Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-01

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ss-prlses In baseball are az frequent
nc r,osouitoes in "a marsh on hot sum
mer night and % is peculiar how oiteh
Il is that tho unexpected happens When
a scam is expected 70 win game It
ueysuv lust goes and drops H. and when
everybody firmly believes that defeat
Will be the teams portion. why victory
PUSHES I'm and as,onshes the populace
That is the way things have been work.
ing io rho baseball arena here this week
Thursday morning Richmond won from
Iynchburg with the greatest possible
ease. and 1000 people went out IN the az
tcrnoou. confidently believing that the
Blueb.rds would perform Ike feat Tor
their delectation But they didn't ana
as consequence the 700 hopefuls were
transformed into a like number OF de-
iected beings. and eCo0 Of them stayed
away from yesterdays game. They didn't
want 20 see Richmond defeated ana oil
-,urse Richmond was bound TO be de-
foatci. for weren't both Tannehll ana
Eerte. two Of the best players on the
team. injured? That's how they reasoned
4. out and that's why they stayed away.
Sow they wish they hadn't FOR Rich
mord. although badly crippled iahiy
walked away from Lynchburg' ana m
the language OF Lord Chesterfield 90
what the Biuebirds did for those Ioo"c-
c1rists was a superabundance'
The locals knew that their team was
Greatly weakened. and that they had 10
rIav great ball n they expected TO wln'
so they cirded up their loins and. Ike
the KNIGHTS Of OLD. buckled on their ar
NOR. and went forth TO DO or die.
THEY JUST DID BETTER.
The rynchburgs PLAYED well but the
Biucbirds played better, and the game
Was therefore one OF the prettest ever
seen here. IT'S true that the Lynchourgs
were never in the game-that rs, there was
never any very great probability OF Their
winuiug-but they played SO well anu
worked with such a vim that great en-
tertalnmeut was afforded the few specia-
tors who were present
The work of several OF the visiting play
ers WAS brilliant in the extreme ana
the manner In which the outfeld-espe-
cially Smith-handled the flies that came
into their territory was most refreshing.
The inaeld was not far behind the out
field in this work. and " brilliant Held
ing had have been the only requisite Ior
a victory Lynchburg would have un-
doubtedly won the game.
In the fourth inning smith ran from
deem centre into sh0rt-stops territory
after q fly from Gibson's bat. and cap
turcd the ball just before il struck the
ground So fast was ne running that he
was unable To- check himself after he
had made the catch until he had run
some distance inside the diamond, This
MAS the most difficult catch made du-
ring the game. but 10 was only ohe OF
three hard ones made boy smith.
MINTYER WAS SURPRISING.
one Of the most surprising plays in the
game was made by Mclntyer in the sixth
Inning. MCGOWAN was on second and
Bthne was on 6rst. when Kahn came 10
the bat Two men were out, and the in
field was playing up close to the pitcher
Kahn lifted the ball over their heads, and
10 drorped Just behind second base. No
one doubted for an instant that IL would
rrove a safe hit. though Mclntyer was
Seen running back for 81. lie got nearly
under the sphere. when it shot down.
wards and be jumped up, threw MS right
hand behind him. and grasped the ball.
putting Kahn out and retiring the side,
thus shutting out two runs that would
otherwise have scored.
This is a sample Of their good work.
hut they made some awfully rocky plays.
too. IN the second inning Jake Wells
Was on second, when Foster struck out.
Ferguson dropped the ball. and "Reddy'
ran. beating the ball 20 first Jake ran
90 third on this play. and Flock threw TO
third He threw too high, and the BAN
went out INTO left field, while Jake scored
and Reddy stole third.
I'm the third Kahn was on first When
Groves hunted the bali TO Mckenna, who
fe.ded II promptly and intended TO
throw % PlOck. Instead. he threw IN
the direction OF the negro bleacheries'
and before the bail could be recovered
Kahn had scored and Groves had pulled
up on third.
THE ERRORS WERE COSTLY.
These two costly errors did much TO-
ward winning the game for Richmond,
for they occurred IN the early part OF
the contest. and gave the Richmond lads
confidence In their ability to win. Whlch
served them in good stead throughout the
contest.
The locals played ball all over the Held
aud with the exception Of grieVous
cffor made by Kahn. in tn SIKH, when
bee dropped a fiy batted directly into MS
hands by ORTIZ they played an errorlsss
game Kahn. however. made up for his
bad work by some exceptionally good
rIavlug. lie was wonderfully quick, and
handled himself with more agility than
10 was supposed he had IN him
Though The contest was never exciting
n WA. AZ no time dull or uninteresting.
There we're many features which were
very pleasing 20 the roOters.
The score will show some Of them.
Glance over b. Here IL rs: