Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-19

With defeat staring them In the face foi
i've innings. and with their stock fan
below par with the rooters, Richmond
BluebiTds climbed 10 victory yesterday
hnd beat the Petersburg Farmers out b.
a score OF to in very prettily played
game.
As hiil-climbcrs. the Blueblrds haven
an equal. That old antiquated tug-horse
who has jerked bob-tailed cars up the
Ninta-streot incline for many years isn't
In II with them. The b!rdllngs simply fy
mp the hin. and they find victory almost
every time.
The great beauty about the playing Of
uake Weiss pets Is that they are never
befsated until the last inning Is over.
uhey are unlike almost any other team
IN the state League in this respect. ana
Eherein lies their superiority.
Yesterday the Farmers BANKED them
FOR five innings, ana led them by two
runs, but they played on. apparently un-
mindful Of the fact that they were behind
their competitors: MCGOWAN poked fun
at everybody. Jake Wells said nothing.
and things worked as smoothly as pos
eibie, every man playing bail.
HOW TWAS DONE.
Flynn was In the box for Richmond.
and twirled like q major. He had great
speed. and made eight Farmers punch
"tripiets' In The atmosphere. in addition
90 holding them down % three hits.
tackRrd tossed for Petersburg. and. al
though he Was in good form, IA was not
given the support which he was entitled
10. and. az "a consequence became some
fFaev I'd la
Dhe game, and was IRE ~ hit.
To Mr. Hall. who was released from The
Richmond team, belongs the honor Of
having caused the defeat Of bis associates.
lie dropped tWO flies that zen
nirecty in his hands ard gave
thrce runs 20 Richmond as re-
cult. Idppert who played in left
heid, contributed somewhat TO Richmond's
victory by letting two flies 20 through
him, but only one Of them was 9roduc-
tive OF any DISASTROUS result. and the
game had already been lost.
The locals got of in the third innn~.
and although but one error was made
khere was a general looseness about their
playing-just for that one inning-which
was largely Instrumental I'm accommodating
fhe two runs that Petersburg made.
THE FARMERS SCORE.
FLYNN started Off with a bad piece OF
helding lie threw wild to Berte. and
gave Lyons second base, letting Packard
reach first. Then he gathered himself TO-
gother and struck Gill out. McClung fol-
lowed with "A single. but In the mean
Kline Lyons had scored on a wild pitch.
and Meetings. hit brought Packard IN.
making the score . 10 D against Richmond.
Everybody knew that this wouldn't do.
but the opportunity for changing things
was slow IN presenting itself. II came
Though as all things do. but not until
abe sixth inning.
Two men were out when Packard lost
bis grip and gave Groves his base. He
Followed this up with similar presenta-
nlon 10 Tannehill. which showed Turkey
10 second. lie hit Houseman. the next
man up which gave that worthy his base,
Ehus filling the corners.
Then 10 was that matters grew exciting.
Wells was the batter and everything de-
pended upon him. lie batted a high fly
unto Hairs territory, and a groan went
up from all the two thousand or
pndre spectators. Hall reached for g.
Handicapped IT, Then there was howl
Groves and Tannehill crossed the plate,
Houseman went TO third Wells TO second,
hnd-best OF all--the score was tied. Fos-
ser retired the side before any one else
scored, and the Farmers got their inning.
1t netted them naught. and ali of the
pther innings thereafter resulted in a
bike manner
4 MGOWAN'S THEFT.
( in the seventh MCGOWAN committed
GRAND larceny. He not only stole third
base, but actually stole home. and that,
TOO, when 1--WE Of the Petersburgs were
ehasng him. The steal was probably the
Srettiest piece of base-running that has
been done this season.
McCiung caught Nc. off of third, and
there was nothing for him 90 do but run.
Pender. Packard. Lyons. McClung, and
Sullivan got around him, and they ran
him TO and fro for some time. Finally,
the willy third-baSeman saw an opening
when Fender reached up TO catch the
fphere and before Petersburgs captain
could lower his hands sufficiently 10
touch him McGowan slipped under his
arm, and like lightning sped over the
plate and united the score. In the eighth
two more runs were scored, but then the
game had been won, and why tell OF
khem?
Reference TO the score here appended
will tell all that remains to be told. Read