The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-03
HON THE FJRsTGiHE.
Houscman Makes Great Record at the
Bat-Detailed Score.

Bat-Detailed Score.
Wells and the boys again found their
r.cine known as the elixir Of base-hits.
There is no doubt about il, and each OF
them took big dash, especially houf'-
man who twice as much as any one
else. 1t was hard on Packard tnat
he should have been the innocent TARGET
Of the Hustlers' wrath, but such ne
was. and there is an end Of H. Just
think about it, twenty-one Dase-nlts.
Don't IL make YOU feel happy just
as sure as you are living We are sun
I'm the game. and Jake intends TO have a
sight al the pennant. II he has to play
sov and make IL a showdown. Per
hans of all the people who left tie
grounds in the morning game. none We're
unite so jubilant rs Tobias lihns. lie
had the laugh on Tommie Scrosss, AMI
the way he rubbed il into his assistant
was caution.
DOCS yer suppose / is going ter back
de Farmers. when "Duchie' was IN der
box fer de home team
IL seems that Scroggs had played the
visitors FOR winners, and consequently
Tobias Was rejoicing over the possession
OF three marbles, two pieces or chewing
gum. top and a barlow knife, with
a broken blade. which said articles were
contest. Under these conditions IL was
only natural that Scrosgs should vince
a bit when Tibbs interrogated nm win
his mouth drawn up in a sneerins kind
of way. Bdt Scroggs was not easily
routed.
yer can't giss how dc game come
out on Saturday. when de feilers played
DC ROanokes, could yer?
This memory was too much for Tlbbs,
and he turned CONTEMPORARY on his
heel, followed boy his assistant and the
last thing ! heard as they turned the
corner was scroggs ya-nly trying TO
induce Tibbs 10 explain Saturdays de-
feats.
A FEW GENERAL COMMUTE.
Because they batted like hends. This
reason alone is sufficient 20 account
for Richmond's victory IN the morning
game Now Tor negative reason, the
Farmers could not touch Gillen, any
more than they could have jumped
over the grand-stand. Again returning
10 the positive definition of why we
won. let me say that everybody for the
locals played ball There was an earn
estncss about their work. marked by
a dash and brilliancy that was charming
only one error les, u very nice rec
ord when YOU consider there were
eighteen chances and some OF them were
Icy 10 means easy. The reverse OF the
picture viii show seven errors to Peters
burg's credit, which tells only two plain
ly where the Hustiers got more than
enough runs to have won by.
n.UsiMASs GREAT WORK.
II there is any person who ever raid
that HOuseman was weak at the bat.
why, let that person 90 home lnc die.
he, alone and 10y himself. won the game
TWO OF three times over. Here Is what
he did. Out OF six times at the bat he
made six safe. clean. telling, an tan IL
ful hits. There was tnree-basSar
double and four singles, making 81 &c tai
OF eight bases. on; yes, he d.d hit the
ball "a few times besides, he took three
chances and made beautiful ci- hand
ed running stop or Turner's hit g.. The
fourth inning, that simply nut the s.and-
stand on an edge. Keep It up. H0useman,
you are all right. and your game was
beautiful.
on, dear little "Duckie" Gillen, | l'ft
my hat 10 you. just 10 show how much
| appreciated the game you pitched. z he
little man was IN great shape, AMI he
PLAYED with the heavy-hitting Farmers
very much after the manner N which a
cat PLAYS with a mouse. only think OF
II. six lonely and scattered hits. true,
one was a home run but it never touch
ed him: In fact, 1t had a bracing effect
and only seemed TO nerve Duchie 10
greater work His fielding was perfect,
six chances without an. error ana two
difficult put-outs. After Houscman ana
Gillen. IA point OF brilliant work, the
rest Of the Hustlers were wen punched
and every man played lovely game.
For the visitors. Turner ana Lrper,,
despite his two errors. easily carried OF
the first hOnors.
BErIs UMPiRsD 1HE osMf.
Betts formerly Of the National League.
unplred the game, and there was not
q .fo,.Ie hitch or kick. He understands
the game. we all know that. but Il Is 10
be hoped he will not repeat SOME OF
his big league work. When he wants 10.
mo- umn.re can possibly beat HIN. His
judgment on balls and strikes As excel
isnf and he watches every detail VI the
game like a hawk He kept ,he men at