The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-13
A VERY NEAT GAME.
IHH HILL CLIHBFhs' FJBLDING
WAS ALnOsT FAUL1LESy.
Clever Work of Foster and McGznn-Thc
Duke ofFulton Gots In Another Home
Run-score to @ for the visitors.


AFTERNOON at the -West-End Ball Park.
Ihey did some fairly good stick work.
but accomplished nothing Of startling
nature in this direction ten hits. with
total Of fifteen bases. being the sum
OF their efforts. while the Legislators
came in for fourteen hits. with a total
OF eighteen bases. a handsome home run
Dy Foster. the crimson-capped Duke Of
fuiton. being included in the list.
Inc work Of the home team. while
shshtiy above the average. was not so
satisfactory to the five hundred rooters
as clear as It might have been. Their
helding was not up to the standard, and.
though only four errors were made.
these were Of an expensive character.
TWO OF them permitting the visitors 20
score al a somewhat critical point in the
game.
McGann and Foster did excellent work
for the Bloody Shirts. They played ball
In every sense Of the phrase, and their
fielding, as we'll as their batting, was
such as wreathes the faces Of the typi-
cal rOOters I'm smiles. Snyder was touched
up for three lively two-baggers and
single in the first inning, and II looked
as though his delivery would prove as
unsatisfactory as IL was last Satur-
day, when he left poor impression
He rallied after the first, however. and
during the remainder Of the game the
visitors secured only six hits of the man
who many a night has fingered down by
the Rhine" and viewed western life with
the eye Of a COnnoissieur.
SMITH. THE ELL CITY ADoSIs.
Smith. the Adonis Of the Hi City.
whose figure might serve as a study Tor
a sculptor. Smith. the twirler. VINO
takes as much pride IN stfiki1s out
the brawny Bloody shirts as he does IN
tracing his paternal ancestry away PACK
10 Colonial DAYS when the big lnJun
got on the war-path and captured a Few
scalps by way Of souvenirs, Snlitn, !
saw. lust plain ordinary Smith, without
a ~" for a centre-piece. or an 20 tor
terminal establishment Smith. ne pltched
q great game. True enough, the Lfglsia-
tors got in some hits; IN Iact' lu' i,.era
Of the desired article but they were
mostly singles. and with the exception
Of Fosters vigorous specimen or the
four-bagger. one double. with whiSkers
on 4. by Morgan, ana the singles ABOVE
referred TO- the Legislators never touch
The Lynchburg twirler was given the
very best support. only two errors ana
one Of them trivial in its effects. being
put down on the score book 10 tnclr
credit. The entire team swung together
with q snap and q finish that delShts
the baseball cOnnOissicur. There was a
unity about the delegation which was
refreshing 10 see.
general welfare OF the team. Indeed, the
visitors played bah like bail players. ana
not ike children But for their clever
efforts the Legislators would nave Walked
of with ,.-e laurels. for in the fatal eighth
when the Bloody shirts got on their
metal. they put up beautiful temporary
exhibition of the sport scoring -FOUR neat
hits including q twO-hagger, ana getting
" a al
time II looked as though the jig was
nm" with the home team. They worked
hard But the Hill Climbers were in the
game" from start to finish. and when the
chronometer indicated 90 II was all
over for the Bloody shirts.
FOSTER. The PEERLfss.
Tn the first the home team went out in
short order. McGanns hit being the Only
thing TO vary the monotony. The M
Climbers got in four runs, however
ttrou0h hits by Boucher, McKenna, Hot
ford and smith. The second closed with
a run 10 the home teams credit. Foster
did IT all by himself. he maulei SKY
scraper TO left field. There was some
doubt as to whether the ball would go
over the fence All eyes were iiXed on the
sphere proceeding heavenward. ENpectan-
cy rcgned supreme. The grand stahu was
hushed I'm silence, not a murmur being
audab,e All OF a sudden a Wild shOut
burst from five hundred thrOats at once.
the ball had disappeared behind the
boards
Shirts did nothing Of a startling nature
hits by Morgan. Kahn and McGann being
all that saved them from going out one
two. three.
In the firth the Hi Climbers secured
three runs through two-bagger each by
boucher and Switzer and a single by
Smith, assisted by Kain's error.
The eighth brought a little more luck
20 the Legislators. They found Smith for
a succession Of four hits. Switzers error
assisted the home team I'm bringing I'm
four runs in this inning, during which
Tate and Morgan did some very credita-
bic base running
In the same inning the Hill Climbers
We're BANKED. Paynter got in single,
but IL aVailed him nothing.
The ninth was the scene Of some lively
hitting-Kain. Philips Tate, and Foster
each securing singles Phillips went out
at second. however. and McGann flew out
to Martin. Kahn scored. but Morgan
struck out. leaving Tate and Foster 10 die
ON first and second respectively.
SO ended the seconu chapter In the
serial
Today the tug Of war viii be the at
traction.
Below is attached a picture Of the Hin
Climbers second victory here: