Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-04
COULD NOT TOUCH FORMAN.
But Keenan, and Nevins Were Battod
without Mcrcy-An Immense crown
sadly Disappointed.


Pender and his little army Of men
marched out on the field at West-End
Waterloo in the afternoon, and in a very
few moments had completely routed the
NapoIeonic forces. and turned the laugh
ter Of the thousands OF onlookers into
hollow moans Of anguish and despair. In
his noble fight. Pender needed not
Bucher, for he himself girded on his
armor. went TO the forefront. and. by
clever manipulation OF his forces, won
the day.
Six thousand people. among them the
little Frenchman, Marquis Michael Multi
gan ORourke, all in gala attire. went
early to the scene Of battle. and secured
for themselves places of vantage, in order
that they might see the fight, not one Of
them but who anticipated Il victory for
Tate's forces. II was not 50 10 be, how
ever. Fate had dccrced otherwise. and
the rooters' hopes were soon cast down
They had gone out early after dinner
hoping TO return with songs Of victory
on their lips. Instead. however, this Is
now the burden Of their refrain:
Nine little boys IN black Tim
Nine little boys in black,
They were base-ballists,
Who couldn't play ball,
Alas. alas, alack.
Nine little boys in black, Tim,
Tried to win the game,
While they battled,
They got badly ratified.
And mud is now their name.
AN IMMENSE CROWD OUT.
The crowd which witnessed the defeat
Of the locals was the largest ever seen
on a Virginia ball-hed. Indeed, it is
doubtful whether such a gathering ever
assembled I'm any one place in richmond
before To sand of In the field and gaze
at the grand stand and beacheres, the
former filed. and the latter covered with
a mass of humanity the scene was one
calculated to stir the heart OF most any
one. Women IN bright attire. ami men IN
more somJre gdrb, sat closely together
and the various colors OF their garments.
harmonizing and blending together.
formed symphony-a concordance Of
color. which al once caught the eye and
held il fascinated. Twas a scene long
10 be remembered. Ladies were sprinkled
here. there and everywhere, except In
the negro section and on top Of the sheds.
The FIRST Regiment Drum-Corps were
tuuity was afforded them 10 play on
their drums, that their presence was
hardly noticeable.
"Reddy" Foster. the Duke Of Fulton,
who has played such excellent bah, was
presented with "a magnificent basket OF
flowers by the Fulton rooters when he
came 10 the bat in the second inning
Tnes. root-rs were all there. and wore
on the lapels Of their coats distinctive
badges. showing that they came from the
arist0crauc confines Of Fulton Above
each badge was large sunilower, Ia
oscar Wilde.
VICTORY IN ONE INNING.
The game was won by Petersburg in the
second inning. when poor. little Baby
Keenan, was simply anuihilatcd by the
sturdy Farmers. and eight runs were piled
up. Thirteen batters stood before him in
this inning, seven hits were lined out
four Of which were two-baggers, and one
a homer. aad the only surprise is that
of the thirteen, ten instead Of eight men
did not score.
The RichmoHds played horribly Indeed,
they appeared 10 be unable 10 DO any
thing. either at the hat or in the field,
and while the PetcrsburSs only made ono
availed the Richmouds naught. our club
made eleven disastrous bluniers.
WERE NOT IL GOOD FORM.
4 very perceptible difference IN the
movements Of the two clubs might have
been noted at the time they entered the
field The visitors moved about with firm,
elastic step. threw % each other, and
practiced for some little time before the
game was called. They appeared to be in
perfect condition. and ready to Nanquish
all comers. The Richmond team presented
a sorrOwful contrast Most Of the players
moved about the field in n dull, letharsic
fashion. appeared To be nervous, and
lacked self-cOullence. and throughout the
greater part Of the contest played in a
dstres inely-unsatsfactory manner. \
team Of a. good players as we have could
hardly show up i'm poorer form or TO
wore advantage. There was quick. snappy
work in the first inning, but little of II
afterwards. 1t is said that a good guam
thy Of money was lost on the game. but
the wagers must all have been made be
fore the locals begun their exhibition.
Roussey, Glove. Kain, and Phillips were
all of in their playing, the two first
named decidedly So The thrI-bascman
"
lie must have felt disheartened. as he
tried TO stop very few Of the balls that
came his way, ana did not handle well
those that he did stop. Clevc was prob
ably lazy after his long rest from Satur-
day afternoon. At any rate, he could not
yet 10 balls that he ought 10 have caught
with ease. Altogether, he gave an Oriental
exhibition Of how TO play ball. Kahn did
not begin 10 cover as large a territory
as Is his wont, and although he succeeded
in stopping some very warm grounders,
he made two mistakes at critical stages
Of the game. and on one occasion. when
a double play could easily have been
made. he fumbled ard toyed with the ball
so long as to almost preclude the posi-
bility Of his making a single. BABY
threw beautifully from centre but he did
not catch the balls that were easily his.
PLENTY LONG AT THAT.
The contest only lasted six and a half
innings. Il was plenty light to have
PLAYED longer. but it became TOO apparent
that the Richmonds couldn't catch up,
and. as they were only putting up a
semblance Of a game. and the whole thing
was a burlesque-a travesty on baseball
it was decided by mutual consent to put
an end to il. The locals came 10 the bat
in the seventh inning and succeeded in
securing two runs. but the game being
called before the Petersburgs had had
thelr half Of the seventh inning, the two
runs were not counted. and the official
score was really % to l.
FORMANS FINE WORK.
Forman twirled for Petersburg, and
pitched the game OF his life. His delivery
puzzled the Crows to such an extent that
try as they would they could only sue
ceed IN making four hits of OF him.
lie was in excellent form. The taps were
literally few and far between.
Keenan, essayed 10 handle the sphere
for Richmond. but ne made a dismal
failure of IT, and in the two innings
that he pitched ne permitted eight hits
to be made Nevlns was substituted for
tho Lilliputian tosser in the third inning,
but he proved 10 be very little OF an i'm
provement. He was wild at times, and
somewhat nervous. and in the four in
uings In which he occupied the box he was
touched for seven hits. In justice TO these
two twirlers. be II said that their work
would have shown to far better advantage
had they received proper support. num-
ber OF balls were batted out into the field,
which resulted in hits. but which would
have unduestionably been put-outs, had
the felders been sufficiently awake 10 put
forth any effort 10 capture them. Then
again, the Farmers had on their batting