The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-27
TOMBSTONE'S VICTORY.
THE HUsTLEh's SILENT PITCHER
KEEPS THE H!TS SCATTERED.
Jake Wells Gets In Home Run-Turbeys
Phenomenal Fielding-Hagrr Mabesa
Great Eecoru In Centre.

Tombstone Dinsmore formally made his
debut Ia the box for the Hustlers yester-
dav. and won his game by such narrow
margin as would give a Waii-s'reet bro
ker the heart disease
He was found for nine hits. but de-
enito this fact. he pitched steady. good
game. and proved that he Is worthy Of
tie name Hustler. M,
THE contest was close and exciting
and the fielding phenomenal IN INC
latter instance old Turkey Groves car
risd of the hcBCTs with Hager a Close
second. The latter had the greatest num-
her OF put-outs. but Turkeys CHARGES
were OF a more difficult nature. The
Grabs played good honest, hard bali
hall that would have won against any
team but the Hustlers, hut the rates
had measured out their atOnement III
the shape Of "A defeat, and another lump
OF sorrow rested OH Sommcrs' heart last
night. .,.,.
NcDonald was in the box for the visit
ors. and be pitched good ball ana was
given excellent support by Geier. NOT
folks fielding was cleaner thah iIle MN.
ttam's. True, they had -FOUR eIIOis' '"'
three Of them cost nothing.
For the Hustlers Kahn made two errors
and so did Morgan. The latter partly re-
deemed his poor work by catching t"o
flies. making a run, besides lining out d
hrec-bagger and single Now as loI
BARLEY. we all know too well what good
work he has done, TO be severe upon INC
little Hustler. 49,.
Each team drew blank up 10 the
fourth inning. when Wells put the paii
over the rght-held fence Tor MONT
run, making one Of the longest hits ever
seen on the grounds
Morgan scored in the fifth on MS three-
hagger and Dinsmore's sacrifice.
I'm the sixth the Hustlers, on singles py
Wells. a double by McGOwan. singles by
Morgan and Dinsmore, assisted by tos-
ter's sacrifice. made two and their last
runs.
The Crabs made two in the ninth. and
came near winning the game. Ihey
would have tied it, but Hauptman need
Iessly sacrificed himself by trying TO
steal third.
The NINTH INNING.
In the last half OF the ninth Hagef
few out TO Berte. Kahn fumhled Hacpt-
mans erounder. and the runner was
safe. lie stole second, tried 10 purloii'
tEird. and Was thrown out. Then Holt
man got four balls and purloned second.
lcCann got in hit. ard went 30 second
ON Nlorgan's tumble of the ball. iioit
iran scored on the same nit, makinh
the score to 4. Geicr got in nit TO
right neld and Mccain scored. Ihe
score was u 4, and the excitement WAS
at fever heat. The Idle Reporter So FAR
forgot himself that he offered the Cover
nor some of the peanuts nc was eating.
His Excel 'ncy promptly and very proper
~ squelched the Idler with glorious
Commonwealth smile Of double distilled
soorn Geier stole second. II was Nc
DCi aids time at the bat. A Int would
have tied the score. Sommcrs had little
faith i'm Mcdonald. so ne substituted
Lawson. lie is a handsome. heavy-built
boy VITA a big moustachc. il- walked 20
tho plate with his bat. which IL took him
ten minutes 10 pick out. There was
dead-like stiffness. One strike' Two
strikes cried the umpire. Dinsmore sent
e third ball toward the plate-thcrc was
q terrific whack. Three strikes and out.
cried Sneeden / will add by way Of pa
renthesis that the "whack" supposed 10
have been made by LawsOn's bat coming
I'm contact with the ball vas nothing
u ore than one OF RcGdy Fosters tin-pldte
smiles that IAN amuck under his Grecan
nose.
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