Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-26
THEY CAN PLAY NOW.
Ths Richnonds Return In Goed Shape
md Dtlat the Stauntons.
LArHRop and WILLIAMS DO WELL.
The Now Battery Proves Very sstisfsctosy--
Two Home Rams on Oar Side
the Other Games.


Tia, ha. hal
II was Pop Tates resonant and mirth-
provoking voice that rang out on
the dense. heated atmosphere At West
End Park yesterday afternoon and caused
the so or more cranks who sat within
the scope OF HIS voice TO laugh with him.
We'll might Pop laugh yesterday. for
Tim VESTS pets. CARRIED In beautiful
new black suits. wearing across their
chests eight large. white letters-'Hich-
mond"--had defeated the Bumgardners by
a score Of q to g.
1t was a perfect Waterloo for staunton;
In fact. II such term be admissible In
baseball pariance. they were literally
slausntered. They played good ball. and
bstfed valiantiy for the victory, but that
they were out-ciassed was too painfully
apparent from start to finish
THINGS HAVE CHANGED.
'ris true. they wrested three strsights
from little Timothy only last week, but
then things were not as they now are.
We didn't have the team that we nave
now. We didn't have Lathrop. the
livery so many are doomed 20 find them
selves vanauished. We didn't have Will
liaIns, who dons the liver-pad and therey
permits Freddy Foster TO cover tnird
base; and We didn't have the orgahzs-
ton of the club that now obtains. There
In no question now but what ~e have
strong cub, and IL Tim don't treat Stann-
ton 10 n dora similar to that which was
Mustered to him by them. he deserves
nothing better than TO be strung uP Ny
m thumbs. He need not fear such pun
ishrnent. however, as he has got the peo-
pie who can play ball. and the Buingafo-
rers will be done up u tho queen tasts'
From the very first the black-suiteo
LEGISLATORS were In the lead, ana thls
they maintained throughout the game
Kahn. the ffrst hitter, was struck win
the ball, ana under the rules went TO
arst base. McGann followed him, ana
with A three base hit brought Kahn H.
birnself following shortly Afterwards on
Tate's single. Fuitz scored one run TOT
staunton In the FIRST. Having been gwen
his base on balls, he worked his way
around the bases, scoring on Ze'giers MI.
COUPLE OF HOME RUNS.
Nothing OF great interest occurred until
in the third inning. when Tate ana La
throp bdth batted homs-runs The score
stood two TO two, when Hodge made q
single, Morgan followed his example, ana
Williams was thrown out at nrst west
mn FOR a single and brought Morgan H.
Hodge having preceded him on fuit.
error. IAthrop then stepped up 70 me
plate. and with = dexterous stroke OF 'he
ash sent the sphere over ier-nela ie''ee
Az he came afnbling into home with
f1a
the crowd fairly went Wild. KAN then
followed with a base hit, and McGann
got to first on an error OF Fultz. Pop
Tate. smiling and looking as handsome
"a An Adonis In his new funeral garb,
then picked up the ash. Pop was JUST
eager 10 hit the ball. and he did IL as
only he can. 1t bounded from his Dat
and fioated out on the ambient air. AS
n dropped over the wrong side OF left
field fence. and fielder Futz. who had
been coursing after II with outstretched
hands. sat down upon the ground and
went everybody hollered and everybody
who had a hat waved It, Kahn. McGann'
and Tate came over the rubber closely
following one another.
BATTED SEWERS sAvAGELY.
Matters progressed smoothly thereafter
until the sixth, when the home boys got
wild again. They jusa batted Sewers
who had been substituted for Crinion,
out of the box Hit followed hit In close
succession, and run after run was scored
until q grand total OF twelve for that one
inning had been piled up. The majority
of them were made after two men had
been retired. and II looked as though the
other put out would never be made. The
visitors made two runs In the sixth, and
Tins pets did likewise in the seventh.
The Bumgardners were goose'egged In
the seventh, scored one In the eighth
and drew blank in the ninth. They
managed to present Richmond with lit
lie Easter egg In the eighth, but in the
NINTH without any apparent effort on
their part. three players were sent over
the rubber.
REDDY's FINE CATCH.
One of the distinctive features OF the
game was Fosters beautiful catching and
Quick work He was covering third base
when in the fourth inning Fultz batted
redhot ball directly TO him. He couldn't
have gotten out OF the way of II If he
would, and ne wouldn't II he could. He
ciutched II firmly. greatly TO the surprise
of every one, and before Severs-who was
on first and not dreaming that "Reddy"
would catch the ball-had started to Sc
cond. could return to first, he had thrown
10 Tate, put him out, and thereby made
double play. He was cheered TO the
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