Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-27
OUR BOYS WON BOTH.
Two Well-Played Games Captured by
Tim Vests DarllnSS.
.BABY PHILLIPS THE HERO.
sent the Sphere Over The Fence and
Tr0tted Round the Bases.
BLANKENSHlP NOT SO LAZY.
Ne rit,hos with More Life Than Usual
Large Crowd aud Good Playing
Results Elsewhere.
BABY PHILLIPS THE HERO.
BLlNKENSHlP NOT so LAZY.

--,, announcement that two games OF
q, f-- one admission would be played
..,r... End Park yesterday. between tho
,...-.,4ds and Roanokes, coupled with
.s f.,t that the Saturday half-hoiiday
or.te generally observed, caused enc
.r, largest crowds ever gathered on
....-.r occasion 10 assemble at the
,-..1ts al 3 o'clock
a.. f.ht hour Il was estimated that 100
-.f Omissions had been taken I'm at
- e.,e This number. which lid not
...... tho ladies'. was greatly augmented
o.. -, gec1nd game was commenced
o'clock Every available inch Of
., &, the grand stand and on the
...,.s was occupied by mass Of hu.
.., ana folly to men and boys, who
IL r.t Grd seats elsewhere. stretched
. ,.. on the ground along the fence.
"a &. t.o us.Ehhorhood OF third base.
.IE IMPORTERS OUSTED.
-.. ..,r.rs and uewspaper-mcn were
caa.I out Of the very poor seats
tsI b,,n provided for them, and
r.r..l &, ind q restlng-placc where
,...t.., could. TWO scOrVs. with paper
l.ra She'd which had "a slant Of obout
..-..s. and between the slides when
- t...a.utiy, though unwillngly. in
.r Kept the score. Another found
........cc on the bosom OF mother
~ .- o. shame that the manage
.. .... NOT provided better facilities
&C.,. Old. rrsss. They are. and have been
with promises, and have had
..nor,lulty 10 fulfil them but have
.. set. made the slightest effort
& . su.
canes were well played. and
,. ..-lusi in victory FOR our pets,
o.. ..-t ty score Of is to Z. ana tie
..-....t chose nEhr until the ninth
.....ly score OF II 10 6.
BABY THE HERO.
..." Phillips was the hero OF the
o.. ..rs-t. and an because he knocked
r. g.u IL was a dandy hit. too
.. u.G. pop" Tate blush with shame
f., .a Ae eighth. lie was the FIRST
- .. t.a bat. and after having had
OIL. strikes caieI on him, he soaked the
.,.- u bounded in the air, and
r. and half Of the audience did
i..s.... Tho sphere continued its course
-. .a left-aelj fence. Baby con-
t..I around the diamond and the
,-. continued % holicr until they got
. .a. resumed their seats.
o. .IoHly shirts got goose-egged IN
...t aud second innings. while the
... s..t Crockett, the long-legged,
.l hitter. who never D lis to touch
-r .rr for a good. safe hit. over the
,.. .9 thc second. IN the third Phil
j.. md Mccain scored. and O'Hagan
likewise for the gentlemen from the
r ...u village. This tied the score
t.. crowd went Wild. Kahn. Nor
- .aI S-tiey went over home-plate
.. rtu1p in the fourth. and the gray
.... boys were shut ont The faces Of
friends assumed at this juncturc
. very similar 10 their clubs suits.
t.Hm extra eXertiun OF their lung
.r the C7Dtal-City hooters had col
ae.r faces In striking similarity
O., ... clothes worn by their champions.
KEPT THE LEAD.
.. lead thus taken by the Legislators
t Maintained throughout the contest
r.r aiih. Tate Morgan. and Foster
.| ana OHaGiu and Frcch boosted
.. #...nEe's end of the tally. Mccain
.... added two more runs % the
.. numerous score in the sixth, and
.tHrt Mccoy was sent home Tim
' pets went out in ne-tWo-:hree
. the seventh. Goodman, tlie nm
. mind t1s-man. ANA "Chiuchilla'
..rt. the Woan-fdocl man made
' two runs that Roanoke could
..-... .i.uy's' home run WAS the only
.r.t lu The eighth. and as a grand
9.4 and Srtiey made runs.
WHO had caught up TO and
ttua-h The eighth inning. got O
I.. face from foul ball from
bat ana althouln he had his
r... .a sustained e. severe cut on the
E Iie Wa forced 90 retire, AMI
.. ..s substituted for him.
CALLED HIM DOWN.
'r attempted one OF his ugly tricks
r.tn. and w8s called out He
... .".r- the bases between second
#.t AMI when kaa batted 10
.. attempted e block the bal
.. was equal 70 the occasion,
...- AMI promptly ordered Napier
pitched the nrst same for Rich
H truly sc,-atihc style, and
WHO MED thl box FOR the
tai- also showed marked ability.
history ~ the battle IS written in
... ....".
RICHMOND.