
was on third. HoffOrd was at second,
and Smith was keeping Pop" Tate COM
pany on first bag. SwitZer made two
Dagger and sent Boucher in. Hofford at
tempted to follow. but by good throw
Kahn shut him of at home. Foster
chased him for few yards and he at
tempted 20 return to third smith
had reached third, and he attempted TO
return to second. Foster threw TO
Napier. instructing him to touch Smith
and return the ball TO him In time to
catch Hohord and make double play.
BOTH GOT TO BASE.
Napier caught the ball all right. but that
is all he did He held it firmly In his
hands and stood stock still, while Hof-
ford returned to third and Smith TO
second. They both scored Immediately
afterwards on Swtzers two-bagger.
The game began to grow exciting in the
eighth inning. when four runs were
made by the home team and the Lynch
burgers were shut out. This made the
score to S. In the ninth Kahn added
another run TO the five. and Tate and
Foster were successful in reaching bases.
The side was retired by Morgan's air
tanning and without a murmur the
rooters and cranks left the grounds.
For Tins edihcation and qualification
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