Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-23

returned to Richmond yesterday iho''''"S'
nothing dauntel by the feariul dfuOpins
that had been administered TO mem 1"
IYnchhurg on the day before anu III '''o
AFTERNOON. aztec but a few. hours resi-
they went out 10 Wost-End PARK wherA
after a struggle In which large element
OF doubt played a conspicuous part th'S
administered Il dose Of defeat 10 the
Portsmouth Grccnies.
The game was not wei PLAYED. NO.
not by jug fun. Both teams put up
some sxceedincly yellow work; but twas
exciting. and the finish was very much
after the apoploctic style. Though -
stated, much inferior work was zone ~
both clubs many Of the players dis
,.nguished themselves either at the eat
or In the field. and some brilliant stick
work and one or two stellar catche'
illuminated the otherwise dreaTy contest
REDDYs GREAT HIT
"Reddv" Foster exhibited his batting
rrocliyiaes. as he IS occasionally wont 10
do and in the second iuniug. without any
very APPARENT reason therefor. ana GER
tainly when 40 one expected him 70 40 So
he lifted the horseh.1e over leit-ield
fence. near the ceu.rc-leld line, for the
lons.st home-run hit OF tie season No
body WAS ca base ana 'EcA was ''O
first ml4 al the ta;. 80 be had th.nss al!
his own Way. anu. WITH his beadtiIu4
auburn locks floating proudly 10 tHe
breeze and his myriad Of iTccA!eS AIA oe-
hind a radiant smile, the Duke 'foll'u
around The diamond. Wien no one 10 iht-I
fere with or bO-acr h.o. lac Vas Ay~IdI'!
chesreI.
Previous 70 this hit Portsmouth had
lead Of one. bat ite--y Ea- taken J.
away from her. ana ~ The next inning
Uouseman. who was given the initial
bag by Eallman, went % second and
third on sacrifices by Bradley an! Wells,
scored On double oy Borte and place !!
the Dluebirls where the GTecni 3 mad
hten-one i'm the lead. This lead was.
however. taken away in the same III
ming when Childs. who had singl and
reached third on Smiths error irotted
into home on Margan's throe-hase hi.
PORTSMOUTH IL THE VAN.
Thus the score stood 8 to3, until. in the
nth inning. Chn1s and Mancan both Of
whom made singles ,ul were aided 10y
errors made iv Smith. crossed the rub
Der. and showed Po,tsm0gths score ~
- five. Richmond fa.l.l 20 DO anything
in the sixth, though TaunehIll reached
third and Housewan second. Ports
mouth, however scored another run
which should never have been made. and
which was directly attributable TO an
error made by Fouseman who dropped
Hellwan's fy, when there was be1Nu
ful opportunity for him % retire The Side
The Portsmouth contingent ia tn
Z -. "a b. fr~ W.
greatly elatei about this iuncture. and
- evidence their enthusiasm. gave ven
70 many bowls of delight. The Richmon.
r0oters were sporl,nFly dOwncast
Dut they hadn't given up hope, FOR tn
fatal seventh had not then been played.
HEAVY s~IcK-wORK.
An things come in due time, and. Il
accordance With this fixed rule. III
seventh came. With It came renewe
vigor % the Eilehir1s. and. as oac
one ririel uD bis ioins shook out hi
taN-fea'hers. and clutchc1 the willow
De Just jumped on Sir. Mailman. poundc
.hc ball, paralyzed his delivery. and playe
havoc generally with Portsmouth
completely wreckng its chance Of viz
tory. when the dust Of battle cleare
away sufficiently f1r The scorer 10 get !
AMI count Ct was found that the Blue
ulriS Ell aCNNmAItlcl SIX iNIle +ll
Bnd the score stood 9 20 6 IN Richmond
favor
II was rapidly getting dark. though, an
Portsmouth was yet due q time at ba
Foster and Knorr. though urged 20 haste
Dy Wells. wasted much time IN a misur
Outstanding Of signs and thus delayed n
game considerably.
NEARLY TIED THE SCORE.
They finally got down 10 work. and tw
nen went out quickly. KnOrr got ~
strikes on Mnngan. the third man M, bl
Jack lost his grip for the nonce. and CAV
Maugan his base on balls Hargrove the
ined out safe hit. which put Manga
IN second. and being emulatel by Hal
Doth he ana Mangan crossed the rubbe
decreasing Rlchmond's lead TO one
This was tr0ublOus moment for Ric'
mond rootcrs. but Thurst0n soon put 4
end 20 the misery. when. with q vicl9'
little dab. he rolled tho bal % Jake. vi
picked it up. turned around Ike a t.
put his foot on base, ana retired the side
Darkness In the mean time had fall
on the diamond, and Baby Phillips. wl
had done the umplrng, called the gam
Richmond had won. but by mighty clio
margin. and Jack Kn0rr was once mo
entitled 10 the euphonlous cognome
Lucky Jack"
Here's the score. IT'S not 50 pretty. %
sibly. as Lynchburgs. but it counts ju
as much:
RICHMOND.