Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-22
TATE'S CROWS WIN,
Lyuchbursers Again Defeated After q
Close and Exciting Contest.
NOT A KICK HEARD DURING THE GAME.
Morgan Makes an Ine6ecteai Attempt to
Earn the Eagle, and Causes
Much Anxiety.

GoncfalliSSimo ana Chief-of-Rootefs
John C. Small tainted at the bail game
yesterday. aud was only revived after be-
Ing famed for some little time by a
host Of rootcrs. and when Mr.. George
Lawson alphabetically whispered In his
car these words: 1T ia all right, Johnny
1t didn't 20 over
The a. in Mr.. Lawson's remarks haa
reference TO the spherical piece OF oe-
func; equine anatomy. which. having oeen
baticd by Morgan. 'oa'ed malesncaiiy
through the atmosphere, ard struck inc
fence on the topmost plank. just a few
feet within the so enclosure
A BEAUTIFUL GAME.
In COMPARISON with the previous games
played by the Lynchburgs in this city,
,esferiay's game was a beautiful che.
Noi Kick Of any sort was made by
either club. and the contest was close and
exciting Throughout
The ian Climbers having evidently re-
allied the utter folly OF kicking were
as quiet as lambs. and played together
Ike soldiers.
The Undcrtakers played 20 win also.
ana their ability TO find Pitcher Ander-
son with comparative ease. coupled Win
their superior playing gave them n We
tcry. There was no foolishness abolt the
contest from start 20 finish, and the
Crows bad 10 play ball TO win.
EVERYBODY ROOTED.
There were 25oo rooters present 70 Wit
ress the game and they one aad all
rooted with a right good will. 1t was the
ffst real opportunity they had hal 10
witness a purely scientific exhibition OF
lall-paylng since the LynchburserS ar
rived here. afi having accumulated
considerable amount OF lung-powcr during
their enforced silence. they were not az
al backward IN making themselves heard.
In The FIRST inning the Crows went out
En- ono two, three order. while their OPP
r1neuts. by virtue OF two hits and kain's
error. sent tWo men over the rubber. rms
was mofc than the Crows could stand
with compaccucy and in the second in
ming they tied the score. Tate first few
oat 10 Anderson and Gettenger lined out
d SINGLE Eousscy followed with another
~. and On an error OF webster, on
which Gettcngor scored. trotted TO third.
Morgan then sacrificed. and Roussey
crossed over the rubber.
SCORE AGAIN TIED.
In tho same-in inning Webster. who Rad
error. crossed 10 safety on KnoX's two
DAGGER. and again the score stood in
I.vuchburg's favor IT was again tied.
iils time ly McGann. who. having hit
tWo-hucr-r. scored on Giiman's single
Iy q clever throw from home 20 second
b. Webster the side was then retired.
For six consecutive innings thereafter
the Ilul-Cllmhcrs were shut out. nothing
lat E0ose-eggs being donated 10 them.
TWO HOME RUNS.
The home team kept on scoring Tate
was worked into home by virtue Of Get
t"rcers single AMI two sacrifices in the
fourth ia the nnh heavy batting was
Che order Of tho day. Iothrop went TO
fr-t Tag ou knox's error, and was
broulht I'm by kain's three-base hit
Mccain then followed with home run,
which was loudly ch-erci, and the bases
were cleared. Gilman something unusual
OR Lin, struck out, and Tate flew out
O. Clete. Gettengcr. whose heavy hitting
La- proved such "a source Of qualification
90 the cranks, then welded the ash so
effectively 49, to drive the ball over cX-
tr.mc ught-neld fence II was the longest
BIZ pet made here. and as the clever
Centre-n'ldrr. his face wrcathed in
smiles. trutted around the bases, the au-
offence fairly went wild.
NOTHING But GOOSE-EGGS.
This brought the score up TO TO 3, and
by clever playing the visitors retired the
Crows thereafter an one. two. three order
Goose eIc- was all they got in the final
-FOUR innings.
The gentlemen from me little perpen-
SECULAR burg tried to win out In the ninth.
AMI 300 their efforts were very materially
assisted los rank errors made by both
NirGaun and Williams. Two runs were
an they could score. however. and the
game closed Just before the rain-storm.
tho score standing 10 in the Crows
favor