Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-07

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,,r Erady's baseball team from Ports
...t arrived here yesterday morning
.4 o. n, or more people assembled at
.....t.f.nd Park in the afternoon to see
..., rlav ball with Jake Weiss blue
..t.i boys.
-re Blucbirds played. but the young
...-. ,aies" from the sesshore did nothing
-l.. came was farce throughout, ana
a.. richmond lads had everything their
..,, way from start 10 finish. The Ports
..,,tb players seemed unable to field a
i,u and II they succeeded In making
.,op t was only by the barest accident
,..t they threw II properly.
There were several score Of Portsmouth
...,,ers IN the grandstand wearing
..,ssmers. on which were printed
.p,rt.pouth Rioters" and Victory.
..l they went out with the hope OF be-
bod. able 10 cheer their favorites or to
,t.orv They were never given an OPP
,..rtur.tv OF so doing. however. Tor from
BE- vsry nrst ball that was batted until
.re close Of the last inning they ala no
,.Irr else but make errors-that Is, no.
..r- else but Kick, and OH what an
.,.fgl amount OF kicking they did!
PAIR OF GREAT KIcKERs.
TATE and Knox headed the procession
,f.n any kicking was TO be done, ana
..yeral times during the game they were
t.ssal and hoOted at by the spectators,
vto were Justly disguised at their be-
..vl,r Tate was especially obnoxious,
.rl on one occasion, when some testing
-erark concerning him emanated from
th. bleacheries. he turned. and, select
INK the man who he thought had made
,te remark. shook his fist at him ana tod
lin In loud tones and in language that
vts disgusting TO all who heard him
nat he would break his face. such De-
rayior Is reprehensible. and the league
MANAGERS should not tolerate II Tor an
Instant. Tate. or anybody else who
.ves utterance to such language on the
teld. especially toward a spectator who
l4s paid his money TO see the game,
should be promptly dealt with. and not
b- permitted 10 play again In the league.
ladies attend the bah games. and
f,r no other reason than because OF their
presence such players as Tate should be
made 10 bride their tongues.
Knox repeatedly kicked against the
decisions OF the umpire, and on one oc-
casion Air. Daley imposed fne OF -
ca him.
The game was altogether one-sided. and.
therefore, undressing. Richmond piled
% runs with ease and the visitors ac-
.lmulated errors almost as fast.
SIX IN THE FIRST.
In the first inning. Kahn hit ny dl-
rsctly into Hargrove's hands but that
worthy let II drop. and Kahn got 10 hrst
base Groves followed. and drove the
psH through Reeds l-gs into cfntreneld.
Kain got 10 second on this. and Groves
vent 20 nrst Tate came up then. ana
commenced kicking. but WAS sent back
tf Daley. Tame got his base on balls
srl the corners were full A wild pitch
v.s made. and Kahn and Groves crossed
OBJ. plate. Because the ball did not 30
ninety feet beyond the plate only one
man was permitted 20 score, and Groves
Mas returned 10 third. He didn't stay
there long however. for Houseman went
% FIRST as gift from Foster, again
nll.uc the bases. and Wells hit high ny
into centre HargrOve mured that also'
aud Groves and Tannenill scored. While
Houseman went 20 third and Wells 10
FIST. Jake stole second. and Childs threw
down 10 head him OF. This gave an open
iuC % Houstmau. which he availed HIM
self Of. and stole home. Foster followed
with a safe hit, which put Wells on
third and MCGOWAN followed with MT
enabling both Wells and Foster 60 score.
Thus we've six runs accumulated IN one
iunirg TIE side was retired after THIS
Chinese work on the port OF portsmouth.
PORTMOUTHs LONELY TWO.
When the "Greenies" came to the bat
Knox was the nrst man up. lie tried 10
make Umpire Daley believe that he was
BIT and because the umpire ruled against
him both he and Tate kicked strenu-
o-s.y. Tor this Knox was fined =. ana
t1ta be and Tate were unmereifuliy
l.--el
Ih- visitors scored one run in the first
inning Reed BIT a three-bagger. driving
tt- han In among the carriages, ana
.mc In on ball hit 10 Groves hN
5.sues. The "Greenies" didn't score again
-r'l the fourth. when Thurston hit into
.rat field for one base, oad Fuller old
likewise. thereby sending Ihurston on
o. third. Hargrove MI TO Berte, who
itreW 20 HouSeman In ample time Tor
lm go make a double, but he held the
t-I and only succeeded IN retiring Fuller.
lr tha play Thursion scored. In the
slhseguent Innings the Portsmouths were
Retired almost In one-;wo-three order.
q, is needless 70 tell how Richmond
made her runs. They we're almost all
dl- 'o Chinese work on the part Of Ports
81 lih
Tarnehm pitched an excellent game. and
Foster. Who tossed for Portsmouth. did
very well also He was not supported,
however. and that accounts for the over
Waeim'ng defeat which Portsmouth re-
ceNeL Just how much support Foster
So viii be shown in the score here APP
pended.