The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-08-04
MAD 10 COiiPROMISE IN.
That Was the Best the Iiustlers Could DO
After Making Twenty Hits.

Excuse me, gentle reader. / am not
| responsible for that small but wohdetIui
word. Ii was the exclamation WIKI "nlCl
| Tobias IlDDs greeted when We met, anu
/ use il knowing iull well how IL eNs
presses not only 1lpDs leehi5' "u1
| yours and nine, as well.
Yes. II Brennan had done the square
| thing. II HOuseman mad not nave gone
to sIeep, Il the Husters had taHen az,
vantage OF their hits. and 50 on through
a long category that seems 10 De emu
| less. OF course, a nali-lo6t Is bellcr IMAM
no bread at all, ana We are thd4hlul II
was A tie and not a defeat, but then, our
reason has run its course, wneA We
reach this deduction, and mat thorn IN
the flesh. that little word H. again
asserts itself. and We are Just where we
started
So much. for the dark side of the pic
ture. but there is another view, ii brgh-
ter prospect, and let US be thankful. II
Kahn had not stopped that cannOn-ball
hit IN the ninth; II Gillen had NOT piiGh-
ed like a little Jewel. Il Wells had failed
in his last chance. these are some or the
conditions that saved US from defeat. ana
that tend to soften the first bitter stins
of that aforesaid little word.
WHAT WAS THE FEATURE?
The feature OF the game was to find
out what was Tie feature. ny. there
were more features In ycsterday's contest
than there were girls IN the grdud-stand.
/ ask FOR no margin in making this state
ment. for the fair sex were out zen
masse." IN fact, the Dleacheries ana
granG-stand were filed 10 thcir utmost
capacity. while the crowd flowed over
into the right and left fields.
he game was won and lost by both
teams with q rapidly OF succession that
kent the fans" catchi * their breath,
changing their odds, pluugtng, hedging,
guessing. specializing. shouting. signing,
laughing, and crying. one moment they
we're on the highest pinnacle Of hope. the
next Fate. the icOnoclast py some sleignt-
of-hand move. would hurl them into the
bottomless pit OF despair. but TO rise
again with the varying fortunes or tie
day. and thus il VAS from beginning 10
end.
AGAME or GAMES.
II was a game of games-a grand trea-
tise, as IL were, upon the national pas
time with its multiutdinous vicissiirdes.
At first th.re was an overture from
LynchDurg IN the shape OF "A daSHing
lead, then a solemn. determined march,
ard tho HJstlers were abreast cf their
opponents. Next the visitors led, aSai.
were they oycrtaken, and then, as the
goal came In view, there was era. !
rush and clash. as both shot forward "a
ntting finale Of dust AMI pandcmonium.
that left neither side the on1uerOr. but
n vague state of longing AMI unrest in
the hearts OF the wcll-nign neryously-
II Was no fault Of yours. "Duckie" Gil
len that the game was lost, for you
nitched in a mastery manner. You show
III great head-work when II was most
needed. YOU kept cool and did your share
~ ,he DAVIS work. but there were others.
ono Of these was HoGseman, who went
IN sleep twice when he had chance 10
eeore one of these runs would have been
ooual 10 a hundred but, be 1t said in
defence of the second baseman. that he
ala some brilliant fielding. and on more
than one occasion he stood between the
Hustlers and defeat.
UMPIRE BRENNAN.
The true secret of the locals defeat
vs. Brennan. First and last II was the
wmnire ii the end OF eighth inning,
with tho score standing 10 in favor or
Richmond he refused TO call the game.
aud Inv the aid Of darkness, combined
with some timely hitting, the Hill Climb
ers managed TO tie the score. when the
EIGHTH inning closed the sun had set. ana
me evenings shadows had heightened
into early night. out over the city were
Shining the electric lights. while the birds
~ the air had long since sought their
most Brennan might have meant TO
have been fair, and doubtlessly ne tried
10 hut il ever a pitcher was roasted that
nitcter was little buckle" Gillen, and
Vet DESPITE these disheartening facts he
pitched a lovely game. You have begun
iv this time TO get a general idea OF how
the great game was played. so / Will de-
tail few facts for your further edifca-
ton.
WILLIS HAS CONE.
Wills, tall sim. Of Esutle demeanNr