The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-25
HILL CLIMBERS NOT IN IT.
Jhsy ~ Again Defeated BY tho Rich
mOnd nustlss.
urpIRE sHEEpgH Is ATTACKED.
Thom ps,n. Iy"chbavs'. Centre FIELDER
strikes Him In tho Fsec and 10 Or
desed Oat OF the Game.

I.YNcHBURG, VA. April @.-'special---
The tail-end club Of la}t season put up
the most magnificent uphill game ever
seen IN this locality OF lights and Shadows
and won out IN the ninth in manner
Justly deserving the highest praise Inns
aaa been done In the face OF great
number of questionable decisions by I'm
pire snccden. always against the nome
team. The score was 10 to In hich-
,nood,a favor. and Il was done as foi-
lows: , .,>,
1she frst half OF the first inning closed
without point for Lynchourg o.'n'
who pitched on Monday, was IN tne po~
for ivnchburg when the second nan
.oromenced. Hit by Kahn and Groves ana
a base on being struck by pitched Dali
fjIed the three points OF the diamond;
Jake Wells came to the bat. ana smote
the sphere 10 deep centre for four' ana
four runs scored. Foster few out 10 leit
field. and MCGOWAN touched her up lot
a sinelc. scoring on something similar Dy
perte. who went out at second. taking a
chance too risky. Tanncy singled ana
Knorr's fly TO left was INJURED
xAry's cHaRmfsG THREr-sAGoyn.
Roth scored on Kain's charming three
bagger. Groves retired the side with seven
runs 20 their credit. by flying out 10
right. After this inning. Kagey, the left-
handed. was put in the box for Lynch
burg. and not another hit did the Rich
monds make iii the ninth. when Berte
scored I'm the eighth run on a via thro"
10 third from the back-stcp. having got
10 first by n base on balls, TO second on
Tanney's base on balls. and 10 third on
a ball passed the catcher.
In the second inning LynChburg got IN
two by Gary's safe hit. and Plock get
ting FIRST on four balls: Gray came IN on
Houscman's error and Flock scored on
Orth's single. Nothing more was done
until the sixth. when Plock hit one too
hot for Berte 10 successfully handle. and
came in on Leahy's home-run TO deep
centre Then again. In the eighth, PICK
went 10 first on four balls. and scored
on Iscahy's two-bagger
This brings us TO the fatal ninth, with
the score standing 10 for Richmond.
Mcintyre was hit by pitched ball. ana
was forced out at second by Thompson's
infield hit Berryhili flew out to centre,
and two men were out and one on base
Gray smashed out double, scoring
Thompson Groves mun OF Fergusons
fly gave Ferguson his first and put Gray
on second. Plock's two-bagger brought
both IN, and he. In turn. scored on House.
mans tumble of ball hit by Leahy.
Leahy got ont trying to steal second. re-
firing the side--scorc. to s.
Kahn went TO the bat, and two strikes
were the announcement; the third strike,
Just about two inches below the waist
and splitting the rubber was next. Ball"
yelled tho umpire.
THE UMPIRE ATTACKED.
Then Kahn touched her up for single.
In trying to steal second, he was caught
off about two feet. Safe" yelled Mr..
Sneeden. Thompson. Lynchburgs centre
fielder. IN a fit of wrath and temper.
walked up to the umpire and after strik<
ing him I'm the face, tried TO kick his
spinal column through the top o.. as era
num- and the gang entered nc diamond.
Thompson was ordered out of the game.
the diamond was clea. ed. and the game
proceeded. Housem2n's hit rcored Kahn.
Wells went out a.<hrst on a short hit to
tho pitchex.l2ZrH ouseman went to sec
. Shd o. lssk<enfsration. and scored OH a
passed BALL thus winning the game in
the face of fast approaching darkness
ThoTpson's behavior in striking and
kicking Sneeden was Inaccessible. but, II
is claimed. the provocation was great.