The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-01
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
he PROyED TO BE 4 PUzzLE TO THE
HEsyY-HTTTTNG MiGfcLdNs.
His "Go-to-sieep" Kind OF Delivery
Was Too Much for the Nisitors-Heavy
Hitting by Barley Kahn and stahi.

"Duckie" Gillen. of the lately disbanded
Memphis Club. whom Jake Wells captured
On the ny. was in the box yesterday for
the Hrstlers Yes. he was very much IN
1t, as he ccnclusiyely proved, much TO the
delight of the rioters. and the scrrow OF
King Taddon and his banG.
In talking over tho game With my small
friend Tobias Titbs. who puts up the
score On the right-held fence. we decided
mat Gillen is = "beaut, 70 use liDp9
exact vrIds. .....
faint no use saying anything, but ye.
kin bet yer sweet life dat ydkey has 20,
a good IN" he said: and / agreed win
him. and 80 docs every one VINO Jaw 'n'
Southern League twirler pitcn; Gihtn -
a short Wcll-knit-together kind or a Eel
low. with light hair and a pleasant face.
He keeps very quiet and collected, ana
attends strictly to business
AZ fAsY DELIVERY.
His delivery Is very graceful. He has a
slow, easy. and almost sleepy KIND OF
way of tossing the ball, but when ne
let's go Of the sphere II zoos not lose any
time IL coming 10 the piate. Nnen thtie
We're men OH the bases he varied this
slow delivery, using a quick, snappy one
IN its stead. that sent the bail % as it
IL had been shot out Of a cannon. buckle
iielded his position 10 perfection, Int the
never lost his head for a single moment
Tobias says ne has j great eye" re-
futing my argument Of hcad-worA That 1
advanced when we were discussing Gil
lens work. Twice were there men on
bases, and things looked critical but
'Duckie" was equal to the emergency. lie
had good control, giving only one man
base on balls, and when no chose ia show
II. he had speed 10 use as combHstiDle
material. re kept what hits We're made
or Of him well scattered, and whenever
the Magiclans did find his delivery, they
invariably knocked the ball at some one.
MooRrs rITcHrD WILL
Moores pitched also an excellent game.
but he was not supported ike Gllen.
Welsh made two errors, aud had three
passed balls. while AdOnis Fuitz surprised
every one b. dropping Groves ny IN the
ninth. Then. added 10 these facts. MOOrcs
was AT times slightly wild. and The llust-
leis TOOK every opportunity they could on
the bases. The locals also managed TO
bunch the majority Of their ten hits.
ana, besides, they played with that snap
and ginger that meant victory from the
start The Magicians found Gillen Tor
eight hits. but one Was a scratch. bound
ing over kaiH'S bead, while bradley and
Berte came near reducing the number
by TWO more. but the chances were too
desperate for them. The scoring on the
hlsiiefs part was done ia the frst
Three innings. after that they were blank
cd up 20 the ninth. The Magicians drew
their scores IN the first, seventh. and
eighth innings.
QUICK, CLAN GAgE.
The game was clean and quickly play
cd-in fact this series has been one of
the fastest ever played IN this city
Mitchell Was "A bit of color in his de-
cisions, but both clubs suffered alike.
though on whole his work WAS good
Al any rate, IL was far superior 10 the
umpiung Of Mclaughlin.
The features Of tho game were the bat
ting OF KAN and Stahl. the latter, by
the way. making home run and the
fielding 0i Gilien. Padden. Groves. smith.
and sherer The following tells Just how
Il al happened. and II YOU don't believe
II / refer you TO my friend, Mr.. Tobias